Chris Robshaw: refused to blame wet and windy conditions in Galway
Harlequins' chances of featuring in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals are hanging by the thinnest of threads after they were stunned by Pool Six's bottom side Connacht.
A 9-8 defeat at a wet and windy Sportsground has seen Quins finish second in the pool and they look highly unlikely to qualify as one of the two best runners-up.
Quins captain Chris Robshaw said: "Playing into the wind, you always have to play a bit more with the ball and to only go down by four points at half-time, it was kind of ideal so to speak.
"We came out buzzing, got our feet on the ground, got a bit of momentum going but unfortunately we couldn't finish it off. It's hard to put into words how disappointed we are, it's a very low point."
Asked if the difficult conditions were a decisive factor, Robshaw insisted: "The conditions were the same for both sides, they probably played them a little better than us.
"We always knew it was going to be hard going into the wind. They're probably a bit more used to it than us, but that's no excuse.
"We're going to have to console ourselves tonight, look back on the video and hope that someone else slips up along the line. It probably doesn't look like (we'll qualify).
"No-one was complacent. We wanted to be in the knockout stages. We didn't just want to be there to make up the numbers - we came in here to give it a real go.
"Obviously we'll see where things end up on Sunday night, but in all honesty we probably will be back in the Amlin."
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