Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I uru atu a Layden ki te whare wānanga o Connacht mō te tau 2011-12. Ko Layden i mua i tetahi waahanga o te taha o Connacht / Munster i takaro ki tetahi whiringa Leinster / Ulster i roto i te tukinga o raro i te 20 ki te whakatuwhera i te Aviva Stadium i te 2010. I uru ia ki te kapa Connacht i toa i te Under-20 Interprovincial Championship i te tau 2011, a ka eke ki te whutupaoro o nga whakamatautau i te keemu ki a Munster. I tiimata a Layden i tana whakataetae Connacht matua i te 8 o Oketopa 2011, ka uru mai ki te 2011 <unk> 12 Pro12
hei whakakapi i te tukinga ki a Leinster.