Kammala wannan jumla: Layden ya shiga makarantar Connacht don kakar 2011-12. Layden ya kasance wani ɓangare na ƙungiyar Connacht / Munster da suka yi wasa da Leinster / Ulster a cikin wasan Under-20 don buɗe filin wasa na Aviva a 2010. Ya kasance wani ɓangare na tawagar Connacht da ta lashe Gasar Zakarun Kasa da 20 a 2011, kuma ya zira kwallaye uku a wasan da suka yi da Munster. Layden ya fara wasan farko na Connacht a ranar 8 ga Oktoba, 2011, yana zuwa a cikin
2011<unk>12 Pro12 wasa a matsayin mai maye gurbin Leinster.