Connacht were unfortunate to lose and ultimately miss out on a bonus point in Friday’s Celtic League clash with the Dragons at Rodney Parade.
…Connacht’s Tongan international Andrew Mailei on the attack at Rodney Parade…
Connacht were unfortunate to lose and ultimately miss out on a bonus point in Friday’s Celtic League clash with the Dragons at Rodney Parade.
CELTIC LEAGUE: Friday, January 6
Newport Gwent Dragons 27 Connacht 19, Rodney Parade (Att: 4,773)
Scorers: Dragons: Tries: Gareth Chapman, Michael Owen, Penalty try, Jason Forster; Cons: Craig Warlow 2; Pen: Warlow
Connacht: Tries: David Slemen; Con: Slemen; Pen: Slemen 3, Warwick
DRAGONS: Sione Tuipulotu; Gareth Chapman, Hal Luscombe, Jon Bryant, Ben Breeze; Craig Warlow, Gareth Cooper; Adam Black, Steve Jones, Rhys Thomas, Ian Gough, Peter Sidoli, Andrew Hall, Jason Forster (capt), Michael Owen.
Replacements used: Jamie Ringer for Hall (60 mins), Bryn Griffiths for Gough (80). Not used: Andrew Brown, David Maddocks, Gethin Robinson, Ceri Sweeney, Gareth Baber.
CONNACHT: Matt Mostyn (capt); John Hearty, Andrew Mailei, Keith Matthews, Conor McPhillips; David Slemen, Chris Keane; Dan McFarland, Joe Merrigan, Adrian Clarke, Christian Short, David Gannon, Michael Swift, Matt Lacey, Colm Rigney.
Replacements used: Mark McHugh for Hearty (40 mins), John Fogarty for Merrigan, Stephen Knoop for Clarke, Andrew Gallagher for Gannon (all half-time), Paul Warwick for Slemen (55), Brendan O’Connor for Swift (65), Adrian Clarke for O’Connor (68-77), Tom Tierney for Keane (75).
Sin Bin: Dan McFarland (Connacht) (67 mins).
Referee: Ian Heard (Scotland)
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