Connacht's Paul Boyle goes over to complete a hat-trick of tries in the Challenge Cup game against Black Lion at Dexcom Stadium. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoChallenge Cup: Connacht 52 Black Lion 0Georgia became the eighth country to provide opponents to Connacht in the Challenge Cup but Black Lion never looked like producing a shock result at Dexcom Stadium as Stuart Lancaster’s men got their campaign up and running with an emphatic win. Black Lion never got a foothold in the scrum and Connacht dominated the lineout despite the wind and rain. They won penalties in their first two scrums, the first on a Georgian put-in, with Blade getting his second try from the second to push the lead out to 45-0 after 53 minutes. BLACK LION: L Takaishvili; A Tabutsadze, D Tapladze, T Kakhoidze, S Aptsiauri; L Tsirekidze, T Peranidze; N Khatiashvili, I Kvatadze, K Darbaidze; M Babunashvili (capt), D Epremidze; L Tsikhistavi, G Tsutskiridze, G Sinauridze.

Source: The Irish Times December 13, 2025 23:35 UTC