URC: Cardiff 12 Connacht 14Connacht delivered a rare win against Cardiff in Arms Park on a miserably wet night in front of a full house of Welsh fans - an achievement head coach Pete Wilkins believes is a “real sign of Connacht’s growth”. But Cardiff, from another penalty to touch, delivered through Timani, De Beer wide with the conversion. And although another opportunity was butchered close the line, Connacht maintained their stranglehold, adding a 66th minute Hanrahan penalty. Scoring sequence: 4m Hanrahan pen 0-3; 17m Thomas try, de Beer con 7-3; 40m Hanrahan penalty 7-6; HT 7-6; 46m Timani try 12-6; 62m P Dooley try, Hanrahan con 12-13; 66m Hanrahan pen 12-16. Connacht: T O’Halloran, S Bolton, D Hawkshaw, C Forde, A Smith, JJ Hanrahan, C Blade, D Buckley, D Heffernan, J Aungier, N Murray, J Joyce, S Hurley-Langton, C Oliver, C Prendergast.

Source: The Irish Times February 18, 2024 13:45 UTC