Connacht find Ospreys too hot to handle

AFTER last weekend’s historic Heineken Cup fixture against Toulouse, Connacht’s desire to translate their strong European form into points in the RaboDirect Pro 12 came unstuck against league pacesetters Ospreys.

The hosts trailed 10-6 at the break, and despite winning sufficient ball, particularly through the line-out, they failed to finish off at least seven chances to cross the Ospreys’ line, falling to their seventh defeat in succession.

Connacht created several try-scoring opportunities and were worthy of their lead via a Miah Nikora penalty.