Connacht turn on the power

Guinness Pro12

Connacht maintained their push for Champions Cup rugby with a convincing bonus-point winning display.

Pat Lam’s men secured their ninth Pro12 win with a seven-try haul. Connacht wrapped up the fourth try and bonus point by the 57th minute.

Fullback Tiernan O’Halloran, in his first start, kickstarted the try feast and out-half Craig Ronaldson added the first of his 18 points.

He added two penalties before Treviso struck through centre John Samuel Christie for a deserved try.

It was one-way traffic in the second half, with flanker Jake Heenan touching down, and Ronaldson converted to give the home side a 20-5 lead.

Matt Healy, grabbed the third try on 51 minutes, finishing off a sparkling back-line move, and the bonus arrived with a try by prop Denis Buckley. Ronaldson added both conversions for a 34-5 lead. Before the end Muldowney, Healy’s second, and Danie Poolman crossed the line for a convincing win.

CONNACHT: T O’Halloran, N Adeolokun, D Poolman, D McSharry, M Healy, C Ronaldson, J Cooney, D Buckley, T McCartney, R Ah You, Q Roux, A Muldowney, J Muldoon (cpt), J Heenan, E Masterson.

Replacements, C Finn for Adeolokun (41m), M Kearney for Roux (42m), G Naoupu for Masterson (52m), S Delahunt for McCartney, R Loughney for Buckley and I Porter for Cooney (all 57m), F Bealham for Ah You (62m), J Carty for O’Halloran (66m).

TREVISO: J Hayward, S Ragusi, A Pratichetti, S Christie, L Nitoglia, J Ambrosini, A Lucchese, M Zanusso, D Giazzon (cpt), R Harden, T Vallejos, M Swanepoel, N Cattina, D Budd, M Luamanu.

Replacements, H Seniloli for Lucchesse (32m), R Acosta for Zanusso, S Manu for R Harden, and M Barbini for N Cattina (all 41m), A Pavenello for T Vallejos (48m), J Carlisle for Hayward (52m), R Acosta for Giazzon (63), R Seniloli for (66m),

Referee: A McMcMenemy (SRU).