Injury-hit Connacht secure vital victory

Connacht 25 Newcastle 10: An injury-hit Connacht maintained the lead of their European pool after securing a hard-fought victory over Newcastle Falcons at the Galway Sportsground last night.

It was a gritty performance from the home side, which having lost 18 players to injury, suffered another setback prior to kick-off, losing fullback and captain Tiernan O’Halloran.

However the 4,346-strong crowd were rewarded with a deserved victory, carved by Connacht in the final 10 minutes when they were a man down.