Connacht bid for seventh win in 16 visits against Dragons

Connacht return to their happiest hunting ground in the league this evening, bidding for their seventh win in 16 visits to Rodney Parade when they take on Dragons.

The six victories in Newport is their best return at an away venue, while outside of the Italian teams, the Dragons are the only side at which they enjoy a better than 50% return over the years. Connacht have made seven changes from the side which defeated the Kings 32-10 with assistant coach Nigel Carolan insisting they need to use their full squad given the length of the season.

“We can’t sit back and rely on the same 15, we have got to make sure we have got options there, but also bearing in mind we are still trying to get the team to gel, trying to build some cohesion within the side.