Connacht coach Friend targeting an overdue win in Wales

Andy Friend has knocked down a few barriers since arriving in Galway 15 months ago, and this evening (kick-off 7.35pm) hopes to win in Wales for the first time since he took charge of Connacht.

Their 18-10 loss away to Scarlets on the opening weekend of the PRO14 campaign a couple of weeks ago was the third time he has returned from Wales defeated after last season’s losses away to Ospreys and Cardiff. Now a Dragons side, hammered 39-9 on the opening weekend by Munster but who ended a 45-match winless away run when they triumphed in Italy against Zebre, stand in their way.