'We have to back it up': Connacht targetting home quarter-final in URC

The five tries to one win over Currie Cup champions Bulls is Connacht’s second biggest winning margin for their opening home game of a season

Connacht's Tom Farrell breaks free to score his side's fourth try past Lionel Mapoe of Bulls. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Connacht coach Andy Friend has thrown down the gauntlet to his charges to back up their impressive 34-7 win over the Bulls by taking out the Dragons at the Sportsground next weekend.

The five tries to one win over the Currie Cup champions is Connacht’s second biggest winning margin for their opening home game of a season and Friend said it now gives them a platform to push on after they let a winning hand slip in Cardiff last week.