Connacht get Challenge Cup campaign off to winning start

SOLO TRY: Connacht’s Adam Byrne breaks free to score a try. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

Connacht 22 Newcastle Falcons 8 

Connacht may have rested most of their frontline players but a largely second-string side did more than enough to ensure their 20th Challenge Cup campaign got off to a winning start in freezing conditions at the Sportsground.