 Mike Brown of NEC Harlequins is tackled by Gavin Williams |
Connacht (8) 18
Tries: Hearty, Rigney
Con: Warwick
Pens: Warwick (2)
NEC Harlequins (9) 19
Try: Williams
Con: Jarvis
Pens: Jarvis (4)
A stoppage-time penalty from Adrian Jarvis gave Harlequins a nail-biting
European Challenge Cup win in Galway.
Jarvis kicked four penalties and converted a Tom Williams try as the London side sneaked home.
Connacht centre John Hearty opened the scoring with an early try but three penalties from Jarvis gave the visitors a one-point lead at the break.
A try from home backrower Colm Rigney gave his side the lead before Jarvis' 82nd-minute heroics.
Connacht: Riordan, Mostyn, Yapp, Williams, Hearty, Warwick, Keane, Hogan, Flavin, Sturgess, Gannon, Farley, J. Muldoon, Ofisa, Rigney.
Replacements: Fogarty, Wilkinson, Swift, O'Connor, Tierney, Matthews, Robinson.
Harlequins: Brown, Williams, Duffy, Turner-Hall, Monye, Jarvis, Gomarsall, Jones, Fuga, Ross, Kohn, Spanghero, Easter, Volley, Hala'ufia.
Replacements: Hayter, Ward, Evans, Guest, Vos, Care, McMullen.
Referee: Romain Poite (France)