 Ray Ofisa is tackled by Ross Ford and Dougie Flockhart |
Connacht (6) 20
Tries: Flavin, Lacey
Pens: McHugh (2)
Cons: McHugh, Warwick
Border Reivers (10) 17
Tries: Flockhart, Townsend
Pens: Law
Cons: Law (2)
Connacht came from behind to beat Border Reivers in Friday's Magners League game at the Sportsground.
Borders led 10-6 at the break thanks to a Dougie Flockhart try and a penalty and conversion by Garry Law to two penalties from Connacht's Mark McHugh.
Adrian Flavin and Matt Lacey crossed the line for the Irish province in the second half with McHugh and Paul Warwick adding the conversions.
McHugh added a penalty, Law converting Gregor Townsend's try for the Borders.
Connacht: D Slemen; D Yapp, J Hearty, M McHugh (capt), C McPhillips; P Warwick, C Keane; B Wilkinson, A Flavin, S Knoop; D Gannon, M Swift; J Muldoon, R Ofisa, C Rigney.
Replacements: C Muldoon, R Hogan, R Strudwick, M Lacey, T Robinson, P Durcan, G Williams.
Border Reivers:S Moffat, D Flockhart, B MacDougall, N De Luca, G Law, G Townsend (capt), R Chrystie, E Kalman, R Ford, B Douglas, O Palepoi, J Dalziel, S Newlands, A Miller, S Forrest
Replacements:S Scott, B McNeil, M Lee, R Vernon, C Cusiter, S Jones, B Rennie