Connacht beat tourists in Galway
Connacht beat the touring Portuguese team 27-11 at the Showgrounds in Galway on Sunday.
Connacht were too good from the start and led 17-3 at the break after tries by John O’Brien and Troy Nathan
Early in the second half wing Goncalo Foro got in for a good try. but then the home side ran in two more tries by Brett Wilkinson and Mel Deane for a comfortable win.
The Portuguese go north to play Ulster.
Scorers:
For Connacht:
Tries: O’Brien, Nathan, Wilkinson, Deane
Cons: Dunne 2
Pen: Dunne
For Portuguese Preesident’s XV:
Try: Foro
Pens: Cabral 2
Teams:
Connacht: John O’Brien, Troy Nathan, John Hearty, Aidan Wynne, Danny Riordan, Andy Dunne, Kieran Campbell, John Lyne, Adrian Flavin (capt), Robbie Morris, David Nolan, David Gannon, Michael McCarthy, Ray Ofisa, Colm Rigney.
Replacements used: Ronan Loughney, Mel Deane, Tim Donnelly, Conor O’Loughlin, Joey Merrigan , Brett Wilkinson for Lyne, Conor Muldoon
Portuguese President’s XV: Vasco Gaspar, Adérito Esteves, Diogo Gama, Miguel Leal, Gonçalo Foro, Pedro Cabral, José Pinto, João Junior, João Correia, Juan Severino, Gonçalo Da Silva, Valter Jorge, Julian Bardi, Salvador Palha, Eduardo Acosta.
Replacements used: Afonso Sousa, Laurent Balague, Yannick Ricardo, Nuno Taful, Lourenço Kadosh
Referee: Simon McDowell
Touch judges: Dudley Phillips, Peter Roche
Assessor: Donal Courtney
