Connacht Rugby made a wining start to their European Challenge Cup campaign beating Dax 12- 30 at Stade Maurice Boyau largely due to outside half Ian Keatley kicking 15 of their points.
Connacht comfortably won the match and outscored Dax by three tries to two.
At half time Connacht trailed 12-7 but came out for the second half all guns blazing and scored 23 points to nil.
Final Score Dax 12 Connacht 30
Scorers
Dax
Tries: Diaz, Hiriart
Conversions: Petitjean
Connacht
Tries: Riordan, Muldoon, O'Connor
Penalties: Keatley 3
Conversions: Keatley 3
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
Teams
Dax: L Diaz; B Hiriart, L Marticorena, D Bell, P Albaladejo; M Petitjean, J Pezet; J Brugnaut, W Bonet, J Castex, C Guironnet, A Mazel, B Adrillon, V Deniau, P Caillet (capt).
Replacements: M Auzqui, J Jaen, C Poulain, J Cros, J Pendanx, F Argel, J Rouge
Connacht Rugby: F Carr; L Bibo, G Duffy, M Deane, M Roberts; I Keatley, F Murphy; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, R Morris, M Swift, A Farley, J Muldoon (capt), J O'Connor, C Rigney.
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