CONNACHT MOVED BACK level on points at the summit of the Pro12 and also on the league’s try-scoring table.
The bonus point win over the table-topping Scarlets means Connacht have now scored more tries than any side in the top six, with only ninth-place Cardiff Blues matching the Westerners’ tally of 32.
Here’s how they went about it at the Sportsground on Saturday, and how the rest of the provinces fared with internationals away.
Connacht 30 Scarlets 17
Treviso 13 Ulster 32
Darren Cave’s try and Rory Scholes intercept are probably the highlights of Ulster’s grind in Italy (you can go ahead and skip the first 50 seconds of the highlights above), but man it was good to see Stuart Olding fit again and scoring too.
Zebre 12 Munster 16
There was no sign of the dolce vita in Munster’s trip to Italy either, though winning ugly can be sweet in its own way.
Dragons 23 Leinster 13
Young captain Luke McGrath marked his first time getting the honour with a well-taken try, but that was as good as it got for the eastern province in a soggy Rodney Parade.
Ospreys 20 Glasgow 20
Connacht aside, this was the game of the weekend with two previous champions going head to head and coming our with points and four tries shared evenly.
Watch out for excellent tries from Ospreys’ Eli Walker and Dan Evans.
Cardiff Blues 10 Edinburgh 3
It started well…
In theory, the Pro12 is now going into a mid-term break while the Six Nations gets going, but there are still postponed fixtures to be played out in the coming weeks. Here’s how the table stands before the games in hand are played.
