Challenge Cup

Five-try Connacht put on style in France

by
The Rugby Paper Team
15 October 2017

■By DECLAN ROONEY
CONNACHT claimed an impressive bonus-point win as two Matt Healy tries helped them past a poor Oyonnax outfit in Geneva.
Cian Kelleher, Eoin McKeon and Darragh Leader also scored for Connacht, who claimed just their second win of Kieran Keane’s reign, and matched the five-point return of next Saturday’s opponents Worcester Warriors.
Fly-half Andrew Deegan was impressive for the Irish province, kicking 18 Points.
“We’re pretty happy with that”, said coach Kieran Keane. “We took our tries well and kicked the points in the secondhalf....

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