First win on Irish soil for the Lions as Connacht are swept aside in URC
The Lions brushed off prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye's early red card to win in Ireland for the first time as they overcame Connacht at Dexcom Stadium.
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The Lions brushed off prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye's early red card to win in Ireland for the first time as they overcame Connacht at Dexcom Stadium.
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