Connacht claim historic win in Wales

Connacht pulled off a historic first-ever win at Parc y Scarlets by beating the Welsh region 29-23.

It was the Irish province's first victory at the ground in 12 attempts and it is more than 17 years since they last triumphed in Llanelli, with that win coming at the Scarlets' former home, Stradey Park.

Sam Arnold, Leva Fifita and John Porch scored tries for Connacht, while Jack Carty kicked four penalties and a conversion.

Johnny Williams scored a try for the Scarlets, with Dan Jones kicking two penalties and a conversion. There was also a penalty try award and Rhys Patchell added a further three points from the tee.

Jones kicked the Scarlets into an early lead with a straightforward penalty before Connacht suffered a further setback when number eight Paul Boyle departed for a HIA.

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The Scarlets then came close to scoring the opening try when a neat offload from Sam Lousi sent Aaron Shingler away, but the flanker could not find Dane Blacker with the scoring pass.

A couple of errors from Connacht full-back Tiernan O'Halloran gifted the home side a platform in the Irish 22. The Scarlets made it count when a superbly judged chip ahead from Scott Williams was collected by Johnny Williams to score.

Connacht did not fire a shot in the first quarter, but they were gifted their first points. On winning a penalty on halfway, Jones launched a cross-field kick only for it to fall to Tom Daly, who raced away to provide Arnold with an easy run-in as the Scarlets players looked on in disbelief.

Carty missed the conversion but was on target with two simple penalties before Jones replied with one for the Scarlets.

With the last move of the half, Connacht scored their second try when Fifita forced his way over from close range,