Connacht eye home victory against Dragons in key URC fixture for province

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Connacht eye home victory against Dragons in key URC fixture for province
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Head coach Pete Wilkins believes result will determine if Connacht on the right track from opening series of games

believes the result will determine whether Connacht are on the right track if they can add a third win from this opening series of games.

The Welsh outfit may be languishing near the bottom of the URC table, but only six points separate the two protagonists in this sixth-round showdown.IRFU appoint former Ireland international Lynne Cantwell as head of women’s strategy “Dragons make you work very hard at the contact zone, whether attacking or defending. The set piece will be a big battle, and they’ve got one of the smarter kicking games in the competition,” he said.

“When you look back at the recent performances against the Dragons — whether that was the game here at Dexcom which they won a couple of seasons ago, or whether it’s our battles at Rodney Parade, they’ve been really close for affairs.”

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