Connacht rout Treviso to boost European hopes

Connacht gave their bid to finish in the top half of the Guinness PRO12 a big lift with a 53-5 bonus-point win over Benetton Treviso.



The home side were full of early running against a stiff Sportsground wind, a fifth-minute effort from the returning Tiernan O'Halloran helping them on their way to a 13-5 half-time lead.



Treviso centre Sam Christie struck for a try before the break, but Pat Lam's men had the bonus point in the bag by the 54th minute thanks to successive scores from Jake Heenan, Matt Healy and Denis Buckley.



Man-of-the-match Craig Ronaldson was near faultless off the ki…

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