Cardiff manage to turn the ball over following a Connacht knock on, there is no advantage so the ref comes back for a Cardiff scrum

Connacht building the phases nicely inching their way towards Cardiff

Connacht win the lineout and quickly work the ball wide

Carty kicks downfield to Tom James, he returns downfield with a kick to touch

Connacht win the lineout and Aki makes a great break

The ball goes wide but Cardiff are forced into touch, lineout Connacht

Cardiff manage to turn the ball over after the kick off

Carty kicks off and the game is underway

Looks wet. Big effort tonight

Welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this PRO12 clash between Connacht and Cardiff Blues from The Sportsground. Connacht are coming off two consecutive defeats in the PRO12. The Cardiff Blues are in similar form having lost their last two games comprehensively. This is an important clash in the PRO12 and a good opportunity for one of these sides to reverse their bad luck of late.