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Connacht have begun with victory in round 1 in four of the last five years, but only won one of their last six Guinness PRO12 encounters last season: 40-10 at Zebre on 9th May.
Newport Gwent Dragons concluded their 2014/15 Guinness PRO12 campaign with four victories in the last six rounds, but on the road have won just once in any tournament since March: 32-17 in Treviso in round 18 of the Guinness PRO12.
Connacht have won their last five matches against the Dragons since the Welshmen were victorious 14-3 at Rodney Parade in November 2012 whilst the Dragons only previous victory at the Sportsground came on 1st May 2004.
| HEAD TO HEAD - RECENT GUINNESS PRO12 MEETINGS | |||||
| Date | Venue | C | N | Connacht scorers | Newport Gwent Dragons scorers |
| Fri 23 Nov 12 | Rodney Parade | 3 | 14 | Dan Parks(P) | Pat Leach(T) Tom Prydie(3P) |
| Sat 5 Jan 13 | Sportsground | 30 | 11 | Danie Poolman(T) Dan Parks(3C/D/2P) George Naoupu(T) Penalty Try(T) | Jonathan Evans(T) Tom Prydie(2P) |
| Sat 21 Dec 13 | Sportsground | 14 | 11 | Fionn Carr(T) Dan Parks(D/2P) | Jason Tovey(2P) Dan Evans(T) |
| Sun 23 Mar 14 | Rodney Parade | 24 | 8 | Dan Parks(2C) Michael Swift(T) John Muldoon(2T) Rodney Ah You(T) | Tom Prydie(T) Jason Tovey(P) |
| Sat 6 Sep 14 | Sportsground | 16 | 11 | Danie Poolman(T) Eoin McKeon(T) Darragh Leader(2P) | Jason Tovey(2P) Nic Cudd(T) |
| Sun 22 Feb 15 | Rodney Parade | 30 | 25 | Jack Carty(2C/P) Mick Kearney(T) Eoghan Masterson(T) Darragh Leader(C/2P) Craig Ronaldson(T) | Jack Dixon(T) Hallam Amos(2T) Tom Prydie(2C/2P) |
CONNACHT v NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS
Friday September 4th
At the Sportsground, 7:30pm.
Tickets starting at €20 for Adults available from tickets.ie
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 7th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Leo Colgan, Mark Connolly (both IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: John Cole (IRFU)
