5 years ago 
CONNACHT RUGBY v BENETTON TREVISO
Saturday December 3rd
At the Sportsground, 3pm.
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU, 54th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Gareth Newman (WRU), John Carvill (IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: Wayne Sheridan (IRFU)
Did you know?
Connacht Rugby have won their last four matches at The Sportsground in all tournaments since Ospreys beat them there in the Guinness PRO12 on 10 September.
Connacht’s only defeat to an Italian side since October 2013 came when they visited Treviso in round 21 last season.
Benetton Rugby Treviso have lost their last five Guinness PRO12 fixtures since beating Newport Gwent Dragons at Stadio Monigo in round 4.
The Italians are without a win on the road in the PRO12 since beating Zebre in Parma in December 2014.
Each side won its respective home game when the two teams met last season, whilst Treviso’s only previous success in Galway was 15-13 in December 2011.
Overall Guinness PRO12 head to head record:
Played 12, Connacht won 7, Treviso won 4 with 1 game drawn
| HEAD TO HEAD – RECENT GUINNESS PRO12 MEETINGS | |||||
| Date | Venue | C | B | Connacht scorers | Benetton Rugby Treviso scorers |
| Fri 4 Oct 13 | Stadio Monigo | 3 | 23 | Dan Parks(P) | Tobie Botes(2C) Alberto di Bernardo(3P) Luca Morisi(T) Alessandro Zanni(T) |
| Sat 1 Mar 14 | Sportsground | 38 | 6 | Eoin McKeon(T) Kieran Marmion(T) Fionn Carr(T) Dan Parks(4C/P) John Muldoon(2T) Miah Nikora(C) | Mat Berquist(2P) |
| Fri 10 Oct 14 | Stadio Monigo | 9 | 6 | Craig Ronaldson(3P) | Jayden Hayward(2P) |
| Sun 1 Mar 15 | Sportsground | 53 | 5 | Matt Healy(2T) Tiernan O’Halloran(T) Danie Poolman(T) Denis Buckley(T) Jake Heenan(T) Aly Muldowney(T) Craig Ronaldson(6C/2P) | Sam Christie(T) |
| Fri 6 Nov 15 | Sportsground | 33 | 19 | Matt Healy(T) Robbie Henshaw(T) Tom McCartney(T) Craig Ronaldson(3C/4P) | Edoardo Gori(T) Jayden Hayward(2T/2C) |
| Fri 29 Apr 16 | Stadio Monigo | 21 | 22 | Rory Parata(T) John Cooney(3C) Fionn Carr(T) Peter Robb(T) | Braam Steyn(T) Jayden Hayward(2C/P) Luca Morisi(T) Penalty Try(T) |
| COMPARISON | Connacht | Treviso |
| Last 3 PRO12 results: | 29 Oct – Leinster (A) L 13-24 | 28 Oct – Glasgow (A) L 14-31 |
| 4 Nov – Dragons (A) L 16-21 | 4 Nov – Cardiff Blues (H) L 28-34 | |
| 25 Nov – Cardiff Blues (H) W 18-7 | 26 Nov – Munster (A) L 3-46 | |
| PRO12 2016/17 | 8th – W3 D0 L5 – 15pts | 12th – W1 D0 L8 – 6pts |
| Last 6 PRO12 form | lWWllW (15pts) | WLllLl (6pts) |
| Top try scorer | 4 – Niyi Adeolokun | 3 – Marco Fuser |
| Top points scorer | 45 – Jack Carty | 37 – Tommaso Allan |
