From start to finish the Italians have never delivered such a complete victory over the Irish province
However, Connacht took control, breaking the stalemate in the 13th minute. From a scrum, Caolin Blade fed John Porch who, taking a great line between Umaga and Duvenage, broke into the 22. After recycling possession and some good work from Jack Aungier, eventually Leva Fifita fed Oliver who crashed over.
It signalled a response from the home side, who never looked back as they took advantage up front before exposing Connacht defence, and before the break they had racked up three tries from right wing Marcus Watson, fullback Rhyno Snith and left wing Edoardo Padovani, all converted by Umaga for a 21-12 half-time lead.
Fourteen points down, Connacht were counting the cost of missed tackles and it did not get better when the home side strolled in for another try 52 minutes, originating from an excellent scrum. When Umaga opted for a long looping pass, Watson had an easy stroll to the line for the fourth try.
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