Jansen on song as Connacht down Scarlets

Jansen on song as Connacht down Scarlets

Sean Jansen scored two tries as Connacht claimed a 31-14 United Rugby Championship victory over Scarlets.

Jansen leads way to down Scarlets

■By SIMON THOMAS Connacht ..........31pts Scarlets ............14pts Tries: Jansen 16, 38; Aungier 46, Barrett 57, De Buitlear 69 Conversions: Naughton 17, 47, 70 Tries: Roberts 49, Jones 53 Conversions: Leggatt-Jones 50, 54 SEAN Jansen took over as the top try scorer in the URC as Connacht made it three wins in a row to put […] The post Jansen leads way to down Scarlets appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

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Connacht held on to victory over Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship on Friday night, beating the struggling Welsh side 31-14.

Connacht maintain winning run against Scarlets

Scarlets match report Sean Jansen scored two tries as Connacht claimed a 31-14 United Rugby Championship victory over Scarlets. Jansen sent Connacht ahead 17 minutes in after powering over the line from a quickly-taken penalty, with Sean Naughton adding the extras. The number eight bagged his brace when racing over from Joe Joyce’s quick offload following a spell of pressure on the Scarlets’ tryline, but Naughton’s conversion attempt was skewed …

Five-try Connacht pick up third win on the bounce against Scarlets

The victory sees Connacht inject some life into their hopes of a top-half finish in the URC.