Both sides are refusing to play inside their own half. With both sides insisting on kicking we haven't much exciting running rugby
A loose offload from O'Halloran goes to deck. Zebre hack ahead but Carty gets down smartly to cover
Zebre exerting some early dominance at the scrum with 2 penalties inside the first 20 minutes
John Muldoon gets a talking to from the ref as a number of Connacht players are down with 'magical' injuries
Cooney looked to be in again as he almost got on the end of a clever grubber kick. But Zebre covered well through Bergamasco and Venditti to relieve the pressure
Matt Healy with a little half break after being put into space by Carty. The winger then had the presence of mind to look up and found Cooney on the inside who running a good supporting line
Zebre win a scrum penalty against the head in their 22. A huge drive from their pack allows Orquera to relieve the pressure
They need a new kicker
With Zebre on the back foot they are forced to come in the side and concede a penalty underneath their posts. But Jack Carty misses what one might consider a relatively easy kick
A strong maul get Connacht on the front foot, attacking in the Zebre 22.