Bristol’s Max Malins not only scored a try and provided an assist in the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup, he also made the most offloads (4) of any player

We get the second half game underway

First Half Territory

Connacht 63%
Brisstol Bears 37%

First half Possession

Connacht 57%
Bristol Bears 43%

And that brings an end to the first half. Tightly contested game here.

HT: Connacht 3 - 5 Bristol Bears

The hosts call for the tee.

Connacht carry hard of the back of the line out, and Ed Holmes strays offside as he makes a tackle.

Pressure on.

Denis Buckley released and the comes back to jackle over the ball and win the turn over penalty to allow Jack Carty to kick into the Bristol 22

Kyle Sinckler runs into both the Connacht props and gets hit hard