Aironi off the mark
Magners League new-boys Aironi earned their first victory of the season with a 25-13 success over Connacht.
Last Updated: 26/03/11 7:42pm
Magners League new-boys Aironi earned their first victory of the season with a 25-13 success over Connacht.
The Irish province had won six of their last seven matches in all competitions but they had no answer to a second-half surge from their Italian counterparts.
International winger Kaine Robertson and hooker Gareth Krause both crossed inside the first quarter, and with each converted by Tito Tebaldi the hosts led 14-3.
However, Connacht narrowed the deficit before the break when Ray Ofisa scored in the 33rd minute, Ian Keatley adding the conversion.
But Tebaldi gave the Italians some breathing space soon after the interval with a penalty before James Marshall put 10 points between the sides with a drop-goal.
Keatley replied with a 50th minute penalty but South African winger Danwel Demas drove the final nail in the coffin with a 61st minute try.
