James Grennan at the Dexcom
Connacht delivered a promising start at Dexcom Stadium, with debutant hooker Uillin Eilian scoring a third-minute try from a powerful maul, before a 30-metre interception try by Munster’s Alana McInerney shifted the momentum. Despite strong work at the breakdown, further first-half scores from Alisha Flynn and Caitríona Finn saw the visitors take a 21-5 lead into the interval.Munster’s clinical performance continued in the second half with McInerney completing a hat-trick and Flynn securing a brace to extend the lead to 40-5. Connacht showed resilience, capitalising on a sin-binning for Siobhán McCarthy when number 8 Jemima Adams Verling broke from a scrum to score a converted try, before a late Abbie Salter-Townshend effort sealed a 47-12 win for the table-toppers.