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Connacht made hard work of claiming a seventh victory in their bid to break into the BKT URC top eight, delivering a fifth successive win when overcoming Ospreys in Dexcom Stadium by 21-14.

St Patrick’s Day celebrations were put on hold for Stuart Lancaster and his Connacht players this year. The Connacht boss said with a game on Friday, there was no day off to join the festivities ahead of their URC fixture against Ulster in Belfast.

After two wins on the bounce, Connacht are now looking to add a third when they host Scarlets at Dexcom Stadium on Friday (7.45pm).

The challenges for Connacht are stacking up as URC league leaders Glasgow arrive in Dexcom Stadium for round 12 on Saturday (3pm).

Connacht kick off a new era this weekend when the new Dexcom Stadium hosts Leinster, the URC’s most successful team, on Saturday (5.30pm).

Connacht, in suffering another narrow defeat - this time against Munster in Thomond Park - had to be content with a losing bonus point.

Connacht Rugby’s first-serving CEO Gerry Kelly took centre stage at this year’s annual awards at The Galmont, winning the Lifetime Contribution to Rugby Award.