Postpublished at 66 mins
Connacht 45-31 Saracens
Ciaran Frawley moved from Leinster to get more starts in big games. Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is in the crowd...
Summary
Opening weekend of pool games in 2026-27 Champions Cup
Saturday results: Sale 27-47 Glasgow, Bulls 56-20 Stade Francais, Stormers 49-12 Bristol, Clermont Auvergne 23-48 Leinster, Connacht 45-36 Saracens, La Rochelle 31-14 Lions, Bath 14-32 Montpellier, Munster 33-25 Racing 92
Tributes paid to Lions lock Hyron Andrews, who died aged 31 on Friday
Postpublished at 66 mins
Converted try - Connacht 45-31 Saracenspublished at 64 mins
Ciaran Frawley (con Sam Gilbert)
The line-out misses everyone and Ciaran Frawley latches onto the loose ball. What a score.
Try - Connacht 38-31 Saracenspublished at 61 mins
Caolin Blade
Another stunner!
Caolin Blade finishes a flowing move after a brilliant offload from Cathal Forde to stay in play.
It is a poor miss by Sam Gilbert off the kicking tee.
Try - Connacht 33-31 Saracenspublished at 58 mins
Sione Vaenuku (con Owen Farrell)
Sione Vaenuku hits a hard line to smash over.
Postpublished at 56 mins
Connacht 33-24 Saracens
A high shot from Sam Illo gives Saracens a penalty. Into the corner it goes.
Converted try - Connacht 33-24 Saracenspublished at 53 mins
Ciaran Frawley (con Sam Gilbert)
Stunning score. But it will be checked.
It is all good after checking a potential block from Sam Gilbert.
It was a brilliant move that saw Finn Treacy break clear and find Ciaran Frawley on the inside.
Try - Connacht 26-24 Saracenspublished at 50 mins
Rotimi Segun
What a game!
Owen Farrell gets his hands free to find Elliot Daly, who puts Rotimi Segun away.
Farrell is unable to convert from out wide.
Converted try - Connacht 26-19 Saracenspublished at 48 mins
Cian Prendergast (con Sam Gilbert)
Cian Prendergast hits a sublime line off Bundee Aki. Lovely score.
Kick-offpublished at 18:37 BST 17 October
Connacht 19-19 Saracens
We are back under way and Saracens drop the kick-off...
Postpublished at 18:31 BST 17 October
HT: Connacht 19-19 Saracens
Thumbs up for a Connacht win, thumbs down for a Saracens win.
Half-time - La Rochelle 19-14 Lionspublished at 18:25 BST 17 October
La Rochelle lead the Lions at half-time, despite Henco van Wyk scoring the opening try for the South African side.
It has been an impressive display from the Lions, particularly given the emotional toil of the loss of their team-mate Hyron Andrews on Friday.
Half-time - Connacht 19-19 Saracenspublished at 18:22 BST 17 October
Image source, Press AssociationThis is a cracking game.
Converted try - Connacht 19-19 Saracenspublished at 43 mins
Nick Tompkins (Owen Farrell)
Nick Tompkins dummies and dives over. Tidy.
Sin-bin - Shamus Hurley-Langton (Connacht)published at 42 mins
Connacht 19-12 Saracens
Ben Earl went right through the middle and Connacht illegally stop a certain try.
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Connacht 19-12 Saracens
Owen Farrell is shut down. He does not look happy as the ball is lost. The energy is high in Galway.
Converted try - Connacht 19-12 Saracenspublished at 30 mins
Shamus Hurley-Langton (con Sam Gilbert)
No stopping that maul. Sam Gilbert bends over the conversion.
Postpublished at 29 mins
Connacht 12-12 Saracens
Connacht are on the rampage! They've been on fire since falling behind early on.
Try - Connacht 12-12 Saracenspublished at 24 mins
Cathal Forde
Image source, Press AssociationThis is going to be a good game. Cian Prendergast finds Cathal Forde with a brilliant offload.
Bundee Aki had a huge carry to help set things up.
Sam Gilbert misses from out wide.
Postpublished at 17:59 BST 17 October
Connacht 7-12 Saracens
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has been spotted in the crowd. His son, Owen, is of course playing for Saracens, alongside several of his Ireland internationals.
Converted try - Connacht 7-12 Saracenspublished at 18 mins
Cian Prendergast (con Sam Gilbert)
Cian Prendergast stretches over. The grounding was clear.
