Dax 12 Connacht 30:Connacht have posted victories at several venues scattered across the south of France and they added another last night with an emphatic win at Stade Maurice Boyau.
In the process they got their European Challenge Cup campaign off to the best possible start as they destroyed Dax with a superb second-half performance.
Connacht took control of the game in the second-half after trailing 12-7 at the break and in the end came close to a bonus point.
The superb kicking of fly-half Ian Keatley was again a key factor as Connacht notched up another magnificent win in France.
Keatley landed six from eight kicks as Michael Bradley's men came from behind with tries from John Muldoon, Ray Ofisa and johnny O'Connor.