The tempo from Connacht noticeably dropped after the flip with the second half missing rhythm and that includes sloppy play from each side.
Once more Dragons loved loads of possession and territory, whereas nonetheless sensing an edge within the aerial battle, however have been unable to show that into factors of any type till the closing phases.
For his or her half, Connacht may have been annoyed by their very own struggles to financial institution the bonus-point that had gave the impression to be a formality on the break.
When the fourth strive did lastly arrive seven minutes earlier than the top, the a lot wanted spark was offered by substitute scrum-half Matthew Devine who broke the road sharply earlier than sending Cathal Forde over for the rating.
With slightly over three minutes remaining, the Dragons managed to get on the scoreboard.
A superb 50:22 kick from Angus O’Brien flipped the sphere and, regardless of a scrappy line-out, Taine Basham tidied up the free ball and received throughout the road.
Connacht would have the ultimate say, although, with Devine capping off his spectacular cameo with an intercept rating within the last play of the sport.
Connacht: O’Conor; Bolton, Forde, Aki, Cordero; Ioane, Blade; Dooley, Tierney-Martin, Bealham; Joyce, Murray; Prendergast (capt), O’Brien, Boyle.
Replacements: De Buitlear, Buckley, Aungier, Murray, Jansen, Devine, Ralston, Gavin.
Dragons: Evans; Dyer, Westwood, Owen, Ewan Rosser; O’Brien, Blacker; Jones, Burrows, Coleman; Carter (capt), Screech; Lewis-Hughes, Keddie, Wainwright.
Replacements: Coghlan, Seiuli, Yendle, Cummins, Basham, Williams, Evans, Wilson.
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)