Double try scorer Dave Heffernan said they refused to panic when they found themselves 20 points adrift at the interval in a remarkable game at Dexcom Stadium in Galway.

Connacht overturned a 20-point half-time deficit to ensure their first home game of the season ended with an incredible 36-30 victory over the Sharks at the Dexcom Stadium.

Connacht secure a bonus point in a dramatic 36-30 comeback victory over South African side Sharks in the second round of the United Rugby Championship in Galway on Saturday evening.

Connacht produced a stunning second-half comeback as they came from 20 points adrift at the interval to secure their first win of the URC season. They picked up two bonus points away to Munster last weekend when scoring five tries but they went one better this time and saw out the win with half a dozen tries having looked set for a hammering when trailing 27-7 at the interval.

Connacht 36 Sharks 30. Another high-scoring rollercoaster of a game kick-started a new season at the Dexcom Stadium as Connacht recovered from an unanswered 27-point sec