Connacht staged a brave, late comeback to earn two bonus points in a narrow 32-30 loss against Scarlets in the RaboDirect Pro12 tie at Parc y Scarlets this afternoon.

Gareth Maule scored the crucial bonus point winning try when he got over the Scarlets line under the posts with just one minute left on the clock.

Connacht managed to reduce a 25-11 deficit to 25-23 in just two second half minutes, with tries from Fionn Carr and Robbie Henshaw.

Ewan McKeon scored a fourth try to secure the second bonus point for Pat Lam’s side.