Connacht 16 Newcastle Falcons 13: Connacht overcame Jonny Wilkinson's Newcastle's in the European Challenge Cup in Galway tonight.

Wilkinson converted Tom May's first-half try and added a couple of penalty goals in the opening hour, but the plucky Irish province kept in touch through a Conor O'Loughlin try and the boot of fly-half Andy Dunne.

Dunne dropped a goal to level the scores at 13-all, and kept his cool to kick a penalty goal in the dying minutes to seal a hard-fought victory.

The Falcons are still odds-on to top the pool, but have crucial games against Brive and a return match against Connacht to come.