**Connacht visit Benetton on Friday in the first of two away games which are likely to determine whether they will be participating in the Guinness PRO14 final.** Andy Friend’s side sit nine points behind Conference B leaders Munster, who they face at Thomond Park in a blockbuster of a clash on Friday March 5. Benetton suffered an 11th successive defeat in the competition this season when losing 41-17 at Scarlets last Saturday. They have won just once all term - a 44-20 victory at Stade Francais in the European Challenge Cup - and are running out of time to break their duck in the PRO14. **The breakdown** Connacht head to Treviso on the back of successive wins over the Dragons and Cardiff Blues and hope to make it three in a row in the competition for the first time since November 2019.
