It was quite a first weekend for the Guinness PRO14 sides in Europe. Of the 12 sides in competition across the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, only one side lost to non-PRO14 opposition. But we aren’t here to focus on Zebre’s loss at Bristol, today is all aboutConnacht. They upset the odds and overcame an injury crisis to claim a famous Champions Cup win on Sunday afternoon in downing Montpellier. The Irish provinces went four from four in Europe this weekend, andUlster kicked things off in holding off Bath at the Rec. Dan McFarland breathed a sigh of relief afterwards, but they have an anxious wait on injuries to new signings Sam Carter and Jack McGrath. Meanwhile the Belfast Telegraph have also done a deep dive on Iain Henderson’s rise to skipper of his province. Leinster downedBenetton thanks toGarry Ringrose’s hat-trick and while Leo Cullen was impressed with his returning World Cup stars, he remained confident his side have much more to come.Ian Keatley and Benetton were taking the positives as well. He's backFT: @leinsterrugby 33-19 @BenettonRugby - cracking game at the RDSRingrose hat-trick, one for Sexton, and Ronan Kelleher launches his Champions Cup top scorer bid 🏆 pic.twitter.com/NbN6iBlTdl— PRO14 RUGBY (@PRO14Official) November 16, 2019