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Connacht Suffer Heavy Defeat At Hands Of Leinster - Commentary And Reaction

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Connacht Suffer Heavy Defeat At Hands Of Leinster - Commentary And Reaction

Connacht dropped to 11th in the United Rugby Championship following a heavy defeat to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening.

Despite tries from Dylan Tuerney Martin and Finlay Bealham and seven points from Sam Gilbert, Connacht were beaten 52-17.

Here is the commentary of the game from Rob Murphy and William Davies.

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After the game, William spoke to Head Coach Stuart Lancaster and Second Row Joe Joyce.

Leinster: Ciarán Frawley; Tommy O'Brien, Hugh Cooney, Charlie Tector, Joshua Kenny; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan (captain), Thomas Clarkson; Joe McCarthy, Brian Deeney; Diarmaid Mangan, Will Connors, Jack Conan.

Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani, Conor O'Tighearnaigh, Max Deegan, Josh van der Flier, Luke McGrath, Harry Byrne.

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Connacht: Sam Gilbert; Chay Mullins, David Hawkshaw, Bundee Aki, Finn Treacy; Josh Ioane, Matthew Devine; Denis Buckley, Dylan Tierney-Martin, Finlay Bealham; Joe Joyce, David O'Connor; Josh Murphy, Cian Prendergast (captain), Sean Jansen.

Replacements: Eoin de Buitlear, Billy Bohan, Fiachna Barrett, Darragh Murray, Paul Boyle, Ben Murphy, Harry West, Cathal Forde.

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