Discipline the key in Connacht shock

THIS may well prove a turning point in Connacht’s fortunes.

Discipline the key in Connacht shock
Mon, 02 Jan, 2006 - 00:00

Threatening to bag a result all season, they finally delivered at the expense of shell-shocked Ulster in the Galway Sportsground on Saturday.

It was the perfect start to the New Year for the struggling Irish province who had failed to win in the Celtic League since their opener against Cardiff.

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