Stunning Connacht floor Euro aristocrats

Connacht 22 Biarritz 14

Stunning Connacht floor Euro aristocrats
Sat, 08 Dec, 2012 - 00:00
Linley MacKenzie

A Heineken Cup victory over French side Biarritz is without doubt Connacht’s most significant triumph in this elite competition.

Last year they grabbed a final round win over Harlequins that saw the English champions fail to qualify; last night they repelled twice Heineken Cup finalists on the French side’s first foray to the Galway Sportsground.

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CourtsRugbyPlace: Galway SportsgroundPerson: Dan ParksPerson: BiarrtizPerson: Dimitri YachviliPerson: ParksPerson: Andrew BrownePerson: Eoin McKeonPerson: Denis BuckleyPerson: YachviliPerson: VainikoloPerson: Dave McSharryPerson: Danie PoolmanPerson: Greg GarnerPerson: PoolmanPerson: O’HalloranPerson: McKeonPerson: Mike McCarthyPerson: Imanol HarinordoquyPerson: Eric ElwoodPerson: HarinordoquyPerson: CONNACHTPerson: R HenshawPerson: T O’HalloranPerson: D PoolmanPerson: D MEvent: Heineken CupOrganisation: ConnachtOrganisation: BiarritzOrganisation: Harlequins
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