Connacht overcome Montpellier in European Challenge Cup

Connacht’s hopes of some play-off action ended six weeks ago, but they sent Montpellier packing with a four-try 26-13 win in a wet European Challenge Cup encounter tonight.

Fri, 08 Dec, 2006 - 21:53

Connacht’s hopes of some play-off action ended six weeks ago, but they sent Montpellier packing with a four-try 26-13 win in a wet European Challenge Cup encounter tonight.

Hooker Adrian Flavin scored a first-half brace of tries to give the province a match-winning 19-6 half-time lead at the Sportsground.

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