Late Robin Copeland try caps Connacht comeback win over Gloucester

Robin Copeland’s last-gasp try rescued a 27-24 win from the jaws of defeat as Connacht pipped Gloucester in a dramatic Heineken Champions Cup clash at the Sportsground.

Late Robin Copeland try caps Connacht comeback win over Gloucester
Sat, 14 Dec, 2019 - 15:47
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Robin Copeland’s last-gasp try rescued a 27-24 win from the jaws of defeat as Connacht pipped Gloucester in a dramatic Heineken Champions Cup clash at the Sportsground.

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CourtsRugbyChampions CupPlace: SportsgroundPlace: GalwayPerson: Robin CopelandPerson: Danny CiprianiPerson: Gerbrandt GroblerPerson: Mark AtkinsonPerson: Lewis LudlowPerson: LudlowPerson: Shane DelahuntPerson: CopelandPerson: Conor FitzgeraldPerson: Eoin McKeonPerson: Todd GleavePerson: Romain PoitePerson: Caolin BladePerson: FitzgeraldPerson: GroblerPerson: Billy TwelvetreesPerson: CherryPerson: WhitesPerson: John PorchPerson: Kyle GodwinPerson: AtkinsonPerson: TwelvetreesPerson: Louis Rees-ZammitPerson: Callum BraleyPerson: Stephen KerinsPerson: DelahuntPerson: Tom DalyPerson: DalyEvent: Heineken Champions CupOrganisation: ConnachtOrganisation: GloucesterOrganisation: Connacht27Gloucester24Organisation: ToulouseOrganisation: MontpellierOrganisation: ConnachtBundeeAkiDec2019VGloucester_large.jpgOrganisation: Ludlow
<p>HOME BY THE LEE: Munster supporter Theresa O'Keefe during the Champions Cup match between Munster and Gloucester at SuperValu Páirc Ui Chaoimh. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile</p>

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