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Tue 10 Oct 2008IRFU should see strong Connacht as a positive
ON RUGBY:The Westerners' gutsy and skilful win over Leinster doesn't dispel fears of a two-tier provincial set-up, but it's given them a serious jolt
THERE WILL be much gnashing of teeth within the Leinster squad and further beyond in the wake of Sunday evening's sun-drenched surprise in the Sportsground, but the night was as much about what Connacht did as what Leinster didn't do. And most of all, in the broader scheme of things and provided Leinster respond as they're capable of doing in their pivotal Heineken Cup opener next Saturday in Edinburgh, you could argue it was a good night for Irish rugby as well as the Magners League.
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