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Published 17:08 7 May 2016 BST
Updated 17:11 7 May 2016 BST
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Connacht lost Finlay Bealham after three minutes. They lost his replacement, Rodney Ah You, on 57 minutes. Five minutes later and Ronan Loughney went off with a head injury.
Three props gone and lads filling the gaps. Stepping unto the breach.
Connacht went to a well they've been beating a track to all year. The grass leading up to the well resembles the baseline of Wimbledon after two weeks of serve and volley.
Bundee Aki put the hosts ahead after a great break from AJ MacGinty. The Kiwi has been a revelation all season and so it proved again, from minute 1 to minute 73 [when Peter Robb stepped in].
Aki's last significant action was an interception and hack up the pitch that turned defence into an attacking scrum on the Scots' 5-metre line. Standard fare from the honorary 'Connacht man'.
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Warriors are no slouches, especially when their Scottish internationals are littering the XV. They answered back with a Gordon Reid try that Finn Russell converted. 7-7 and all to play for.
The turning point was the red card received by Warriors tight-head Sila Puafisi for a flying head that connected with Kieran Marmion's jaw.
Connacht made the numbers count by sucking in Warriors with pick-and-goes before Shane O'Leary kicked cross-field. Fullback Tiernan O'Halloran, on his 100th Connacht appearance, caught it high and touched down.
All that drama and still 20 minutes to go.
What did Connacht do? Paid a visit to that well again.
Ulster beat Ospreys at The Liberty Stadium to win their fourth game in a row. They will face Leinster at the RDS in a fortnight while Connacht have to go up against Glasgow again. The bodies are sore and two mammoth games await.
Only Connacht could pull this one off.


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