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Connacht’s Siberia adventure is set to go on for at least another night

Published 17:09 14 Nov 2015 GMT

Updated 15:14 29 Jan 2019 GMT

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Connacht’s Siberia adventure is set to go on for at least another night

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Connacht will have to spend at least another night in Siberia.

The Irish side recorded a 31-14 victory over Enisei-STM in sub-zero temperatures in Siberia earlier today. The temperatures dropped as low as -20c, but Connacht managed to overcome the difficult conditions to secure a opening pool win in the Challenge Cup. The lads on the bench probably had it worse than those on the field though.Shane Delahunt, Ian Porter, John Muldoon, Denis Buckley and Aly Muldowney look on in the closing stages 14/11/2015You'd imagine Connacht would want to get home to the Irish rain as soon as possible, but, due to a technical fault with the plane that was due to carry them home, they'll be forced to stay in Krasnoyarsk another night. https://twitter.com/connachtrugby/status/665565318262165504 But Twitter users saw the funny side. https://twitter.com/markfitz73/status/665572919297351681 https://twitter.com/bpadden/status/665566872591581184 https://twitter.com/VedderHead86/status/665566191595986944 https://twitter.com/stranglemint/status/665566469661569025 https://twitter.com/dianalostdog/status/665568578771505152

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