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WATCH: The frenzied reaction to a special, special night at the Sportsground

Published 20:01 17 Dec 2016 GMT

Updated 20:02 17 Dec 2016 GMT

Darragh Murphy
WATCH: The frenzied reaction to a special, special night at the Sportsground

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"We refused to die!"

Bundee Aki summed up Connacht's last-gasp victory over Wasps perfectly with four short words after a match that will go down in the annals among the province's most famous wins. Shortly after the profound and succinct explanation for how Connacht came back from the absolute brink to record a 20-18 win, Aki let the excitement get the better of him as he dropped an F-bomb during his post-match interview with Sky Sports. "Wasps, credit to them. They're fucking great," Aki said before apologising. "Excuse my language. Sorry mum!" https://twitter.com/PaddyMcKenna/status/810207109107384321 But he was more than entitled to let his emotions run wild as he had just played a starring role in something truly special at the Sportsground. Just moments earlier, Naulia Dawai wrote himself into the history books as he touched down on his debut with the clock in the red and tied the European Champions Cup clash up at 18-18. Then Jack Carty stepped forward. From an awkward angle and with all the pressure of over 8,000 fans staring hopefully in his direction, the out-half made no mistake as he composedly slotted over the extras and sent the stadium into rapturous celebrations. https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/810207460690694144 Supporters stormed the pitch. https://twitter.com/connachtrugby/status/810207037757988865 And those that didn't were just as noisy. https://twitter.com/connachtrugby/status/810207021865861121 And those watching, be it in the ground or from home, couldn't quite believe what they had seen as Connacht proved yet again that the mindset of refusing to be beaten can often be enough to get you over the line. That... And balls of steel. https://twitter.com/MissLJJ/status/810204967588007936 https://twitter.com/hicksimon/status/810205028258553856 https://twitter.com/thepaulwilliams/status/810205162556063744 https://twitter.com/conorheneghan1/status/810205198786461696 https://twitter.com/EvanneNiC/status/810205530937577472 https://twitter.com/DervalORourke/status/810205574214352897 https://twitter.com/JoeyCan88/status/810206053057040386

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WATCH: The frenzied reaction to a special, special night at the Sportsground