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Connacht 16-13 Newcastle

Andy Dunne kept his head to secure a memorable victory for Connacht
Andy Dunne kept his head to secure a memorable victory for Connacht

Connacht recorded a superb victory against the Newcastle Falcons at the Sportsground on Friday night.

Jonny Wilkinson converted Tom May's first-half try and added a couple of penalty goals in the opening hour for Newcastle, but Connacht kept in touch through a Conor O'Loughlin try and the boot of fly-half Andy Dunne.

Dunne dropped a goal to level the scores at 13-all, and kept his cool to kick a penalty goal in the dying minutes to seal a hard-fought victory.

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