URC: Connacht 5 Leinster 50As the rain and the wind whipped in off the Atlantic and the foreboding Clare Mountains, the thought occurred that historically Leinster used to suffer on capricious nights like this in the wild, wild west. But those nights definitely belong to history now. Players and coaches have come and gone, but as was the case last January, a rebuilt and expectant Dexcom was packed to the rafters with another, Leinster rode out the home storm. Their seven tries to one win was not so much a bloodless coup as a slaughter of the innocents, the winning margin their biggest since a 53-8 victory in the interpros back in October 1999. Their last defeat in Galway was that record 47-10 loss in John Muldoon’s last game nine seasons ago. This was also a 14th win in a row over Connacht. Vastly superior in execution, and just as…
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