Didn’t see this one but here’s the gist from what we can gather.
The Ireland Select XV ran in four second half tries to run out comfortable 38-3 winners over a determined Connacht side at Donnybrook on Thursday.
Connacht were still in touch at half-time, trailing 14-3 after recovering from a brace of tries from Irish second rows Mick O’Driscoll and Leo Cullen. But there was no stopping the Ireland selection’s backs after the break as Geordan Murphy, Fergus McFadden, Ian Keatley and Denis Hurley added further tries in front of a 3,168-strong crowd.
You can read more on the IRFU site here. There does seem to be a bit of a variation between their report and the live coverage on Connacht Rugby Facebook. I suppose it’s a bit of a relief that Ireland pulled away in the second half, latching onto Connacht errors, after the Ireland forwards appeared to have taken a bit of a pasting up front in the first.
From an Ulster perspective Chris Henry came in as a late . . .
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