{"id":3253,"date":"2021-10-10T19:39:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T19:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2021-10-10T19:39:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T19:39:16","slug":"dragons-destroy-connacht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/10\/dragons-destroy-connacht\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragons destroy Connacht"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-acast wp-block-embed-acast\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Dragons Home Review Oct 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/61631a9a0f8c430012cc792d#?secret=Gd71NGTd2N\" data-secret=\"Gd71NGTd2N\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The only consistent thing about Connacht is their inconsistency. 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