{"id":3706,"date":"2024-04-08T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=3706"},"modified":"2024-10-11T21:38:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T21:38:59","slug":"perfection-in-pau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/perfection-in-pau\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfection in Pau"},"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=\"Pau review April 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/$\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/6614d96ea6967c001683d5a9?#?secret=k81OebxAIt\" data-secret=\"k81OebxAIt\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Connacht put on one of their best, if still flawed, performances of the season to progress to the quarter finals for the 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