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Connacht 40 Racing 43<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connacht once again failed to defeat a team when playing with a one man advantage as they fell to the power of Racing 92 in the Quarter Final of the Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danny Deegan joins host Alan to take you through the match, we then hear the post match press conference with Cullie Tucker before William Davies and Dave Finn try to pick the bones out of yet another frustrating defeat and display from Connacht this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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