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Connacht 75 Montauban 14<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connacht went on an 11 try rampage against a very disinterested Montauban to secure a R16 spot in the Challenge Cup in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the match while Dave Finn and Rob Murphy give their thoughts on the win after the post match press conference where we hear from Stuart Lancaster and Sam Gilbert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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