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Magners League Table

Team	Pld	Pts
Munster	5	22
Ospreys	5	19
Scarlets	5	13
Leinster	5	12
Blues	5	11
Warriors	5	11
Dragons	5	10
Connacht	5	8
Edinburgh	5	8
Ulster	5	7

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Connacht edge basement battle over Borders

Connacht Rugby	20 - 17	Border Reivers
Sportsground Att: 1,240
Friday 2nd March 2007, 18:30

Connacht secured their first Magners League win since October at the Sportsground. But it was a close-run thing against the Borders, and the match went down to the wire.

Mark McHugh's kicking was crucial for Connacht

Borders are now completely cut adrift at the bottom of the table but they will feel unlucky having led 10-6 at half-time.

Mark McHugh's two early penalties took Connacht ahead 6-3, with Gerry Law replying for the visitors. Law also converted an injury-time Dougie Flockhart try to round off the first half scoring.

However Borders ran out of steam late in the second half. They had worked their way into a winning position with Gregor Townsend's try answering an earlier Adrian Flavin effort for Connacht.

Unfortunately for the Scots they couldn't withstand a late surge of Irish pressure and shortly after Gavin Williams was held short Matt Lacey went over for the clinching score.

Connacht Rugby

Border Reivers

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Replacements

Penalty Tries

First half timeline
4	Connacht Rugby	Penalty kick - M McHugh
9	Connacht Rugby	Penalty kick - M McHugh
11	Border Reivers	Penalty kick - G Law
40	Border Reivers	Substitution - B McNeil on for E Kalman
40 +6	Connacht Rugby	Yellow card - D Gannon
40 +9	Border Reivers	Try - D Flockhart
40 +9	Border Reivers	Conversion - G Law
Second half timeline
41	Connacht Rugby	Substitution - G Williams on for J Hearty
57	Connacht Rugby	Substitution - M Lacey on for R Ofisa Treviranus
59	Connacht Rugby	Try - A Flavin
59	Connacht Rugby	Conversion - M McHugh
64	Border Reivers	Yellow card - B McNeil
64	Connacht Rugby	Substitution - T Robinson on for D Yapp
68	Border Reivers	Try - G Townsend
68	Border Reivers	Conversion - G Law
72	Border Reivers	Substitution - B Rennie on for B MacDougall
72	Border Reivers	Substitution - M Lee on for A Miller
72	Border Reivers	Substitution - C Cusiter on for R Chrystie
79	Connacht Rugby	Try - M Lacey
79	Connacht Rugby	Conversion - P Warwick
79	Connacht Rugby	Substitution - P Durcan on for M McHugh

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