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Rugby

28th May 2016

Niyi Adeolokun’s sensational touch finishes off try of unadulterated beauty

They can't contain him

Patrick McCarry

Leinster have only one man capable of recreating this magic, and he’s injured.

Connacht blew Leinster away in the opening 40 minutes of the Guinness PRO12 and Niyi Adeolokun’s try summed up the one-sided affair.

The game was fast and loose and ended up playing right into Connacht’s hands.

Tiernan O’Halloran opened the scoring after a great Matt Healy run but Connacht were just getting started.

A frantic piece of daring, broken play saw three offloads and the ball shuttling from one man to the next. It was too much for Leinster and Adeolokun finished them off.

His chip took out Luke Fitzgerald and a cushioned touch did for Eoin Reddan. The former DCU winger dived over the whitewash and Connacht fans began to really believe.

Adeolokun skill

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