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Saturday rugby round-up: Losses for Ulster and Connacht

It has been a bad day for Irish sides in European competition today, after losses for both Ulster...
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17.13 25 Oct 2014


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Saturday rugby round-up: Losses for Ulster and Connacht

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17.13 25 Oct 2014


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It has been a bad day for Irish sides in European competition today, after losses for both Ulster and Connacht. 

Ulster suffered a second defeat in Pool 3 of the Champions Cup

Tries from Bryan Habana and Delon Armitage helped Toulon to a 23-13 win at Kingspan Stadium.

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Craig Gilroy burst through a gap in the Toulon lines to touch down and set up an easy conversion for Jackson, but it proved to be merely a consolation try for the Ulstermen.

Ian Humphreys had a kick in the last second to try and grab a bonus point, but it drifted right and wide.

The other game in Pool 3 kicks off at 7.45 and sees Scarlets host Leicester.

Leinster take on Castres Olympique at Stade Pierre-Antoine tomorrow in Pool 2.

Meanwhile, Connacht conceded five tries in a 33-13 defeat away to Exeter Chiefs in Pool 2 of the Challenge Cup.

It was Will Chudley, Gareth Steenson, Damien Walsh, Dave Ewers and Ben White with the Chiefs' tries.

Craig Ronaldson, meanwhile, kicked a pair of penalties for Pat Lam's side, while Fionn Carr nicked a try for Connacht on the occasion of his 100th Connacht cap.


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