Benetton snatch it in final play of game

Benetton ......... 18 Connacht ........14 By KEVIN FALLON

BENETTON captain Eli Snyman said this is a huge win for the Treviso side as they struck in the final play of a dour contest to snatch victory in a crunch URC clash between two sides who headed into the match level on points just outside the knockout places. Connacht thought they had taken it when they edged in front for the first time five minutes from the end, but new Italian winger Alessandro Izekor, who made his debut against England in the Six Nations, crossed in the right corner with 30 seconds left. “It’...

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