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Published 16:30 24 Oct 2021 BST
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Next up, Doak found Matty Rea for a carry as Ulster looked to regroup. The Ulster blindside was met by Finlay Bealham and Ultan Dillane. While not as emphatic as McCloskey's denial, but he still went backwards.
Connacht were now frothing. They knew they had Ulster in trouble.
Doak switched sides and found James Hume to his left. The Ulster centre evaded the diving tackle of Niall Murray and had No.8 David McCann hugging the left wing, in support. Even though they had driven Ulster back twice, that Hume run gave them a scoring chance.
Had Hume got a clean pass away to McCann, Ulster would be favourites to get a try. Doak was already running an inside support line and McCann would have just had the scrambling Heffernan to out-pace.
Jack Carty [right, below] was running over as cover but it mattered not. Marmion sunk a big tackle on Hume and, due to that, the pass to MccAnn went forward.
The ball was lost forward and Connacht had another turnover secured. It was one of 15 Ulster turnovers conceded on a bad night in the office.
The full clip is below. Look for Oliver, who finished Man of the Match, leading the charge and the work-rate of all the Connacht forwards.
https://twitter.com/patmccarry/status/1452275464903475205
Connacht fans will be hoping this will be the starting point for a more positive season, especially after winning only one of their first four games.
Andy Friend's side have Ospreys (home) and Leinster (away) next, following the Test window. The Australian will be looking to bottle that full-on performance for those games, leading into big Champions Cup dates in December.
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