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Published 18:03 17 Jan 2015 GMT
Updated 19:24 17 Jan 2015 GMT
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Rob Kearney almost scored a carbon copy of his length of the pitch intercept try against New Zealand, in 2013, when he was hauled down in the Castres 22. As the second half progressed, Matt O'Connor emptied the bench and may have even allowed thoughts to stray to a huge match away to Wasps next weekend.
Tadhg Furlong was one of the substitutes to profit from charging in against a deflated Castres defence as he finished off a smart break from Richardt Strauss. Darragh Fanning replaced Rob Kearney after 66 minutes and scored, 12 seconds later, with his first touch of the ball.
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