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Published 21:58 19 Dec 2014 GMT
Updated 21:59 19 Dec 2014 GMT
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There was so little between the teams at stages of tonight's All-Ireland affair at the RDS that it was almost unfair that one would be declared a loser.
Leinster led by two points at the break after Shane Jennings opened the scoring before Jimmy Goperth added three from a penalty.
The second half was just as low-scoring but, similarly, just as enthralling for us viewers.
Connacht must have thought they had sealed a bonus point when George Naoupu went over after 74 minutes to make it 14-11 but Zane Kirchner had different ideas after he took advantage of an overly ambitious attempt by Matt Healy to keep the ball in play from a Gopperth kick to touch.
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