Patchell kicks Cardiff past Connacht
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Rhys Patchell held his nerve deep into time added on to kick Cardiff Blues to a narrow 18-17 victory over Connacht for their first Pro12 victory over an Irish province this season.
Connacht were sitting pretty at half-time as they lead 10-3 thanks to Craig Ronaldson converting Jake Heenan's try and adding a penalty to cancel out one in reply from Patchell.
But Cardiff came out of the blocks flying after the restart and wing Joaquin Tuculet went over and a Patchell penalty gave the home side their first lead.
However, it looked to all be in vain as Aly Muldowney touched down with 10…
Connacht were sitting pretty at half-time as they lead 10-3 thanks to Craig Ronaldson converting Jake Heenan's try and adding a penalty to cancel out one in reply from Patchell.
But Cardiff came out of the blocks flying after the restart and wing Joaquin Tuculet went over and a Patchell penalty gave the home side their first lead.
However, it looked to all be in vain as Aly Muldowney touched down with 10…
