Well, holy shit. They went and did it. Bar a brief period on the hour mark, Connacht utterly dominated the PRO12 final against Leinster, as Pat Lam cemented his being in contention for Irish rugby's greatest coaching achievement. An astonishing achievement by the Westerners. Here is a portion of the reaction to one of the greatest stories told in Irish sport:
Bravo Connacht.
Showing us all up here in the NH how rugby can, and should, be played.#AreYouWatchingJoe— Andy McGeady (@andymcgeady) May 28, 2016
Bravo Connacht, bravo Pat Lam. A special word for Robbie Henshaw...highly admirable and charitable to can this for Leinster next season.
— Alex Shaw (@alexshawsport) May 28, 2016
Best team all year. To watch and I imagine to be a part of. Turns out the Irish can play rugby.. Who knew??!
— Hugh Cahill (@hughcahill7) May 28, 2016
Final point re Connacht - last min scrum no 8 goes in the slot trying to play the ball & score. No negative keep it in and go for a penalty.
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) May 28, 2016
Connacht are the new All Blacks..
— Ronan O Gara (@RonanOGara10) May 28, 2016
Hopefully the mad folk from the West will invade the pitch!!!😜😜👍👍
— Ronan O Gara (@RonanOGara10) May 28, 2016
Could not be more happy for @connachtrugby #TheWestsAwake oh and did I say my auld fella was from Ballina!!
— Gordon D'Arcy (@Gordonwdarcy) May 28, 2016
Sixteen years ago y'day, Pat Lam lifted the Heineken Cup with Saints. Today, he won the Pro12 with Connacht. Superb. pic.twitter.com/MODbkAavgS
— Tom Vickers (@WheresTommyV) May 28, 2016
13 years ago, the IRFU considered disbanding Connacht. How's that for a response.
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