Friend and Connacht looking to make most of a great occasion

Champions Cup Round of 16, 1st Leg: Connacht v Leinster, The Sportsground, Friday, 8pm. – Live on BT SportHistory calls them. After 26 years on the outside looking in, and at their seventh attempt in this competition, Connacht finally compete in the Heineken Champions Cup knock-out stages for the first time.
Admittedly, this newly devised, two-legged Round of 16 is not straight knock-out, strictly speaking, with the second leg a week today at the Aviva.
But that doesn’t take away from the sense of occasion here, and the Sportsground will be full to the brim with an expanded, 8,000-plus capacity. Connacht are here on merit too.
Welcoming Leinster, all-conquering neighbours and European royalty, does look …

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