Defiant Connacht hold out to seize final shot at history

If Friday night set the tone for what has been the most absorbing run-in to the Pro12 in the 15-year history of Celtic rugby, then last night's instalment at a packed Sportsground raised it another few notches. A different sort of game, but it's hard to remember a contest that had so much to recommend it. And at its end, Connacht - leaning on the massive support that fuels their spirit - won their way through to Saturday's Pro12 final in Edinburgh.