Outhalf admits he sings a song while lining up his kicks as he becomes the province’s all-time all-time top points scorer
“It gave me goosebumps when I heard the crowd,” said Carty. “I didn’t think I’d feel anything, but the place means so much to me. To emulate someone like Eric and what he has done, to be spoken in the same sentence as him is something quite special. It is something when I’m finished and retired I will look back at with massive pride.”
And it was not just his kicking that found favour, with Connacht coaching director Andy Friend hailing his performance as “outstanding”. In an all-action opening half in which five tries were scored, Connacht had the upper hand, leading by 29-17 thanks to a fast start and a set piece that delivered. Connacht did not have everything their own way, and the visitors, in their second entry into the 22, capitalised from a penalty, and from forward momentum prop Asenathi Ntlabnakanye touched down, with 20-year-old outhalf Jordan Hendrikse adding the extras. However, the home side replied similarly with Shane Delahunt delivering the second try, Carty’s conversion making it 15-10, and left only one point between him and making history.
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