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WATCH: The moment Roscommon are crowned Connacht champions

Watch the dramatic scenes as Roscommon secure a first Connacht title in 25 years at King and Moffatt Dr Hyde Park 
WATCH: The moment Roscommon are crowned Connacht champions

Robert Heneghan celebrates at the final whistle Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Ivan Smyth

There were joyous scenes at King and Moffatt Dr Hyde Park this afternoon, Sunday, as Roscommon were crowned Connacht champions, defeating Galway 3-21 to 2-22.

Roscommon kicked the final eight points of the game to lift the Nestor Cup for the first time since 2019. They claimed it on home soil for the first time since 2001.

Click below to watch the pitch invasion as Roscommon enjoyed the sweetest of triumphs.

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