Flannery's bustling try in the second half brought Saints back into the game but Eastmond's awkward kick from the corner got caught in the wind to leave the Rhinos two points ahead.

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O'Gara was forced to attempt a drop-kick for the conversion after the wind blew the ball off the tee.

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Lionel Djebi-Zadi had retained his place despite being sent off in last week's Scottish Cup defeat by Falkirk and it was his Inverness defence that were under pressure from the kick-off as both sides struggled to cope with the wind swirling in from the Moray Firth.

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As an indication of the difficulty the players would have coping with the swirling wind at Knowsley Road, Eastmond's convertion kick drifted well wide of the posts.

BBC: St Helens 14-10 Wigan

Contepomi was on target with an 18-metre penalty but the wind was so strong it blew the kick back out through the posts and had referee George Clancy reaching for his rulebook before he confirmed the score.

BBC: Connacht 10-16 Leinster

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