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VIDEO: Paul O'Connell kicks Dave Kearney in the head

The Leinster player had to leave the field, while his opponent wasn’t penalised.

MUNSTER HAVE BEEN beaten 16-22 by Leinster in this evening’s RaboDirect Pro12 encounter.

And the game was marred by an injury to Dave Kearney, in which Paul O’Connell kicked the Leinster player’s head.

How deliberate was the incident in question? View the video below and judge for yourself:

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Feb 3rd 2013, 5:42 PM

Hon the tribesmen. More of this please.

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