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7th July 2018
05:46pm BST

The Compression socks were longer than his Cork socks and that's what made them stand out.
In fact, the Rebel forward wears this thermal gear in the majority of games he plays. He has a long history with calf injuries and this piece of gear is important in preventing leg swelling and in turn, relaxing the calf muscles.
Connolly wears these, along with thermal shorts, in every game he plays. It was just on Saturday he was wearing a shorter pair of Cork socks.
In a dull game in Laois, this was the talking point of the first half.
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