By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) It is not Champions Cup rugby – Connacht having failed to qualify last season – but the Challenge Cup […]
Seasons
Connacht Perform but Ulster Triumph
Ulster 16 Connacht 8 By Rob Murphy at Kingspan Stadium It is hard to credit the mood around Connacht right now. There’s certainly optimism around the group and an air […]
Ulster match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht, boosted with a try bonus performance last weekend, will be looking to step up another level when they […]
Scarlets Scalding
Scarlets 36 Connacht 27 By Rob Murphy at Parc y Scarlets It never takes much to soften the mood around the Connacht rugby team. No one is asking for silverware […]
Scarlets match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) It does not get any easier for Kieran Keane’s Connacht as they head to the home of the Guinness […]
Cardiff Crush Connacht Comeback
Connacht 15 Cardiff 17 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground Cantankerous is probably the best way of describing Kieran Keane after this latest Connacht misstep. Grouchy, grumpy, tetchy, or testy […]
Cardiff Blues match preview
By Linley MacKenzie (this article originally appeared in the Galway Advertiser) [soundcloud id=’343409726′ height=’false’] Pressure mounts on Connacht Rugby to deliver a winning performance when Cardiff Blues arrive at the […]
Dragons Slay the Westerners
Dragons 21 Connacht 8 By Rob Murphy at Rodney Parade There you have it. Yet another inexplicably poor display from Connacht, in what has turned out to be an awful […]
Dragons match preview
By Linley MacKenzie (this article originally appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht are preparing for a real backlash from Bernard Jackman’s Dragons when the two sides meet in Rodney Parade […]
Connacht conquer Kings
Connacht 32 Southern Kings 10 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground The result was expected and it was delivered with relatively little fuss on Saturday. The new South African sides […]
Southern Kings match preview
By Linley MacKenzie (this article originally appeared in the Galway Advertiser) A mouth-watering and historic first Guinness PRO14 fixture between Connacht and South African side Southern Kings takes place at […]
Connacht 12 Glasgow 18 – 2nd Sept 2017
Connacht 12 Glasgow 18 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground Something is not right. We might as well accept that from day one rather than adopt a wait and see […]
Glasgow match preview
By Linley MacKenzie (this article originally appeared in the Galway Advertiser) It gets under way for Connacht on Saturday evening in the Sportsground when Glasgow Warriors are the early visitors […]
Connacht 24 Bristol 14 – Preseason friendly Aug 2017
Connacht 24 Bristol 14 By Alan Deegan at the Sportsground Connacht gave Kieran Keane a winning start in his first home match with a 3 tries to 2 defeat of […]
Connacht Media Day August 2017
In preparation for the new PRO14 season Connacht held a media day at the Sportsground and the Craggy Crew were there in force to chat to the new coach, KK, […]