ROB MURPHY AT THE SPORTSGROUND THEY had to win. Andy Friend knew that, everyone knew that. Even with all the excuses you could ask for, Connacht had to win their […]
Champions Cup Preview
The return of Champions Cup rugby to Galway, after a two-year absence, should be cause for celebration, excitement and anticipation but instead, trepidation is the most prominent emotion amongst the […]
Midweek prior to Montpellier
Connacht are back in the Champions Cup for the first time in 2 seasons and first up is Montpellier. Andy Friend, Denis Buckley and Ultan Dillane talk to William Davies […]
Leinster Defeat in Stats
Leinster’s victory in the Sportsground last Friday night was clinical and it included them scoring the most points, winning by the biggest winning margin and them scoring the most tries […]
Lacerated by Leinster
The PRO14 champions gave Connacht a huge reality check in the week prior to the return of Champions Cup rugby for the western province. It is the most tries Leinster […]
Lashed by Leinster
BY the time Jack Carty decided to place a restart deep into the Leinster 22 rather than go short to contest, the game was done, the margin was 35-6 and […]
Midweek prior to Leinster
We get the big guns out for the first Interpro of the season with audio from Andy Friend, Jarrad Butler, Johnny Sexton and Leo Cullen. Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan […]
Ospreys overcome with big D performance
Connacht had an impressive defensive performance in the Liberty Stadium in their victory over the Ospreys, missing only 1 tackle out of 128 made in the game. Defence wins championships […]
Overcoming the Ospreys
Connacht continued their winning streak with a good win in Swansea with a 20 points to 10 victory over the Ospreys. Andy Friend and Conor Fitzgerald talk to William Davies […]
Overcoming the Ospreys
THE momentum continues for Connacht after they secured a fourth consecutive victory in Swansea on Saturday night to hold firm in the top two of their conference after five rounds […]
Midweek prior to Ospreys away
Connacht defense coach Peter Wilkins, hooker Dave Heffernan and winger John Porch spoke to William Davies at this weeks press conference. William is joined by Alan Deegan to review the […]
The win over Cheetahs – a steal or fully deserved?
The general feeling in the Sportsground at the end of a pulsating match between Connacht and the Toyota Cheetahs was that the home side had snatched victory by the skin […]
Three on the bounce
Tom Farrell clapped his hands twice as he stared at Caolin Blade, the scrum half had emerged with the ball from the base of a ruck inches from the try-line […]
Connacht Chase Down the Cheetahs
Connacht grabbed a dramatic last minute win over the previously undefeated Cheetahs to go top of their Conference for the first time since they won the PRO12. We take you […]
Stats Review of Dragons win and Cheetah threat
Connacht sit in second in Conference B after a convincing win over the Dragons in Rodney Parade. The Dragons came out firing, putting Connacht under a lot of early pressure […]