Andy Friend spoke to the Craggy Crew after an interesting A game that saw Munster A defeat the Connacht Eagles in the first professional game of rugby in the Sportsground […]
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Andy Friend Interview April 2020
The Craggy Crew bring you the assuring voice of calmness and reason that is Andy Friend in these strange and troubling times as the Connacht coach talks about how he […]
Conquering the Kings
Connacht got back to winning ways with a hard fought bonus point win in South Africa that initially looked like it might be a stroll before a contentious red card […]
Southern Kings away preview
Connacht travel to South Africa this week and William Davies caught up with Andy Friend, Paddy McAllister and Tiernan O’Halloran before they jetted off to the sunnier climes of the […]
Connacht mauled in Murrayfield
Edinburgh eviserated Connacht in a Murrayfield mauling as the visitors conceded a try bonus point win to the Conference B leaders. Rob Murphy and William Davies try to make sense […]
Cardiff home preview
William Davies caught up with Andy Friend, Dave Heffernan and Ultan Dillane at the press conference this week as Connacht return to PRO14 action in a crucial match against Cardiff […]
Madcap match in Montpellier
Connacht bowed out of the Champions Cup in a Wild West shootout of a game where they were the bounce of a ball away from recording a win in France. […]
Munstered
Connacht lost their 2nd home interpro of the season when falling to an efficiently ruthless Munster side in the Sportsground. The Craggy Crew of Rob Murphy, William Davies, Linley MacKenzie, […]
Midweek prior to Munster home
William Davies spoke with Andy Friend and Quinn Roux in the press conference prior to the second interprovincial match of the season when Connacht take on Munster in the Sportsground. […]
Midweek prior to Gloucester home
Connacht will hope it is 7th time lucky against Gloucester when they take them on in the return fixture of this season’s Champions Cup campaign. Rob Murphy hosts a busy […]
Gobbled up by Gloucester
Connacht’s abysmal record in England was extended with yet another defeat to Gloucester which effectively puts an end to any thoughts of Connacht progressing out of their group. Andy Friend […]
Kings dethroned
Connacht played in fits and starts in a so-so performance against a lively Southern Kings but still managed to win with a bonus point and no injuries, that we could […]
Midweek prior to Kings at home
Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan preview the Isuzu Southern Kings match at the Sportsground in round 7 of the PRO14. William Davies was on his travels again as he visited […]
Midweek prior to Toulouse away
William Davies caught up with Andy Friend, Tom Farrell and Eoghan Masterson at the press conference prior to the trip to Toulouse. William is joined by Linley Mackenzie and Alan […]
Stats on the Montpellier Win, Connacht’s Defence Dig-in
Connacht pride themselves on the quality of their defence, with opposition, only having a 46% scoring success rate in the Connacht 22. However, that percentage looked in trouble with Montpellier […]