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 […]
Connacht rugby podcast
Midweek prior to Gloucester away
Connacht travel to Gloucester for the first of the back-to-back Heineken Champions Cup matches this weekend and we hear the thoughts of Andy Friend, Kyle Godwin and Denis Buckley. There […]
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 […]
Thwarted by Toulouse
It was a real David vs Goliath match at the weekend in the south of France. While Connacht put it up to Toulouse for 60 minutes, the French champions physical […]
Trouble in Toulouse
Connacht were brave and fiesty but unfortunately ran out of steam in Toulouse in the second round of the Champions Cup. The Craggy Crew take you through the match and […]
Preview of Toulouse away
Rob Murhpy hosts the Craggy Crew previewing the Toulouse v Connacht Champions Cup match in the main square in Toulouse for the award winning Galway Bay Sports show called Over […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Connacht v Benetton in stats
Not only has the world cup taken the best players to Japan it has also had an impact on the quality of stats that are available to us. So we […]