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 […]
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Cardiff Crush Connacht Comeback
Connacht crashed to a second consecutive defeat to a Welsh team as they conceded a late, late try at a windswept Sportsground. The Craggy crew, Rob Murphy; William Davies; Niall […]
3 stats for the Cardiff Blues match
Connacht take on the Cardiff Blues in a Conference A match in Galway on Saturday Sept 23, 2017. Here are some stats on the meetings between the sides in the […]
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 […]
Post Dragons Pre Cardiff Press Conference
William Davies spoke with forwards coach Jimmy Duffy about Connacht’s disappointing result in Newport and what sort of challenge they expect from Cardiff at the weekend. William also chats to […]
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 […]
Connacht Slain by Dragons
Connacht fell to an inspired Dragons side in Rodney Parade and the Craggy Crew were there to witness the slaying of the Westerners. Rob Murphy and William Davies were on […]
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 […]
3 stats for the Dragons match in Newport
Connacht travel to Newport to take on the Dragons in their second cross conference match in a row on Friday Sept 15, 2017. Here are some stats on the meetings […]
Post Kings Pre Dragons Press Conference
William Davies talks to Connacht assistant coach Nigel Carolan and scrum half Kieran Marmion at the mid-week Connacht rugby press conference.
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 […]
Connacht Conquer Kings
Connacht snaffled a bonus point win in their first competitive match against a team from the Southern Hemisphere. The Craggy crew, Rob Murphy, William Davies, Linley MacKenzie, Dave Finn, Packie […]
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 […]
Pre Kings Press Conference
William Davies spoke to Kieran Keane and Denis Buckley in the aftermath of the disappointing defeat to Glasgow last Saturday. William also spoke to Southern Kings forwards coach Barend Pieterse […]
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 […]