In the run up to announcing the best Connacht players as picked by the Craggy Rugby podcast listeners, we are going to bring you the stats for the various mini […]
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Statscast Ep 3 – Has the Academy hit it’s targets
In the summer of 2016 the Grass Roots to Green Shirts Vision and Strategy 2016-2020 was launched by Connacht. In this statscast we look at the targets set for the […]
Statscast Ep 2 – The Changing Squad
In our second statscast Danny and Alan discuss the size of the clearout and compare it to previous seasons and other provinces. They also look at the number of players […]
Statscast Ep 1 – Experience lost by clear out
This year’s end of season clearout saw a huge amount of experience, over 600 Connacht appearance between the whole group, with a couple of centurions, Tom McCartney and Eoin McKeon, […]
May 2020 update podcast
William, Rob and Alan bring you the latest news on player signings, players leaving, possible season restart date and a few other bits and pieces to help pass a few […]
Connacht’s Glory Day
With TG4 showing the 2016 PRO12 final this evening, April 25th 2020, at 19:15, why not relive not only the match and the glorious denouement (from a Connacht perspective at […]
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
SOUTHERN KINGS 19 CONNACHT 29 TAKING on the Southern Kings in their home of Port Elizabeth on the southern coast of South Africa is an enormous logistic and mental challenge […]
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 […]
Eviscerated by Edinburgh
EDINBURGH 41 CONNACHT 14 ROB MURPHY AT MURRAYFIELD THE brilliance of Richard Cockerill’s Edinburgh collided with an uncertain and stuttering Connacht on Friday night in Murrayfield and the result was […]
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 […]
Edinburgh away preview
William Davies caught up with Connacht attach coach Nigel Carolan, Kyle Godwin and Caolin Blade at this weeks press conference. William is joined by Linley MacKenzie and Alan Deegan to […]
Crushing Cardiff
CONNACHT 29 CARDIFF 0 ROB MURPHY at the Sportsground THE storms have passed and the damage is far from terminal. Connacht are starting to find their feet again after an […]
Carving up Cardiff Blues
Connacht crack their losing streak with an emphatic bonus point win over conference rivals Cardiff Blues. Rob Murphy, Linley Mackenzie, Dave Finn and Alan Deegan salivate over a thrilling performance […]