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 […]
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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 […]
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 defeat in Montpellier
MONTPELLIER 35 CONNACHT 29 BY the end of this spectacular encounter which included nine tries, it was hard to believe that both sides had been playing only for pride. Montpellier […]
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. […]
Montpellier away preview
Connacht finish a disappointing Champions Cup campaign with a trip to the south of France to take on Montpellier on Sunday. Andy Friend and Dave Heffernan spoke to William Davies […]
Trounced by Toulouse
Connacht crashed out of the Champions Cup with a comprehensive defeat to commanding Toulouse performance in the Sportsground last Saturday. We hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend and […]
Trampled by Toulouse
CONNACHT 7 TOULOUSE 21 ROB MURPHY AT THE SPORTSGROUND NO fireworks, no heroics and no drama. Connacht took their leave from the Champions Cup competition on Saturday in fairly underwhelming […]