In preparation for the new PRO14 season Connacht held a media day at the Sportsground and the Craggy Crew were there in force to chat to the new coach, KK, […]
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Kieran Keane brings his dreams and innovation to Connacht
By Linley MacKenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) New Connacht Rugby coach Kieran Keane, relishing a return to head coaching, is confident his new club “can do […]
We have our new competition – PRO14
At long last the wait is over and on Tuesday August 1st 2017 the PRO12 became the PRO14 with the addition of 2 teams from South Africa, the Cheetahs and […]
Who are the Cheetahs
The PRO12 announced the new structure for the championship for the upcoming season with the addition of two teams for South Africa, the Toyota Cheetahs (Bloemfontein) and the Southern Kings […]
Mid summer update
Rob Murphy, William Davies and Alan Deegan chew the fat as we wait for definitive news on the format of the new PRO12/PRO14 competition
The Final Word on the Lam Era
The Craggy Crew finish the 2016/2017 season with a review of Pat Lam’s tenure in the Western Province.
Pat Lam’s final interview with the Craggy Crew
Pat Lam interview The week after the Northampton match 2 members of the Craggy Crew, William Davies and Linley MacKenzie, sat down with Pat Lam to review his time with […]
Northampton 21 Connacht 15 – 20th May 2017
Northampton 21 Connacht 15 By Rob Murphy at Franklin’s Gardens Having first embraced his captain John Muldoon near the dugout, Pat Lam then begin a slow but purposeful walk across […]
Preview of Northampton match – Linley MacKenzie
(originally published in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht have a real opportunity to pull off a season-saving performance in Saturday’s crunch Champions Cup play-off against Northampton in England. Ultimately it may […]
The Northampton match – Rob’s View
Northampton v Connacht, Franklin’s Gardens, Saturday 4pm Four teams are vying for the twentieth and final spot in next season’s Champions Cup in these perplexing, and seemingly needless qualifiers, over […]
History of results against Northampton
As we build up to the Northampton v Connacht match in the Champions Cup qualifier we take a look at the history of competitive matches between the clubs. Connacht have […]
Munster 50 Connacht 14 – 6th May 2017
Munster 50 Connacht 14 By Rob Murphy This is and has been a bad season for Connacht rugby. That in itself is hardly cause for concern because, ask yourself, how […]
3 stats for the Munster match
Connacht travel to Thomond Park for their last match of the season as PRO12 champions, here are some stats on the meetings between the provinces in the Celtic League/PRO12 Munster […]
Connacht 8 Scarlets 30 – 29th April 2017
Connacht 8 Scarlets 30 By Alan Deegan at the Sportsground The Connacht performance in this match was like watching the clock being turned back 4 years, to the pre-Pat Lam […]
3 stats for the Scarlets match
Connacht take on Scarlets in their last home game of the season on Saturday, here are 3 stats for the match: Connacht’s only home try bonus point win against the […]