Connacht will have no fear of traveling to the Kingspan this weekend. They have come out on top in 4 of the last 6 meetings between the provinces, which should […]
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Unhappy Hunting Grounds
The regular season for Connacht comes to a close this weekend with a derby game against Munster in Thomond Park. Limerick is not the happiest of hunting grounds for the […]
Andy Friend’s First Season in Stats
The general feeling among Connacht fans and anyone with an interest in Connacht rugby is that Andy Friend has had an excellent first season in charge of the Western province. […]
Friends First Season
Andy Friend has been a revelation at Connacht this season. He has totally turned Connacht’s fortunes around from last season when they finished in 6th on 39 points under Kieran […]
Business End of the Season
It’s been a season of highs and lows so far for Connacht, with enough highs to see them within touching distance of the playoffs. Connacht are 4 points ahead of […]
Connacht’s representation with Ireland in the Pro Era
Last weekend we saw 3 Connacht players starting for Ireland in a 6 Nations match, for the first time ever. Second rows Ultan Dillane and Quinn Roux, along with centre […]
Connacht’s success in the 22
Connacht grounded out a tough win vs the Cheetahs at the weekend. The game was full of attacking rugby with both sides making 7 clean breaks a piece. Something that […]
Cheetahs are a dangerous proposition at this time of year
The Cheetahs return to the Sportsground looking to even out the results between the two sides having lost at home to Connacht in December. The Cheetahs are coming to Ireland […]
Ireland vs England the Connacht angle
It was an impressive display from England on Saturday in Dublin, they got into Ireland’s faces knocking the home team off their stride right from the off. Let’s have a […]
Ireland Second Row Stats
With the 6 Nations (6N) starting this weekend we decided to look at how Connacht second rows Quinn Roux and Ultan Dillane stack up with their provincial rivals in the […]
Cardiff V Connacht In Stats
It was a tough night in a wet and windy Cardiff Arms Park for the men from the West. Connacht came under huge pressure from the first kickoff and struggled […]
Challenge Cup Permutations for Connacht 2018/19
Going into the final weekend of the Challenge Cup nothing is guaranteed for Connacht so we will take you through the permutations. We are making the assumption that Northampton, Bristol […]
Kitman Joycey’s stats
Connacht Rugby kitman has not missed a competitive match since starting work for Connacht in September 2009 – a total of 272 consectutive matches following the home match against Sale […]
Connacht v Munster match stats – Jan 2018
Statistics don’t tell the whole story of a match, but they certainly can provide some interesting insights.The possession and territory stats so that a denuded Connacht side did very well […]
Dragons Preview
Connacht coach Andy Friend is prepared to “roll the dice” in his selections this week ahead of the Dragons’ visit the the Sportsground on Saturday. After last weekend’s disappointing five-point […]