MUNSTER 49 CONNACHT 12 ROB MURPHY AT THE AVIVA STADIUM FOR all the wrong reasons, this was another memorable occasion at the Aviva Stadium for Connacht on Sunday. Three yellow […]
Match reports
Connacht hit the ground running
CONNACHT 26 ULSTER 20 ROB MURPHY AT THE AVIVA STADIUM THE Aviva Stadium provided a spectacular and eerie setting for rugby’s return at the weekend. On a bright Sunday afternoon, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Leinster lambasting
LEINSTER 54 CONNACHT 7 ROB MURPHY at the RDS WELL this was predictable. It was always going to be this way. A run of games like never before, 13 straight […]
A Belfast Beating
ULSTER 35 CONNACHT 3 ROB MURPHY IN RAVENHILL A LOSING run can really knock the stuffing out of a side, and Connacht are in the midst of a slump. Inter-provincials […]
Munster Spoil Christmas at the Sportsground
Connacht 14 Munster 19 ROB MURPHY at the Sportsground IT really does feel like Connacht just don’t get Munster. They can’t handle their intensity, their rage fuelled enthusiasm at ever […]
Gloucester Gutted by Last Minute Try
Connacht 27 Gloucester 24 ROB MURPHY AT THE SPORTSGROUND YOU would almost forgive them for their lack of faith. Hundreds of unfortunate supporters had strolled out of the Sportsground and […]
Ground down by Gloucester
Gloucester 26 Connacht 17 ROB MURPHY IN KINGSHOM THE Champions Cup adventure isn’t quite derailed but the concession of three tries in 15 minutes in Kingsholm on Sunday has placed […]
Knocking off the Kings
Connacht 24 Southern Kings 12 ROB MURPHY AT THE SPORTSGROUND IN the cold light of a Monday morning, this performance won’t have looked so bad. The result was perfect, four […]
Trampled in Toulouse
By Rob Murphy at Stade Ernest Wallon AN opportunity lost. Seems harsh to say that but Connacht came away from a rainy afternoon in the Stade Ernest Wallon with a […]
Champions Cup win over Montpellier
ROB MURPHY AT THE SPORTSGROUND THEY had to win. Andy Friend knew that, everyone knew that. Even with all the excuses you could ask for, Connacht had to win their […]