BY the time Jack Carty decided to place a restart deep into the Leinster 22 rather than go short to contest, the game was done, the margin was 35-6 and […]
Match reports
Overcoming the Ospreys
THE momentum continues for Connacht after they secured a fourth consecutive victory in Swansea on Saturday night to hold firm in the top two of their conference after five rounds […]
Three on the bounce
Tom Farrell clapped his hands twice as he stared at Caolin Blade, the scrum half had emerged with the ball from the base of a ruck inches from the try-line […]
Downing the Dragons
By Linley MacKenzie (this report first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Two out of three ain’t bad for starters. Bonus-point wins over Benetton Treviso and Dragons have taken some of […]
Battering Benetton
Connacht brewed the only storm in the West this week with a 6 try battering of Benetton in the Sportsground. After the disappointing outing in Llanelli last week, the western […]
Scalded by Scarlets
By Linley MacKenzie (this report first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht’s miserable record continued at Parc y Scarlets in their Guinness Pro 14 season opener on Saturday evening when […]
Connacht Can’t Conquer Champions
The Connacht Women put up a spirited but ultimately futile display at Energia Park in the inaugural Women’s Interprovincial Final as they were defeated by a classy Leinster team who […]
Classy Connacht into Interpro Final
Connacht Women caused a major upset by beating a much fancied Munster team in the semi-final of the IRFU Women’s Interprovincial championship at a sunkissed, if breezy, St. Mary’s College […]
Connacht Women Lose to Munster
Connacht Women 6 Munster Women 27 Sat 24th September 2019, Sportsground Connacht lost their second match in a row in the Women’s Interprovincial series after Munster outmuscled them in the […]
Connacht Eagles 24 Dragons 19
Friday Aug 23 2019, Sportsground, Galway A dominant display from the Connacht Eagles pack laid the platform for a winning start to their Celtic Cup campaign over a dangerous Dragons […]
Connacht Women Defeated in Donnybrook
It was a tough first out for a young Connacht Women’s team and their new coach Brian McClearn at Energia Park in Dublin in the initial round of this season’s […]