Connacht produced their best away performance for years to gain a valuable try bonus point win over Conference B rivals Edinburgh, winning 26-37.Rob Murphy, William Davies and Alan Deegan reflect […]
Podcasts
Edinburgh away preview
William Davies spoke to Andy Friend and Conor Oliver at the press conference prior to the Edinburgh match and he is then joined by Craggy statsman Danny Deegan and Alan […]
Best composite Connacht team of the Pro era?
The Craggy Crew look back over the professional era from 1995 to 2020 and compare their choice for best composite team of that era with the choice of the fans […]
Connacht beaten by Cardiff in Newport
Connacht were well beaten by a fired up Cardiff Blues side in their first away trip of the new season. William Davies, Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan cogitate over the […]
Connacht defeat Glasgow Warriors
Connacht defeated Glasgow Warriors for the first time since 2016 with a craicing 28-24 win in the Sportground in Round 1 of this seasons PRO14. Linley MacKenzie, William Davies and […]
Mini pod post Connacht Eagles match
Andy Friend spoke to the Craggy Crew after an interesting A game that saw Munster A defeat the Connacht Eagles in the first professional game of rugby in the Sportsground […]
Connacht see red
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 […]
Connacht victory over Ulster statscast
Craggy statsman Danny Deegan ran the rule over Connacht’s superb display and victory over Ulster in the Aviva stadium and the stats backup the general view that Connacht were well […]
Connacht conquer Ulster
An entertainingly emphatic display by Connacht in the Aviva stadium ensures that the western province will have back to back winning seasons in the PRO14 for the first time since […]
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, […]
Team announcement for Ulster Aug 2020
The Connacht team to play Ulster in the Aviva Stadium on Sunday Aug 23rd 2020 is as follows: 15. John Porch – second time starting at fullback, his other start […]
Statscast Ep6 – The Halfbacks
Connacht have had plenty of quality players in both the scrum-half and outhalf positions over the years and in this weeks statscast we find out who comes out on top, […]
Statscast Ep. 5 – Centres of Attention
This week we focus on the Centres. There is only one player who is the unanimous choice in any position in the entries for the Connacht team of the professional […]
Statscast Ep 4 – The Best Back 3 Connacht players
In the run up to announcing the best Connacht players as picked by the Craggy Rugby podcast listeners, we are going to bring you the stats for the various mini […]
Statscast Ep 3 – Has the Academy hit it’s targets
In the summer of 2016 the Grass Roots to Green Shirts Vision and Strategy 2016-2020 was launched by Connacht. In this statscast we look at the targets set for the […]