Cheetahs 26 Connacht 25 By Linley MacKenzie The Guinness PRO14 table may not be a true reflection of Kieran Keane’s maturing Connacht this season. A “gut-wrenching” last-minute defeat in Bloemfontein […]
Match Reports
Connacht crushed by confident Zebre
Connacht 11 Zebre 19 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground This calamitous display underpinned by panic, lethargy and stubbornness underlined why Connacht are unlikely to muster even a meaningful challenge […]
Connacht Continue Upward Curve
Connacht 26 Ospreys 15 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground A comfortable two score victory over the Ospreys is certainly something to be savoured at any point in a campaign, […]
Oyonnax Ousted
Connacht 50 Oyonnax 14 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground The Challenge Cup only really gets going in the knockout stages. Connacht secured their spot there with the draw in […]
Connacht Top Group Despite Draw
Worcester 24 Connacht 24 By Rob Murphy at the Sixways Game number 18 in the season brought a first draw and delivered a guaranteed quarter final spot in the Challenge […]
RDS Summit still unconquered
Leinster 21 Connacht 18 By Rob Murphy at the RDS It has been said that the best mountain climbers rely on their feet, their guts and their brains when attempting […]
Connacht conquer Ulster
Connacht 44 Ulster 16 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground So Connacht finish 2017 with their best performance of the year and a record breaking one at that. Highest ever […]
Battering Brive
Connacht 55 Brive 10 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground Job done. Barring a highly unlikely home defeat to Oyonnax in round six, Connacht are now dead certs for a […]
Beating Brive with a Bonus Point
By Rob Murphy at Stade Amedee Domenech Another European thriller and another European win for good measure. The Challenge Cup is like an oasis in a desert for Connacht these […]
Pounded in Parma
Zebre 24 Connacht 10 By Linley MacKenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) There is little need for Connacht coach Kieran Keane to demand a huge improvement after […]
Historic Win for Connacht Women
Connacht Women 19 Munster Women 15 By Alan Deegan at the Sportsground. A gloriously bright winters day in the Sportsground provided a fitting backdrop to an equally glorious historic first […]
Winning Streak Crushed in Cardiff
Cardiff Blues 36 Connacht 30 By Rob Murphy at Cardiff Arms Park The transition continues and it is going to take a lot longer than most had hoped it would. […]
Connacht on the right road after uphill start
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) ‘A lot done, more to do’ – Connacht, after an opening 10 week series of fixtures, has discovered some […]
Cheetahs chastened by Connacht
Connacht 23 Toyota Cheetah 15 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground Say what you like about the opening ten games of the season but don’t try to say you’ve seen […]
Munster Beaten as Winning Streak Continues
Connacht 20 Munster 16 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground This was clash of styles and a triumph of creativity and ingenuity over brute force and ignorance. Connacht offered more […]