Connacht 23 Toyota Cheetah 15 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground [soundcloud id=’351800626′ height=’false’] Say what you like about the opening ten games of the season but don’t try to […]
2017/2018
Cheetahs match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht are back in the Sportsground after their superb win over Munster to entertain first-time visitors, the Cheetahs, on […]
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 […]
Munster match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Top guns for both Connacht and Munster are expected to be in action in the first of this season’s […]
Sauce Squeezed Out of Worcester
Connacht 15 Worcester 8 By Alan Deegan at the Sportsground [soundcloud id=’348163231′ height=’false’] Connacht defeated Worcester Warriors in a dour, stop-start encounter with two well crafted tries that glistened like […]
Worcester match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht return in better form to the Galway Sportsground for the first time in a month, having broken their […]
Connacht roll over Oyonnax in Swiss city
Oyonnax 15 Connacht 43 By Rob Murphy at the Stade de Geneve The European Challenge Cup might well turn out to be a golden opportunity for Kieran Keane to get […]
Oyonnax match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) It is not Champions Cup rugby – Connacht having failed to qualify last season – but the Challenge Cup […]
Connacht Perform but Ulster Triumph
Ulster 16 Connacht 8 By Rob Murphy at Kingspan Stadium It is hard to credit the mood around Connacht right now. There’s certainly optimism around the group and an air […]
Ulster match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht, boosted with a try bonus performance last weekend, will be looking to step up another level when they […]
Scarlets Scalding
Scarlets 36 Connacht 27 By Rob Murphy at Parc y Scarlets It never takes much to soften the mood around the Connacht rugby team. No one is asking for silverware […]
Scarlets match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) It does not get any easier for Kieran Keane’s Connacht as they head to the home of the Guinness […]
Cardiff Crush Connacht Comeback
Connacht 15 Cardiff 17 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground Cantankerous is probably the best way of describing Kieran Keane after this latest Connacht misstep. Grouchy, grumpy, tetchy, or testy […]
Cardiff Blues match preview
By Linley MacKenzie (this article originally appeared in the Galway Advertiser) [soundcloud id=’343409726′ height=’false’] Pressure mounts on Connacht Rugby to deliver a winning performance when Cardiff Blues arrive at the […]
Dragons Slay the Westerners
Dragons 21 Connacht 8 By Rob Murphy at Rodney Parade There you have it. Yet another inexplicably poor display from Connacht, in what has turned out to be an awful […]