Connacht Rugby coach Andy Friend is targeting the team’s discipline this week after suffering a lop-sided penalty count in their 17-10 defeat to Edinburgh. When Scarlets visit the Galway Sportsground […]
Seasons
Edinburgh Preview
Connacht face their first away trip of the new Pro14 championship blessed with a healthy squad when they meet Edinburgh in Murrayfield tomorrow evening (7.35pm ). Relieved last weekend to […]
Connacht v Zebre preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Game two of the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 season, and already the pressure is on Connacht to deliver a winning […]
Connacht v Glasgow preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht open the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 Championship campaign with a host of changes, but what remains the overriding goal […]
Glasgow Preview
Connacht open the 2018/19 Guinness PRO14 Championship campaign with a host of changes, but what remains the overriding goal is to qualify for Champions Cup rugby next season. Three pre-season […]
Connacht and KK part ways
Less than ten months after he arrived in the west of Ireland, Kieran Keane’s tenure as head coach of the Connacht rugby team has come to an abrupt end. Ironically, […]
Outplayed by the Ospreys
Ospreys 39 Connacht 10 By Rob Murphy at the Liberty Stadium Sport can be unfathomable at times. Just how has this group of former winners of the competition become one […]
Connacht crash to defeat against Gloucester
Connacht 28 Gloucester 33 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground. The message is muddled at the moment. On the face of it, Connacht lost a rugby game on Saturday and […]
Sucker Punched in South Africa
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 […]
Cheetahs match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht face a new test of character when on Saturday they face the Cheetahs on their first PRO14 visit […]
Triumph in Treviso
Treviso 19 Connacht 22 By Rob Murphy Inevitably, Connacht responded on Saturday afternoon with a result that prevented a crisis, steadied the ship and got them back on their feet […]
Treviso match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Stung by defeat to Zebre, Connacht now look to improve the “mindset” when they head away for a 10 […]
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 […]
Zebre match preview
By Linley Mackenzie (this article first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht cannot afford to let slip an opportunity to maintain momentum and widen the gap between themelves and Zebre […]
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, […]