Connacht 23 Toulouse 21 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground The rusty form of September is in the rear view mirror and Connacht are clicking through the gears and powering […]
Seasons
Connacht 30 Ulster 25 – 7th October 2016
Connacht 30 Ulster 25 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground There haven’t been too many more impressive home performances in the Pat Lam era than what we witnessed under lights […]
Connacht 28 Edinburgh 15 – 30th September 2016
Connacht 28 Edinburgh 15 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground THIS will have calmed everyone down a little. A bonus point home win after the worst possible start to the […]
Scarlets 17 Connacht 8 – 24th September 2016
Scarlets 17 Connacht 8By Rob Murphy at Parc y Scarlets No one expected this start but let’s begin this report by trying to find a stable footing, a sober assessment […]
Connacht 11 Ospreys 32 – 10th September 2016
Connacht 11 Ospreys 32 by Rob Murphy at the Sportsground https://shows.acast.com/craggyrugby/episodes/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19abf8 HERE are some positives to be taken from Saturday’s second straight defeat at the Sportsground and Pat Lam certainly […]
Connacht 5 Glasgow Warriors 41 – 3rd September 2016
Connacht 5 Glasgow Warriors 41 by Rob Murphy at the Sportsground A truly unmerciful wake up call is the only way to look at this six try opening day hammering […]
Connacht 20 Leinster 10 – 28th May 2016
Connacht 20 Leinster 10 – PRO12 Final By Rob Murphy at Murrayfield The audacity of it all. The rugby team that represents the province of Connacht are now PRO12 champions […]
Connacht 16 Glasgow 11 – 21st May 2016
By Rob Murphy Did you ever think you’d see a day like this at the Sportsground? Say what you like about incremental progress, smart signings, a well established hugely successful […]
Connacht 14 Glasgow 7 – 7th May 2016
Connacht 14 Glasgow 7 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground For a brief moment in the final five minutes of Saturday’s gripping end of season encounter at the Sportsground, we […]
Treviso 22 Connacht 21 – 29th April 2016
Treviso 22 Connacht 21 By Rob Murphy at Stadio Monigo Friday’s defeat in Treviso won’t be easy to park because it could easily be classified as embarrassing. Here you had […]
Connacht 35 Munster 14 – 16th April 2016
Connacht 35 Munster 14 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground Beyond all reasonable doubt, it is now safe to say that Connacht are a top four side in the PRO12. […]
Grenoble 33 Connacht 32 – 9th April 2016
Grenoble 33 Connacht 32 By Rob Murphy at Stade Des Alps A truly sensational 80 minutes of rugby came down to the last few seconds on Saturday night as 14,887 […]
Ulster 18 Connacht 10 – 1st April 2016
Ulster 18 Connacht 10 By Rob Murphy at Ravenhill The result in Ravenhill last Friday night was never going to be significant in the bigger picture of Connacht’s season. A […]
Connacht 7 Leinster 6 – 26th March 2016
Connacht 7 Leinster 6 By Rob Murphy at the Sportsground If there were any doubters left, they were well and truly stumped late in the evening on Easter Saturday as […]
Edinburgh 23 Connacht 28 – 4th March 2016
Edinburgh 23 Connacht 28 By Rob Murphy It might well be time for those of us who follow Connacht rugby to take a moment and reboot the mind so as […]