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Champions Cup

Leaving a result behind in Lyon

https://shows.acast.com/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19/65a571c5952e630016ad22a1 Connacht’s travails in the Champions Cup continued with another defeat in this year’s comptetition. However a favour from the Bulls has opened the door slightly for a chance to […]

Posted on 15 January 202421 January 2024 By Alan Continue reading

Skewered by Saracens

https://shows.acast.com/craggyrugby/episodes/saracens-review-dec-2023 Connacht showed a lot more both in attack and in their willingness to keep playing to the end of the match but ultimately poor decisions under pressure and a […]

Posted on 18 December 202322 December 2023 By Alan Continue reading

Battered by Bordeaux

https://shows.acast.com/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19/65763ffa0f7b5b0012f560a6 Connacht were well and truly garrotted by a top quality Bordeaux side who were better than the home side in every facet of the match, and left Connacht bewildered […]

Posted on 11 December 202322 December 2023 By Alan Continue reading

Connacht crash out of Champions Cup

https://www.patreon.com/posts/65240879 Well that was a pretty disappointing result and the Craggy Crew try their best, with some input from Gerry Thornley, to grasp any straws for Connacht out of that […]

Posted on 17 April 20222 July 2022 By Alan Continue reading

Connacht come close to Champions Cup shock

https://www.patreon.com/posts/64953604 What a game of rugby that was, Connacht are still in with a shout of causing one of the greatest upsets in the history of the Champions Cup. We […]

Posted on 10 April 20222 July 2022 By Alan Continue reading

Pulsating Loss in Paris

Well Connacht are certainly the great entertainers in not only URC rugby but in Heineken Champions Cup rugby, all they need to do now is to finish games as strongly […]

Posted on 24 January 20221 July 2022 By Alan Continue reading

Losing Late to Leicester

Well that was pretty gut-wrenching but the saying goes that you learn more from your defeats than your victories, well lets hope Connacht learn some huge lessons from this. We […]

Posted on 17 January 202225 January 2022 By Alan Continue reading

A deserved LBP in Leicester

Connacht proved that they are a full-on Champions Cup team this season with the performance and garnering of a LBP at the unbeaten Leicester Tigers in Round 2 of this […]

Posted on 21 December 2021 By Alan Continue reading

Stomping on Stade Francais

Connacht recorded their joint biggest win in their Champions Cup history and their first every try bonus against French opposition as they put Stade Francais to the sword in the […]

Posted on 13 December 202114 December 2021 By Alan Continue reading

End of season review

Well that was a sometimes weird and sometimes wonderful season. Was it a good season or not for Connacht, how much did Connacht miss their fans, who was the most […]

Posted on 11 June 202111 June 2021 By Alan Continue reading

Beaten by Bears

Connacht crashed out of the Champion Cup after a beating by Bristol Bears in the Sportsground. William Davies and Alan Deegan take you trough the match while Rob Murphy hosts […]

Posted on 22 December 202022 December 2020 By Alan Continue reading

Jimmy Duffy on team selection for Bristol at home

William Davies talked to Connacht forwards coach Jimmy Duffy to get the low down on the team selection for the round 2 Champions Cup match against Bristol in the Sportsground […]

Posted on 18 December 2020 By Alan Continue reading

Pat Lam prior to Bristol’s visit to Galway

William Davies interviewed Pat Lam earlier this week to get the former PRO12 winning coach’s thoughts and feelings on his competitive return to Galway with last season’s Challenge Cup winning […]

Posted on 18 December 202018 December 2020 By Alan Continue reading

Benetton at home preview

William Davies spoke to Andy Friend and John Porch prior to the Benetton match in the PRO14 this Sunday.We also hear the thoughts of Benetton coach Kieran Crowley and William […]

Posted on 29 October 202029 October 2020 By Alan Continue reading

Madcap defeat in Montpellier

MONTPELLIER 35 CONNACHT 29 BY the end of this spectacular encounter which included nine tries, it was hard to believe that both sides had been playing only for pride. Montpellier […]

Posted on 21 January 20201 September 2021 By Alan Continue reading

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