It was a real David vs Goliath match at the weekend in the south of France. While Connacht put it up to Toulouse for 60 minutes, the French champions physical […]
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Trouble in Toulouse
Connacht were brave and fiesty but unfortunately ran out of steam in Toulouse in the second round of the Champions Cup. The Craggy Crew take you through the match and […]
Preview of Toulouse away
Rob Murhpy hosts the Craggy Crew previewing the Toulouse v Connacht Champions Cup match in the main square in Toulouse for the award winning Galway Bay Sports show called Over […]
Midweek prior to Toulouse away
William Davies caught up with Andy Friend, Tom Farrell and Eoghan Masterson at the press conference prior to the trip to Toulouse. William is joined by Linley Mackenzie and Alan […]
Stats on the Montpellier Win, Connacht’s Defence Dig-in
Connacht pride themselves on the quality of their defence, with opposition, only having a 46% scoring success rate in the Connacht 22. However, that percentage looked in trouble with Montpellier […]
Winning Return to Champions Cup
A depleted Connacht put on a monstrous display of grit and determination to over come their imposing French opposition in the first Champions Cup match in the Sportsground for 2 […]
Champions Cup win over Montpellier
ROB MURPHY AT THE SPORTSGROUND THEY had to win. Andy Friend knew that, everyone knew that. Even with all the excuses you could ask for, Connacht had to win their […]
Champions Cup Preview
The return of Champions Cup rugby to Galway, after a two-year absence, should be cause for celebration, excitement and anticipation but instead, trepidation is the most prominent emotion amongst the […]
Midweek prior to Montpellier
Connacht are back in the Champions Cup for the first time in 2 seasons and first up is Montpellier. Andy Friend, Denis Buckley and Ultan Dillane talk to William Davies […]
Leinster Defeat in Stats
Leinster’s victory in the Sportsground last Friday night was clinical and it included them scoring the most points, winning by the biggest winning margin and them scoring the most tries […]
Lacerated by Leinster
The PRO14 champions gave Connacht a huge reality check in the week prior to the return of Champions Cup rugby for the western province. It is the most tries Leinster […]
Lashed by Leinster
BY the time Jack Carty decided to place a restart deep into the Leinster 22 rather than go short to contest, the game was done, the margin was 35-6 and […]
Midweek prior to Leinster
We get the big guns out for the first Interpro of the season with audio from Andy Friend, Jarrad Butler, Johnny Sexton and Leo Cullen. Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan […]
Ospreys overcome with big D performance
Connacht had an impressive defensive performance in the Liberty Stadium in their victory over the Ospreys, missing only 1 tackle out of 128 made in the game. Defence wins championships […]
Overcoming the Ospreys
Connacht continued their winning streak with a good win in Swansea with a 20 points to 10 victory over the Ospreys. Andy Friend and Conor Fitzgerald talk to William Davies […]