By Linley MacKenzie (this report first appeared in the Galway Advertiser) Connacht’s miserable record continued at Parc y Scarlets in their Guinness Pro 14 season opener on Saturday evening when […]
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Connacht can’t weather Scarlets Storm
A disappointing start to the PRO14 season for Connacht as they continue their poor run of not having won the first game of the season since they won the Championship […]
Midweek prior to Scarlets Away Sep 19
The Craggy Crew are back just in time for the new PRO14 season. William Davies caught up with Andy Friend and Caolin Blade at the press conference in the Sportsground. […]
Connacht Can’t Conquer Champions
The Connacht Women put up a spirited but ultimately futile display at Energia Park in the inaugural Women’s Interprovincial Final as they were defeated by a classy Leinster team who […]
Connacht Eagles 24 Dragons 19
Friday Aug 23 2019, Sportsground, Galway A dominant display from the Connacht Eagles pack laid the platform for a winning start to their Celtic Cup campaign over a dangerous Dragons […]
Midsummer news roundup
William Davies and Alan Deegan discuss the Champions Cup draw from a Connacht perspective, mull over how difficult Conference B is in the PRO14 for the next two seasons, talk […]
New Conference Old Foes
The PRO14 conference have been shaken up for the next two seasons with the 4 Irish Provinces and 2 Welsh regions are swapping conferences.At first glance it looks like Connacht […]
Champions Cup draw permutations for Connacht
Connacht are back in the Champions Cup next season, for the 5th time in their history and only the second time on merit. Pool 3 The draw is being held […]
End of Season review
The Craggy Crew – Rob Murphy, William Davies, Linley MacKenzie, Niall Sheil, Dave Finn and Alan Deegan (ably assisted by stats man Danny Deegan and podcast editor Emmett McNamara) chew […]
Beaten in Belfast
Connacht could not extend their season to a PRO14 semi-final as they were defeated by a fired-up and clinical Ulster side who were determined to give Rory Best and Darren […]
Midweek prior to PRO14 QF away to Ulster
We have a jam packed midweek podcast prior to the biggest game of the season for Connacht as they travel to Belfast for the PRO14 quarter-final away to Ulster. We […]
History Versus Ulster
Connacht will have no fear of traveling to the Kingspan this weekend. They have come out on top in 4 of the last 6 meetings between the provinces, which should […]
Momentum stalled in Munster
A scratch Connacht side put in a strong display in Thomond Park, but were not as clinical as their interpro rivals as the Munstermen  completed a season double them. We […]
Unhappy Hunting Grounds
The regular season for Connacht comes to a close this weekend with a derby game against Munster in Thomond Park. Limerick is not the happiest of hunting grounds for the […]
Midweek prior to Munster away
Andy Friend and Eoin McKeon spoke to William Davies in the lead up to the final inter-provincial match of the regular season in Thomond Park on Saturday. Linley MacKenzie and […]