William Davies spoke to Andy Friend, loosehead prop Paddy McAllister and back 3 player Stephen Fitzgerald at the press conference prior to the Dragons away match. William is joined by […]
PRO14
Connacht v Benetton in stats
Not only has the world cup taken the best players to Japan it has also had an impact on the quality of stats that are available to us. So we […]
Beating Benetton – the podcast
The Craggy Crew take you through the game, chat to Andy Friend and Caolin Blade and give their thoughts on Connacht’s excellent 6 try win over Benetton in the first […]
Battering Benetton
Connacht brewed the only storm in the West this week with a 6 try battering of Benetton in the Sportsground. After the disappointing outing in Llanelli last week, the western […]
Midweek prior to Benetton Home Oct 19
Connacht backs coach Nigel Carolan, utility back Kyle Godwin and backrow Paul Boyle spoke to William Davies at the press conference this week where they reflected on a disappointing performance […]
Scarlets v Connacht visits to 22 stats
Connacht lost their 8th game in a row in the Principality and continue their hoodoo of losing their first match of the season since winning the PRO12 in 2016. Looking […]
Scalded by Scarlets
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]