{"id":1550,"date":"2018-05-24T22:30:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T22:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2021-08-14T22:14:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T22:14:06","slug":"connacht-announce-new-coach-andy-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/24\/connacht-announce-new-coach-andy-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Connacht Announce New Coach &#8211; Andy Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Connacht Announce Andy Friend as new coach - Craggy Rugby\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19ab91#?secret=CJxk1RChPF\" data-secret=\"CJxk1RChPF\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Connacht Rugby have announced that the new head coach for next season in Andy Friend. 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