{"id":1779,"date":"2018-12-13T00:20:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2021-08-14T21:51:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T21:51:33","slug":"midweek-prior-to-perpignan-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/13\/midweek-prior-to-perpignan-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek prior to Perpignan away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Midweek Prior To Perpignan Away - Craggy Rugby\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19ab72#?secret=loLoiyCwfR\" data-secret=\"loLoiyCwfR\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Connacht travel to France for the second match of the back to back fixtures with Perpignan this week and William Davies caught up with forwards coach Jimmy Duffy and second row Gavin Thornbury at the midweek 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