{"id":2109,"date":"2019-11-14T11:18:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2021-08-12T11:13:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T11:13:08","slug":"midweek-prior-to-montpellier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/14\/midweek-prior-to-montpellier\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek prior to Montpellier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-acast wp-block-embed-acast\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Montpellier Preview - Craggy Rugby podcast Connacht coverage S5E13\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19ab43#?secret=lsZrHmKcAv\" data-secret=\"lsZrHmKcAv\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Connacht are back in the Champions Cup for the first time in 2 seasons and first up is Montpellier. 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