{"id":3211,"date":"2021-09-19T15:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T15:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2021-09-19T15:35:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T15:35:49","slug":"2021-22-season-preview-for-connacht-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/19\/2021-22-season-preview-for-connacht-rugby\/","title":{"rendered":"2021\/22 Season preview for Connacht Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Craggy Rugby preview of the new season for Connacht Rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"2021\/22 season preview\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/6147156cc0b9b5001307594c#?secret=MPUGD5hkBe\" data-secret=\"MPUGD5hkBe\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new season in the newly formed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedrugby.com\/\">United Rugby Championship<\/a> is almost upon us and the Craggy Crew take a Connacht tinted look at what is in store for Ireland&#8217;s western province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The podcast is hosted by Alan Deegan and features the majority of the Craggy Crew. 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