{"id":990,"date":"2017-08-20T21:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=990"},"modified":"2021-08-24T12:55:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T12:55:34","slug":"connacht-media-day-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/20\/connacht-media-day-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Connacht Media Day August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Connacht Media Day Aug 2017 - Craggy Rugby podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19abd3#?secret=Gds8nLWq5X\" data-secret=\"Gds8nLWq5X\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In preparation for the new PRO14 season Connacht held a media day at the Sportsground and the Craggy Crew were there in force to chat to the new coach, KK, CEO Willie Ruane and a plethora of players including 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