URC: Connacht 15 Glasgow Warriors 10 Connacht delivered their biggest win of the season, unexpectedly taking the scalp of URC league leaders Glasgow Warriors at Dexcom Stadium. An enthralling contest, despite few scores, it was only in the final quarter the game burst into life. Connacht had held the most slender of leads when Joe … Read more
Connacht have expressed disappointment at the announcement that Matthew Devine will join Ulster at the end of the season. The former Ireland under-20 scrumhalf will join on a one-year deal “until at least the summer of 2027”, according to Ulster. The 23-old from Ballinasloe, Co Galway, will renew acquaintances with some of the Ulster coaches, … Read more
Less than an hour’s drive from Parma lies the city of Modena, where the great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti was born. Among life’s true pleasures is listening to his arias and his memorable duets. However, Ben Whitehouse and TMO Keith David delivered a different class of duet when Parma hosted the Zebre v Connacht match … Read more
First and foremost, it would be a terrible shame if the six-week suspension, with two weeks suspended, meted out to Bundee Aki on Wednesday night for verbally abusing match officials marked the end of his storied international career with Ireland. This would be no way to end it. Of course, by the same token, the … Read more
Bundee Aki will miss Ireland‘s first three Six Nations matches after he was handed a six-week suspension, with two weeks suspended for two years, after an Independent Disciplinary Committee upheld a misconduct complaint against the centre over interactions with match officials following Connacht’s defeat to Leinster at Dexcom Stadium last Saturday. Aki was a replacement … Read more
Breaking | Centre to miss France clash over repeated altercations with match officials after Connacht v Leinster game Ireland’s Bundee Aki. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile Bundee Aki has been sensationally dropped from the Ireland set-up ahead of the Six Nations opener against France. The IRFU has taken the decision to withdraw the veteran centre from their squad … Read more
Connacht senior assistant coach Rod Seib believes Will Connors “has real potential as a leader” after the province announced the signing of the 29-year-old backrow from Leinster on a two-year deal on Tuesday. “I’ve seen Will’s ability first-hand and I know he’ll be another big asset to Connacht next season,” said Seib. “His tackling ability … Read more
Jack Boyle of Leinster leaves the pitch with an injury during the United Rugby Championship match against Connacht at Dexcom Stadium in Galway. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile As Jack Boyle confronts the prospect of not being able to play rugby for the rest of the season following Leinster’s confirmation that he must undergo a procedure … Read more
Twenty-year-old Connacht academy prop Billy Bohan will travel with the Ireland squad for their pre-Six Nations training camp in the Algarve this week in place of the injured Jack Boyle, whose withdrawal has added to something of a crisis at loosehead for head coach Andy Farrell. As was expected after his removal on a mobile … Read more
Connacht 23 Leinster 34 Leinster form a huddle in front of the Clan Stand at Connacht’s Dexcom Stadium. Photo: Brendan Moran / Sportsfile The queue for the Clan Stand forms long before the gates are due to open, two hours prior to kick-off. The man standing proudly at the front declares: “This is like Christmas … Read more