Connacht Rugby

Ireland 37-Man Squad to Assemble Ahead of Round 4 Trip to Edinburgh

The Ireland squad reassembled last night ahead of Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations Round 4 clash away to Scotland at BT Murrayfield (Kick-off 3pm).   37 players will commence preparations...

Connacht's Alex Wootton announces retirement

Alex Wootton has confirmed his retirement from Professional rugby at the end of the season.   'Woots' has spent three years at Connacht Rugby, joining initially on a one-year long deal from Munster...

Scotland lock Gilchrist given three-week ban for red card against France

Grant Glichrist will miss the rest of the Six Nations after the Scotland lock was given a three-week ban for his red card against France. Gilchrist was given his marching orders for a dangerous tackle...

Close encounters in South African URC derbies

The DHL Stormers all but secured the South African Shield with a tense victory in Cape Town on Saturday, while the Emirates Lions kept their Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoff hopes alive in Pretoria...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Dragons RFC v Connacht Rugby

Two changes to Connacht squad for Dragons clash

The Connacht management team have named the matchday 23 for tomorrow’s BKT United Rugby Championship tie with the Dragons RFC at Rodney Parade in Newport, Wales (k/o 7.35pm) Shayne Bolton on the...

URC: Round 15 Match Official Announcement

The appointments for the United Rugby Championship fixtures in Round 15 have been confirmed and are available alongside the TV listings below. FRIDAY, MARCH 3 Glasgow Warriors v Zebre Parma Scotstoun...

Pressure rises for South African sides in URC

The pressure on the South African United Rugby Championship franchises will strike a new level this weekend as the competition hits the fourth-last pool round and the race for playoff spots moves up a...

Kieran Marmion to join Bristol Bears from Connacht

Irish international scrum-half Kieran Marmion will join Bristol Bears from Connacht ahead of the 2023/24 Gallagher Premiership campaign.       The 31-year-old, who has 28 caps for...

27 Players Retained for Ireland Mini Camp and Aviva Open Session

Andy Farrell and the Ireland Coaching Team have retained a group of 27 players to partake in a two day mini-camp later this week which culminates in an Open Training Session against Richie Murphy’s...