Connacht Rugby

Match Report: Wootton hat-trick as Connacht bag Round of 16 spot

Alex Wootton scored a hat-trick of tries as Connacht Rugby sealed their place in the EPCR Challenge Cup knockout stage with a 61-5 thrashing of CA Brive at The Sportsground on Saturday.   The...

Tough task for Newcastle at Pool A leaders Cardiff

Top meets bottom in Pool A as high-flying Cardiff Rugby prepare to host struggling Newcastle Falcons in Round 3 of the EPCR Challenge Cup on Sunday.   Cardiff have taken maximum points from...

Forshaw and King join Wales senior men’s coaching team

Alex King and Mike Forshaw have been appointed to Warren Gatland’s backroom team as attack coach and defence coach respectively.     They join Jonathan Humphreys (forwards coach)...

Mossy Lawler to join Munster as Skills Coach

Munster Rugby and the IRFU have confirmed that Mossy Lawler will join the province at the beginning of the 2023/24 season as Skills Coach.   A former Munster player, Mossy will return to the...

Leo Cullen with Leinster's injury update

Leo Cullen has issued an injury update ahead of Saturday’s game in the Heineken Champions Cup away to Gloucester (KO: 1pm – live on BT Sport). Johnny Sexton, Tadhg Furlong and Charlie Ngatai...

United Rugby Championship R12 Wrap-Up

GLASGOW SEE OFF THE CHAMPIONS AS LEINSTER SURVIVE SCARE   A second try of the match from Argentine wing Sebastián Cancelliere in the final play secured a bonus point 24-17 victory for Glasgow...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Connacht Rugby v Sharks

Five Players to Watch in the URC this weekend

Hacjivah Dayimani (DHL Stormers)   His surname means “diamond” in Zulu and the 25-year-old No 8 is certainly a jewel in the crown of the URC champions. He was inspired to take up rugby...

Preview: Connacht v Sharks

Connacht Powerful centre Tom Farrell made 37 post-contact metres against Leinster in Round 11, not only the highest figure of the round but also of the season so far Both Niall Murray and Dave Heffernan...

URC: Stat Storylines Ahead of Round 12

Five things to watch out for in Round 12 of the BKT United Rugby Championship this weekend.   SCRUM SHOWDOWN IN NEWPORT The stats would suggest the scrum is going to be a key area in Friday night’s...