Connacht Rugby

STAT ATTACK: Mack attack, free-flowing Bulls and more from URC Round 7

Mack attack Mack Hansen made a total of 130 metres in Round 7 – more than any other player and 27.4% of Connacht’s total. He also assisted two tries. Free-flowing Bulls The Vodacom Bulls...

Kaulashvili unavailable for three months

Union Bordeaux-Bègles will travel to Connacht this Friday for the opening round of the Champions Cup. Victim of a ruptured tendon in a finger during the UBB match against Perpignan (November 25),...

Connacht Rugby welcomes confirmation of €10m additional Government funding

Today, Government Chief Whip and Minister of State, Hildegarde Naughton TD announced the awarding of an additional €10m for the redevelopment of The Sportsground.   Connacht Rugby would like...

Extraordinary matchups define opening weekend in Champions Cup pool 1

If ever there’s a pool full of extraordinarily tough places to go in an Investec Champions’ Cup season, it’s in Pool 1 of this year’s competition. Full of elite level sides who...

Fixtures and Team Names for Celtic Challenge Announced

The fixtures and team names have been announced for the Celtic Challenge tournament, a cross-border club competition between the IRFU, Scottish Rugby and the WRU, will kick off on Friday, 29 December...

United Rugby Championship Round 7 Wrap Up By Simon Thomas

BOX OFFICE WALES HOPEFUL Wales fly-half contender Ioan Lloyd produced a “box office” display in the Scarlets’ 29-23 bonus point victory over Cardiff Rugby at a packed Arms Park.   The...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Connacht Rugby v Leinster Rugby

Match Preview: Connacht Rugby v Leinster Rugby

Ireland wing Mack Hansen makes his first appearance of the season for Connacht among seven changes from the side beaten 53-27 by the Bulls in Pretoria last weekend. Head coach Pete Wilkins commented:...

Hansen set to make first appearance vs Leinster

Mack Hansen will make his first Connacht appearance of the season in tomorrow’s BKT URC interpro with Leinster at a sold-out Sportsground (k/o 7.35pm).  The winger is among seven players who...

Leinster gear up for Connacht

The Leinster Rugby team, proudly sponsored by Bank of Ireland, to take on Connacht in Round 7 of the United Rugby Championship tomorrow evening in The Sportsground has been named by Head Coach...