Match report: Connacht 8-match losing streak ends with a win over Bristol Bears
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was a disappointing return to Dexcom Stadium for Pat Lam as Connacht Rugby ended their eight-match losing run with a 27-10 demolition of his Bristol Bears in the Investec Challenge Cup. It...
Return of O'Halloran among changes for Bristol clash
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyConnacht Rugby have been boosted by the return of Tiernan O’Halloran for tomorrow’s Investec Champions Cup tie against Bristol Bears (k/o 8pm). The experienced full-back has been absent since...
Top Performers: Connacht vs Munster
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Reigning URC Champions were defeated 22-9 in their 1st match of 2024 against Connacht. Munster was leading 6-3 at half time but 4 penalties and 1 converter try saw Connacht through. Lets...
Connacht beat Munster but win comes at a cost
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyIRISH COACH Andy Farrell will anxiously await news on the extent of an injury picked up by winger Mack Hansen, which forced him off in the closing stages as Connacht ended a five-match losing run with...
Connacht squad named for 2024 opener with Munster
10 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Connacht matchday 23 has been named for Monday’s New Year’s Day clash with Munster at a sold-out Sportsground (k/o 3pm). There are six changes from the side that started the narrow loss...
Match Preview: Ulster v Connacht
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHaving started the season so well, Connacht now head to Belfast on the back of four successive defeats in all competitions. They have conceded 173 points along the way, losing to Vodacom Bulls (53-27)...
Mack's back to face Ulster
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyMack Hansen returns to the starting XV ahead of tomorrow's interpro derby as Connacht travel up to Belfast to take on Ulster in Kingspan Stadium (7.35pm). The Irish international missed last weekends...
Hartley notches brace as Saracens run rampant
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyInside centre Tom Hartley, making his first start in the Investec Champions Cup, notched a brace for Saracens in a 55-36 rout of Connacht Rugby at StoneX Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The...
Carty to make 200th appearance at Saracens
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyClub captain Jack Carty will line out for Connacht for the 200th time on Saturday, after he was named to start against Saracens in the Investec Champions Cup tomorrow in London (k/o 1pm). The Roscommon...
SA sides excite on local soil in Vodacom URC
11 months ago by Ultimate RugbyA successful conversion by big Willem Alberts summed up the Vodacom United Rugby Championship weekend from a local perspective as the three South African sides playing at home ran amok against their visitors...
