Connacht Rugby head coach Pat Lam has been dealt a further blow ahead of tomorrow’s round 11 Guinness PRO12 clash with Ulster the news that Bundee Aki will undergo surgery this week for an ongoing ankle injury and will return in mid-February. Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie Overall Pat Lam has made four personnel changes to […]
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Connacht Rugby and the IRFU have announced that Roscommon native Denis Buckley and Jack Carty and South African born lock Quinn Roux have signed two-year contract extensions. Buckley and Carty are both products of the Connacht Rugby Academy and have racked up 103 and 67 appearances respectively for their home province. Both have represented Ireland
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The Connacht Rugby team to face Wasps at the Sportsground tomorrow (5:30pm) features four personnel changes from the side that lined out in Coventry five days ago. Picture Credit ©INPHO/Donall Farmer With Stacey Ili sidelined through injury, 22-year-old Rory Parata is named in the centre for his first Champions Cup start while Ireland international Matt
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Head coach Mossy Lawler has named his Connacht Rugby Eagles side ahead of round 4 of the British & Irish Cup and the trip to play Ospreys Select on Sunday. There are seven personnel changes from the starting XV that lined out against the same side in the home fixture just six days ago. This
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Exiles Cup Silver Jubilee The traditional St. Stephen’s Day fixture at the club celebrates a landmark anniversary this year when the Exiles Cup match will be played for the 25th year. To mark its Silver Jubilee a serious effort is being made to have more players, both past and present, participate this year in the
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Connacht Senior Cup: Buccaneers 93 Sligo 5 Although not having any of their Connacht players available, Buccaneers proved much too strong for Sligo when the sides met in the semi-final of the Connacht Senior Cup under the Dubarry Park floodlights on Friday night when the Athlone club romped to a facile 93-5 victory. Apart from
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Updated on Saturday at 1pm – Peter Robb was named among the replacements but has suffered a hip injury and is replaced by Matt Healy. The Connacht Rugby team to face Wasps in round 3 of the Champions Cup at the Ricoh Arena on Sunday has been named and features two Roscommon men. Picture Credit
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Roscommon’s Danny Qualter will captain the Connacht Eagles side on the resumption of their British & Irish Cup campaign when they welcome Ospreys Select to the Sportsground tomorrow afternoon (kick off 2:30pm). Connacht Rugby Eagles’ head coach Mossy Lawler has once again named a side featuring a mixture of senior, Academy and club players from
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Connacht Rugby, in conjunction with Shane Mooney from the IRFU Medical Department, are hosting two Concussion Awareness Workshops. These are aimed at coaches, teachers and parents. Each 90 minute workshop covers virtually every aspect of concussion, from recognising the symptoms to dealing with the recovery process. It is an essential piece of education for those
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Connacht Rugby has announced that Pat Lam will leave the club at the end of the 2016/17 season. The former Samoa captain, currently in his fourth season with Connacht, will finish up next summer to take over as Head Coach of Bristol Rugby. Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie Commenting from Galway today, Pat Lam said: “This
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Although not playing to their true potential for long periods, Buccaneers showed their mettle when eking out an 18-13 Ulster Bank League victory over Ballymena at Eaton Park on Saturday. By Michael Silke This key win, their eight successive victory, keeps Buccaneers on top of Division 1B as the league takes a seasonal break until
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Connacht Rugby head coach Pat Lam has made four personnel and two positional changes to his side ahead of tomorrow’s round 10 Guinness PRO12 clash with Benetton Treviso. . Outhalf Marnitz Boshoff has been handed his first start in a Connacht jersey having come off the bench in the win over Cardiff Blues seven days
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The draw for the 2016/17 Connacht Rugby Junior Cup took place in the Sportsground last Friday evening and the Clubs in the greater Roscommon area managed to avoid each other. Picture Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie The draw itself threw up some mouthwatering ties with Connacht Rugby J1A rivals Buccaneers and NUIG drawing each other in the
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Vital fixtures for u-20’s & seconds Buccaneers Seconds and U-20s teams are in action on Sunday when both have testing away fixtures. The Seconds make the short hop to Graigueawoneen for a derby joust with high-flying Ballinasloe in the Connacht Junior 1A League. Buccs suffered a 33-8 home defeat in the opening round of the
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Roscommon’s Denis Buckley along with Tom McCartney and John Cooney have returned from injury to take their place in the Connacht Rugby team for round 9 of the Guinness PRO12 against Cardiff Blues. Buckley runs out at the Sportsground tomorrow night for his 100th Connacht Rugby appearance and his first game in two months, packing
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