The Connacht Rugby squad to face Munster at the Sportsground in round 12 of the Guinness PRO12 has been named and it featured three Roscommon men. Picture Credit: ©INPHO/Donall Farmer Overall, there are four personnel changes to the side ahead of the New Year’s Eve clash. Denis Buckley and Jack Carty retain their places and …
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Ahead of Saturday’s Guinness PRO12 round 12 game at home to Munster, the Connacht Rugby medical team have published an injury update – it doesn’t make for good reading. 22 first team players are now on the treatment table and Connacht Rugby Head Coach Pat Lam has recently indicated that no money is available to …
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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 …
We look back on the weekend’s action from the Roscommon Sport scene, which includes, Gaelic Games, Rugby and Soccer. Gaelic Games Ciarain Murtagh scored 2-3 and Enda Smith scored a point as Connacht suffered a narrow 3-10 to 2-16 defeat to Ulster in an exciting Inter-Provincial Football Final in Carrick on Shannon yesterday. Niall Daly, …
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 …
A round-up on the results from the Roscommon Sport scene for the weekend so far, including Gaelic Football, Soccer and Rugby. Gaelic Games There was mixed fortunes for the Roscommon players in inter-provincial action. Points from Fintan Cregg, Niall Daly, Enda Smith & 1-1 from Ciarain Murtagh helped the Connacht Footballers defeat Leinster by 2-17 …
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 …
