CONNACHT HAVE CONFIRMED a mid-season friendly with Harlequins next February.
The province will head to London to take on the Premiership side at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday, 21 February. Ireland face Wales in round three of the Six Nations the following day in Cardiff.
The friendly sits between Connacht’s URC meetings with Cardiff (15 February) and Benetton (1 March).
The two sides last met in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 Champions Cup pool stages, with Harlequins winning twice and Connacht recording a 9-8 victory at the Sportsground in January 2012 – their first ever win in the competition.
Tickets for next year’s game will be available at www.quins.co.uk.
Agreed. I’d like to propose Musgrave Park and Pairc Ui Chaoimh (assuming GAA Central Council and Congress approval) as the two designated venues for all 6N matches. Pairc Ui Rinn then if needed for the Italian matches.
Playing Six Nations in one country a better option than cancelling tournament, says Rob Baxter
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@john01coffey: sure the pairc ui caoimh all weather pitch can fit the italian pairc ui rinn games if that’s a non runner
Assuming the objective is to maximise revenue by playing in front of big crowds, I assume no one really doubts that if the ‘play it all in one country’ is a serious suggestion, it is going to be England or nowhere
Anywhere except Wales. Great stadium but the pitch wouldn’t hold up to that many games.. It can barely handle one.
@Gerry McCaughey: Italy would be nice for the teams.