Tuesday 20 October 2020
Andy Friend makes two changes to the side which beat Glasgow last weekend.
The talented 26-year-old is thriving with Connacht, having joined the province on loan back in July.
The Ireland centre is fit to face Cardiff Blues but Niall Murray looks set to undergo shoulder surgery.
Saturday’s Guinness Pro14 fixture will be played at Rodney Parade in Newport instead of Cardiff’s Arms Park.
We went minute-by-minute as the southern province set out to seal their place in the Pro14 semi-finals.
It’s time for provinces west and north to re-enter rugby and we’re going minute-by-minute.
Finlay Bealham is ready for the resumption of Connacht’s season after returning to full training.
The Connacht star attracted lots of attention when he returned to club training.
The Ireland international will earn his 100th Connacht cap this weekend when the Pro14 resumes.
Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey had several different visions as they gazed into the future.
Former Connacht head coach Pat Lam is this week’s guest on the How To Win At Dominoes podcast.
Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey discuss the very real prospect of South Africa’s Super Rugby franchises joining the Pro14.
The trio represented the province over 320 times between them, with Adeolokun earning an Irish cap in 2016.
‘That’s the one area of the squad that you could say they probably need to go foreign and bring somebody in of a different profile,’ said Bernard Jackman.
Robin Copeland speaks to The42 about his lovely gesture to medical workers.
The Irish side were a player down for more than 80% of the game.
Andy Friend’s side will take on Southern Kings in the Guinness Pro14 on Sunday in Port Elizabeth.
The head coach also provided an update on prop Finlay Bealham, who was taken off on a stretcher in the opening minutes.
The Blues sat just one point behind the province in the Conference B table before the game.
Andy Friend’s side take on Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground.
Tom Daly, Peter Robb, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Shane Delahunt and Conor Kenny have all signed new deals with the provinces.
The former Ireland striker has recently taken over as the association’s Interim Deputy CEO.
‘Obviously Rory Best had the jersey pretty much locked down for the last number of years. There probably is a bit of an opening there.’
The Australian believes it would benefit everyone if those down Leo Cullen’s pecking order got game time elsewhere.
Relive all the action as Andy Friend’s team fell to a disappointing defeat at the Sportsground.
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have announced a series of provisional grants totaling over €77million as part of the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund .
Will Connors is the only player to retain his starting place from last weekend’s win over Munster.
Tomorrow will mark Tom Daly’s first time facing Leinster since he moved to Connacht last season.
The 29-year-old Connacht lock was recently called into Andy Farrell’s first Irish get-together.
‘I totally get that we need to protect the player, but we play a collision sport where accidents do happen.’
Friend says he is keen to give them time to rest up after a hectic few months.
Coetzee clash ruled ‘accidental’ by disciplinary committee.
The Connacht prop has been cited following a nasty collision with Marcell Coetzee during Friday’s game.
Ulster came out on top in the interpro showdown.
The northern province have not lost a game at Kingspan Stadium since October 2018.
Have your say on who was the best Irish rugby player over the past 12 months.
Jack Carty’s late try in the 19-14 defeat meant that Connacht got one point for their efforts last night.
In his first Munster start, Craig Casey helped the province to a Guinness Pro14 win over Connacht.
Mixing youth with experience adds an element of the unknown to this Pro14 derby.
Quinn Roux will wear the captain’s armband at the Sportsground as he makes his 100th Connacht appearance.
