The player should still be available for the second leg of his side’s Champions Cup clash with Leinster.

Connacht have been brilliant at developing the players they bring in from outside the province.

Connacht have handed Denis Buckley a first start of the season.

The province’s Players’ Player of the Year for 2020/21 had been linked with a move to Munster.

The centre was part of Andy Farrell’s squad for the summer Tests, but didn’t get capped.

The Connacht centre is in line to win his first cap for Ireland next month.

The western province are hoping to have a strong representation against Japan and the US.

The Irish side overcame a resilient Dragons outfit in Newport.

Carlow man Tom Daly is playing the best rugby of his career under Andy Friend.

Tomorrow will mark Tom Daly’s first time facing Leinster since he moved to Connacht last season.

The Carlow man is hungry for opportunity in Connacht and has been on the phone to tell Andy Friend as much.

The head coach took delight in the simplicity of Connacht’s expertly executed winning try.

Tom Daly says it was an easy decision to stay at Connacht after being given a chance to play under Andy Friend.

Stephen Fitzgerald, Tom Daly and Angus Lloyd have all put pen-to-paper with the western province.

The 25-year-old will hope for more game time out west after an injury-hit two years.

Daly continues to reject the verdict of the jury and protest his innocence.

Today marks exactly one year since Tom Daly last made a senior appearance for Leinster. He makes his long-awaited comeback in this afternoon’s Pro14 inter-pro in Galway.

The 24-year-old injured his ACL in the first game of pre-season, but could end a nine-month stint on the sidelines this week.

Tom Daly did the damage during last weekend’s pre-season game against Perpignan.

They will play on the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series next season.

The Leinster back row is the focus of the fourth and final part of the province’s series of mini-docs.

The next stage of Olympic qualification takes place this weekend.

Ireland’s men and women must secure top three finishes in Lisbon.

Tomorrow is the end of the rugby season, but the start of a new and improved Sevens programme for Ireland.

Rory Scholes’ two try performance caught the eye for the Irish.

Mike Ruddock’s team secured a hugely impressive win in France today.

A Man-of-the-Match performance from Tom Daly helped his side to a win.

Tries from Luke McGrath and Tom Daly were not enough to earn Mike Ruddock’s men a win at Colwyn Bay last night.

A second-half comeback gave Mike Ruddock’s side the victory while Garryowen stayed in touch with a win over Shannon.