Home comforts for Leinster and Munster in Champions Cup The EPCR have revealed their revised format for the Heineken Champions Cup, with Leinster and Munster both guaranteed home ties in the last 16. Champions Cup • 24 Feb
Electric Wootton powers Connacht to bonus-point win A superb brace of first half tries from star man Alex Wootton set Connacht on the road to a bonus-point victory over Cardiff Blues at ... Rugby • 20 Feb
Ireland trio in Connacht side to face Cardiff Blues Ireland trio Bundee Aki, Ultan Dillane and Dave Heffernan have been named in the Connacht side for Saturday's Guinness Pro14 fixture against Cardiff Blues at ... Pro14 • 19 Feb
Shoulder surgery rules Quinn Roux out of Six Nations Irish lock Quinn Roux has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations and is not expected back in action until at least ... Rugby • 16 Feb
Connacht dig out win to keep Pro14 final hopes alive Connacht kept alive their slim hopes of making the Pro14 final with a 30-20 away win over the Dragons at Rodney Parade. Rugby • 05 Feb
Friend in uncharted territory with new deal at Connacht Connacht head coach Andy Friend says his belief that the province shares his ambitions for trophies is what encouraged him to break the habit of ... Rugby • 31 Jan
'Easy decision' - Friend extends Connacht deal Connacht boss Andy Friend has extended his deal with the province, keeping him at the Sportsground until the end of the 2022/23 season. Rugby • 28 Jan
Recap: Connacht upset by Ospreys Relive all the action from the Sportsground as Connacht hosted Ospreys. Rugby • 24 Jan
'Massive disappointment' - Friend rues home discomfort Connacht boss Andy Friend couldn't hide his "massive disappointment" following a fourth successive home defeat for his side as Ospreys prevailed 26-20. Rugby • 24 Jan
Second-half surge sees Connacht beaten by Ospreys Connacht blew a 12-point half-time lead as they lost 26-20 to Ospreys at the Sportsground in the Guinness Pro14. Rugby • 24 Jan
Butler back for Connacht as Friend rings the changes Connacht captain Jarrad Butler returns to the fray for Sunday's Guinness Pro14 clash with the Ospreys at The Sportsground, kick-off 3pm. Rugby • 23 Jan
Andy Friend 'positive' on extending Connacht stay Andy Friend says he has held "really positive talks" with Connacht about extending his three-year stint in charge of the province. Rugby • 19 Jan
Ian Keatley joins Glasgow Warriors until end of season Ireland out-half Ian Keatley has signed with Glasgow Warriors until the end of the season. Rugby • 18 Jan
Connacht's postponed Ospreys clash gets new date Connacht's postponed Pro14 clash with the Ospreys will take place at the Sportsground on Sunday week. Rugby • 15 Jan
Munster bring in 10 Irish internationals for Connacht Munster head coach Johann van Graan has brought in ten Irish internationals as part of 14 changes for the Guinness Pro14 clash with Connacht on ... Rugby • 08 Jan
Lenihan: Munster hold edge against buoyant Connacht Donal Lenihan believes Munster will have the extra firepower needed to overcome Connacht on Saturday and continue their progression towards the Guinness Pro14 final. Rugby • 08 Jan
Cullen recalls big guns in the midst of 'tricky' period In navigating what he says is a "tricky" schedule at the moment, Leinster coach Leo Cullen has named a strong side for Friday's Pro14 game ... Rugby • 07 Jan
'We feel like we're in a good position' - Hanrahan JJ Hanrahan believes that Munster are well placed to end their decade-long trophy drought this season but warns that they need to continue to build ... Rugby • 07 Jan
Carty 'back to his best' ahead of Six Nations - Lenihan Jack Carty's 25-point haul in Connacht's emphatic victory over Leinster last weekend proves that the 28-year-old out-half is back to his best. Rugby • 06 Jan
Munster 'still have momentum' from European exploits Munster coach Stephen Larkham is confident the province can get back to the level of performance they showed against Clermont when they travel to the ... Rugby • 18 Jan
RTÉ Rugby Podcast: Carty masterclass & Irish 10s battle On this week's RTÉ Rugby Podcast, Hugh Cahill is joined by Donal Lenihan, Bernard Jackman and Wes Liddy to discuss Connacht's win over Leinster and ... Rugby • 06 Jan
Daly hopeful toppling Munster opens door for Connacht Tom Daly is hopeful that another big inter-provincial scalp for Connacht this weekend could propel his side into Guinness Pro14 contention. Rugby • 06 Jan
Carty: Something special was in the air for Connacht Jack Carty hailed his Connacht team-mates after they inflicted Leinster's first league defeat in almost two years. Rugby • 03 Jan
Connacht rise up to end Leinster's Pro14 unbeaten run Connacht won in Dublin against Leinster for the first time since September 2002 as fly-half Jack Carty masterminded a seismic 35-24 bonus-point win over Guinness ... Rugby • 02 Jan
Connacht confirm positive Covid-19 cases in squad Connacht Rugby has confirmed that "a number" of their players have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their game against Leinster on Saturday. Rugby • 01 Jan
