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Connacht Rugby’s first-serving CEO Gerry Kelly took centre stage at this year’s annual awards at The Galmont, winning the Lifetime Contribution to Rugby Award.

The colourful look back on the year of sport in Galway by Ralph O'Gorman has become an iconic part of the New Year's reflection on the event on and off the field and tracks over the past twelve months. Enjoy.

Lexus Galway were honoured to have Lexus Ireland Brand Ambassador and renowned elite rugby player Johnny Sexton for a very special and most enjoyable Lexus Customer Q&A event last Friday night in their Lexus Galway Showroom.

What memories do you have of your schooldays? Here are some reminiscences of a few old ‘Jes-mugs’.

Three Connacht Rugby youngsters are celebrating Ireland's incredible success in winning the U20 Six Nations Championship at the weekend.

Unlucky for some, but the number 13 proved momentous for former Buccaneer Jack Carty, his points haul in Connacht’s URC victory over the Lions this past weekend securing his berth in the annals of provincial scoring history.

Outhalf Jack Carty has become Connacht's all-time top points scorer after a comprehensive 43-24 over the Emirates Lions at the weekend.

Connacht head to England for their final European Challenge Cup pool fixture on Saturday (5.30pm) looking to maintain this season’s 100 per cent record. A bonus-point win against Newcastle Falcons is the target, and this would ensure Connacht qualify with the best possible seeding as they face into next round in which Heineken Cup teams will be included.

It is fairly certain that rugby football was being played in Galway before the formation of the IRFU, but the lack of surviving minutes of meetings or records makes it difficult to pinpoint the actual beginnings of some clubs. We know that in 1886 there were four clubs in existence, Queen’s College (now UG), The Grammar School, Galway Town, and Old Galwegians. These latter two clubs amalgamated in the 1909/10 season and called themselves Galway Town. They were a successful club. World War I and its aftermath ruled out competitive rugby but in the resumption, in 1921/22 they again won the senior cup and then, for some reason, decided to change the name again, this time to Galwegians RFC.