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Connacht look to quell battle-hardened Sharks attack
Connacht host their first URC fixture of the season at a much-changed Dexcom Stadium when they host South African outfit Hollywoodbets Sharks on Saturday (7.35pm).
One hundred and fifty years of rugby
Queen’s College Galway Rugby Club was founded in 1874, 150 years ago, making it the oldest rugby club in Connacht. They have a long and proud history and have helped nurture and boost many rugby careers helping players to the highest levels. They were a founding club of the Irish Rugby Football Union. They won their first Connacht Senior Cup in 1897 and have managed to hold that trophy aloft many times since. Their first victory in the Dudley Cup, played for by the three Queen’s Universities, was in 1905. They have featured many times in the Bateman Cup, an exclusive competition in which clubs participate by invitation only.
Cian Prendergast to captain Connacht this season
A new Connacht Rugby season kicks off on Saturday with Peter Wilkins’ outfit up against last season’s URC semi-finalists Munster in Thomond Park (5.30pm).
Captain fantastic mining the Moycullen magic
There's definitely something in the water around Moycullen these times, especially in the realms of women's sport. If it's not Julie Ann Russell firing it into the French net; or Fiona Murtagh sweeping up French waters, it's the example being set by the all-energy captain of the Galway senior ladies team inspiring her side to this weekend's decider at Croke Park.
Connacht Rugby’s Challenge Cup opposition revealed
Connacht can expect to face some familiar foes in the forthcoming European Challenge Cup season beginning this December.
Two Buccaneers touch rugby players play prominent roles in Connacht success
Two Buccaneers touch rugby players were core members of the Connacht squad who claimed their inaugural women’s interprovincial success at Old Wesley RFC on Saturday,
Daunting trip south for depleted westerners
The lead-up to an inter-provincial game evokes a heightened sense of fervour among rugby fans on this island.
Novel pairing as Buccaneers host Dhahran Scorpions in touch rugby friendly fixture
Buccaneers touch rugby had a novel encounter in recent times with a friendly fixture against the visiting Dhahran Scorpions touch team from Saudi Arabia.
Bundee and Bealham return for European Challenge
Connacht Rugby has enjoyed some memorable days on the European stage, and this week they are preparing to make a statement in the Challenge Cup.