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Niyi Adeolokun and Eoin McKeon among 12 players to exit Connacht

It means just five of their Pro12-winning starting team will still be at the province next season.

HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Tiernan O’Halloran is congratulated by team-mate Bundee Aki, right, after scoring Connacht’s opening try against Leinster in the 2016 Guinness PRO12 final at Murrayfield. The IRFU had considered disbanding the team 13 years previously. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

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The day Connacht announced they belong in the big time

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Aki and Adeolokun make Connacht returns for Challenge Cup clash

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Connacht secure rousing win over Scarlets

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Connacht record losing bonus point in loss at Edinburgh

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Paul Boyle's brace leads Connacht to bonus-point win

Connacht talisman Muldoon retires as new star rises in the west

Connacht 47 Leinster 10: On a day when Connacht bade farewell to their talisman from Portumna, along comes another farmer’s son from a few miles away on the other side of the River Shannon to lay down a marker and offer hope for the future with hooker Shane Delahunt producing a remarkable display on a day of celebration in Galway.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2018

Glasgow ease past Connacht

Glasgow secured a home semi-final ahead of the Guinness PRO14 play-offs with a routine 35-22 win over Connacht.

Sat, 14 Apr, 2018

Euro route now clearer for rampant Connacht

Connacht 50 Oyonnax 14: The road to Bilbao has now become clear for Connacht.

Mon, 22 Jan, 2018

Adeolokun’s early hat-trick sees Connacht finish Pool 5 in style

Niyi Adeolokun scored a first-half hat-trick as Challenge Cup Pool Five leaders Connacht ended the group campaign with a win over Oyonnax.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2018

Keane: Draw a bit like kissing your sister

Challenge Cup Pool 5

Mon, 15 Jan, 2018

Connacht fail to triumph in error-ridden game with Cardiff Blues

Connacht's five-match winning run came to an end as Cardiff Blues triumphed 36-30 at Arms Park.

Fri, 24 Nov, 2017

Pat Lam era ends with pride and regrets

Northampton Saints 21 Connacht 15: He came into the post-match press conference in charge of Connacht for the last time and less than 10 minutes later Pat Lam departed as the new coach of Bristol.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

No fairy tale ending for Pat Lam as brave Connacht lose at Northampton

Northampton kept alive their hopes of playing in the European Champions Cup next season with a hard-fought 21-15 victory over Connacht in the second play-off at Franklin's Gardens.

Sat, 20 May, 2017

Connacht eyeing the play-offs to qualify for Europe's top table

Glasgow Warriors 35 - Connacht 24: This time last year Connacht fans were holding their breath in anticipation. Sitting pretty at the top of the table, having only lost five times all season, Connacht were working their way to a first Guinness PRO12 trophy and Champions Cup rugby.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2017

Connacht battle rain to blow Zebre away

Connacht - 33

Sat, 04 Mar, 2017

Connacht stun the Blues

Guinness PRO12

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

Jack Carty’s injury adds to Connacht’s Welsh woes

Ospreys 29 Connacht 7: Connacht’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions Cup quarter-finals were hit when out-half Jack Carty added to their growing injury list in a 29-7 defeat to the Ospreys.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Connacht dig it out to give campaign a boost

Connacht 18 Cardiff Blues 7: Connacht gave their PRO12 campaign a badly needed boost with a hard-earned win at the Sportsground last night, when they scored their biggest ever win over Cardiff.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2016

Connacht in good heart for big double date with Wasps

Zebre 7 Connacht 52: Two rounds played in the Champions Cup and only three teams in Europe have chalked up two wins. No surprise that Saracens and Clermont Auvergne have begun in such stellar fashion, but Pat Lam’s men are beginning to show that their historic PRO12 win might not be a one-hit wonder.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

Ireland call-up beyond Niyi Adeolokun’s dreams

Niyi Adeolokun says he never believed he’d become a pro rugby player — never mind earn an Ireland call.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Pat Lam vows exodus won’t dismantle Connacht's structure

Pat Lam is adamant that Connacht’s upward curve will not level out just because some players and management members move on.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2016

Connacht get act together with first win of the season

Connacht 28, Edinburgh 15: Pat Lam’s Connacht found their top form and avoided the ignominy of becoming the first champions to lose four straight games in defence of their title with a stunning bonus point win at the Sportsground last night.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Connacht must turn it around quickly

Scarlets 17 Connacht 8: After a third successive loss, Connacht are in choppy waters, and Edinburgh’s impending visit to the Sportsground has taken on a must-win feeling.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2016

Eoin Griffin and Justin Tipuric 10/9/2016

Connacht lose second consecutive home game in defence of their Pro12 title

Connacht have lost again at the Sportsground in the Guinness Pro12.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Connacht v Glasgow Warriors - Guinness PRO12 Round 1

Warriors put Lam's men to the slaughter in six-try rout

Not the start the defending champions would have wanted.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

Connacht complete the unlikeliest journey in some style

A famous scene adorns the walls of the ACT Brumbies headquarters in Canberra, depicting the dressing room scenes after their first ever victory over the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. At that stage the Brumbies team were full to the brim with players rejected by their big Sydney neighbours and the win not only sparked emotional scenes but also marked a changing of the guard.

Mon, 30 May, 2016

Connacht make it an All-Ireland final in the Pro12 decider in Scotland

Connacht's dream season continued at the Sportsground where they dethroned reigning champions Glasgow Warriors 16-11 to reach their first Guinness PRO12 final.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Connacht push Munster to edge of nowhere

Connacht 35 Munster 14: This may have been the night when the penny finally dropped.

Mon, 18 Apr, 2016

Bernard Jackman’s Grenoble slot late drop goal to reach semis

Grenoble 33 Connacht 32: Heartbreaking, but scintillating. Connacht and Grenoble produced an epic European Challenge Cup quarter-final that upped the profile of this second tier European competition and dazzled the 14,876 fans present on Saturday night.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016