rugby The day Connacht announced they belong in the big timeIt is telling to look back at Andrew Browne’s post-match quotes after Connacht had upset the odds in remarkable fashion at Murrayfield that sunny evening in Edinburgh, just how quickly the commitment had been in the westerners’ dressing room to drive on from the first piece of silverware in 131 years.
rugby Connacht’s McCartney to hang up bootsAnother member of Connacht’s victorious PRO12 squad is set to retire with hooker Tom McCartney about to bring the curtain down on six years at the Sportsground.
rugby Connacht talisman Muldoon retires as new star rises in the westConnacht 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.
rugby Backs’ coach Carolan predicts further signings will follow ‘quality’ Wallaby centre Kyle Godwin to Connacht