Connacht named European Club of the Week

Connacht¹s victory over red-hot favourites Llanelli in the quarter-finals of the Celtic Cup at Stradey Park has seen them selected as the European Club of the Week by the group who monitor the progress of the 46 professional sides in the Six Nations.

The accolade has been bestowed by eurorugby.com which covers 46 clubs in six countries with a database surrounding 2698 matches.

Munster were the only other Irish team to be honoured this year with teams from England and France the most regular winners of this award.

Connacht will not play Edinburgh at home in the semi-finals of the Celtic Cup on the weekend of November 14/15, with the winners playing either Ulster or Glasgow, who meet in Hughenden in Scotland on the same weekend, in the final.

Next up for Connacht, after four away games in succession, is a Celtic League tie against The Borders at the Sportshground next Saturday.

The game kicks-off at 2.30pm with the Republic of Ireland match against Switzerland, which starts at 4.30 pm, being shown on screens throughout the new stand at the Sportsground.