Connacht to start pre-season away to Harlequins

Connacht will kick-start their three-matche pre-season friendlies against Guinness Premiership club Harlequins at The Stoop on Friday, August 14.

They will follow that with a trip to Kingsholm to face Gloucestor on Saturday, August 22. They then return to the Sportsground the following Friday where they'll face Rotherham Titans before embarking on their Magners League campaign in September.