Kieran Marmion to leave Connacht this summer and join Bristol Bears 

Scrum-half Marmion will depart Connacht when his contract ends this summer after 11 seasons and will join former coach Pat Lam at Bristol Bears.

DEPARTING: Kieran Marmion is departing Connacht Rugby at the end of the season. Pic: INPHO/Matteo Ciambelli

Connacht Rugby confirmed that scrum-half Kieran Marmion will leave the province at the end of the current season when his contract expires. Marmion will join Bristol Bears for the 2023/24 Gallagher Premiership and links up with former Head Coach Pat Lam. 

Marmion has 224 appearances over his 11 seasons and currently has the third highest appearances of all time for the club behind Michael Swift and John Muldoon. Marmion started at scrum-half for their famous win over Leinster in the Pro12 Final in 2016 to bring the club's first trophy back West.