Connacht announce Cian Prendergast as captain for 2024-25 season

Dave Heffernan and Joe Joyce will support Prendergast as vice-captains.

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024 - 16:00

Fiona Halligan

Connacht Rugby have announced that Cian Prendergast will captain the side for the 2024-25 season.

The 24-year-old backrow joined the Connacht Academy in 2020 and made his senior debut against Edinburgh in October of the same year.

He signed his first professional contract with the province in March 2021 and has gone on to make 68 appearances for the Westerners including 21 appearances last season.

He has scored 13 tries to date with seven of them last season.

Prendergast won his first international cap in 2022 and was most recently part of the Irish squad that travelled to South Africa during the summer.

He will be supported by vice-captains Dave Heffernan and Joe Joyce for the upcoming season.

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Cian Prendergast has been named as club captain by Pete Wilkins ahead of the new season 🟢🦅

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Prendergast is delighted to be handed the role as he looks forward to the season ahead. "It is a huge honour for me to become the captain of Connacht Rugby.

"I have loved my time here ever since Eric invited me to join the Connacht Academy and when Pete asked me to take on the role of captain, I felt privileged to have even been considered.

"These are exciting times at Connacht Rugby, and we are all very positive about the potential of this group and the future of the club as a whole.

"I want to thank Jack Carty and the other captains I have played with during my time here. I have learned so much from them, and along with my current teammates and coaches I know I can depend on their collective experience and support in my role as captain.

"I look forward to the new season ahead and can’t wait to see everyone for our first home URC match against the Sharks at Dexcom Stadium on the 28th of September ”