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Connacht captain, John Muldoon, will have to lift his side for the European Champions Cup play-off semi-final next weekend.
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Connacht suffer record defeat at Thomond Park

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Munster 50 Connacht 14 This is, and has been, a bad season for Connacht rugby. That in itself is hardly cause for concern because, ask yourself,...
Connacht's Tiernan O'Halloran kicks and Jonathan Evans of the Scarlets look to claim a loose ball in the Sportsground on Saturday. Photo: Joe O'Shaughnessy.
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Connacht are left Scarlet after poor display

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Connacht 8 Scarlets 30 In a Pro12 season pockmarked by inconsistency and disappointment, Connacht rounded off their home campaign at the Sportsground on Saturday night exactly...
Connacht centre Bundee Aki received a three game ban which rules him out of Connacht's European Cup qualifier
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Bundee Aki to miss European play-off

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Connacht centre Bundee Aki received a three match ban for misconduct this week which means he will miss Connacht's final two league games and...
FULL-back Tiernan O’Halloran believes a victory over Scarlets in Connacht’s final home Pro12 game of the season would be a fitting send-off for the province’s head coach Pat Lam and his assistant Conor McPhillips, both of whom depart at the end of this campaign. With Lam, who impressively guided the Westerners to the Pro12 title last May, and McPhillips set to head up the coaching staff at Bristol Rugby next season, Saturday game against Scarlets at the Sportsground (7:35pm) should prove to be an emotional occasion for all concerned, particularly given this could be the last time Connacht will field at home during the current campaign. It is possible, of course, that should Connacht finish eighth in the Pro12 table, and win their subsequent playoff game against English opposition, that they could then have a home play-off to get into next season’s Champions Cup. This would not happen, however, if they finished in seventh and, so, this could be the only time Connacht players and supporters can show their appreciation for Lam and McPhillips. It is not lost on O’Halloran. “There is a massive appreciation for the work the lads have done,” he says. “Obviously, Conor has been here for a long time, being a past player as well. Even though he wasn’t our official backs coach, he would have done a lot of our attack work with the backs and it was a reason we functioned so well. “So, there is a lot of appreciation for the work the lads have done and there is definitely that respect. As a collective, we would definitely like to show massive appreciation for the work the lads have done. We are kind of hoping though to have another game at home, but we will have to wait to see how results go.” For McPhillips part, he says he is not giving the occasion too much thought as he is fully focused on preparing the players for Scarlets. “To be honest, I haven’t thought about it like that. You don’t get time to think about it at the start of the week because you are game planning and stuff like that. “I am here a long time though and there are a lot of good people here. I am leaving a place which has changed so much since I first came at the start (of the professional era). So, it has been a pleasure to be here and it will be emotional,” confesses McPhillips, who played with the province between 2003 and 2008 before taking up a coaching role. No doubt, McPhillips would love to conclude his time at Connacht with a home win but he says that in order for that to happen, the Westerners must improve on recent performances, especially in executing their try-scoring opportunities. Indeed, he acknowledges it is frustrating. “We just didn’t take those opportunities. Obviously, we would be disappointed if we weren’t creating opportunities and we didn’t have all this but at the same time we need to execute them. That has been the big emphasis since Leinster. For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.
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Connacht keen to honour Head Coach and McPhilipps with win over...

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FULL-back Tiernan O’Halloran believes a victory over Scarlets in Connacht’s final home Pro12 game of the season would be a fitting send-off for the...
Connacht's Craig Ronaldson who scored their second try in Saturday's shock Guinness Pro12 defeat to Zebre.
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Connacht fall to the worst result of Lam’s tenure with...

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Zebre 25  Connacht 22 THE Pro12 title defence has not gone remotely as planned for Connacht but Saturday’s shock loss to basement dwellers Zebre was a...
The Coláiste Iognáid side celebrate after retaining the Connacht Senior Schools' Cup in the Sportsground on Wednesday. Photos: INPHO/James Crombie.
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Jes boys comfortably retain Senior Connacht Schools title

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Coláiste Iognáid 13 Summerhill College 7 David Finn at the Sportsground Coláiste Iognáid remain top dogs in Connacht Senior schools’ rugby having overcome a spirited if limited...
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