Connacht was founded on 8 December 1885. The club was formed to compete with the Leinster, Munster and Ulster , which were founded in 1879, and whose teams had been formed in 1875. The province is currently made up of 25 adult clubs.

Connacht plays its home games at the Galway Sportsgrounds and have been part of European rugby competitions since 1997-1998. The club made it’s debut in the Heineken Cup 2011–12 and won it’s single Pro14 title in 2015–16.

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Fixtures


28 January 2023 (Round 13) 7:35 pm United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Emirates Lions
18 February 2023 (Round 14) 3:05 pm United Rugby Championship Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi N/A Zebre v Connacht
4 March 2023 (Round 15) 7:35 pm United Rugby Championship Rodney Parade N/A Dragons v Connacht
25 March 2023 (Round 16) 3:05 pm United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Edinburgh
15 April 2023 (Round 17) 7:35 pm United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Cardiff Rugby
22 April 2023 (Round 18) 7:35 pm United Rugby Championship Scotstoun Stadium N/A Glasgow Warriers v Connacht

Results


21 January 2023 (Round 4) 35 - 21 EPCR Challenge Cup Kingston Park Stadium N/A Newcastle Falcons v Connacht
21 January 2023 (Round 3) 24 - 50 Women's Interprovincials The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Munster
14 January 2023 (Round 3) 61 - 5 EPCR Challenge Cup The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v CA Brive
14 January 2023 (Round 2) 19 - 25 Women's Interprovincials Kingspan Stadium N/A Ulster v Connacht
7 January 2023 (Round 12) 24 - 12 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Cell C Sharks
7 January 2023 (Round 1) 38 - 10 Women's Interprovincials Energia Park N/A Leinster v Connacht
1 January 2023 (Round 11) 41 - 12 United Rugby Championship Royal Dublin Society N/A Leinster v Connacht
23 December 2022 (Round 10) 20 - 22 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Ulster
16 December 2022 (Round 2) 24 - 31 EPCR Challenge Cup Stade Amédée-Domenech N/A CA Brive v Connacht
10 December 2022 (Round 1) 22 - 8 EPCR Challenge Cup The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Newcastle Falcons
3 December 2022 (Round 9) 38 - 19 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Benetton
26 November 2022 (Round 8) 24 - 17 United Rugby Championship Thomond Park N/A Munster v Connacht
29 October 2022 (Round 7) 19 - 22 United Rugby Championship Liberty Stadium N/A Ospreys v Connacht
21 October 2022 (Round 6) 36 - 14 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Scarlets
14 October 2022 (Round 5) 0 - 10 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Leinster
7 October 2022 (Round 4) 20 - 11 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Munster
30 September 2022 (Round 3) 28 - 14 United Rugby Championship Loftus Versfeld N/A Vodacom Bulls v Connacht
24 September 2022 (Round 2) 38 - 15 United Rugby Championship Cape Town Stadium N/A DHL Stormers v Connacht
17 September 2022 (Round 1) 36 - 10 United Rugby Championship Kingspan Stadium N/A Ulster V Connacht
21 May 2022 (Round 18) 22 - 20 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Zebre
30 April 2022 (Round 17) 41 - 21 United Rugby Championship Jonsson King's Park Stadium N/A Cell C Sharks v Connacht
23 April 2022 (Round 16) 30 - 33 United Rugby Championship Emirates Airline Park N/A Emirates Lions v Connacht
15 April 2022 (Round of 16 - 2nd Leg) 56 - 20 European Champions Cup Aviva Stadium N/A Leinster v Connacht
8 April 2022 (Round of 16 - 1st Leg) 21 - 26 European Champions Cup The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Leinster
2 April 2022 (Round 15) 17 - 21 United Rugby Championship Stadio Comunale Monigo N/A Benetton v Connacht
26 March 2022 (Round 14) 8 - 45 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Leinster
4 March 2022 (Round 13) 56 - 8 United Rugby Championship Murrayfield Stadium N/A Edinburgh v Connacht
26 February 2022 (Round 10) 19 - 17 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v DHL Stormers
19 February 2022 (Round 12) 23 - 29 United Rugby Championship Parc y Scarlets N/A Scarlets v Connacht
4 February 2022 (Round 8) 32 - 12 United Rugby Championship Kingspan Stadium N/A Ulster v Connacht
29 January 2022 (Round 11) 20 - 42 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Glasgow Warriors
23 January 2022 (Round 4) 37 - 31 European Champions Cup Stade Jean Bouin N/A Stade Francais v Connacht
15 January 2022 (Round 3) 28 - 29 European Champions Cup The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Leicester
1 January 2022 (Round 9) 10 - 8 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Munster
19 December 2021 (Round 2) 29 - 23 European Champions Cup Mattioli Woods Welford Road N/A Leicester v Connacht
12 December 2021 (Round 1) 36 - 9 European Champions Cup The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Stade Francais
3 December 2021 (Round 7) 47 - 19 United Rugby Championship Royal Dublin Society N/A Leinster v Connacht
26 November 2021 (Round 6) 46 - 18 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Ospreys
23 October 2021 (Round 5) 36 - 11 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Ulster
16 October 2021 (Round 4) 20 - 18 United Rugby Championship Thomond Park N/A Munster v Connacht
9 October 2021 (Round 3) 22 - 35 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Dragons
1 October 2021 (Round 2) 34 - 7 United Rugby Championship The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Vodacom Bulls
24 September 2021 (Round 1) 33 - 21 United Rugby Championship Cardiff City Stadium N/A Cardiff Blues v Connacht
11 September 2021 (Round 3) 12 - 12 Women's Interprovincials The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Ulster
4 September 2021 (Round 2) 31 - 7 Women's Interprovincials Musgrave Park N/A Munster v Connacht
28 August 2021 (Round 1) 12 - 17 Women's Interprovincials The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Leinster
22 March 2021 (Round 16) 41 - 36 PRO14 Parc y Scarlets N/A Scarlets v Connacht
14 March 2021 (Round 15) 14 - 15 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Edinburgh
6 March 2021 (Round 14) 20 - 17 PRO14 Thomond Park N/A Munster v Connacht
26 February 2021 (Round 13) 17 - 19 PRO14 Stadio Comunale Monigo N/A Benetton v Connacht
20 February 2021 (Round 12) 32 - 17 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Cardiff Blues
6 February 2021 (Round 5) 20 - 30 PRO14 Rodney Parade N/A Dragons vs Connacht
24 January 2021 (Round 8) 20 - 26 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht v Ospreys
10 January 2021 (Round 11) 10 - 16 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht vs Munster
3 January 2021 (Round 10) 24 - 35 PRO14 Royal Dublin Society N/A Leinster vs Connacht
28 December 2020 (Round 9) 19 - 32 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht vs Ulster
5 December 2020 (Round 4) 31 - 14 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht vs Benetton
22 November 2020 (Round 7) 12 - 47 PRO14 Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi N/A Zebre vs Connacht
15 November 2020 (Round 6) 14 - 20 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht vs Scarlets
26 October 2020 (Round 3) 26 - 37 PRO14 Murrayfield Stadium N/A Edinburgh vs Connacht
11 October 2020 (Round 2) 29 - 7 PRO14 Rodney Parade N/A Cardiff Blues vs Connacht
4 October 2020 (Round 1) 28 - 24 PRO14 The Sportsgrounds N/A Connacht vs Glasgow Warriers

Connacht Men’s Senior

Connacht Women’s Senior

Prop

: Elizabeth McNicholas

: 1 Grainne O’Loughlin

: Hannah Coen

: Julia Bauer

: Shannon Heapes

Hooker

: Moya Griffin

Lock

: Fiona Scally

: 5 Niamh O’Grady

: Sinead Rigney

: 4 Sonia McDermott

Flanker

: Aifric O’Brien

: Emily Gavin

: Faith Oviawe

: 6 Grace Browne Moran

: Kate Feehan

: 7 Lisa-Marie Murphy

: Meadbh Scally

: 23 Mollie Starr

Scrum-Half

: Mary Healy

Fly-Half

: Nicole Carroll

: Nicole Fowley

Centre

: Catherine Martin

: Orla Dixon

: Ursula Sammon

Winger

: Clara Barrett

: 11 Laoise McGonagle

: Megan Walsh

: Orla Dixon

: Rhiann Heery

: Shannon Touhey

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: 15 Mairead Coyne

EPCR Challenge Cup Pool A 2022/23

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Connacht	4	3	0	1	135	72	63	19	2	14
2	Toulon	3	3	0	0	67	33	34	10	2	14
3	Cardiff	3	2	0	1	112	47	65	16	2	10
4	Glasgow Warriors	3	2	1	0	67	56	11	9	0	10
5	Bristol	3	2	0	1	55	43	12	13	1	9
6	CA Brive	4	1	0	3	66	157	-91	9	2	6
7	Perpignan	3	1	0	2	42	46	-4	6	0	4
8	Newcastle Falcons	3	1	0	2	53	90	-37	7	0	4
9	Bath	3	0	1	2	45	70	-25	5	1	3
10	Zebre	3	0	0	3	45	73	-28	7	1	1

United Rugby Championship 2022/23

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Leinster	12	12	0	0	384	188	196	54	8	56
2	DHL Stormers	12	8	1	3	349	260	89	43	11	45
3	Ulster	12	8	0	4	370	261	109	49	11	43
4	Vodacom Bulls	12	8	0	4	378	308	70	46	7	39
5	Glasgow Warriors	11	7	0	4	286	259	27	40	7	35
6	Benetton	12	7	0	5	293	330	-37	36	4	32
7	Munster	12	6	0	6	242	198	44	31	6	30
8	Edinburgh	12	5	0	7	321	259	62	48	9	29
9	Cell C Sharks	10	6	0	4	284	261	23	34	5	29
10	Cardiff	12	6	0	6	270	288	-18	29	5	29
11	Ospreys	13	4	2	7	304	324	-20	39	7	27
12	Connacht	12	5	0	7	228	274	-46	32	4	24
13	Emirates Lions	11	5	0	6	241	315	-74	26	4	24
14	Scarlets	13	3	1	9	273	386	-113	33	4	18
15	Dragons	12	3	0	9	261	336	-75	28	4	16
16	Zebre	12	0	0	12	200	437	-237	30	4	4

Irish Shield (URC)

Pos	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Leinster	12	12	0	384	188	196	54	8	56
2	Ulster	12	8	4	370	261	109	49	11	43
3	Munster	12	6	6	242	198	44	31	6	30
4	Connacht	12	5	7	228	274	-46	32	4	24

Women’s Interprovincials 2022/23

Pos	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Munster	3	3	0	110	41	69	18	3	15
2	Connacht	3	1	2	59	107	-48	9	2	6
3	Leinster	2	1	1	98	36	62	9	1	5
4	Ulster	2	0	2	19	102	-83	3	1	1

European Champions Cup Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Leicester	4	4	0	0	102	64	38	25	3	19
2	Harlequins	4	4	0	0	135	101	34	18	3	19
3	Munster	4	4	0	0	115	47	68	12	2	18
4	Bristol	4	3	1	0	108	38	70	16	3	17
5	Connacht	4	1	0	3	118	104	14	16	6	10
6	Bordeaux	4	1	1	2	58	54	4	20	2	8
7	Toulouse	4	1	1	2	61	65	-4	8	1	7
8	Stade Francais	4	1	1	2	63	95	-32	7	1	7
9	Cardiff	4	1	0	3	85	118	-33	9	3	7
10	Wasps	4	1	1	2	51	102	-51	6	0	6
11	Castres	4	0	0	4	77	91	-14	9	5	5
12	Scarlets	4	0	1	3	31	125	-94	4	0	2

United Rugby Championship

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Leinster	18	13	0	5	546	279	267	73	14	66
2	DHL Stormers	18	12	2	4	464	311	153	60	9	61
3	Ulster	18	12	0	6	412	300	112	51	11	59
4	Vodacom Bulls	18	11	0	7	524	388	136	67	13	57
5	Cell C Sharks	18	11	1	6	537	365	172	62	10	56
6	Munster	18	11	0	7	524	343	181	65	11	55
7	Edinburgh	18	10	1	7	506	354	152	67	11	53
8	Glasgow Warriors	18	10	0	8	409	376	33	53	10	50
9	Ospreys	18	10	0	8	422	501	-79	46	4	44
10	Scarlets	18	8	0	10	516	560	-44	67	11	43
11	Emirates Lions	18	8	0	10	446	443	3	53	9	41
12	Connacht	18	9	0	9	399	502	-103	51	4	40
13	Benetton	18	6	1	11	425	501	-76	53	9	35
14	Cardiff	18	6	0	12	362	577	-215	39	4	28
15	Dragons	18	3	1	14	319	570	-251	38	9	23
16	Zebre	18	1	0	17	257	698	-441	30	4	8

Irish Shield (URC)

Pos	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Leinster	18	13	5	546	279	267	73	14	66
2	Ulster	18	12	6	412	300	112	51	11	59
3	Munster	18	11	7	524	343	181	65	11	55
4	Connacht	18	9	9	399	502	-103	51	4	40

Women’s Interprovincials 2021/22

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Munster	3	3	0	0	100	19	81	3	2	14
2	Leinster	3	2	0	1	81	43	38	15	1	9
3	Connacht	3	0	1	2	31	60	-29	2	1	3
4	Ulster	3	0	1	2	29	119	-90	2	0	2

PRO14 Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	BP	Pts
1	Munster	16	14	2	413	250	163	48	8	64
2	Connacht	16	8	8	396	353	43	53	13	45
3	Scarlets	16	8	8	319	333	-14	36	7	39
4	Cardiff	16	8	8	265	284	-19	30	4	36
5	Edinburgh	15	6	9	230	320	-90	26	4	28
6	Benetton	15	0	15	226	369	-143	30	6	6

Connacht Senior Team Statistics

Player	Position			Pts
John Porch	Winger	13	1012	10	2	1	0
Jack Carty	Fly-Half	10	793	61	0	1	0
Conor Oliver	Flanker	13	767	10	2	0	0
Mack Hansen	Winger	10	723	15	3	0	0
Thomas Farrell	Centre	10	701	5	1	0	0
David Hawkshaw	Centre	11	683	33	3	0	0
Niall Murray	Lock	12	667	10	2	1	0
Denis Buckley	Prop	14	665	0	0	0	0
Jarrad Butler	No. 8	12	639	5	1	0	0
Byron Ralston	Winger	12	629	5	1	0	0
Josh Murphy	Flanker	11	629	0	0	0	0
Dave Heffernan	Hooker	12	615	0	0	0	0
Cian Prendergast	Lock	8	596	0	0	0	0
Oisin Dowling	Flanker	12	586	0	0	0	0
Finlay Bealham	Prop	11	543	30	6	0	0
Shamus Hurley-Langton	Flanker	12	529	0	0	0	0
Paul Boyle	Flanker	10	508	15	3	2	0
Kieran Marmion	Scrum-Half	13	504	10	2	0	0
Peter Dooley	Prop	12	502	0	0	0	0
Caolin Blade	Scrum-Half	10	468	25	5	0	0
Gavin Thornbury	Lock	8	453	0	0	0	0
Tiernan O’Halloran	Full-Back	8	447	5	1	0	0
Conor Fitzgerald	Fly-Half	10	406	33	1	0	0
Tom Daly	Centre	9	378	5	1	0	0
Jack Aungier	Prop	10	348	15	3	0	0
Dylan Tierney-Martin	Hooker	8	304	10	2	0	0
Bundee Aki	Centre	5	303	0	0	0	1
Diarmuid Kilgallen	Winger	4	303	10	2	0	0
Darragh Murray		4	260	0	0	0	0
Alex Wootton	Winger	5	245	20	4	0	0
Leva Fifita	Lock	7	244	0	0	0	0
Colm Reilly	Scrum-Half	8	231	0	0	0	0
Cathal Forde	Fly-Half	5	220	15	3	0	0
Adam Byrne	Winger	5	200	10	2	0	0
Sam Illo	Prop	5	152	0	0	0	0
Oran McNulty	Winger	3	136	0	0	0	0
Jordan Duggan	Prop	5	116	0	0	0	0
Ciaran Booth	No. 8	5	114	0	0	0	0
Dominic Robertson-McCoy	Prop	4	111	0	0	0	0
Grant Stewart	Prop	3	72	0	0	0	0
Oisin McCormack		1	17	0	0	0	0

Connacht Senior Women Statistics

Player	Position			Pts
Orla Dixon	Centre, Winger	4	320	5	1	0
Fiona Scally	Lock	4	320	5	1	0
Nicole Fowley	Fly-Half	4	320	16	0	0
Shannon Touhey	Winger	4	318	5	1	0
Mary Healy	Scrum-Half	4	272	0	0	1
Mairead Coyne	Full-Back	3	221	0	0	0
Ava Ryder		3	217	5	1	0
Grace Browne Moran	Flanker	3	206	0	0	1
Clara Barrett	Winger	3	186	20	4	0
Grainne O’Loughlin	Prop	3	176	0	0	0
Lily Brady		3	169	0	0	0
Emma Fabby		2	132	5	1	0
Lisa-Marie Murphy	Flanker	2	110	0	0	0
Karly Tierney		2	108	0	0	0
Kayla Waldron		2	97	0	0	0
Elizabeth McNicholas	Prop	2	89	0	0	0
Kate Feehan	Flanker	1	80	0	0	0
Meadbh Scally	Flanker	1	80	0	0	0
Catherine Martin	Centre	1	80	0	0	0
Ursula Sammon	Centre	1	80	0	0	0
Moya Griffin	Hooker	1	74	0	0	0
Hannah Coen	Prop	3	73	5	1	0
Aifric O’Brien	Flanker	1	67	0	0	0
Nicole Carroll	Fly-Half	1	67	0	0	0
Niamh O’Grady	Lock	2	64	0	0	0
Sonia McDermott	Lock	2	57	0	0	0
Laoise McGonagle	Winger	1	54	0	0	0
Eabha Nic Dhonnacha		2	42	0	0	0
Shannon Heapes	Prop	1	40	0	0	0
Julia Bauer	Prop	1	40	0	0	0
Olivia Haverty		2	38	0	0	0
Orla Fenton		2	33	0	0	0
Emily Gavin	Flanker	2	28	5	1	0
Mollie Starr	Flanker	1	24	0	0	0
Faith Oviawe	Flanker	1	16	0	0	0
Megan Walsh	Winger	1	13	0	0	0
Sinead Rigney	Lock	1	13	0	0	0
Rhiann Heery	Winger	1	2	0	0	0

Connacht fall to first EPCR defeat away to Newcastle

Connacht fell to their first defeat in the Pool stages of the Challenge Cup with a poor display away to Newcastle Falcons

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Munster Retain Women’s Interpro Crown With Unbeaten Record

Munster are the 2023 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Series Champions after a commanding second half performance saw them to a bonus point win over Connacht this afternoon.

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Challenge Cup Preview: Newcastle Falcons v Connacht

After securing their place in the Last 16 of the Challenge Cup with a fine win over Brive last weekend, Connacht will be hoping for more of the same when they take on Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park this evening. A home tie is what Andy Friend’s side want to secure. (Kick-off is 5.30pm).

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Women’s Interprovincial Preview: Connacht V Munster

Munster look to lift the Women's Interprovincial title in a clean sweep of the competition, when they travel to Galway to meet Connacht for a 1pm kick off at the Sportsground.

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Connacht Extend Unbeaten Run in Challenge Cup In Comfortable Fashion

A hat-trick of tries from Alex Wooton saw Connacht claim a comprehensive win over Brive at the Sportsground in Pool A of the Challenge Cup.

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