Craggy Rugby Podcast

Connacht secured their second bonus point win away from home in a row with a victory over a depleted Zebre in Parma.William Davies, Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan review the good, 7 tries and the bad, another red card for Papali'i and a knee injury for Tom Farrell.We also hear from Andy Friend and a jubilant Sean O'Brien who played more that 10 minutes of rugby for the first time in nearly 2 years and nabbing a try to boot. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davis and Dave Finn talk to Connacht forwards coach Jimmy Duffy and centre Tom Farrell in the press conference prior to the trip to Zebre.Dave is joined by Craggy statsman Danny Deegan and Alan to review the disappointing result to Scarlets and preview the Zebre match. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Craggy Crew were back in the Sportsground to witness a frustratingly inaccurate display as Connacht fell to a dogged determined defensive display from the Scarlets.William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the match, Rob Murphy asks the tough questions of Andy Friend and Paul Boyle while Linley MacKenzie and Dave Finn join Alan to try and make sense of such a disappointing performance by Connacht at an eerily quiet Sportsground. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies and Dave Finn chatted to Connacht prop Paddy McAllister and head coach Andy Friend at the press conference prior to the visit of Scarlets to the Sportsground on Saturday.William is joined by Craggy stats-man Danny Deegan and Alan to preview the match. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht's defense coach Pete Wilkins and Paul Boyle were on duty at this weeks press conference where William Davies and Dave Finn put questions to them.William is joined by Craggy stats-man Danny Deegan and Alan to preview the Dragons match. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies spoke to Andy Friend and John Porch prior to the Benetton match in the PRO14 this Sunday.We also hear the thoughts of Benetton coach Kieran Crowley and William is joined by Craggy statsman Danny Deegan and Alan to preview the match and talk a little about the Champions Cup draw. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht produced their best away performance for years to gain a valuable try bonus point win over Conference B rivals Edinburgh, winning 26-37.Rob Murphy, William Davies and Alan Deegan reflect on some fabulous tries in a great performance and we hear from Andy Friend and Caolin Blade too. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wiliam Davies chatted to Conor Oliver and Andy Friend at the presser prior to the Edinburgh away match in the PRO14. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the best composite Connacht team of the Professional rugby era, have a listen to what the Craggy Crew make of who the fans chose and make a few changes in a Craggy Rugby special podcast Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht were well beaten by a fired up Cardiff Blues side in their first away trip of the new season.William Davies, Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan cogitate over the disappointing display and we hear the thoughts of Andy Friend and Eoghan Masterson in the post match press conference. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht defeated Glasgow Warriors for the first time since 2016 with a craicing 28-24 win in the Sportground in Round 1 of this seasons PRO14.Linley MacKenzie, William Davies and Rob Murphy were lucky enough to be at the match and we hear their expert opinions on a great win.We hear from Andy Friend, Kieran Marmion and Glasgow coach Danny Wilson in the post match press confernce also. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Friend spoke to the Craggy Crew after an interesting A game that saw Munster A defeat the Connacht Eagles in the first professional game of rugby in the Sportsground in 31 weeks. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William, Linley and Rob try and make sense of a bizarre match that saw 2 red cards and 3 yellow cards as Connacht's callow team wilted under the pressure of the practically full strength Munster.We also hear the after match thoughts of Andy Friend and Quinn Roux. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht hit the ground running in their first match of the professional era in the home of Irish rugby, scoring a bonus point win over Ulster.William Davies, Rob Murphy and Linley MacKenzie were given a late reprieve on Covid restrictions that allowed them to attend this historic match and they give us their expert opinions on a great win.We also hear the after match thoughts of Andy Friend, man of the match John Porch and Ulster coach Dan McFarland. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Craggy Crew are back to preview the first Connacht match since March. We hear from Andy Friend, Finlay Bealham, Eoghan Masterson and Dan McFarland.In part 1 of the pod Rob, William and Linley discuss the Ulster match while in part to Rob is joined by Niall, Dave and Alan to talk about Bundee Aki's 100th match for the province.And there is plenty of other chat amoungst the crew also. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies, Rob Murphy and Alan Deegan bring you the latest Connacht news on player signings, players leaving, possible season restart date and a few other bits and pieces to help pass a few minutes in these strange times. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Craggy Crew bring you the assuring voice of calmness and reason that is Andy Friend in these strange and troubling times as the Connacht coach talks about how he and his wife Kerri are coping living on the other side of the world to the rest of their family, as well as how the players and staff are dealing with the current situation. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht got back to winning ways with a hard fought bonus point win in South Africa that initially looked like it might be a stroll before a contentious red card for Peter Robb threw a spanner in the works.A slightly different podcast this week as our limited budget meant that we didn't get to travel to the sunnier climes of Port Elizabeth but we made up it by watching the game in the home of the Connacht Clan, Murty Rabbitts.We hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend, an angry Kings coach Robbie Kempson and a dejected Kings captain JC Astle as well our Southern Hemisphere correspondent from OFM Radio Sports Morgan Piek.Alan Deegan and William Davies chat about the win and we have the in match thoughts of Connacht Clan President Shane Mulryan and the enigmatic Pinky, who had an interesting take on the refereeing decisions that had Connacht down to 13 players at one point. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht travel to South Africa this week and William Davies caught up with Andy Friend, Paddy McAllister and Tiernan O'Halloran before they jetted off to the sunnier climes of the southern hemisphere.William is joined by Linley MacKenzie and Alan Deegan to discuss the disappointment of the display and result in Scotland last week as well as the challenge the trip to South Africa presents.There is also some bonus audio from Southern Kings team manager Zingi Hela who explains the cultural references designed into the Kings jerseys. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Edinburgh eviserated Connacht in a Murrayfield mauling as the visitorsconceded a try bonus point win to the Conference B leaders.Rob Murphy and William Davies try to make sense of the heavy defeat a week after a record win over Cardiff. We hear from a frustrated Andy Friend and Paddy McAllister as well as a Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill, Geoff Webster of BBC Radio Scotland and Bernard Jackman in a jam packed show. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.