Anyone with kids around Galway City on Saturday morning, please pop along to Galway Bay Rugby fun day, meet Eddie the Eagle, Connacht Rugby players and most importantly free Ice Cream. Galway Sports Partnership John Mulligan Galway City Council Please retweet

**Halftime Report for Bristol v Connacht:** Connacht has shown their resilience, leveling the scores twice after falling behind. Andrew Smith has been electric, touching down twice, keeping Connacht in the game. Josh Ioane is 3/3 kicking Bristol’s Harry Randell has been sharp,

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The Emerging Ireland Squad for the 2024 South Africa Tour will be announced at 10am Wednesday on Irish Rugby channels. Who do you think will make the squad? 🏉 #IrishRugby #EmergingIreland #SouthAfricaTour

If someone was making a call on the emerging tour this is gonna be very close. Matthew Devine will in Ireland squad for six nations and should be pushing CC for the start against Italy. Cian Prendergast looks set to be Connacht captain so it’s a smart move.

Some really nice trys for Connacht against Bristol on Friday

Bundee Aki gets his Irish citizenship this afternoon 👏 👏

List of the opening weeks referees, Chris Busby is a good choice for Munster v Connacht. 📅 **Friday, Sept 20** 🏉 **Cardiff Rugby v Zebre** 👨‍⚖️ Ref: Eoghan Cross (IRFU) 🏉 **Edinburgh v Leinster** 👨‍⚖️ Ref: Andrea Piardi (FIR) 📅 **Saturday, Sept 21** 🏉 **Dragons v

Very clever from Ulster Rugby comms team, fans will be delighted with the news.

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It should be a great experience for the players who are selected. I'm surprised they picked 3/4 starters from Connacht, but the criteria for selection seem open to interpretation. 🟢 **Connacht**: - Jack Aungier (Lansdowne FC) - Jordan Duggan (Naas RFC) - Sean Jansen - Darragh

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Who do Connacht fans expect to start at 9&10 on Saturday against Munster?

🏉 Edinburgh Rugby vs Leinster Rugby: Season Opener Preview!🔥 #EDIvLEI • **Mosese Tuipulotu** makes his debut for Edinburgh, joined by Wes Goosen and Ali Price in a strong line-up. 💪 • **Cian Healy** could earn a record-equalling 280th appearance for Leinster if called

Probably the strongest starting 15 Connacht have named in years 💪🏼, 10-15 looks phenomenally exciting 🔥. Mack, Santi, and Shayne Bolton could be epic 💫. Could this team beat Munster? 🤔 15. Santiago Cordero (2) 14. Mack Hansen (32) 13. Piers O’Conor * 12. Cathal Forde (31)

Anyone that’s into stats here is Connacht Performance 2023/24 Summary #### Defensive Performance: - **Tries Against:** 58 (9th in URC) - **Turnovers Won:** 115 (11th in URC) - **Turnovers Lost:** 233 (4th in URC) - **Tackle Success Rate:** 89.4% (6th in URC) - **Maul Defence

Check out my Munster vs Connacht preview! 🔥 I’m calling it: we could be in for a surprise! #MUNvCON 🏉 URC Showdown: Team News, Stats, and Predicted Outcome | #MUNvCON sportsnewsireland.com/rugby/rugby_ir… via @SportsNewsIre

Considering both teams, I find it hard to see Connacht losing by more than 12 points to Munster this evening. It would be very concerning for the season ahead if they lose by more than 11. Bar One Racing & BoyleSports

Has an Irish province ever started two brand new signings at 9/10 for an opening game of the season? Bernard Jackman Michael Corcoran

📊 10 Stats on Connacht v Sharks 🏉 1️⃣ Connacht have lost their last 4️⃣ BKT URC games, a decade-long worst streak. 2️⃣ Sharks ended their 2023/24 campaign with 3️⃣ straight home defeats. 3️⃣ Connacht's last win against 🇿🇦 teams was Sharks (13-12) in Nov '23. 4️⃣ Sharks’ URC win