‘He’s brought a huge amount to us’: Lancaster hails immediate impact of marquee signing Ciarán Frawley
Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster hailed the immediate impact of his summer marquee signing Ciarán Frawley.
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Connacht daring to dream on return to Champions Cup
Connacht are preparing to return to the Champions Cup when Saracens visit the Dexcom Stadium on Saturday, but head coach Stuart Lancaster has yet to settle on his starting XV.
Ciarán Frawley’s stunning debut try helps Connacht pull off away win over Benetton
Connacht rode their luck against Benetton, but dug deep and opportunistically struck at the death through a second, stunning try of the match by Ciarán Frawley on his debut. They could hardly have scripted it better. Some debut.
Return of Ireland contingent just what the doctor ordered for Connacht in Treviso clash
The stakes have risen for both Benetton and Connacht ahead of their URC round-two clash in Treviso. Both sides are well stacked, neither won on the opening weekend and each has designs on the top eight. Suffice to say, they will be targeting this encounter as an opportunity to truly launch their season.
‘We expect to win’: Sean Jansen makes no bones about Connacht’s target in Italian test
Ever since he joined Connacht in 2023, Sean Jansen has cherished and chased a dream of playing for Ireland. It finally came to pass as one of three Connacht debutants with a try-scoring, man-of-the-match display in July’s win over Japan in Australia. He was again called upon a week later in a defeat against his native New Zealand. The taste of international rugby only makes him want it more.
Connacht fall to defeat against dominant Stormers in opening match
The expectation surrounding Connacht as Stuart Lancaster heads into his second season in charge was not matched by the performance on the field and they were punished by a Stormers side who wore them down with a dominant pack.
Confident Connacht ready for stern test as they welcome Stormers to Dexcom
Connacht cannot expect an easy opener in their URC campaign on Friday evening when they host South Africa’s Stormers in Galway.
Lancaster says no contact with Leinster as he’s poised to extend Connacht contract
Stuart Lancaster said he is in talks with Connacht about extending his contract and that there has been no contact with Leinster about taking over there when Leo Cullen departs at the end of the season.