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Ciarán Frawley’s long-anticipated debut for Connacht will have to wait for some time with Stuart Lancaster confirming that none of the seven from the province who featured on Ireland’s summer tour will be available for Friday night’s URC opener against the Stormers at Dexcom Stadium.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Connacht cannot expect an easy opener in their URC campaign on Friday evening when they host South Africa’s Stormers in Galway.
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.
Will Connors is the latest Leinster player to head down the M4 and join Stuart Lancaster’s Connacht.