Gordon D’Arcy: Downplaying pain is part of the game

Hindsight tells you it is foolish, but you do anything – injured or not – to get out there

Connacht topple champions Glasgow at fortress Sportsground

Two sides will do battle again in Pro 12 semis after Pat Lam’s side dig in for famous victory

Pro12: All four provinces go down to the wire

Connacht and Leinster both chasing crucial home advantage for prized semi-final berths

Connacht welcome back star trio for crunch Glasgow game

Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki and Matt Healy all return to starting XV at Sportsground

Pat Lam makes wholesale changes for Treviso trip

Robbie Henshaw named on the bench as Tiernan O’Halloran returns from injury

Liam Toland: Nature of the Connacht loss raises difficult questions for Munster

Due to yellow cards and the effort expended, Munster looked wrecked by the 50th minute

Connacht confirm Aly Muldowney to join Grenoble in summer

Secondrow signs a two-year contract with Bernard Jackman’s Top-14 outfit

Connacht underline remarkable rise by handing Munster a lesson

Bundee Aki’s storming performance in midfield set the tone for Pat Lam’s team

Connacht seal Champions Cup slot in stunning fashion

Pat Lam’s side turn the tables on Munster for a second time in the Pro 12 this season

Robbie Henshaw switched back to fullback for Munster clash

Matt Healy resumes his role on the wing for key Pro 12 showdown at The Sportsground

Connacht confirm AJ MacGinty and six more to depart squad

Pat Lam: ‘It’s always a difficult time of year when we have to make these decisions’

Liam Toland: Buckley showing the benefits of brain over brawn

Connacht prop is thriving in the scrum and open play under Pat Lam

Ulster and Connacht welcome back Ireland heavyweights

Rory Best, Andrew Trimble, Jared Payne and Robbie Henshaw all to start in Pro 12 clash

Connacht’s unlikely journey gains momentum as Leinster hit brick wall

Pat Lam’s men show bravery in tackle and in attack to increase lead at top of Pro12

Gerry Thornley: Connacht roar clear of Leinster on and off park

Pat Lam’s side go four points clear at the top on memorable night at Sportsground

Pat Lam makes four changes for Ospreys visit

Kieran Marmion and Finlay Bealham on Connacht bench after being released by Ireland

Connacht take bonus to join Scarlets on top of the pile

Pat Lam?s side take advantage of Welsh side?s poor discipline at Sportsground

Pat Lam pleased as Connacht secure quarter-final place

Convincing win over outclassed Russians secures a quarter-final away to Grenoble

Irish provinces still have much to prove in Europe

Munster and Leinster may be in dead rubber territory but they need to cast doubts aside

Robbie Henshaw to miss Connacht’s trip to Brive

Pat Lam confirms that Ireland star’s hand injury has still to fully heal

Pat Lam keeps faith with regulars as Connacht look to regain form

Scarlets prepared for visitors’ cutting edge despite poor record against Welsh sides

Ringrose set for central role as Leinster host Connacht

Likes of experienced Bundee Aki set to test young prospect’s mettle during RDS meeting

Pat Lam has 22 fit players for trip to play Newcastle Falcons

Connnacht boss has just nine fit backs at his disposal for Challenge Cup fixture

Pat Lam picks young Connacht side for Newcastle test

Coach’s selection is compromised by injuries to 18 players

Pat Lam fields inexperienced Connacht side for Newcastle clash

Lam currently without 18 players ahead of Challenge Cup fixture at the Sportsground

Connacht’s winning run halted as injuries mount

Pat Lam’s side take losing bonus from Arms Park clash

Connacht met with warm hospitality ahead of cold war as west meets east

Challenge Cup - Historic match sees Europe’s most eastern and western sides collide

Injury ravaged Connacht make two changes for Gloucester play-off

Pat Lam’s men head to Kingsholm without Kieran Marmion who faces lengthy spell out

Again a tale of two halves as Connacht leave it too late

‘We ran out of time, but I’m really really proud of the effort’

Michael Swift makes bench for Connacht’s crunch tie

Pat Lam makes three changes as his side look to secure top six spot against the Ospreys

Mauro Bergamasco set for last game on Italian soil against Connacht

John Cooney named to start at scrumhalf for Irish province in only change versus Zebre

Pat Lam adamant Connacht will fight to the last for final Champions Cup place

Loss to Glasgow leaves Westerners in eighth place in Pro12 table

Connacht’s top six hopes slide as Glasgow go top

Scottish side claim bonus point at Sportsground to go back above Ulster

Connacht make three changes for Glasgow challenge

Academy lock Ultan Dillane has been called in to partner Aly Muldowney

Ireland trio return for Ulster for Connacht clash

Best, Bowe and Payne back for Neil Doak’s side while Bundee Aki partners Henshaw

Connacht bow out of Challenge Cup as Gloucester seal semi-final berth

Poor first-half performance undermines Pat Lam’s side’s hopes

Connacht feel the Blues after being pipped at the death by Cardiff

Pat Lam’s side get themselves back in front but concede in the final play of the game

International cohort return for Munster’s trip to Scarlets

Anthony Foley welcomes back O’Donnell, Keatley and Jones while Lam makes three Connacht changes

Connacht look to Matt Healy’s pace in final push for qualification

Pat Lam’s team can progress to Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a victory in France

Connacht’s Aly Muldowney will face his old club Exeter on Sunday

English secondrow has been one of a chorus of unsung heroes for Connacht this season

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