Connacht Rugby

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Bunker was missing in action at MacHale Park, as Connacht left it too late to fire on all cylinders

Connacht interim head coach Cullie Tucker says team must stop giving themselves too much to do

Provinces assess the weekend’s toll as attention turns back to Europe

Westerner’s suffer six-point defeat against Munster at MacHale Park

Munster secure approval to hold EPCR fixture at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in December

Three cards for Munster gave Connacht a numerical advantage for much of the game in Castlebar

The once-capped All Blacks outhalf tells how he’s ended up plying his trade in the west of Ireland

Big-name players and a bumper crowd in store as Castlebar hosts critical URC showdown

Alan Spicer in line for Leinster debut when they take on the Sharks in South Africa

Saturday’s interpro fixture in MacHale Park will have record 26,000 attending, with all the attendant expectation

The Galway man and Connacht scrumhalf never imagined his rugby career would take him to Mayo’s MacHale Park

Connacht’s international quartet of Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen, Finlay Bealham and Cian Prendergast set to be fit for match

Province look to returning Beirne, Murray and O’Mahony to lift intensity in squad following two consecutive URC defeats

Colm Tucker deputising while Connacht head coach remains on sick leave

Record crowd expected for Saturday’s URC clash against Munster at home of Mayo GAA

Ulster snatch late win as Munster, Leinster and Connacht suffer defeats, with Pete Wilkins on sick leave

Twelve tries scored during gripping game in Swansea

Welsh side enjoyed a morale-boosting win away to Glasgow the last time out

Connacht and Ulster also name their sides for the return of league action

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Connacht and Ulster need strong final period to make the top eight playoffs

Sligo Grammar School hopes of fourth Senior Cup title in a row were dashed with less than a minute left

Bundee Aki, Mack Hansen, Finlay Bealham and Cian Prendergast to be rested for Saturday’s game in Swansea

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Hanrahan is the province’s third-highest points scorer with 743 in 142 appearances

50-year-old arrives from the Brumbies and will have responsibility for the province’s attack

Just one Munster player now on a central deal with two from Connacht and none from Ulster

Westerners fight back from half-time deficit in nine-try thriller

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Pete Wilkins’s team could leapfrog the Italian visitors in the race for the playoffs

Rod Seib, an attack specialist, will move from the Brumbies to join Pete Wilkins’s coaching staff

Connacht will hope home advantage will make the difference having lost their last three encounters with Benetton away

Dylan Tierney Martin delivers late-winning try after westerners had lost a 19-point lead

A victory would go long way to make up 10-point differential in the URC table between teams

Coach believes form of province’s Irish players is a major plus but right now league points the priority

Connacht player born in Pretoria, South Africa and Irish qualified is set to step in for injured Mack Hansen

A 22-19 loss to Glasgow sees Connacht languishing near bottom of the table

Pete Wilkins admits his side will need to work hard to make the Champions Cup through URC top eight

Connacht will feel this is an ideal opportunity to improve their away form with the Warriors missing some 12 players on international duty