Pat Lam plays down injury crisis as Connacht face Munster

League leaders hoping to end their bad away record at Thomond Park fortress

Connacht build on Kieran Marmion tries to see off Munster

Connacht scrumhalf’s performance should put him back in Joe Schmidt’s World Cup plans

Leinster’s Marty Moore needs to prove fitness for Ulster game

Tighthead has to have game time if he is to make Ireland’s World Cup squad

Mils Muliaina needs to deliver as Connacht face daunting task

Fullback returns after injury-broken season for Challenge Cup quarter-final

John Muldoon intent on progress against Gloucester in Challenge Cup

Connacht captain hopes to make semi-final at the site of a heartbreaking defeat in 2011

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

Pat Lam’s Connacht revolution to continue after he signs new deal

Former All Black wants to continue moulding culture of leadership in west

Robbie Henshaw to miss Connacht’s vital La Rochelle trip

Pat Lam is facing a crisis in the centre with Dave McSharry also doubtful and Bundee Aki injured

Pat Lam admits Connacht’s own shortcomings caused loss to Exeter

‘The thing that killed us was the turnovers’, says coach

Pat Lam makes four changes for Exeter Chiefs visit

Connacht boss starts with Dave McSharry in the centre in place of the injured Bundee Aki

Dave McSharry signs new Connacht deal

24-year-old centre agrees new contract keeping him at the Sportsground until 2017

Pat Lam hails Connacht’s best performance of the season against Munster

Connacht coach say he is extremely proud as it was a game they had to win

Connacht brew up a storm that’s too hot for Munster

Pat Lam’s side full value for interpro victory that shows level of their ambitions

Paddy Jackson returns from injury for Ulster clash with Connacht

Outhalf one of seven changes while Connacht swap six for Ravenhill encounter

Mils Muliaina effect taking root in Connacht

New teammates benefitting from All Blacks influence at the Sportsground

Connacht blitz Bayonne late on to claim bonus point

Pat Lam’s side stand up to huge French outfit at the Sportsground

Pat Lam urges Connacht to ‘protect’ the Sportsground

Robbie Henshaw remains out as weakened Bayonne travel for Challenge Cup clash

Mils Muliaina makes his presence felt as Connacht go to town on Zebre

All Black legend makes debut in bonus-point victory over Italian side

Paul Burke steps down as Leicester Tigers backs’ coach

Fellow former Ireland international Geordan Murphy could step up from his assistant’s role

Exeter show Connacht who are Chiefs at Sandy Park

Irish province concede five tries as they are well beaten in Challenge Cup match

Shane Delahunt handed first Connacht start

The young Birr hooker is named in the team to take on Treviso tomorrow night

Connacht seek to regain momentum

Despite defeat last week, Pat Lam’s side are hopeful of bouncing back against Cardiff

Jared Payne returns from injury as Ulster make 10 changes

Connacht make eight changes for their Pro12 clash against Cardiff

Glasgow turn on the power and pace to deny Connacht

Scottish side move in to pole position in Pro 12

Connacht strike late to maintain bright start

Willie Faloon crosses the line with five minutes to go for a one-point win in Edinburgh

Jamie Heaslip the new Leinster captain

The Ireland and Lions number eight succeeds Leo Cullen in leading the province

Donnacha Ryan returns to Munster secondrow

Ireland lock recovers from knee surgery to start against Zebre

Connacht await fitness report on key players ahead of Leinster tie

Ulster set to announce three-month contract for Stephen Ferris

Connacht’s Frank Murphy ruled out of Leinster clash

Cork native suffered a concussion against Munster at the weekend

Munster make 14 changes for Connacht clash

Outhalf JJ Hanrahan the only player to remain from side that started against Scarlets

Munster’s Niall Ronan out for up to six months

Connacht without Dave McSharry ahead of derby at Thomond Park on Friday

Pat Lam bolsters Connacht pack ahead of Toulouse visit

Connacht determined not to let standards slip after win in France last weekend

Conquering Connacht produce one of the great Heineken Cup upsets

Lam’s minnows become Pool 3 sharks and four-time champions are all at sea

Frustrations mount for Connacht after another narrow loss

Scarlets too strong for Pat Lam’s struggling side

Connacht need to embrace more creative philosophy

Misfortune with injury has been a huge problem for Irish province but they have to be more adventurous in their patterns

Munster make eight changes for top of the table Ospreys clash

Donncha O’Callaghan and James Coughlan in matchday squad after Ireland release

Connacht hope to hobble to victory over Zebre in Italy

Injuries mount for Pat Lam’s side but they should still have enough for the home side

Pienaar and Diack return for Ulster

Connacht coach Pat Lam makes three changes to the team that play Zebre

Connacht lose flanker Muldoon for six weeks

Ireland international tore calf muscle against Saracens

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