Club rugby is producing international stars of the future
There’ll be plenty to admire in Dublin and Cork this weekend in end of season playoffs
Pat Lam aiming to turn Bristol into a Champions Cup team
Ex-Connacht coach is building a formidable side who are on way to returning to top flight
Rugby’s wild geese: the Irish in England and France
Transfers to English Premiership and French Top 14 now more difficult for Irish players
Gerry Thornley: What does future hold for all-conquering Connacht?
Pro12 win may not be repeated but province already setting high targets for next season
Robbie Henshaw ready to make comeback
Ireland centre could feature for Connacht in Challenge Cup this weekend
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
Pat Lam picks young Connacht side for Newcastle test
Coach’s selection is compromised by injuries to 18 players
Connacht look to have the edge over Scarlets in Pro 12 clash
Pat Lam’s side last defeated the Welsh outfit over three years ago
Connacht’s knack of winning tight games can see them through
‘A bouncing Sportsground for our last home game for another five weeks would be a massive lift for us’
Connacht flanker Jake Heenan out for five months
Hooker Sean Henry may have suffered cruciate knee ligament damage as province suffers spate of injuries
Connacht’s forwards secure bonus-point win over Dragons
John Muldoon grabs two tries to help westerners move up to seventh in table
Jason Harris-Wright ’s winding road to Connacht
From Bray to Galway, via Blackrock and Bristol, young forward’s move to the frontrow was the most significant journey of all
Rory Best to make 150th Ulster appearance against Leicester
Prop Callum Black to make his competition debut in Pool 5 decider at Welford Road
Connacht ‘still alive’ in Heineken Cup, insists Pat Lam
Province welcome Seán Henry and Jake Heenan back ahead of Zebre game in Galway
JJ Hanrahan steers steady Munster past Connacht
Little sign of festive spirit in bad-tempered clash as Connacht secure bonus point
Pat Lam bolsters Connacht pack ahead of Toulouse visit
Connacht determined not to let standards slip after win in France last weekend
Connacht come up just short against Scarlets
Late comeback comes to nothing as Connacht lost 24-21 at home to the Scarlets
Munster make eight changes for top of the table Ospreys clash
Donncha O’Callaghan and James Coughlan in matchday squad after Ireland release
Injuries mount as Connacht prepare for Leinster challenge
Coach Pat Lam says Saturday’s game atthe RDS is ‘a perfect game for us’
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
Wounded Connacht ready to front up against Saracens
Rodney Ah You to start in frontrow, prop JP Cooney in line to make debut in Heineken Cup
Connacht name side to take on Ospreys
Head coach Pat Lam makes four changes for the match at the Sportsground
Paddy Jackson praised as he gets form back
‘Give him positive vibes and he just pulls us around the paddock’
Henshaw returns to Connacht side for Zebre clash
Ireland fullback one of a number of changes for Sportsground clash
Celtic Rugby’s CEO John Feehan positive as PRO12 loses main sponsor
Just as Sky Sports arrives as the primary broadcast partner, a new title sponsor will have to be unearthed as RaboDirect bank pull the plug
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