The dream of a first ever Champions Cup quarter f…

The dream of a first ever Champions Cup quarter final for Connacht was left in tatters in Toulouse after a 19 - 10 defeat in Stade Ernest Wallon.

Rob Murphy, William Davies, Linley McKenzie and Alan Deegan cogitate over the remnants of a mightily brave but ultimately futile effort from the men from the West in the quest for Champions Cup glory.

Thwarted by Toulouse - Craggy Rugby podcast G19

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What a performance and result for Connacht with a win that bounces them up to 6th with 2 matches left to play in the regular season in the URC.This match had it all and so we got Dave Finn, Niall Shiel and Linley MacKenzie to try and make some sense of the goings on that included 3 yellow cards as well as a 5th hat-trick from a Connacht player this season.We hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend and Caolin Blade as well as some &nbsp;of the Connacht faithful when we finished off the podcast recording in Murty Rabbitts.

Edinburgh review March 2023

Connacht squeezed past a gritty Dragons side in Rodney Parade to garner a 4th win in a row, but without the required try bonus point which might come back to haunt them in their drive towards not only making the URC playoffs but also Champions Cup qualification for next season.William Davies and Rob Murphy join Alan Deegan to try and make sense of a strange performance from Connacht and we hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend also.

Dragons away review March 2023

Connacht garnered the required Bonus Point win in Parma in an absolute try-fest of a match as they move into a URC play-off spot for the first time this season.William Davies and Rob Murphy take you through the match while Alan Deegan joins William for some post match analysis and we hear from hat-trick hero Dylan Tierney-Martin and coach Andy Friend in the post-match press conference.

Zebre away review Feb 20223

A try bonus point win for Connacht over the Lions keeps their playoff hopes alive.Jack Carty broke Eric Elwood's all-time points scoring record for Connacht and Caolin Blade became the first scrumhalf to score a hat-trick for Connacht.

Lions review Jan 2023

Connacht failed to secure a home Round of 16 match in the Challenge Cup after yet ANOTHER defeat on English soil as they failed to cope with the power and precision of the early onslaught by Newcastle.The Craggy Crew try and make sense of the wildly fluctuating performance and question some of the selection decisions that came back to haunt Andy Friend and his coaching brain trust as an away trip to Italy is their reward for winning 3 of the 4 matches in the pool stages of the Challenge Cup.

Newcastle away review Jan 2023

Connacht scored their biggest ever win over a French team to qualify for the Round of 16 when defeating Brive 61-5 in the Sportsground. The Craggy Crew enjoy reviewing the match and we hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend and Niall Murray.

Brive review Jan 2023

Connacht snaffled a bonus point win in atrocious conditions as they remain unbeaten against South African opposition in the Sportsground and the Craggy Crew are no longer grumpy in the post match analysis. We hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend and Mack Hansen as well as a very thoughtful Sharks coach Joey Mongalo.

Sharks review Jan 2023

That was not the start to the New Year that Connacht would have wanted as a rampant Leinster put them to the sword.William Davies and Rob Murphy discuss a pretty damning defeat and we hear the post match thoughts from Andy Friend and the Murray brothers, who became only the 2nd ever pair of brothers to start in the second row together for Connacht.

Leinster away review Jan 2023

Connacht almost snatched a draw from the wide open jaws of defeat, but the better team on the night won the match in a dramatic finish and a pretty gutted Craggy Crew don't hold back on their feelings about yet another defeat in an Interpro. We also hear the post match thoughts of Andy Friend, Conor Oliver and Dan McFarland.

Ulster review  Dec 2022

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