Craggy Rugby podcast

The Rainbow Cup has finally arrived, all be it a very fragmented tournament and Connacht get the opportunity to play 3 more interpros, with a trip to Belfast first on the list.William Davies spoke to Andy Friend, Jimmy Duffy and Finlay Bealham in the press conference and he is joined by Linley MacKenzie, Danny Deegan and host Alan Deegan to preview the match as well as talk about the impending departure of Jimmy Duffy and the struggles of the Irish Women's team against France.

A disappointing finish to the season for Connacht as they once again fail to register a win in England as they were well beaten by Leicester Tigers. We hear the post-match thoughts go Andy Friend and Paul Boyle while Rob Murphy and William Davies take you through the match.William and Rob are joined by Alan Deegan to try and make sense of another Jekyll and Hyde performance by this talented but flawed squad.

It's a European knockout match and there has been some more big news from Connacht this week so a bonus podcast is needed.William Davies interviews Pete Wilkins about the team selection for the Leicester match as a well as getting a little insight into Wilkins new role as Senior coach for next season.William also interviewed BBC Leicester's main rugby commentator Adam Whitty about the surprising team selections that Leicester head coach Steve Borthwick has made for the match, with effectively a 2nd string team being put out to take on Connacht.William is joined by Alan Deegan to talk about the shock news of Jimmy Duffy's impending departure as forwards coach and quickly look at the 2 new appointments to the coaching staff for next season, Colm Tucker and Mossy Lawler.