Craggy Rugby podcast

William Davies talked to Andy Friend and Tiernan O'Halloran prior to the first Interpro of the festive season where they reflect on a good weekend in France last week and look forward to the huge challenge in Dublin this weekend. We also hear some highlights from the interview Andy Friend gave to the Over the Line show on Galway Bay FM earlier this week. Alan Deegan joins William to preview the Le...

Connacht procured a propitious try bonus point victory in Perpignan in the return fixture in the Challenge Cup to put themselves in with an excellent chance of a place in the quarter finals. Rob Murphy and William Davies take you through the match and they are joined on post match analysis by Linley MacKenzie and Alan Deegan. We hear from Andy Friend and Dave Heffernan while William has an interes...

Connacht travel to France for the second match of the back to back fixtures with Perpignan this week and William Davies caught up with forwards coach Jimmy Duffy and second row Gavin Thornbury at the midweek press conference. We also hear from Andy Friend who talked to William about his recent visit to the Sports Performance Summit in London. Daniel and Alan Deegan take you through the results fro...

Connacht powered to a solid Challenge Cup victory over Perpignan as the precipitation pelted down in waves in the Sportsground. Rob Murphy, William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the match while Niall Sheil and Dave Finn are back to give their thoughts in the post match section of the podcast. We hear from Andy Friend and Quinn Roux as they talk about a solid. There are also a few stories...

William Davies, Danny Deegan and Alan Deegan discuss the excellent win in Bloemfontein against the Cheetahs and look forward to an interesting fixture against Perpignan. We hear from Andy Friend both post match and from the midweek press conference, Jarrad Butler and Finlay Bealham from the Connacht perspective. Cheetahs coach Franco Smith and captain Shaun Venter give their side of things while S...

William Davies and Alan Deegan review the bonus point win in Port Elizabeth, preview the match in Bloemfontein and chat about the Joe Schmidt announcement. We hear from Andy Friend, Cheetahs coach Franco Smith and scrum-half Shaun Venter. William reviews the scores from last weekend and previews the fixtures from this weekend and we briefly discuss the Ireland Women's match in Twickenham. Hosted o...

Connacht are on a mini tour to South Africa to take on the Kings and the Cheetahs. William Davies and Alan Deegan talk to Morgan Piek from OFM Radio in Bloemfontein to get the South Africa angle on both the PRO14 and the upcoming matches. William also talked to Andy Friend before the squad departed last week and we hear from the Kings assistant coach Chumani Booi. We also might mention the win for...

Connacht racked up a 5 try victory over a disjointed Dragons to keep them in the hunt for Champions Cup rugby next season. With William Davies on commentary duty, Alan Deegan is joined by Emmett McNamara, Craggy's chief matchday editor being let out from behind the laptop, to take you through the match. Commentary team stats man Danny Deegan, and Craggy regular Dave Finn join Emmett and Alan on po...

William Davies spoke with Andy Friend and Tom McCartney in the midweek press conference prior to the Dragons match at home. William is joined by Alan Deegan to pick over the bones of the poor display in Wales, review the rest of the weekend's results and look forward to a must win home match against the Dragons. William also travelled to the Gnoll the day after the Ospreys match to watch Neath pla...

Connacht conceded a try bonus win to an under-strength Ospreys in Bridgend last Friday evening. Rob Murphy and William Davies take you through the match and they are joined by Linley MacKenzie to pick at the bones on a disappointing Connacht display. We hear from Andy Friend and Kieran Marmion and get the Osprey's perpective from coach Allen Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

William Davies chatted to assistant coach Nigel Carolan and captain Jarrad Butler at the Connacht press conference about the disappointment of a possible opportunity lost in Sale and the season shaping matchup against Ospreys in Wales. William is joined by Alan Deegan at the Connacht Hotel, where more detailed plans of the proposed new stadium were on show, to critique the Sale match and discuss t...

Callow Connacht conceded a try bonus point win to Sale Sharks in the Challenge Cup at the AJ Bell stadium last Saturday. The Craggy Crew were on hand to mull over a disappointing defeat following a promising first half performance. Rob Murphy and William Davies take you through the match and then interview Andy Friend, Caolin Blade and Sale coach Steve Diamond after the match. Linley MacKenzie, Da...

William Davies chats to Andy Friend and Tom Farrell about the win over Bordeaux-Begles and the huge challenge facing them in Sale on Saturday. He also spoke with Quinn Roux who signed a two year extension that sees him staying with Connacht until 2021.Linley MacKenzie joins William to review last weekend and preview the trip to Manchester. We also hear from Connacht Eagles head coach Mossy Lawlor...

Connacht got their Challenge Cup campaign off to a solid start with a 12 point victory over Bordeaux-Begles. Alan Deegan, William Davies, Linley MacKenzie and Dave Finn pick over the underwhelming victory in the post match analysis. We hear from Andy Friend and dual try scorer Kyle Godwin in the post match interviews, while Bordeaux-Begles coach, and William also interviewed Bordeaux-Begles coach...

Connacht CEO sat down with Linley MacKenzie and gave a detailed interview on the how and why of the stadium plan for the Sportsground. The Craggy Crew gathered to discuss what this means for rugby in the province in a podcast special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies spoke to defense coach Pete Wilkins and outhalf Jack Carty at this weeks press conference about the historic win in Belfast, the challenges of Bordeaux and the excitement of the stadium announcement. William in joined by Linley MacKenzie to ruminate on the Ulster win and we also hear from Belfast Newsletter rugby correspondent Richard Mulligan. Craig Doyle talks about the upcoming S...

Connacht win in Belfast for the first time in the professional era and end a run of 26 away defeats that span 58 years of both the amateur and professional rugby era. The Craggy Crew cogitate on a great result, if not a great performance, in an incident pack match. We hear from Connacht head coach Andy Friend, prop Finlay Bealham as well as Ulster coach Dan McFarland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

William Davies spoke with Connacht coach Andy Friend and 2nd row Ultan Dillane at the press conference prior to the Ulster match where they were bullish about the Western province's chances of a win in Belfast in over 60 years. William is joined by Alan Deegan to review last weekends fixtures and look forward to what is sure to be a seismic 2nd weekend of interpros and Welsh derbies. Hosted on Aca...

A fully loaded Leinster taught Connacht a lesson in ruthless efficiency in both defense and attack as they avenged their defeat from last season. Rob Murphy, Linley MacKenzie, William Davies, Dave Finn and Alan Deegan dissect the match and we hear from Andy Friend, Dave Heffernan and Leo Cullen as they give their thoughts after a hugely intense first interpro of the season. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

The PRO14 continues this weekend with the first inter-provincial of the season as Connacht host Leinster. Host William Davies and Linley MacKenzie bring you all the news from this week's press conference where Jimmy Duffy and Sean O'Brien spoke to the assembled media. We also have a feature on the Connacht Eagles, William, Linley and Dave Finn were at their Friday night fixture with the Ospreys la...

A momentous day at the Sportsground on Saturday saw Connacht come out on top against a strong Scarlets side to win 33-20 and move onto eleven points in the standings, it also saw a half time parade for the under 18 boys and girls sides that both won inter-provincial titles this month. On the show host Rob Murphy is joined by Dave Finn, Niall Sheil and Linley Mackenzie to discuss the game, William...

Our Connacht Scarlets preview is hosted by William Davies this week and he's joined by Linley Mackenzie to look forward to the clash with the Scarlets this Saturday. We hear from Andy Friend and Tiernan O'Halloran ahead of the key PRO14 clash. We also look back at last weekend's women's rugby action where Connacht got a first wind and the Under 18 girls made history by securing the inter-provincia...

On Friday night in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh took the spoils with a 17-10 win over Connacht withstanding a late surge from the westerners after dominating the first hour of the contest. Andy Friend's side earned a late bonus point however and will take some positives, we hear from Friend, Paul Boyle and an irate Richard Cockerell in the post game show that is hosted by Rob Murphy and incl...

William talks to Andy Friend and Kieran Marmion at the midweek press conference in the lead up to Connacht's first away match of the season. We also hear from Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerhill. William and Alan review last weekends results and go through the upcoming PRO14 fixture list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht dispatched a lacklustre Zebre at a wet and windy Sportsground to kick start their season with a try bonus win. William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the match and Linley MacKenzie and Dave Finn analyse a very satisfying win. We hear from Andy Friend and Denis Buckley as well as Zebre coach Michael Bradley with their views on the match. The Connacht Women had a day to forget when...