Craggy Rugby podcast

William Davies talked to Connacht's back coach Nigel Carolan and winger Cian Kelleher about getting over the disappointment of the Glasgow loss and the challenge of a high flying Zebre. Alan Deegan joins William and they chat about where Connacht are after week 1, the challenge of Zebre in week 2, we hear from Michael Bradley on what he expects for Zebre, there is a quick chat about the Women's in...

On a beautiful sunny day Connacht lost to Glasgow in the Sportsground when the visitors reverted to playing wet weather rugby by sticking the ball up their jumpers to grind out a valuable away win. The Craggy Crew of Rob Murphy, Linley MacKenzie, William Davies, Dave Finn and Alan Deegan take you through the match and analyse what another season starting loss means to Connacht. We hear from a deje...

PRO14 preview, Women's Interpro preview, U18s are Interprovincial Club Champions, Mike McCarthy, it's another busy podcast for the Craggy Crew. We hear from Jack Carty and Tom Farrell at the impressive TG4 launch in the Sportsground. William chats to Women's captain Grainne Egan, second row Amelie Roux and backs coach Brian Murphy about the upcoming Interpro series. We hear from the captain of the...

Andy Friend, Jarrad Butler, Joe Schmidt, this podcast has them all and more. William and Alan covered both the preseason friendly against Wasps in Athlone and the PRO14 season launch in Glasgow this week. We also hear Craggy Crew regulars Linley MacKenzie and Rob Murphy give their thoughts on the upcoming season. New signing Kyle Godwin spoke to us after the Wasps game and we have audio from Conna...

Fan favourite Jarrad Butler is the new Connacht captain. William Davies was on hand at the announcement to interview the new captain as well as getting the views of Connacht backs coach Nigel Carolan. Craggy Crew regulars Dave Finn and Niall Sheil cogitate about the new captain, the new signings and the tough start to the season and we hear from Shane Mulryan from the Official Connacht Supporters...

The PRO14 fixtures for the 2018/19 season have been announced and William Davies and Alan Deegan mull over what looks like a very tough set of fixtures for Connacht in September. We also hear from Tiernan O'Halloran and journalist Murray Kinsella who chatted to William at the recent open day in Ballina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies and Alan Deegan ventured up to Ballina to meet new Connacht coach Andy Friend, new signing Robin Copeland and local Ballina hero Dave Heffernan. Connacht used their down day from pre-season training to go out and me a bunch of very enthusiastic kids in Connacht's club of the year to help spread the rugby gospel. We also hear from former Connacht president Gerry O'Donnell, known loca...

Connacht have been drawn in Pool 3 of the Challenge Cup for the 2018/19 season along side Sale Sharks, Bordeaux-Begles and Perpignan. William Davies and Alan Deegan discuss the draw and how Connacht might do in the competition next season. They also mull over the Ireland v Australia series that comes to a climax on Saturday, the Ireland U20s poor RWC performance and the new TV deals for next seaso...

Connacht Rugby have announced that the new head coach for next season in Andy Friend. William Davies and Alan Deegan discuss the signing of the Australian coach who has coached the Brumbies and Harlequins in an interesting career which has taken him to Japan and the Australian 7s team of late. They also have a quick chat about the upcoming PRO14 final, the Connacht players in the Barbarians squad,...

The Craggy Crew, sans Rob and Packie, mull over a disappointing season. We await the confirmation of the Kieran Keane dismissal and discuss what went wrong for him in the Western Province. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Murphy and William Davies joined the Galway Bay FM Sports show live to discuss the reported news that Kieran Keane has been let go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Muldoon got the perfect ending to his astonishing career with a record win over Leinster in the Sportsground. Rob Murphy, William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the match and they are joined by Linley MacKenzie and Dave Finn to pay tribute to the great man as well as analysing the match. We hear from Kieran Keane and Jack Carty in the post match interviews and we hear from Leo Cullen...

It's John Muldoon's final match for Connacht, so Rob Murphy and Linley MacKenzie join Alan Deegan to preview the match. There is a long interview with Muldoon and we here from Kieran Keane about the challenge of trying to give Mul the best send off possible. The injury update is in there too and we hear an expletive from Linley as she tells an anecdote about Mul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Connacht continue to crumble in the face of strong opposition as Glasgow eased to a bonus point win. William Davies and Rob Murphy take you through the game and cogitate on what has and is going wrong. We hear from Finlay Bealham and Kieran Keane post match and there is also an interesting interview with ex-Scotland full back Chris Patterson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

William Davies spoke to forwards coach Jimmy Duffy and backrower Eoin McKeon at this weeks press conference in the Sportsground, where they both had interesting thoughts on the disappointing performance against the Ospreys. William is joined by Alan Deegan to review the Ospreys match, give an update on the latest injury list and talk about the huge challenge posed by Glasgow this Friday night in S...

Connacht’s disappointing form saw them outclassed by the Ospreys in Swansea. Rob Murphy, Linley MacKenzie and Alan Deegan try and find some positives in a thoroughly abject display. Kieran Keane and Jarred Butler struggle to put a brave face on the result in the post match press conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies spoke to defense coach Peter Wilkins and prop Denis Buckley at the midweek press conference where they dug deep into the defeat against Gloucester and look forward to the Ospreys match. Alan Deegan joins Williams to talk about the fan reaction to the quarter final loss, the latest squad injury update and go through the list of players who are leaving, arriving and in a bit of limbo...

Connacht lost a cracking Challenge Cup quarter final to Gloucester at a packed Sportsground on Easter Saturday. The whole Craggy Crew are on hand to take you through the match, analyse where it went wrong and cogitate on where Connacht are as the season appears to be petering out disappointingly. We hear the after match comments from Gloucester coach Johan Ackerman as well as Kieran Marmion and a...

Rob Murphy, William Davies, Danny Deegan and Alan Deegan preview the Challenge Cup quarter-final from the Clan Stand a few hours before the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a packed show for the biggest game of Connacht's season. Rob Murphy, William Davies and Alan Deegan are on hand to take you through the show. Kieran Keane gives his thoughts on the upcoming match and we have a special interview with Bundee Aki. There is also audio from the Gloucester camp with head coach Johann Ackerman, joined by exciting young flanker Lewis Ludlow and kiwi fullback Tom M...

For the second match in a row an excellent Connacht performance didn't manage to get them across the line as a resilient Edinbrugh side nabbed the win at a damp Sportsground. Rob Murphy, Joe Healy, William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the ups and downs of the match while Linley Mackenzie and Dave Finn provided post match analysis. We hear from Kieran Keane and Tom McCartney who struggle...

William Davies chatted to Nigel Carolan and Jarrad Butler at the Connacht Rugby press conference prior to the Edinburgh match. Alan Deegan joins William to discuss the match and to chat about new signings Kyle Godwin, who signed for 2 years from the Brumbies and Robin Copeland whose dynamic ball carrying should fit in well with Connacht's playing style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Connacht fell to a last gasp penalty in Bloemfontein in the PRO14. William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the preview and review of the match. The pre-match thoughts of Pete Wilkins, John Muldoon and Kieran Keane are captured as well as what Keane and Matt Healy felt after the defeat. We also hear from Cheetahs coach Rory Duncan and captain Francois Venter. A big thank you to Morgan Piek...

William Davies and Alan Deegan preview the Connacht trip to South Africa to take on the Cheetahs. There is a special interview with Connacht manager Tim Allnutt who talks in detail about the logistics of getting a professional rugby team and backup staff to South Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht beat Benetton to banish last weeks bumbling display and reinvigorate their PRO14 season. William Davies and Alan Deegan discuss the merits of the victory and chat about Ireland's excellent win over Wales in the 6N too. William sat down with Eoghan Masterson last week for an indepth interview about how he recovered from his horrific knee injury two seasons that almost ended his career. Hos...