Craggy Rugby podcast

William Davies spoke to a reflective Kieran Keane and Eoghan Masterson at the press conference prior to Connacht's mini tour to Italy and South Africa. Alan Deegan joins William to talk about the upcoming challenges, the injury list and to wish form Connacht player Ciaran Gaffney a speedy and full recovery from the neck injury he received in the Sportsground last Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Connacht crumbled in the face of a determined, skilful and highly motivated Zebre team who completed their first double over a non-Italian side in the PRO14.Rob Murphy, William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the match while William spoke to a dejected Kieran Keane and Sean O' Brien afterwards. Linley MacKenzie and Niall Sheil try and make sense of a very underwhelming Connacht display and...

William Davies talks to defense coach Peter Wilkins and prop Finlay Bealham in the mid week press conference prior to the Zebre home match. William is joined by Alan to discuss the state of Italian rugby, the not so bad Connacht injury list and the state of play in the PRO14 as the business end of the season approaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht defeated the Ospreys on a bitterly cold night in the Sportsground to keep their hopes of qualification for Champions Cup rugby very much alive. Rob Murphy and Joe Healy provide in match commenatry highlights, while William Davies and Alan Deegan bring the view from the Clan Stand during the match. Keiran Keane and Tom Farrell give their post match thoughts in the press conference while th...

William Davies spoke to Kieran Keane and Craig Ronaldson at the press conference prior to the Ospreys match in the Sportsground. Alan Deegan joins William to talk about the match, hear some audio from the Ospreys camp and discuss the improving injury list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Craggy Crew host a live 6N preview in the Skeff Bar on Friday Feb 2nd from 8pm. We will preview both the Womens and Mens championship with former Irish international Ruth O'Reilly, Ireland 7s international Nicole Fowley, former Ireland and Connacht prop Ronan Loughney and current Connacht player Peter McCabe - this is the promo podcast for what promises to be a craicing, free, event. Hosted on...

John Muldoon announced that he will retire at the end of the season so this is a special podcast that pays tribute to the legend that he is with a replay of the interview William Davies got with John last season on the occasion of his 300th cap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht secured a home quarter final in the Challenge Cup with a comprehensive defeat over a disinterested Oyonnax team in the Sportsground. William Davies and Alan Deegan take you through the match while Rob Murphy, Linley MacKenzie, Niall Sheil and Dave Finn dissect a very professional performance from Connacht. William also has an in-depth interview with former playing legend and now fitness c...

William Davies speaks to Nigel Carolan and Conor Carey at the pre Oyonnax Challenge Cup match in the Sportsground. William is joined by Alan Deegan to discuss the injury update and what the permutations are as to who Connacht might play in the quarterfinal. See if you notice which team Alan forgets to mention as a possible opponent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Connacht secured top spot in their pool despite only drawing away to Worcester in the Challenge Cup in Sixways. Rob Murphy and William Davies take you through the lows and highs of the match. Linley MacKenzie and Alan Deegan provide some analysis on the game while Kieran Keane and Bundee Aki give their thoughts after the match. There is also a segment that tracks the goings on in the background of...

William Davies interviewed forwards coach Jimmy Duffy and Jarrad Butler at the pre- Worcester press conference in the Sportground. William is joined by Alan Deegan to discuss the upcoming fixture in England, go through the updated injury list and try and make sense of what Connacht need to do for a home quarter final and possibly a home semi-final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

The January blues, the Craggy crew mull over Munster's effective directness and Connacht's young guns failing to fire (it's not all doom and gloom...honestly!!Rob Murphy and William Davies take you through the action and are joined by Linley MacKenzie and Alan Deegan to pick the bones of a disappointing defeat but with some encouraging signs of potential for the future. Kieran Keane and Tom McCart...

William Davies talks to Connacht defense coach Peter Wilkins and Tiernan O'Halloran about the disappointment of not managing to get the win on New Year's Day and the big challenge that Thomond Park holds on Saturday. There is also audio from the Munster press conference where Rory Scannell and Johann van Grann give their thoughts on the upcoming interprovincial match. Alan Deegan joins William to...

New Year, but same old result in the RDS for Connacht as Leinster's goal line stand at the death repelled the Westerners. Rob Murphy and William Davies take you through the match while Linley MacKenzie, Dave Finn and Alan Deegan try and make sense of what they saw in the post match section of the podcast. We also hear from Leinster lock Ross Molony as well as Kieran Keane and Ultan Dillane in the...

William Davies interviews Nigel Carolan about the season so far, the win over Ulster and the challenge of playing in the RDS.Alan Deegan joins William to give an update on the Connacht injury list and a mini preview of the match on Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Craggy crew take you through the record breaking win by Connacht over Ulster in the Sportsground on the eve of Christmas Eve. Dave Finn, Danny Deegan and Alan Deegan analyse the best performance by Connacht since winning the PRO12 final in 2016.We hear the Ulster perspective from Les Kiss and Darren Cave while Rob Murphy interviews a very buoyant Kieran Keane and Eoghan Masterson. There is the...

William Davies spoke to Kieran Keane and Quinn Roux prior to the Ulster match in the Sportsground on Saturday. We also have the Ulster perspective from Craig Gilroy and Darren Cave. The injury list is not happy reading this week for the most part, but the return of Jarrad Butler to training is a plus. Eric Elwood gives us his thoughts on a good performance from the Eagles last Sunday and Dave Finn...

Connacht continue their unbeaten form in Europe with a 7 try win over Brive. Kieran Keane and Matt Healy talk to Rob Murphy post match, while Linley MacKenzie, Niall 'Packie' Sheil and Alan Deegan enjoy ruminating over a very professional display in the post match section of the podcast. William Davies interviewed Damian Browne prior to his cross Atlantic row and we have part 1 in this weeks podca...

William Davies spoke with Nigel Carolan and Tom McCartney at this weeks press conference prior to the return match with Brive to get their thoughts on what is needed to complete the double. William is joined by Alan to go through the injury list, the good news on Conor Carey extending his contract, the unfortunate defeat of the Women's team by Leinster and the first win in 17 matches for th Eagles...

Connacht garnered a try bonus win in a highly entertaining 31-38 victory over Brive in the Challenge Cup. Rob Murphy, Alan Deegan and Linley MacKenzie take you through the rip roaring match and talk to Kieran Keane and Jack Carty post match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies interviewed Jimmy Duffy and James Cannon at the midweek Connacht press conference prior to the Brive match. William is joined by Alan to discuss the poor performance in Parma, to review the latest injury bulletin and look forward to a pivotal match in the South of France on Saturday evening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zebre achieved their second PRO14 win in a row over Connacht in Parma on Saturday while the Connacht Women's team achieved an historic first victory over Munster in the Sportsground. William Davies and Alan Deegan were at the Sportsground to witness an excellent win, while keeping tabs on the match in Parma. The first part of the podcast concentrates on the Women's match and William interviews wit...

William Davies spoke to Kieran Keane and Eoin Griffin about the disappointment of Cardiff and the challenge of Zebre at the Connacht midweek press conference. William is joined by Alan Deegan to discuss the mood in the camp, go through the latest injury updates, talk about the importance of a win in Zebre and congratulate Joy Neville on her wonderful achievement of being voted the World Rugby refe...

Connacht's 4 yield 2 leaving them 1 from 4th. Counting the cost of Connacht's defeat by Cardiff in this weeks podcast. Rob Murphy, William Davies and Linley MacKenzie pick over the bones of a frustrating defeat in the Welsh capital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

William Davies interviewed Connacht defense coach Peter Wilkins and Jack Carty at the press conference on Tuesday as the team prepare for the trip to the Welsh capital. William is joined by Alan Deegan to discuss the upcoming fixture, which will have a massive bearing on Conference A, as well as ruminate over the latest injury update, how the Conacht players with Ireland are doing and where Joey C...