Connacht Rugby season preview: Good start essential if Friend’s men are to reach their goal
Upheaval and season format against them but Connacht will aim to defy the odds again
Gerry Thornley: Rugby at risk of losing fans if two-hour games become the norm
Next season will be interesting for Connacht after major revamp of coaching ticket
Connacht reveal coaching ticket update
Province begin replacing attack coach Nigel Carolan and forwards’ coach Jimmy Duffy
Sporting Cathedrals: Fortress Thomond, where the 16th man always gets his game
The Limerick city ground is famed and feared the rugby world over
Jack O’Donoghue reaches a crossroads of sorts but with a clear plan to push on
Versatile Munster backrow is desperate to add to his two Ireland caps in the coming years
Cormac Izuchukwu ready to take a giant step with Ulster
'When I got to rural Ireland and Tullamore I got a bit of a culture shock'
Tucker expects to Ireland Under-20s to be tested by experienced Scotland team
Trinity prop Clarkson is the only Irish survivor from team that started last year’s win
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