Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 IST
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The win puts Connacht second in Champions Cup Pool 2 on four points, behind La Rochelle, and Zebre Parma are next, in the URC at the Dexcom Stadium on Friday 23 October (EPCR pool table, 17 Oct).
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The42 (17 Oct): Ciarán Frawley, man of the match with two tries in Connacht’s 45–36 win over Saracens, on his first home start at the Dexcom Stadium. He says the team needed to front up after the Glasgow defeat and calls the win a squad effort.
Independent (17 Oct): Pete Wilkins, the former Connacht head coach, talks publicly for the first time about his ill health last year. He tells Sinéad Kissane about his recovery and how his time with the province came to an end. The interview lands on the day Connacht open their Champions Cup campaign against Saracens in Galway.
The win puts Connacht second in Champions Cup Pool 2 on four points, behind La Rochelle, and Zebre Parma are next, in the URC at the Dexcom Stadium on Friday 23 October (EPCR pool table, 17 Oct).
Connacht open at home without Hansen and Bealham, who are rested rather than injured.
RTÉ (14 Oct): Connacht conceded four maul tries at Glasgow and two against Benetton; 20 of the 65 tries in URC Round 3 (30.5%) came from mauls. Stuart Lancaster has met URC referee manager Tappe Henning. Saracens are next, in Galway on Saturday.
