Connacht Rugby U18 Girls Cup – Final  Ballina 29  Tuam/Oughterard 21  At Dexcom Stadium  A narrow league win over Tuam/Oughterard earlier in the season was ...

Ballyhaunis Rugby Club were one of 20 clubs to enjoy the sunshine and surrounds of Aviva Stadium on Sunday, April 21 as their youngest players took part in a day of fun-filled games at the Aviva Mini Rugby National Festival.

Connacht Rugby U18. 5 Cup Semi-Final Buccaneers 13 Ballina 13 At Dubarry Park, Athlone Ballina were extremely unfortunate not to progress to the Connacht U18.

Connacht Head Coach Pete Wilkins has named his side for tomorrow’s BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with Emirates Lions at Dexcom Stadium (5. 15pm).

The Ireland U18 Women’s squad has been named for the upcoming Six Nations Women’s U18 Festival which takes place in Colwyn Bay, Wales, from March 29th to April 6th.  Ballina RFC's trio of Ailish Quinn, Gráinne Moran and Emily Foley are all selected.

Ireland Head Coach Scott Bemand has named the matchday squad for Saturday’s opening Guinness Women’s Six Nations clash against France, at Stade Marie-Marvingt (Kick-off 2. 15pm Irish time, live on RTÉ).

Connacht Junior Cup Semi Final Connemara 31 Castlebar 17 Paul O’Malley at Monastery Field Castlebar’s long wait for a Connacht Junior Cup goes on after a 14-point ...

Connacht Senior Women’s League Final  Tuam/Oughterard Colts 65  University of Galway 0  Tomás Keating at Creggs RFC  A devastatingly ruthless performance from ...

Three players from Ballina RFC have been selected on the Ireland squad for the upcoming U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival at Colwyn Bay, Wales.

Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins has named his side for tomorrow’s trip to Cardiff in the BKT United Rugby Championship (k/o 5. 15pm).

The Connacht U18 Girls take on Ulster in their Interpro semi-final match on Thursday at Terenure RFC (2:30 PM k/o)

There was history in Westport RFC as a mother and daughter duo took to the field for the first time.

Cian Prendergast has been called into Ireland's Six Nations squad. The Connacht back rower replaces Munster's Tom Ahern, who misses out through injury.

Connacht have been boosted by the return of Tiernan O’Halloran for tomorrow’s Investec Champions Cup tie against Bristol Bears at The Sportsground (k/o 8pm).

Eight fixtures will take place this weekend as the 2024 Bank of Ireland Connacht Junior Cup commences

The Connacht Rugby management team have named their squad for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup fixture away to Lyon (k/o 1pm Irish time)

Ireland and Connacht centre, Bundee Aki and ex-Connacht player and Ireland captain, Nichola Fryday were named the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Men’s and Women’s 15s Players of The Year respectively

Connacht Rugby have announced that their star player Mack Hansen will spend up to four months on the sidelines, due to a shoulder injury.

The 25-year-old will miss Ireland's Six Nations campaign, as Andy Farrell's side aim to win back-to back Grand Slams.

Connacht will face Ulster tomorrow at the Kingspan Stadium

All Ireland League Division 2C Galwegians 27 Ballina 18 In Crowley Park, Galway Brave, bustling Ballina gave Galwegians an almighty scare on Saturday in Crowley Park before a three-try blitz midway through the second-half helped the home side over ...

Connacht J1A League - Round 5 Castlebar 24  University of Galway 17  Stuart Tynan in Cloondeash  Castlebar recovered from a slow start to secure a hard-fought ...

Bundee Aki has been handed his first Connacht start of the season in tomorrow’s Investec Champions Cup opener against Bordeaux-Begles at The Sportsground (k/o 8pm).

Overcoming adversity and injuries can be very taxing both mentally and physically, but when you triumph, it makes victory all the sweeter.

Ballina’s senior squad may have returned from Midleton pointless on Saturday night, but many aspects of the well-contested All Ireland League Division 2C encounter gives huge reason for optimism.

In hindsight, a personality like Eddie Jones, fresh out of a drama-fuelled stint in England, was never a perfect match for an Australian side in rebuild mode.