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Record Holder Muldoon: “This league is getting better and better every year.”

30 Nov 202330 Nov 2023

John Muldoon // www.inpho.ie There are few people better qualified to comment on the strides the BKT URC has made than John Muldoon.After all, no-one has made more appearances in…

Connacht undaunted by haunted Highveld

23 Nov 202323 Nov 2023

CONNACHT TEAM // www.inpho.ie Having conquered Hollywoodbets Kings Park last week to earn their fifth win in South Africa, Connacht have now set their sights on becoming the first European…

Corrib Oil & Connacht Rugby join forces for three more years

3 Nov 20233 Nov 2023

Connacht Rugby have announced the renewal of the club's official partnership with Corrib Oil. The partnership has been in place since 2020 and sees Corrib Oil as the Official Fuel Partner…

What Caused the Scoring Surge in R1?

Franco Smith's Glasgow Warriors contributed 43 points to the scoring surge in R1 // www.inpho.ie If Round 2 proves to be anything like Round 1, then the BKT URC is…

Marker Saliva Testing To Support Head Injury Diagnosis To Occur Through 2023/2024 BKT URC Season

19 Oct 202319 Oct 2023

Ioan Lloyd // Riley Sports Photography The BKT United Rugby Championship will work with Marker Diagnostics (Marker) to implement a new data collection initiative designed to improve elite player safety…

Changes to EPCR Qualification to make BKT URC stronger

The BKT United Rugby Championship will introduce full meritocracy for EPCR qualification starting from this season (2023/24). In a change from the previous qualification method employed by the BKT URC…

Two BKT URC giants winging it for club and country on the biggest stage

28 Sep 202328 Sep 2023

Mack Hansen Duhan Van Der Merwe // www.inpho.ie Duhan van der Merwe against Mack Hansen is shaping as one of the big individual matchups when Scotland play Ireland at the…

The Bundee Burger is an Irish delicacy

26 Sep 202326 Sep 2023

BUNDEE AKI // www.inpho.ie Bundee Aki, in rugby-playing terms, is more Irish than he is Kiwi, and his professional rugby development is down to nine years in Ireland, playing for Connacht.The…

Thank You Andy

16 May 202316 May 2023

Connacht Head Coach Andy Friend Announcement 25/1/2021 Head coach Andy Friend Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie I couldn’t sum up in a tweet what the impact Andy Friend has had on…

Ruthless DHL Stormers wary of Connacht dogged spirit

The DHL Stormers happily accepted Connacht’s gift of a BKT URC home semi-final in Cape Town but the defending champions won’t be returning any favours as they continue their ruthless…