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Friday 23 October 2020
Niall Murray, Sean Masterson, Conor Dean, Colm Reilly, Peter Sullivan and Jordan Duggan have earned pro contracts.
The 20-year-old second row has featured for Connacht in the Pro14 and Champions Cup.
Second row Aly Muldowney will retire from professional rugby this summer.
The scrum-half and prolific wing have penned two-year deals.
Andy Friend’s Connacht will have a ‘red-hot crack’ at Toulouse after beating Montpellier.
Matthew Burke and Conor Kenny will also step up from the academy next season.
Andy Friend’s men are hoping to back up last weekend’s Challenge Cup win over Bordeaux.
Connacht’s new head coach, Andy Friend, wants his team to play without any fear.
‘In brotherhood, we fall. In brotherhood, we trust. In brotherhood, we rise.’
The centre and lock explain why they signed new contracts with the western province.
The Connacht head coach insisted his squad have full belief in their culture and systems.
A peaceful one this time.
On-loan lock Quinn Roux and dynamic back row Eoin McKeon are also back in the selection mix.
The western province have been the story of the season so far in Ireland.
The likes of Caolin Blade have given Pat Lam some welcome selection headaches for the coming weeks.
Robbie Henshaw, Kieran Marmion, Rodney Ah You, Nathan White and Darragh Leader have made the November squad.
Pat Lam’s men had to settle for a share of the points at the Sportsground as the Blues fought back.
The western province’s captain was part of a superb defensive effort on Friday night at the Sportsground.
The western province’s head coach feels that the culture within his group is beginning to shine through.
Promising backs, forward’s consistency, Champions Cup qualification and high-profile signings are all addressed.
The Connacht backline is looking its most dangerous in recent memory.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
You can catch up on the main points here.
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