Cardiff Blues v Connacht, Friday 13/09/2013 1905

Is this on the box?(The Match)

BBC Wales are broadcasting it, with TG4 as secondary broadcaster.

ummm, wrote: BBC Wales are broadcasting it, with TG4 as secondary broadcaster.

TG4 it is so...Someone to pick BBC over our own irish channel.. Tut tut RonanL

You should change your username in respect to Ronan Loughney who is fluent in Irish

gaillimhabu wrote: TG4 it is so...Someone to pick BBC over our own irish channel.. Tut tut RonanL

You should change your username in respect to Ronan Loughney who is fluent in Irish

Squad Update ahead of Cardiff game Pat InternalGame_reszied

The Connacht Rugby squad trained in Galway today ahead of their first away game against Cardiff Blues this Friday night. This is the first home game for the Blues on the newly installed artificial pitch.

Following on from Saturday’s 25-16 win over Zebre, Pat Lam’s men came through with relatively few knocks and bruises.

Still on the sidelines are forwards Eoin McKeon (ankle), Denis Buckley (shoulder) and Craig Clarke (calf). All three players will continue to be monitored over the coming weeks.

The squad were pleased to welcome back club captain Gavin Duffy who re-joined full training this week. The Ballina-native is available for selection at the weekend.

Centre Dave McSharry was also back training this week and continues to make progress in a bid to be back playing in the coming weeks.

The team to face Cardiff is set to be announced at noon on Thursday.

Cardiff Blues gained a losing bonus point during their defeat in Glasgow on Friday night but have still only won one of their last eight RaboDirect PRO12 encounters. The Welshmen have not lost their opening two games in the tournament since season 2009/10.

Connacht beat Zebre 25-16 at the Sportsground in round 1 and have been defeated just once on the road in their last four trips: 0-22 at Munster in March. Connacht have won three of their last four encounters with Welsh Regions.

The Irishmen have beaten the Blues in just three of their twenty previous meetings in the tournament, but one of those was in this equivalent fixture at the Arms Park in February.

Cardiff Blues v Connacht
Friday, 13th September 2013
At Arms Park, 7:05pm.
Live on TG4 / BBC Alba
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 4th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Simon Rees, Martyn Lewis (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Aurwel Morgan (WRU)
TMO: Gareth Simmonds (WRU)

In my opinion, this anouncement clearly means Duffy 15, Henshaw 12...

I'd love to hear your "rudimentary French"

we got to win this

Was reading at weekend that Cardiff visited the 3g pitches in UL (where munster are now based) earlier this year and eventually awarded the contract for their 4g pitch to the same Irish based contractor. www.tonypattersonsportsgrounds.com/

a few nice galleries of new Cardiff pitch here
www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-...ture-special-5709376

I think we're going to win this. You're welcome

Darragh507 wrote: we got to win this