Heading to Moscow for a game v Russia on Saturday Sept 7.

5pm Irish Time/7pm local time in the VTB Arena.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTB_Arena

MulMan wrote: Listening to Andy Friend on off the ball, and he slipped in that Connacht will take on Oyonnax in a preseason in "3 and a half weeks" so likely the weekend of the 23-25th of August, no word where it is but I'd assume it's an away fixture.

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No Friend made a date mistake probably, as I sais a month ago Oyonnax game is on the 16th, can't be the week after as their championship (ProD2) starts

Celtic Cup

Weekend 1 – August 23-25 Dragons ‘A’ (H)
Weekend 2 – August 30-September 1 Ospreys Development (A)
Weekend 3 – September 6-8 Ulster ‘A’ (A)
Weekend 4 – September 13-15 Munster ‘A’ (H)
Weekend 5 – September 20-22 Scarlets ‘A’ (H)
Weekend 6 – September 27-29 Cardiff Blues (A)
Weekend 7 – October 4-6 Leinster ‘A’ (H)
Final – October 12

The Celtic Cup will be used to get player's up to match fitness as well as it's played before the season starts

We've got Munster too,so that's two warmup games.
Seems one short to me as 3 tends to be the magic number for preseason, enough to get some fitness in the legs and match sharpness in the mind but not so many that you start getting injuries.

MulMan wrote: Listening to Andy Friend on off the ball, and he slipped in that Connacht will take on Oyonnax in a preseason in "3 and a half weeks" so likely the weekend of the 23-25th of August, no word where it is but I'd assume it's an away fixture.

Was listening also they are going to France for a training camp and playing them there.
Was expecting a friendly in Buccaneers again this year the one v Wasps last year was successful.

Listening to Andy Friend on off the ball, and he slipped in that Connacht will take on Oyonnax in a preseason in "3 and a half weeks" so likely the weekend of the 23-25th of August, no word where it is but I'd assume it's an away fixture.

Connacht to take on Munster in a preseason interpro, 21st Sept 3pm in the Sportsground
www.the42.ie/connacht-munster-pre-season-4720428-Jul2019/