Round 1: Connacht vs Dragons: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 30th competition game)
Round 2: Edinburgh vs Connacht: Gary Conway (IRFU, 2nd competition game)
Round 3: Connacht vs Leinster: John Lacey (IRFU 37th competition game )

Round 1: Connacht vs Zebre: Rhys Thomas (WRU, 2nd competition game)
Round 2: Cardiff vs Connacht: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 4th competition game)
Round 3: Connacht vs Ulster: John Lacey (IRFU, 30th competition game)

Round 4: Connacht vs Ospreys: Andrew McMenemy (SRU,23rd competition game)
Round 5: Treviso vs Connacht: Neil Hennessy (WRU, 15th competition game)

Round 1: Connacht vs Saracens: Pascal Gauzere (France) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 2: Zebre vs Connacht: Ian Davies (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 6: Leinster vs Connacht: David Wilkinson (IRFU, 23rd competition game)

Round 7: Connacht vs Glasgow: Neil Paterson (SRU, 55th competition game)
Round 8: Connacht vs Scarlets: Matteo Liperini (FIR, 5th competition game)
Round 9: Edinburgh vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 32nd competition game)

Round 3: Toulouse vs Connacht: Marius Mitrea (Italy) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 4: Connacht vs Toulouse: Leighton Hodges (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 10: Connacht vs Dragons: Alain Rolland (IRFU,)
Round 11: Munster vs Connacht: Dudley Phillips (IRFU, 39th competition game)
Round 12: Connacht vs Leinster: George Clancy (IRFU, 57th competition game)

Round 5: Connacht vs Zebre: Neil Patterson (Scotland) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 6: Saracens vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 13: Glasgow vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 35th competition game)
Round 14: Connacht vs Edinburgh: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 5th competition game)
Round 15: Zebre vs Connacht: Ian Davies (WRU, 14th competition game)

Round 16: Connacht vs Treviso: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 36th competition game)
Round 17: Dragons vs Connacht: George Clancy (IRFU, 60th competition game)
Round 18: Scarlets vs Connacht: Neil Paterson (SRU, 58th competition game)

Round 19: Ulster vs Connacht: Ian Davies (WRU, 15th competition game)
Round 20: Connacht vs Munster: Marius Mitrea (FIR, 27th competition game)
Round 21: Connacht vs Cardiff: Neil Paterson (SRU, 60th competition game)
Round 22: Ospreys vs Connacht: Andrew McMenemy (SRU, 29th competition game)

Round 18: Scarlets vs Connacht: Neil Paterson (SRU, 58th competition game)

Oh Gawd Paterson :sick: Might as well put aside 20 mins of this game for re-setting scrums then.

since were coming up to a heineken cup break, might aswell update this with another 2 rounds

Round 1: Connacht vs Zebre: Rhys Thomas (WRU, 2nd competition game)
Round 2: Cardiff vs Connacht: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 4th competition game)
Round 3: Connacht vs Ulster: John Lacey (IRFU, 30th competition game)

Round 4: Connacht vs Ospreys: Andrew McMenemy (SRU,23rd competition game)
Round 5: Treviso vs Connacht: Neil Hennessy (WRU, 15th competition game)

Round 1: Connacht vs Saracens: Pascal Gauzere (France) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 2: Zebre vs Connacht: Ian Davies (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 6: Leinster vs Connacht: David Wilkinson (IRFU, 23rd competition game)

Round 7: Connacht vs Glasgow: Neil Paterson (SRU, 55th competition game)
Round 8: Connacht vs Scarlets: Matteo Liperini (FIR, 5th competition game)
Round 9: Edinburgh vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 32nd competition game)

Round 3: Toulouse vs Connacht: Marius Mitrea (Italy) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 4: Connacht vs Toulouse: Leighton Hodges (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 10: Connacht vs Dragons: Alain Rolland (IRFU,)
Round 11: Munster vs Connacht: Dudley Phillips (IRFU, 39th competition game)
Round 12: Connacht vs Leinster: George Clancy (IRFU, 57th competition game)

Round 5: Connacht vs Zebre: Neil Patterson (Scotland) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 6: Saracens vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 13: Glasgow vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 35th competition game)
Round 14: Connacht vs Edinburgh: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 5th competition game)
Round 15: Zebre vs Connacht: Ian Davies (WRU, 14th competition game)

Round 16: Connacht vs Treviso: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 36th competition game)
Round 17: Dragons vs Connacht: George Clancy (IRFU, 60th competition game)
Round 18: Scarlets vs Connacht: Neil Paterson (SRU, 58th competition game)

Round 1: Connacht vs Zebre: Rhys Thomas (WRU, 2nd competition game)
Round 2: Cardiff vs Connacht: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 4th competition game)
Round 3: Connacht vs Ulster: John Lacey (IRFU, 30th competition game)

Round 4: Connacht vs Ospreys: Andrew McMenemy (SRU,23rd competition game)
Round 5: Treviso vs Connacht: Neil Hennessy (WRU, 15th competition game)

Round 1: Connacht vs Saracens: Pascal Gauzere (France) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 2: Zebre vs Connacht: Ian Davies (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 6: Leinster vs Connacht: David Wilkinson (IRFU, 23rd competition game)

Round 7: Connacht vs Glasgow: Neil Paterson (SRU, 55th competition game)
Round 8: Connacht vs Scarlets: Matteo Liperini (FIR, 5th competition game)
Round 9: Edinburgh vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 32nd competition game)

Round 3: Toulouse vs Connacht: Marius Mitrea (Italy) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 4: Connacht vs Toulouse: Leighton Hodges (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 10: Connacht vs Dragons: Alain Rolland (IRFU,)
Round 11: Munster vs Connacht: Dudley Phillips (IRFU, 39th competition game)
Round 12: Connacht vs Leinster: George Clancy (IRFU, 57th competition game)

Round 5: Connacht vs Zebre: Neil Patterson (Scotland) (HEINEKEN CUP)
Round 6: Saracens vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (Wales) (HEINEKEN CUP)

Round 13: Glasgow vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 35th competition game)
Round 14: Connacht vs Edinburgh: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 5th competition game)
Round 15: Zebre vs Connacht: Ian Davies (WRU, 14th competition game)

Round 16: Connacht vs Treviso: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 36th competition game)

We have our buddy back this season, Leighton Hodges to us is like Nigel Owens is to Munster.
Leighton Hodges has/will ref us 5 out of the last 12 games. Seems a little too much but the players must be able to read him so well now. no excuses. He's not the worse!!

He's definitely a homer, don't know how many times he blew the whistle on Saturday after the crowd bayed for it...

And in the end it looks like he absolutely favoured us. Or so Solomons thought after the match:

"I think we got blown off the field in the second half to be perfectly honest. I want to go and have a closer look at the film before making a comment, but certainly we were blown out of that game. He (the referee) had a major influence, you look at the penalty count."

I've had a quick look at Blessano's penalty distribution in the Pro12 and Amlin this year.

Game	Home	Away
Dragons v Ulster	9	13
Blues v Connacht	4	18
London Irish v Lusitanos	2	7
Worcester v Oyonnax	5	16
Total	20	54

This is without the stats from the Edinburgh game because they're not out yet, but at one point in the first half it was 1-6 in our favour. It's clear Blessano is a great ref to have if you're playing at home, even if you ignore the LI v Lusitanos game, which was men against boys.

don't want him to favour us, I just want him to be consistent to both teams (unlike in Cardiff)

He reffed Ireland u20 hammering of Scotland. Hopefully he's just a home town boy.

Hopefully he makes it up to us and isn't off his meds this time. Still a crazt decision though.

Complete and utter pish take by the Pro12.

The ref for Saturday is the clown that reffed us in Cardiff in round 2; this is his first game in the competition since screwing us and getting de-listed.

www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/14161.php

Sometimes there are no words...

swift4prez wrote:
<strong>Round 5: Connacht vs Zebre: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Round 6: Saracens vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (Wales) </strong>

Refs named for round 5+6, Neil Paterson is coming to the sportsground for the 2nd time this season in round 5.

We have Leighton Hodges in round 6, 3rd time so far this season so no excuse from the players, they should know what he likes and doesnt like. He was also our ref at home vs Toulouse.

Both pernickity little sh*ts really especially Hodges, he has the same snooty bearing as Clancy...

www.espn.co.uk/other/rugby/story/206807.html

If we can stay on the right side of both we should be ok, there won't be much flow from either as they're both whistle happy so our set pieces will need to be bang on though...

Round 1: Connacht vs Zebre: Rhys Thomas (WRU, 2nd competition game)
Round 2: Cardiff vs Connacht: Claudio Blessano (FIR, 4th competition game)
Round 3: Connacht vs Ulster: John Lacey (IRFU, 30th competition game)

Round 4: Connacht vs Ospreys: Andrew McMenemy (SRU,23rd competition game)
Round 5: Treviso vs Connacht: Neil Hennessy (WRU, 15th competition game)

Round 1: Connacht vs Saracens: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Round 2: Zebre vs Connacht: Ian Davies (Wales)

Round 6: Leinster vs Connacht: David Wilkinson (IRFU, 23rd competition game)

Round 7: Connacht vs Glasgow: Neil Paterson (SRU, 55th competition game)
Round 8: Connacht vs Scarlets: Matteo Liperini (FIR, 5th competition game)
Round 9: Edinburgh vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 32nd competition game)

Round 3: Toulouse vs Connacht: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Round 4: Connacht vs Toulouse: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Round 10: Connacht vs Dragons: Alain Rolland (IRFU,)
Round 11: Munster vs Connacht: Dudley Phillips (IRFU, 39th competition game)
Round 12: Connacht vs Leinster: George Clancy (IRFU, 57th competition game)

Round 5: Connacht vs Zebre: Neil Patterson (Scotland)
Round 6: Saracens vs Connacht: Leighton Hodges (Wales)

Refs named for round 5+6, Neil Paterson is coming to the sportsground for the 2nd time this season in round 5.

We have Leighton Hodges in round 6, 3rd time so far this season so no excuse from the players, they should know what he likes and doesnt like. He was also our ref at home vs Toulouse.

connachtexile wrote: what is David Wilkinson's excuse?

At home European 'champions'.

Looking at the stats you can at least make the excuse of inexperience for the Italian ref Claudio Blessano who reffed us off the pitch against Cardiff but what is David Wilkinson's excuse?