Connacht vs. Dragons 'Absolutely Enormous' For Irish Rugby Club
Connacht vs. Dragons 'Absolutely Enormous' For Irish Rugby Club
Connacht Rugby hopes to right ship against Dragons RFC on Oct. 26.
Connacht Rugby coach Pete Wilkins is looking for his team to record a convincing win in Galway to deliver a “feel good factor” at 2:35 p.m. on Oct. 26 against the Dragons RFC.
It’s been a mixed bag for them so far this season, with victories over the Sharks and Scarlets, but three interprovincial derby defeats.
"In the context of this first block of fixtures, the importance of this game is absolutely enormous," said Wilkins.
"If we win, if we win convincingly, you take that feel-good factor into the November break. I think it probably shapes how you reflect on these first six games.
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"If we don't deliver, then you get the reverse effect pretty quickly in terms of the perception of us and our ambitions this season, but also in terms of how we're simply feeling about ourselves. So this is a huge, huge game for us.”
He added: "It's been a challenging start. I feel like every year it’s a tough start in the URC. That's the nature of the competition, that's why it's so exciting.
"But for us to have had three interpros in the first six games, two of them away from home, it is challenging, particularly with the competitiveness of the Irish teams.”
The Dragons are looking to end a four-match losing streak, with head coach Dai Flanagan saying: "For all the progress, we want results. We want to turn a corner and win a lot more and currently we haven't."
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Friday, Oct. 25 URC Fixtures
Saturday, Oct. 26 URC Fixtures
- Stormers vs. Glasgow - 7:45 a.m. ET
- Ospreys vs. Edinburgh - 10:00 a.m. ET
- Sharks vs. Munster - 10:00 a.m. ET
- Leinster vs. Lions - 12:15 p.m. ET
- Connacht vs. Dragons RFC - 2:35 p.m. ET
- Cardiff Rugby vs. Ulster - 2:35 p.m. ET
URC Standings Table After Round 5
- Leinster: PL 5 | W 5 | D 0 | L 0 | BP 5 | PF 161 | PA 66 | DIFF 95 | PTS 25
- Lions: PL 4 | W 4 | D 0 | L 0 | BP 2 | PF 123 | PA 71 | DIFF 52 | PTS 18
- Glasgow Warriors: PL 5 | W 3 | D 2 | L 0 | BP 4 | PF 170 | PA 97 | DIFF 73 | PTS 18
- Bulls: PL 4 | W 3 | D 1 | L 0 | BP 2 | PF 120 | PA 79 | DIFF 41 | PTS 15
- Ulster: PL 5 | W 3 | D 2 | L 0 | BP 3 | PF 131 | PA 140 | DIFF -9 | PTS 15
- Edinburgh: PL 5 | W 2 | D 3 | L 0 | BP 3 | PF 133 | PA 125 | DIFF 8 | PTS 13
- Connacht: PL 5 | W 2 | D 3 | L 0 | BP 3 | PF 132 | PA 153 | DIFF -21 | PTS 13
- Benetton: PL 5 | W 2 | D 2 | L 1 | BP 2 | PF 104 | PA 128 | DIFF -24 | PTS 12
- Cardiff Rugby: PL 5 | W 2 | D 3 | L 0 | BP 3 | PF 109 | PA 136 | DIFF -27 | PTS 12
- Scarlets: PL 5 | W 2 | D 2 | L 1 | BP 0 | PF 106 | PA 109 | DIFF -3 | PTS 11
- Munster: PL 5 | W 2 | D 3 | L 0 | BP 3 | PF 122 | PA 135 | DIFF -13 | PTS 11
- Stormers: PL 4 | W 2 | D 2 | L 0 | BP 2 | PF 101 | PA 99 | DIFF 2 | PTS 10
- Sharks: PL 4 | W 2 | D 2 | L 0 | BP 1 | PF 101 | PA 128 | DIFF -27 | PTS 10
- Dragons RFC: PL 5 | W 1 | D 4 | L 0 | BP 1 | PF 99 | PA 142 | DIFF -43 | PTS 7
- Zebre: PL 5 | W 1 | D 4 | L 0 | BP 1 | PF 76 | PA 134 | DIFF -58 | PTS 7
- Ospreys: PL 5 | W 1 | D 4 | L 0 | BP 1 | PF 89 | PA 135 | DIFF -46 | PTS 6
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