Connacht Squad 2019 - 2020

Loosehead

Denis Buckley (29) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Matthew Burke (22) - Signed contract in 2019
Paddy McAllister (30) - Signed contract in 2019
Peter McCabe (27) - Signed short term contract in 2019

Jordan Duggan (21) - Academy year 2

Tighthead

Finlay Bealham (28) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Rory Burke (25) - Signed contract in 2019
Conor Kenny (23) - Signed 1 year contract in 2020
Dominic Robertson-McCoy (25) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020

Hooker

Shane Delahunt (25) - Signed 1 year contract in 2020
Dave Heffernan (28) - Signed contract in 2019
Tom McCartney (33) - Signed 3 year contract in 2017
Jonny Murphy (27) - Signed contract in 2018

Declan Adamson (20) - Academy year 1
Dylan Tierney-Martin (20) - Academy year 2

Lock

Ultan Dillane (25) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Cillian Gallagher (22) - Signed contract in 2018
Joe Maksymiw (23) - Signed contract in 2018
Quinn Roux (28) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Gavin Thornbury (25) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019

Niall Murray (19) - Academy year 2

Back row

Paul Boyle (22) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Jarrad Butler (28) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Robin Copeland (31) - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Colby Fainga'a (28) - Signed contract with Lyon for next season
Eoghan Masterson (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Eoin McKeon (28) - Signed contract in 2019
Sean O'Brien (24) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020

Joshua Dunne (19) - Academy year 2
Sean Masterson (21) - Academy year 3
Oisin McCormack (18) - Academy year 1
Mikey Wilson (22) - Academy year 2

Scrumhalf

Caolin Blade (25) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Stephen Kerins (23) - Signed contract in 2019
Angus Lloyd (26) - Signed contract in 2019
Kieran Marmion (27) - Signed 3 year contract in 2020

Colm Reilly (20) - Academy year 2

Outhalf

Jack Carty (27) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Conor Fitzgerald (21) - Signed contract in 2019
Dave Horwitz (24) - Signed contract in 2018

Luke Carty (21) - Academy year 3
Conor Dean (21) - Academy year 2

Centre

Bundee Aki (28) - Signed 3 year central contract in 2020
Tom Daly (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Tom Farrell (25) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Kyle Godwin (27) - Signed contract in 2018
Peter Robb (25) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020

Shane Jennings (18) - Academy year 1
Sean O'Brien (21) - Academy year 2

Back 3

Niyi Adeolokun (28) - Signed contract in 2019
Stephen Fitzgerald (23) - Signed contract in 2019
Will Goddard (20) - Signed short term contract in 2019
Matt Healy (30) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Darragh Leader (26) - Signed contract in 2018
Tiernan O'Halloran (28) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
John Porch (25) - Signed contract in 2019
Peter Sullivan (21) - Signed short term contract in 2019

Colm de Buitléar (21) - Academy year 3
Hugh Lane (20) - Academy year 1
Oran McNulty (19) - Academy year 2

Out half and back 3 still desperately light heading into a season with champions cup

Remember Godwin can cover at 10 and young Dean who played in Munster is not on the senior squad yer

DeBuitlear is also a good prospect for the back 3. did well in the few games he played.

Flynn wrote: Remember Godwin can cover at 10 and young Dean who played in Munster is not on the senior squad yer

Godwin's problem is he can cover too many positions for his own good.
He was brilliant in the early part of the season when he got a run at center, probably our best performing player at that point.
Once we started moving him to wing and outhalf his form took a dip, he was still good and on no ocassion let anyone down, but he was not at the same standard he had been at in the center.

Flynn wrote: Remember Godwin can cover at 10 and young Dean who played in Munster is not on the senior squad yer

Dean was Leinster.

Not sure where the Munster thing came from, have heard a few people say it now!!

Think he meant played against Munster in limerick

Wegians89 wrote: Think he meant played against Munster in limerick

Oh right, my mistake

Exactly

Watching the 7s the last few months I think it's curious that we let Conroy go, particularly with Porch being signed from 7s with a similar profile of having some basic experience in 15s but mostly 7s. Obviously management saw some big flaw in Conroy's game that they don't in Porch's... which begs the question what? Having admittedly watched very little of our new signing I'm curious if anyone else can spot it. Does Porch seem like a strong defender? A powerful runner? Conroy has the lightning pace, the finishing and from what I've seen his skills seem up to scratch

I wouldn’t say Conroy has any weaknesses. Because he is so fast he was probably given the opportunity to join the 7s program. It has been a great move for him. He must be having the time of his life playing with a very progressive unit and representing Ireland at the same time. He might go back to 15s at some point but he wouldn’t be thinking about that yet. Porch looks like a good signing, good luck to him.

Enda wrote: I wouldn’t say Conroy has any weaknesses. Because he is so fast he was probably given the opportunity to join the 7s program. It has been a great move for him. He must be having the time of his life playing with a very progressive unit and representing Ireland at the same time. He might go back to 15s at some point but he wouldn’t be thinking about that yet. Porch looks like a good signing, good luck to him.

Sorry, I'm not trolling here, but if the player had no weaknesses, he would be playing 15s, not 7s.
As the article in the Irish Times mentions, the salary of a 7s player is akin to a development contract within the 15s game - www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/salaries-...nimum-wage-1.3902505

If Conroy was in anyway decent, he would have made it through the academy at Connacht. Speed is not enough in the game

Eoin McKeon signed a contract extension

Great news.