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QUINN ROUX WILL bring the curtain down on his Irish odyssey, Connacht have confirmed, with a summer move to France now looking likely.
Connacht head coach Andy Friend had said last month that he wished to retain Roux’s services but in a statement released by the western province today, he confirmed Connacht had been unable to reach an agreement with Roux.
Friend also said that Connacht had “begun the process of recruiting a new second row” in Roux’s stead.
“It’s no secret we would have liked to see Quinn stay at the club beyond this season,” Friend began. “We entered into discussions but unfortunately as matters progressed, we were unable to reach a final agreement with him that worked on both sides. As a result, Quinn has decided at this stage of his career to explore other opportunities and we fully respect his decision in that regard.
Furlong extends contract with the IRFU until the end of the 2021/22 season
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It has been confirmed that Ireland and Leinster prop Tadhg Furlong has extended his IRFU contract until the end of the 2021/22 season.
Furlong made his Ireland debut against Wales in a warm-up fixture ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup and went on to become a key member of the 2018 Grand Slam winning team under former head coach Joe Schmidt.
The 28-year-old tighthead has won 49 caps to date for Ireland and started all three Tests of the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand.
The Wexford native was last week named in the touring party along with seven fellow Irish internationals for this summer’s Lions series against South Africa.
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Ciaran Frawley and Niall Murray.
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AT THE CITY end of the Sportsground, the clock ticked towards 8pm. Time wasn’t moving as fast as the scoring column under Connacht’s name, though.
After five minutes they had six points, after 14 minutes it was 16. More surprisingly, Leinster had yet to move off zero. The game may have started but it looked as though their minds were still in La Rochelle.
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Roux: currently recovering following shoulder surgery (file photo).
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Image: James Crombie/INPHO
CONNACHT COACH ANDY Friend remains hopeful of keeping Irish lock Quinn Roux at the Sportsground next season.
The 30-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and was not included on the list last month when Connacht named 21 players who had penned new deals.
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A QUICK GLANCE at the Leicester Tigers team named to play Connacht today [KO 8pm, BT Sport] tells you everything you need to know about their approach to this game.
Leicester do not see themselves as a Challenge Cup side. This will be only their 10th ever outing in the competition. Connacht, on the other hand, have played 126 games in European Rugby’s second-tier tournament.
At the moment, this is Connacht’s level, and a win today would harden their belief that they can finally come out on top in a competition they have been so synonymous with down the years.