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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.
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THE OPENING ITEM on the agenda is the fixture list, Andy Friend suggesting that two of Connacht’s final three games in this season’s Rainbow Cup will be against Treviso and Ospreys. After that, who knows?
“As far as I’m aware we are due to play Benetton (Treviso) and Ospreys,” said Friend.
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They were the only team to beat the eventual champions South Africa, a 23-19 victory at the pool stage with tries from Clongowes pair Conor Gilsenan and Jordan Coghlan with the rest of the points coming through the boot of JJ Hanrahan. Ireland lost a pool game to England but beat them at the semi-final stage in the knockout game for fifth to eighth places and sub
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Leamy will be the defence coach for Ireland s U20 Six Nations campaign.
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Image: James Crombie/INPHO
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FORMER MUNSTER AND Ireland back row Denis Leamy and Connacht coach Colm Tucker will assist head coach Richie Murphy for Ireland’s upcoming U20s Six Nations campaign.
Both Leamy and Tucker were brought in to the setup following Noel McNamara’s departure earlier this year, and they will continue their respective roles as defence coach and forwards coach.
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Ciaran Frawley and Niall Murray.
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Image: James Crombie/INPHO
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.