Connacht Rugby
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Connacht Rugby is a professional provincial rugby union team based in the west of Ireland that competes in the United Rugby Championship and European competitions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish provincial rugby team
ⓘ
professional rugby union team ⓘ |
| associatedNationalTeam | Ireland national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition |
EPCR Challenge Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Rugby Champions Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ United Rugby Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1885 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Irish Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Connacht Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingRegion | Irish province of Connacht ⓘ |
| hasAcademy | Connacht Rugby Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProfessionalStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasSupportBase |
Connacht province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish rugby fans ⓘ |
| homeCity | Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCountryLeagueSystem | Irish rugby union system ⓘ |
| homeGround | Dexcom Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeGroundCapacity | approximately 8000 ⓘ |
| homeGroundSurface | grass ⓘ |
| leagueTitle | 2015–16 Pro12 champions ⓘ |
| nickname |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Westerners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | won Pro12 title in 2016 ⓘ |
| playsAtLevel | top tier of United Rugby Championship ⓘ |
| playsIn | Northern Hemisphere club competitions ⓘ |
| previousName | The Sportsground (stadium name) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalEraStart | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| professionalPlayers | full-time squad ⓘ |
| provinceRepresented | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | one of four Irish provinces ⓘ |
| representsCounties |
Galway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscommon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsRegion | western Ireland ⓘ |
| shortName | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| teamColors |
green
ⓘ
navy ⓘ white ⓘ |
| traditionalRival |
Leinster Rugby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munster Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| union | Irish Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.