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Bundee Aki has been dropped from the Ireland Six Nations squad for "disciplinary reasons".

rish international and Leinster flanker Will Connors will join Connacht ahead of the 2026/27 season.

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Connacht captain Cian Prendergast and his younger brother Sam are expected to go head-to-head when Connacht host Leinster on Saturday for the opening of the new Dexcom Stadium.

For Sinéad Cassidy, the excitement is impossible to hide. As General Manager of the new Dexcom Stadium, she has spent the past year helping bring Connacht Rugby’s most ambitious project to life.

For a long time, Galway has been a city that felt familiar in its bones. Not static, exactly, but slow to shift. Buildings came and went, shopfronts changed, cranes appeared and disappeared, yet the essential shape of the place remained stubbornly recognisable. If a group of lads from Mars had landed here sometime in the 1980s and popped back for a visit today, they’d still know where they were. The river still led them to the bay, the city still folded in on itself, and the skyline rarely surprised.

Galway proudly brands itself as Ireland’s cultural capital, a city of festivals, music, theatre, and artistic ambition. Yet for all its claims to creative dominance, it remains curiously under-provided when it comes to suitable performance venues — particularly large, high-quality outdoor ones. As the redevelopment of the Sportsground into the new Dexcom Stadium progresses, an intriguing question arises: could this modern stadium finally offer Galway a long-needed outdoor concert space?

For generations, Irish stadia told a familiar story: concrete terraces, exposed stands, basic amenities and facilities designed almost exclusively for male audiences. From GAA grounds to football and rugby venues, the matchday experience often meant braving the elements, queuing for limited refreshments, and facilities that belonged to another era. For a country less than a century old, the standard of many stadiums lagged far behind comparable nations, reflecting limited investment, changing priorities and a long-standing assumption that sport alone was enough to draw crowds.

The construction of the new Dexcom Stadium is at the heart of Connacht Rugby’s new five-year plan.

It's been as tough a season for Byron Ralston as you can think of. After suffering a long-term knee injury against Munster last October, it was confirmed that Ralston would be out for the remainder of the season.