The fixtures for the new PRO14 Season have been released and Connacht will play the Glasgow Warriors in their opening game on Saturday the 1st of September at the Sportsground with the game kicking off at 3pm.
Connacht will be at home for four of their first five games of the season with Zebre next to visit the Sportsground on Saturday September the 8th at 5.15pm. The third game of the new season will be an away trip to Edinburgh on Friday the 14th at 7.35 before returning back to the Sportsground to face The Scarlets on Saturday the 22nd at 5.15.
Then comes the first of the Interprovincials with European Champions Leinster coming to the Sportsground on Saturday the 29th with a 5.15 kick off with the second of the Interprovincials the following Friday at Kingspan Stadium with Ulster the opponents and a 7.35 kick off. It is already being called a month of champions with the past four Pro12/14 Champions all playing in that month.
New Connacht Coach Andy Friend joined John on FYI Galway after the fixtures were announced and John asked him for his thoughts on the fixtures considering Connacht will be at home for four of the first five games.
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