Rise Up: Free Connacht Rugby supplement with this week’s Tribune

To mark the start of Connacht Rugby’s first season as Pro 12 Champions we have published a special commemorative supplement free with this week’s Connacht Tribune and Galway City Tribune.

It includes interviews with Pat Lam and John Muldoon as well as a preview of Saturday’s match against Glasgow by Rob Murphy.

2015-16 was a season of targets exceeded and many firsts for Connacht Rugby. What’s next?

See our team by team analysis of all of Connacht’s opponents and read about who’s arriving and who has left the Sportsground.

Connacht fans have endured some highs and many, many lows over the seasons. We look at some of them.

And Galway Bay FM’s John Mulligan, who is also a member of The Connacht Clan supporters’ group, recounts what last season was like for a committed Roscommon rugby fan.

We explore how ‘Grassroots to Green Shirts’ is helping Connacht Rugby nurture homegrown talent for the professional and amateur games.

Life outside of rugby is key to players’ development as people and we talk to Eoin McKeon, the Connacht players’ representative for the Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association, about education, financial security, player safety and mental well-being.

And finally we have a world exclusive about Eddie the Eagle!

Check out connachtribune on Instagram for some exclusive photos from the past 13 seasons since the Celtic League adopted its current format.

Make sure to get this week’s Connacht Tribune or Galway City Tribune.