After reaching the knockout stages of the Champions Cup for the first time ever, Connacht return to the URC where they take on Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground. Connacht's results have really picked up lately and they'll need to keep winning if they are to reach the playoff spots come the end of the season. Here's how to watch Connacht and team news from both sides.
How to watch Connacht vs Glasgow Warriors
Connacht host Glasgow Warriors on Saturday 29th January and kick off is at 2:55pm.
You can watch the match live on RTÉ 2 from 2:30pm.
The match is also live on Premier Sports 1 from 2:30pm.
Lastly, the match is live and on-demand on URC TV.
Team News
The brilliant Tiernan O'Halloran will make his 200th appearance for the men in green against Glasgow.
🟢 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝘼𝙉𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 🟢
Here's our team to face @GlasgowWarriors tomorrow at The Sportsground 👊 #CONvGLA #URC
✅ 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ caps for Tiernan
✅ Denis Buckley is back
✅ Pro debut for Cathal Forde
Full story: https://t.co/bdhGiT0e9y pic.twitter.com/n4h5GeW7Zq— Connacht Rugby (@connachtrugby) January 28, 2022
Connacht ended up having a very good weekend last week when Toulouse's match against Cardiff was called off, meaning that they went through to the Champions Cup knockout stages for the first time ever. They will face Leinster in a two-legged affair in April in what will be a brilliant showcase of Irish rugby.
However for now they have to concentrate on the URC. In their last match in the competition, they beat Munster 10-8 on New Year's day to help them climb up to eighth. They have been playing some really good rugby but just haven't been able to back it up with the result all of the time.
Glasgow sit high in fourth at the moment after not having too many of their games cancelled over Christmas. They've won their last two games in the URC quite well against the Ospreys and Dragons but weren't able to get out of the pool stages in the Champions Cup, having failed to beat La Rochelle at home last week when they needed to win to go through.