CONNACHT RUGBY HAS today unveiled a redesigned club crest as Andy Friend’s squad return to pre-season training ahead of the province’s return to the top tier of European rugby in 2019/20.
As part of their kit launch for the upcoming season, Connacht have launched a new logo, which sheds the rugby ball feature of old and puts a greater emphasis on the traditional elements of the eagle and sword.
Connacht’s BLK Sport Ireland-designed kit will feature the new crest, which the province believe ‘strongly reflects the original provincial crest with evolutions of the core elements.’
After reaching the Pro14 semi-finals last year, Friend’s side are bidding to build on their progress in the Australian’s first season in charge as they ready themselves for Heineken Champions Cup rugby.
Connacht have been paired with Toulouse, Gloucester and Montpellier in Pool 5, while the westerners have switched to Conference B in the Pro14.
“As an organisation, we are continuously looking to evolve and improve everything we do,” Connacht CEO Willie Ruane said.
“Throughout that evolution however it is important we always remember where we are from and who it is that we represent.
“Our new logo design aims to reflect that evolution whilst also placing much greater prominence on the extremely strong core elements of the original Connacht Provincial crest.
“The beginning of the new season and the return of Pro14 and Champions Cup rugby to the Sportsground provides a fitting opportunity to unveil our refreshed design and to continue with our evolution and progression both on and off the pitch.”
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As if the Sky Spots subscription couldn’t get any better, they go and roll out this beauty! You’ve got Netball, Horse AND Water Polo, Badminton Super League, Horse Eventing, and now the Chinese Premiership? Where will it end in this Sporting Universe? The European Dodgeball Champions League?
In fairness the European Dodgeball league would be entertaining!!
They have live fishing aswell
Ahh lads, the pinnacle of Sky Sports broadcasting is Pro Kabaddi!! You won’t see action like that on any other channel!!
No, the pinnacle is the ridiculous Legends Indoor Football League they show every summer. Just a load of ex cloggers playing a game of slow five a side. The decision to go 24 hours with Sky Sports in 1995 was a joke.
Funny you mention dodgeball Dave :) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uWII-zlVZI4
And don’t forget the 5 D’s of Dodgeball – Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and …. Dodge!
Don’t forget Pro Karbaddi League in India
Are you on a 24 tape delay Ollie? :P
*24 hour*
I dream of a world where The Journal/The 42 has an edit button…
I’d rather watch MLS and that’s shíte
How do you know it’s shxte? You’ve never watched it!
Well you will have 2 good foreign players per team and 9 chinese lads , what ya think it will be??
As if we didn’t have enough money grabbing mercenaries getting air time,this Chinese league is the greatest circus of all
Sky Sports are a bigger shower of eejits for jumping on this ridiculous bandwagon.
Great spot to offload all those money grabbing rejects.
@Gerry
Be honest,you’d grab it yourself if you could.
Would of course
Ill I need is enough money to pay for family and tax and a little bit more and Ill be grand :)
Shanghai Greenland? Seriously?
Ho lee fuk!
The Chinese , great bunch of lads.. love a good kung po but can the play ball?
“Hulk and Gervinho”…doesn’t exactly get the heart racing, does it?
Joke of a league why did sky sports even bother get this. They should have took a punt at the league of ireland instead of that
The League of Ireland is crap.
Sky are probably getting paid by the Chinese to show the games as opposed to buying the rights. China seems hell bent on promoting their league.
Imagine an organisation being ‘hell bent’ on promoting and selling there own product!! The cheek of them.
Can’t wait boys
God you guys don’t understand sarcasm
If the time zone isn’t crazy different I might watch it.
Wouldn’t pick the boys in Fifa never mind watching them in real life