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Connacht v Sharks - The Commentary

Connacht came away from Durban with a hard-fought win on Saturday afternoon in the United Rugby Championship. 

A try from Sean O'Brien and the boot of JJ Hanrahan were the factors in a 13-12 win that in all honesty, Connacht should have lost but for crucial misses from their opponents. 

Here is the commentary from Rob Murphy and William Davies as broadcast on galwaybayfm.ie

Presented by John Mulligan.

Jack McCabe post Ballina

Dylan McHugh post Ballina

Corofin Manager Kevin Johnson

Corofin 0-16 Ballina 0-12 - The Commentary

Corofin are back in the Connacht Senior Club Football Final for the first time since 2019 after they beat Ballina Stephenites in the Semi-Final in Pearse Stadium.

In terrible conditions, Kevin Johnson's side played some sublime football to win by 0-16 to 0-12. 

Here is the commentary of the game from Jonathan Higgins and Padraic Cunningham.

Presented by John Mulligan.

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FOOTBALL: Menlough manager Neil McHugh with Galway Bay FM’s Ollie Turner ahead of the Connacht Junior semi-final against Mayo’s Laherdane MacHales

Following their quarter-final win over Roscommon's St. Michael's (1-13 to 0-10), Menlough are out in action again this Sunday (19th November) in the provincial semi-final against Mayo's Laherdane MacHales.

The county junior champions are playing for the fourth consecutive week (sixth if you include their under-19s) as they seek a place in the Connacht Final.

Leading up to the game, Menlough manager Neil McHugh has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Ollie Turner

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Throw-in at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar on Sunday at 1.30pm and we'll have full online coverage on galwaybayfm.ie.

RUGBY: Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins and Ireland international Finlay Bealham with Galway Bay FM’s William Davies ahead of their URC trip to Sharks

Finlay Bealham has returned to the Connacht starting team for tomorrow’s (Saturday, 18th November) United Rugby Championship clash with Sharks in South Africa.

It’s the Ireland prop’s first appearance since the World Cup. Head coach has made a total of eight changes from last week’s defeat to Edinburgh.

The team in full:

Tiernan O’Halloran at full back;

Byron Ralston, Tom Farrell, Cathal Forde and Andrew Smith are the three quarter line;

Out half JJ Hanrahan partners scrum half Colm Reilly;

Denis Buckley, Tadgh McElroy and Finlay Bealham are the front row;

Oisin Dowling and Joe Joyce are behind them;

And a back row of Cian Prendergast, captain Conor Oliver and Sean O’Brien.

Leading up to the game, Connacht Head Coach Pete Wilkins and Ireland international Finlay Bealham have been chatting to Galway Bay FM's William Davies

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Kick-off at Kings Park tomorrow is 3pm Irish time and we’ll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.

MMA: Galway’s Andreeas ’Judoka’ Binder chats to Galway Bay FM’s Darren Kelly ahead of his PFL Lightweight debut in the 3Arena against Italy’s Daniele Scatizzi

Fresh off his Levels Fight League World Lightweight Championship success in July, Galway MMA fighter Andreeas 'Judoka' Binder has moved promotion and make his first appearance in five years in Ireland on Friday, 8th December 2023).

He'll take on Italian Daniele 'Scat' Scatizzi in a lightweight qualifier after joining the PFL (Professional Fighters League).

It's one of 13 bouts in Dublin on the night that also sees John Mitchell against Jakub Kaszuka for the European Lightweight Belt, Nate 'The Great' Kelly makes his long awaited debut, and Galway also have a second fighter involved as Ben 'Son of Life' Davis, creater of Shaolin MMA in Galway, takes on England's Dom Wooding in a 2024 Bantamweight qualifier.

Should Binder or Davis secure victories, they'll enter the European qualifying tournaments next year and success there could lead to world title opportunities.

Tickets for the card at at the 3Arena are available through ticketmaster, but discounts can be received by through the following link on Andreeas' instagram page (Discount Code - BINDER) https://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18005E2D9A992DE9?did=binder

Andreeas 'Judoka' Binder, on a streak of three wins and a 9-2 record presently, recently chatted to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly to look ahead to the 'violence' guaranteed night.