Lions face off against Connacht in United Rugby Championship Round 16 on Sat 23rd April 2022 at Emirates Airline Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:05. In South Africa it’s at 16:05 SAST, 02:05 NZST in New Zealand, 00:05 AEST in Australia and 07:05 EST in the US.
Lions won the last encounter but Lions are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Connacht in 11th and Lions in 12th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Lions vs Connacht will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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