2017–18 Connacht Rugby season
Role Name Union
Chief Executive Willie Ruane Ireland
Team Manager Tim Allnut New Zealand
Head Coach Kieran Keane New Zealand
Forwards Coach Jimmy Duffy Ireland
Backs Coach Nigel Carolan Ireland
Defence Coach Peter Wilkins England
Head Performance Analyst Simon Kavanagh Ireland
Head of Strength and Conditiong David Howarth Australia
Strength and Conditioning Coach Johnny O'Connor Ireland
Academy Manager Eric Elwood Ireland
Connacht Eagles Coach Mossy Lawler Ireland
Coaching and management team
The 2017-18 season was Irish provincial rugby union side Connacht Rugby's seventeenth season competing in the Pro14, and the team's twenty-second season as a professional side. It was Kieran Keane's first and only season in charge of the side. Connacht finished sixth in their seven-team Pro14 conference. As well as playing in the Pro14, the team competed in the Challenge Cup in Europe. They finished first in their pool and advanced to the knockout stage as third seed overall, but were defeated at home by Gloucester in the quarter-finals. The second tier side the Connacht Eagles competed in the 2017-18 British and Irish Cup, finishing third in their pool.