2013–14 Connacht Rugby season
| Ground(s) |
Galway Sportsgrounds (Capacity: 7,800) |
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| Coach(es) | Pat Lam | ||
| Captain(s) |
September–November Gavin Duffy John Muldoon Michael Swift December–May Craig Clarke |
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| Most appearances |
Kieran Marmion Dan Parks (both 28) |
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| Top scorer | Dan Parks (157) | ||
| Most tries | Kieran Marmion (7) | ||
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Pro12 Heineken Cup |
10th Pool stage (4th) |
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The 2013–14 Connacht Rugby season was the team's thirteenth season competing in the Pro12 as well as their third season to compete in the Heineken Cup. Following the departure of Eric Elwood, the 2013–14 season saw Pat Lam take charge of the team as head coach.
The previous season's head coach Eric Elwood departed Connacht at the end of his third year in charge, having announced his intention to leave his post in October 2012. His replacement was announced in January 2013, with the New Zealand born former Samoa international Pat Lam appointed to coach the team. Lam had previously served as head coach to Super Rugby side the Auckland Blues, coaching them in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
It was announced in August 2013 that the captaincy for the 2013–14 season would be split between Gavin Duffy, John Muldoon (rugby player born 1982) and the team's most capped player, Michael Swift. This followed changes between Duffy and Muldoon as captain in previous seasons.
The team qualified for their third Heineken Cup in a row in 2013–14, again thanks to Leinster, who had also been the reason for Connacht's entry into the previous two tournaments. The eastern province's victory in the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup granted Connacht a berth, and they were drawn into pool 3 with Saracens, Toulouse, and Zebre.
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