2015–16 Connacht Rugby season
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Galway Sportsgrounds (Capacity: 7,800) |
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| CEO | Willie Ruane | ||
| Coach(es) | Pat Lam | ||
| Captain(s) | John Muldoon | ||
| Most appearances | Finlay Bealham (31) | ||
| Top scorer | Jack Carty (99) | ||
| Most tries | Matt Healy (13) | ||
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Pro12 Challenge Cup |
2nd (Champions) Quarter-finals |
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The 2015–16 season was Irish provincial rugby union side Connacht Rugby's fifteenth season competing in the Pro12, and the team's twentieth season as a professional side. It was Pat Lam's third season in charge of the side. Connacht finished the season as league champions after defeating Leinster in the 2016 Pro12 Grand Final, the team's first trophy in its 131-year history.
As well as playing in the Pro12, Connacht competed in the Challenge Cup in Europe, having lost a play-off to enter the Champions Cup. The second tier side the Connacht Eagles competed in the 2015–16 British and Irish Cup.
Having finished seventh in the 2014–15 Pro12 Connacht were entered into a play-off to qualify for the 2015–16 Champions Cup, but were beaten by Gloucester after extra time. Following this defeat, Connacht were entered into the Challenge Cup. On 17 June 2015, Connacht were drawn into Pool 1 of the tournament along with French Top 14 side Brive, Newcastle Falcons from the English Premiership and Russian side Enisey-STM, who had entered the tournament through a qualifying competition.
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