Connacht Rugby Home Fixtures at Dexcom Stadium

What to Expect

Connacht Rugby, one of Ireland’s four professional provinces, plays its home fixtures at Dexcom Stadium, the redeveloped and renamed Sportsground, on College Road in Galway city. The next confirmed home date is a pre-season friendly against English Premiership side Ealing Trailfinders on Saturday, September 5, 2026, kicking off at 5pm, a useful chance to see the squad and any new signings before competitive action starts. Connacht’s competitive home season then opens with a United Rugby Championship (URC) fixture against South African side the Stormers on Friday, September 25, 2026, kicking off at 7.45pm. Connacht compete in the URC against provinces from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy and South Africa, and also enter the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, so home fixtures through autumn and winter draw a mix of Irish derby crowds and European travelling support. Connacht is traditionally the smallest and least well-funded of Ireland’s four professional provinces, which has made the team popular with neutrals as underdogs, most famously when they won the Pro12 title in 2016 against Leinster in Murrayfield. The ground itself has been redeveloped and renamed in recent years under a stadium sponsorship deal, though supporters still often refer to it by its old name, the Sportsground.

Good to Know

• Next home fixture: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 5pm, pre-season friendly v Ealing Trailfinders, Dexcom Stadium.
• Following home fixture: Friday, September 25, 2026, 7.45pm, United Rugby Championship v Stormers.
• Venue: Dexcom Stadium, College Road, Galway city, a mix of seated stands and terrace areas.
• Tickets and the full 2026/27 fixture list are published on connachtrugby.ie, with match, season and hospitality packages available.
• This is a recurring home-fixture pattern through the URC season roughly every two to three weeks; check the club’s own fixtures page for later rounds as they are confirmed.
• Family and junior ticket options are typically available alongside adult and season tickets; the club shop at the ground sells replica jerseys and merchandise on matchday.

Getting There

Dexcom Stadium is close to Galway city centre, within walking distance of Salthill and the University of Galway, and served by local city bus routes. Limited matchday parking is available near the ground, with additional parking in the city centre a short walk away.