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Stuart Lancaster
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Connacht Rugby Head Coach

Stuart Lancaster

Role
Head Coach
Team
Connacht Rugby
Nationality
English
Age
57
In charge since
Jul 2025
Matches
28
Record W-D-L
14-0-14
Win rate
50.0%
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Record in our match database since Sep 2025

as of
  • 28 Matches
  • 14 Won
  • 0 Drawn
  • 14 Lost
  • 50.0% Win rate

Stuart Lancaster has overseen 28 completed Connacht Rugby matches in our database since September 2025 — 14 won, 0 drawn, 14 lost. That is a 50.0% win rate, with 749 points scored and 640 conceded.

Records are computed from the WeTalkRugby match database and cover matches we hold data for within this tenure. They are not an official all-time record.

Record by competition

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Stuart Lancaster, record by competition in our match database
CompetitionPWDLWin %PFPA
All matches · Connacht Rugby All competitions281401450.0%749640
United Rugby Championship Sep 2025 – Oct 2026221101150.0%519512
Challenge Cup Dec 2025 – Apr 2026630350.0%230128

Last five matches

  1. Lost v Glasgow Warriors 19–36 URC ·
  2. Won v Benetton Rugby 22–19 URC ·
  3. Lost v Stormers 15–29 URC ·
  4. Lost v Glasgow Warriors 21–33 URC ·
  5. Won v Edinburgh Rugby 26–5 URC ·

Every match in our database

28 matches
United Rugby Championship 22P · 11W · 0D · 11L
  1. Lost v Glasgow Warriors 19–36
  2. Won v Benetton Rugby 22–19
  3. Lost v Stormers 15–29
  4. Lost v Glasgow Warriors 21–33
  5. Won v Edinburgh Rugby 26–5
  6. Won v Munster 26–7
  7. Lost v Lions 21–33
  8. Won v Stormers 33–24
  9. Won v Ospreys 21–14
  10. Won v Ulster 26–19
  11. Won v Scarlets 31–14
  12. Won v Glasgow Warriors 15–10
  13. Won v Zebre Parma 31–15
  14. Lost v Leinster 23–34
  15. Lost v Leinster 17–52
  16. Lost v Ulster 24–29
  17. Lost v Dragons RFC 28–48
  18. Won v Sharks 44–17
  19. Lost v Munster 15–17
  20. Lost v Bulls 27–28
  21. Lost v Cardiff Rugby 8–14
  22. Won v Benetton Rugby 26–15
Challenge Cup 6P · 3W · 0D · 3L
  1. Lost v Montpellier 22–45
  2. Won v Sharks 29–12
  3. Won v Montauban 75–14
  4. Lost v Montpellier 31–33
  5. Won v Black Lion 52–0
  6. Lost v Ospreys 21–24

Career

  • Connacht Head Coach 2025– 28 matches in our data
  • Racing 92 Head Coach 2023–25
  • Leinster Senior Coach 2016–23
  • England Head Coach 2011–15

Honours

  • European Rugby Champions Cup (Leinster, senior coach) 2018
  • Guinness PRO14 (Leinster, senior coach) 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Churchill Cup (England Saxons) 2010, 2011
  • National Division One (Leeds Carnegie) 2007

About Stuart Lancaster

Stuart Lancaster is the head coach of Connacht, the former England boss who rebuilt his reputation as the architect of Leinster’s attack.

Stuart Lancaster is the head coach of Connacht, appointed in June 2025 on a two-year deal. His career is one of the more complete redemption arcs in the modern game.

Born in Penrith in October 1969, he was a back-row forward for Wakefield, Headingley and Leeds Tykes, converted from hooker at 15, and never played international rugby.

England, and after

He ran the Leeds academy, coached Leeds Carnegie to National Division One in 2007, then became RFU elite rugby director and England head coach from 2012 to 2015. He left after the host nation’s pool-stage exit at the 2015 World Cup, one of the most public setbacks any English coach has suffered.

He rebuilt at Leinster as senior coach from 2016 to 2022, where he is widely credited as the architect of the attacking system that carried the province to the 2018 Champions Cup and four consecutive league titles, and which underpinned Ireland’s subsequent rise. A difficult spell at Racing 92 from 2023 to 2025 ended without silverware.

Connacht

He arrived in Galway for pre-season in July 2025. The brief is to bring elite structure to a province that has always run on identity and limited resources.

Style

Lancaster is an attack-structure and culture coach — layered attacking shapes, obsessive detail, and heavy investment in player leadership.

As a player Back-row flanker for Wakefield, Headingley and Leeds Tykes. Never capped, and moved into academy management and coaching in his early thirties.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the head coach of Connacht Rugby?

Stuart Lancaster is the head coach of Connacht Rugby.

When did Stuart Lancaster take charge?

Stuart Lancaster took over at Connacht Rugby in July 2025, around 1 years ago.

What is Stuart Lancaster's record?

From 28 matches in our database: 14 wins, 0 draws and 14 defeats — a 50.0% win rate.

What nationality is Stuart Lancaster?

Stuart Lancaster is English.

How old is Stuart Lancaster?

Stuart Lancaster is 57 years old.

What has Stuart Lancaster won?

Honours include: European Rugby Champions Cup (Leinster, senior coach) (2018), Guinness PRO14 (Leinster, senior coach) (2021), Guinness PRO14 (Leinster, senior coach) (2020), Guinness PRO14 (Leinster, senior coach) (2019), Guinness PRO14 (Leinster, senior coach) (2018).