Connacht Rugby have confirmed the players who will depart the province at the end of the season. As previously announced, Ultan Dillane, Sam Arnold, Abraham Papali'i and Tietie Tuimauga will leave the Connacht at the end of their contracts to play in France, while Matt Healy has announced his retirement from professional rugby. Centurion Eoghan Masterson will move on after a nine-year spell at the province, as does centre Peter Robb who featured in the 2016 Guinness PRO12 final win. Also leaving Connacht are Greg McGrath, Jonny Murphy, Ben O'Donnell, Dominic Robertson-McCoy and Peter Sullivan. Head coach Andy Friend has paid tribute to the departing players, saying: "I'd like to thank all the players who have each contributed to Connacht Rugby in their own way. Comings and goings are part and parcel of professional rugby and I wish them every success in the future. "As is tradition we will thank them in front of our supporters at the end of our final game of the season against Zebre." Connacht Rugby can confirm that, so far, a 44-man squad has been assembled for the 2022/23 season which is listed below.

CONNACHT Squad (2022/23 Season):

Backs (20): Bundee Aki Caolin Blade Shayne Bolton Adam Byrne Jack Carty Tom Daly Tom Farrell Conor Fitzgerald Cathal Forde Mack Hansen David Hawkshaw Shane Jennings Diarmuid Kilgallen Kieran Marmion Oran McNulty Tiernan O'Halloran John Porch Byron Ralston Colm Reilly Alex Wootton Forwards (24): Jack Aungier Finlay Bealham Ciaran Booth Paul Boyle Denis Buckley Matthew Burke Jarrad Butler Shane Delahunt Peter Dooley Oisin Dowling Jordan Duggan Leva Fifita Dave Heffernan Shamus Hurley-Langton Sam Illo Seán Masterson Oisín McCormack Josh Murphy Darragh Murray Niall Murray Conor Oliver Cian Prendergast Gavin Thornbury Dylan Tierney-Martin