Past Players
Over 300 players have made their Connacht Rugby debuts in the Professional era. Thanks to the work of Craggy Rugby Podcast, here's a list of those men along with their designated player number.
| Player | Date | Opponent | Player # |
| Nicky Barry | 21/09/1996 | Munster | 641 |
| Dermot Finnegan | 21/09/1996 | Munster | 642 |
| Conor McGuinness | 21/09/1996 | Munster | 643 |
| Michael O'Neill | 21/09/1996 | Munster | 644 |
| Alan Reddan | 21/09/1996 | Munster | 645 |
| Ray Ward | 21/09/1996 | Munster | 646 |
| Shane Leahy | 28/09/1996 | Ulster | 647 |
| Owen Cobbe | 28/09/1996 | Ulster | 648 |
| Michael Kearin | 05/10/1996 | Leinster | 649 |
| Barry Browne | 19/10/1996 | Northampton Saints | 650 |
| Mark Reilly | 19/10/1996 | Northampton Saints | 651 |
| Ronnie Culliton | 19/10/1996 | Northampton Saints | 652 |
| Neal Taylor | 27/10/1996 | Toulon | 653 |
| Simon Allnutt | 16/08/1997 | Munster | 654 |
| Martin Cahill | 16/08/1997 | Munster | 655 |
| Junior Charlie | 16/08/1997 | Munster | 656 |
| Pat Duignan | 16/08/1997 | Munster | 657 |
| Mark McConnell | 16/08/1997 | Munster | 658 |
| Willie Ruane | 16/08/1997 | Munster | 659 |
| Bernard Jackman | 16/08/1997 | Munster | 660 |
| Shane McEntee | 23/08/1997 | Ulster | 661 |
| Russell Southam | 09/09/1997 | Northampton Saints | 662 |
| Justin Cullen | 15/08/1998 | Munster | 663 |
| Jimmy Duffy | 15/08/1998 | Munster | 664 |
| Jimmy Screene | 15/08/1998 | Munster | 665 |
| John Casserly | 22/08/1998 | Ulster | 666 |
| Ian Dillon | 22/08/1998 | Ulster | 667 |
| Joe McVeigh | 12/09/1998 | Munster | 668 |
| Martyn Steffert | 07/11/1998 | Racing 92 | 669 |
| Mel Deane | 07/08/1999 | Ulster | 670 |
| Shane McDonald | 07/08/1999 | Ulster | 671 |
| Matt Mostyn | 07/08/1999 | Ulster | 672 |
| Gavin Webster | 07/08/1999 | Ulster | 673 |
| Colm Rigney | 16/08/1999 | Munster | 674 |
| Conor Kilroy | 16/08/1999 | Munster | 675 |
| Eoin Brennan | 16/08/1999 | Munster | 676 |
| Stephen McIvor | 03/09/1999 | Leinster | 677 |
| David Mescal | 05/11/1999 | Ulster | 678 |
| James Ferris | 27/11/1999 | Steaua Bucharest | 679 |
| Ultan O'Callaghan | 27/11/1999 | Steaua Bucharest | 680 |
| Damian Browne | 01/09/2000 | Leinster | 681 |
| Denver Rumney | 01/09/2000 | Leinster | 682 |
| Johnny O'Connor | 01/09/2000 | Leinster | 683 |
| Mick Smyth | 01/09/2000 | Leinster | 684 |
| Marnus Uijs | 01/09/2000 | Leinster | 685 |
| Michael Swift | 01/09/2000 | Leinster | 686 |
| Dan McFarland | 08/09/2000 | Ulster | 687 |
| Robbie Lee | 08/09/2000 | Ulster | 688 |
| Brian Shelbourne | 08/09/2000 | Ulster | 689 |
| Tim Allnutt | 08/09/2000 | Ulster | 690 |
| Rowan Frost | 15/09/2000 | Munster | 691 |
| Shane Stephens | 23/09/2000 | Munster | 692 |
| Gavin Shoeman | 23/09/2000 | Munster | 693 |
| Wayne Munn | 30/09/2000 | Leinster | 694 |
| Darren Yapp | 14/10/2000 | Neath | 695 |
| Peter Bracken | 18/08/2001 | Cardiff RFC | 696 |
| Gavin Duffy | 18/08/2001 | Cardiff RFC | 697 |
| Chris Keane | 18/08/2001 | Cardiff RFC | 698 |
| Paul Neville | 18/08/2001 | Cardiff RFC | 699 |
| Eoin Reddan | 18/08/2001 | Cardiff RFC | 700 |
| Mark McHugh | 24/08/2001 | Edinburgh | 701 |
| Ronan McCormack | 24/08/2001 | Edinburgh | 702 |
| Tom Kearns | 24/08/2001 | Edinburgh | 703 |
| Oisin Grennan | 28/08/2001 | Munster | 704 |
| Martin McPhail | 07/09/2001 | Neath | 705 |
| Henry Bourke | 27/10/2001 | Sale Sharks | 706 |
| Ted Robinson | 01/12/2001 | Glasgow Warriors | 707 |
| Damian McCabe | 12/01/2002 | Narbonne | 708 |
| Jerry Flannery | 08/05/2002 | Leinster | 709 |
| Rowan McCormack | 08/05/2002 | Leinster | 710 |
| Eric Peters | 30/08/2002 | Border Reivers | 711 |
| Warwick Waugh | 30/08/2002 | Border Reivers | 712 |
| John O’Sullivan | 30/08/2002 | Border Reivers | 713 |
| Dermot O’Sullivan | 30/08/2002 | Border Reivers | 714 |
| James Norton | 20/09/2002 | Newport | 715 |
| Shane Moore | 28/09/2002 | Bridgend | 716 |
| Mike Walls | 05/10/2002 | Pontypridd | 717 |
| Fabian Bouroix | 12/10/2002 | Mont de Marsan | 718 |
| Adrian Clarke | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 719 |
| Andrew Farrelly | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 720 |
| Matt Lacey | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 721 |
| Conor McPhillips | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 722 |
| Warren O’Kelly | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 723 |
| John Fogarty | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 724 |
| Mike McCarthy | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 725 |
| Mick Carroll | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 726 |
| Dave Hewitt | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 727 |
| Conor O’Loughlin | 06/09/2003 | Edinburgh | 728 |
| Ray Hogan | 19/09/2003 | Border Reivers | 729 |
| Tom Carter | 19/09/2003 | Border Reivers | 730 |
| John Muldoon | 11/10/2003 | Border Reivers | 731 |
| Christian Short | 05/03/2004 | Border Reivers | 732 |
| Justin Meagher | 01/05/2004 | Dragons | 733 |
| James Downey | 04/09/2004 | Glasgow Warriors | 734 |
| David Slemen | 04/09/2004 | Glasgow Warriors | 735 |
| Tom Tierney | 04/09/2004 | Glasgow Warriors | 736 |
| Paul Warwick | 04/09/2004 | Glasgow Warriors | 737 |
| Stephen Knoop | 04/09/2004 | Glasgow Warriors | 738 |
| Niall O’Brien | 04/09/2004 | Glasgow Warriors | 739 |
| Pieter Myburgh | 18/09/2004 | Ulster | 740 |
| Brendan O’Connor | 04/12/2004 | Montpellier | 741 |
| Tony Buckley | 18/02/2005 | Scarlets | 742 |
| Keith Matthews | 03/09/2005 | Cardiff | 743 |
| Frik Venter | 03/09/2005 | Cardiff | 744 |
| Danny Riordan | 03/09/2005 | Cardiff | 745 |
| Ronan Loughney | 10/09/2005 | Edinburgh | 746 |
| Andrew Gallagher | 01/10/2005 | Munster | 747 |
| John Hearty | 14/10/2005 | Ospreys | 748 |
| Joey Merrigan | 14/10/2005 | Ospreys | 749 |
| Dave Gannon | 22/10/2005 | Catania | 750 |
| Andrew Mailei | 03/12/2005 | Leinster | 751 |
| Gavin Williams | 03/12/2005 | Leinster | 752 |
| Dave McGowan | 05/05/2006 | Edinburgh | 753 |
| Adrian Flavin | 01/09/2006 | Border Reivers | 754 |
| Brett Wilkinson | 01/09/2006 | Border Reivers | 755 |
| Michael Diffley | 08/09/2006 | Ospreys | 756 |
| Brett Sturgess | 15/09/2006 | Scarlets | 757 |
| Ray Ofisa | 22/09/2006 | Edinburgh | 758 |
| Ryan Strudwick | 03/12/2006 | Munster | 759 |
| Peter Durkan | 12/01/2007 | Bath | 760 |
| Andrew Browne | 07/04/2007 | Cardiff | 761 |
| Aidan Wynne | 13/04/2007 | Glasgow Warriors | 762 |
| Tim Donnelly | 21/09/2007 | Dragons | 763 |
| Robbie Morris | 21/09/2007 | Dragons | 764 |
| Ofisa Treviranus | 21/09/2007 | Dragons | 765 |
| Troy Nathan | 21/09/2007 | Dragons | 766 |
| Brendan McGovern | 12/10/2007 | Cardiff | 767 |
| Andy Dunne | 23/11/2007 | Ulster | 768 |
| Liam Bibo | 13/01/2008 | El Salvador | 769 |
| John Lyne | 21/03/2008 | Edinburgh | 770 |
| Liam Casserly | 18/04/2008 | Dragons | 771 |
| Robbie Shaw | 02/05/2008 | Cardiff | 772 |
| Fionn Carr | 05/09/2008 | Ospreys | 773 |
| Sean Cronin | 05/09/2008 | Ospreys | 774 |
| Ian Keatley | 05/09/2008 | Ospreys | 775 |
| Frank Murphy | 05/09/2008 | Ospreys | 776 |
| Kieran Campbell | 13/09/2008 | Scarlets | 777 |
| John McGovern | 13/09/2008 | Scarlets | 778 |
| Mike Roberts | 26/09/2008 | Cardiff | 779 |
| Conor Muldoon | 05/10/2008 | Leinster | 780 |
| Niva Ta’auso | 28/12/2008 | Munster | 781 |
| Conor Higgins | 15/05/2009 | Glasgow Warriors | 782 |
| Mike McComish | 04/09/2009 | Ospreys | 783 |
| Brian Tuohy | 04/09/2009 | Ospreys | 784 |
| Bernie Upton | 04/09/2009 | Ospreys | 785 |
| Jamie Hagan | 04/09/2009 | Ospreys | 786 |
| Miah Nikora | 18/09/2009 | Cardiff | 787 |
| Tiernan O'Halloran | 09/10/2009 | Olympus Madrid | 788 |
| Dermot Murphy | 09/10/2009 | Olympus Madrid | 789 |
| George Naoupu | 11/12/2009 | Worcester Warriors | 790 |
| Eoin Griffin | 02/04/2010 | Edinburgh | 791 |
| Dave Nolan | 25/04/2010 | Scarlets | 792 |
| Eoin McKeon | 25/04/2010 | Scarlets | 793 |
| Ezra Taylor | 04/09/2010 | Dragons | 794 |
| Cillian Willis | 04/09/2010 | Dragons | 795 |
| Robert Sweeney | 04/09/2010 | Dragons | 796 |
| Darragh Fanning | 30/09/2010 | Cardiff | 797 |
| Barry Fa'amausili | 09/10/2010 | Cavalieri Prato | 798 |
| Dylan Rogers | 19/11/2010 | Ospreys | 799 |
| Shane Monahan | 26/11/2010 | Edinburgh | 800 |
| Rodney Ah You | 12/12/2010 | Harlequins | 801 |
| Shane Conneely | 15/01/2011 | Bayonne | 802 |
| Henry Fa'afili | 03/09/2011 | Benetton | 803 |
| Matthew Jarvis | 03/09/2011 | Benetton | 804 |
| Mark McCrea | 03/09/2011 | Benetton | 805 |
| Eithienne Reynecke | 03/09/2011 | Benetton | 806 |
| Niall O'Connor | 03/09/2011 | Benetton | 807 |
| Denis Buckley | 03/09/2011 | Benetton | 808 |
| T.J. Anderson | 03/09/2011 | Benetton | 809 |
| Paul O'Donohoe | 16/09/2011 | Edinburgh | 810 |
| James Loxton | 30/09/2011 | Ospreys | 811 |
| Stewart Maguire | 30/09/2011 | Ospreys | 812 |
| Dave McSharry | 08/10/2011 | Leinster | 813 |
| Shane Layden | 08/10/2011 | Leinster | 814 |
| Fetu Vainikolo | 29/10/2011 | Cardiff | 815 |
| Eoghan Grace | 05/11/2011 | Ulster | 816 |
| Mick Kearney | 26/11/2011 | Ospreys | 817 |
| Kyle Tonetti | 02/12/2011 | Benetton | 818 |
| Dave Moore | 14/01/2012 | Toulouse | 819 |
| Peter Borlase | 02/03/2012 | Scarlets | 820 |
| Dave Heffernan | 02/03/2012 | Scarlets | 821 |
| Mata Fifita | 01/09/2012 | Cardiff | 822 |
| Kieran Marmion | 01/09/2012 | Cardiff | 823 |
| Willie Faloon | 01/09/2012 | Cardiff | 824 |
| Robbie Henshaw | 01/09/2012 | Cardiff | 825 |
| Nathan White | 07/09/2012 | Zebre | 826 |
| Jack Carty | 21/09/2012 | Glasgow Warriors | 827 |
| Dan Parks | 28/09/2012 | Leinster | 828 |
| Jason Harris-Wright | 28/09/2012 | Leinster | 829 |
| Darragh Leader | 27/10/2012 | Ospreys | 830 |
| Danie Poolman | 27/10/2012 | Ospreys | 831 |
| JP Cooney | 01/12/2012 | Edinburgh | 832 |
| Danny Qualter | 01/12/2012 | Edinburgh | 833 |
| Matt Healy | 29/12/2012 | Leinster | 834 |
| Brian Murphy | 22/02/2013 | Cardiff | 835 |
| Sean Henry | 07/09/2013 | Zebre | 836 |
| Ally Muldowney | 07/09/2013 | Zebre | 837 |
| Jake Heenan | 07/09/2013 | Zebre | 838 |
| Craig Ronaldson | 07/09/2013 | Zebre | 839 |
| Craig Clarke | 21/09/2013 | Ulster | 840 |
| James Rael | 28/09/2013 | Ospreys | 841 |
| James So'oialo | 11/10/2013 | Saracens | 842 |
| Eoghan Masterson | 23/11/2013 | Scarlets | 843 |
| Finlay Bealham | 23/02/2014 | Zebre | 844 |
| Conor Gilsenan | 19/04/2014 | Munster | 845 |
| Jack Dineen | 19/04/2014 | Munster | 846 |
| Caolin Blade | 10/05/2014 | Ospreys | 847 |
| Niyi Adeolokun | 06/09/2014 | Dragons | 848 |
| Ian Porter | 06/09/2014 | Dragons | 849 |
| Quinn Roux | 06/09/2014 | Dragons | 850 |
| Conor Finn | 06/09/2014 | Dragons | 851 |
| John Cooney | 26/09/2014 | Glasgow Warriors | 852 |
| Shane Delahunt | 26/09/2014 | Glasgow Warriors | 853 |
| Bundee Aki | 31/10/2014 | Ospreys | 854 |
| Jamie Dever | 31/10/2014 | Ospreys | 855 |
| Mils Muliaina | 21/11/2014 | Zebre | 856 |
| Tom McCartney | 21/11/2014 | Zebre | 857 |
| James Connolly | 06/12/2014 | Bayonne | 858 |
| Seba Meunargia | 06/12/2014 | Bayonne | 859 |
| Ultan Dillane | 19/12/2014 | Leinster | 860 |
| Shane O'Leary | 15/02/2015 | Scarlets | 861 |
| Conor McKeon | 09/05/2015 | Zebre | 862 |
| Nepia Fox-Matamua | 04/09/2015 | Dragons | 863 |
| Rory Parata | 04/09/2015 | Dragons | 864 |
| Ben Marshall | 04/09/2015 | Dragons | 865 |
| Conan O'Donnell | 03/10/2015 | Cardiff | 866 |
| AJ MacGinty | 06/11/2015 | Benetton | 867 |
| Peter Robb | 14/11/2015 | Enesei-STM | 868 |
| Sean O'Brien | 14/11/2015 | Enesei-STM | 869 |
| Cian Kelleher | 03/09/2016 | Glasgow Warriors | 870 |
| Lewis Stevenson | 03/09/2016 | Glasgow Warriors | 871 |
| Rory Moloney | 10/09/2016 | Ospreys | 872 |
| Dominic Robertson-McCoy | 10/09/2016 | Ospreys | 873 |
| Conor Carey | 30/09/2016 | Edinburgh | 874 |
| Stacey Illi | 07/10/2016 | Ulster | 875 |
| James Cannon | 29/10/2016 | Leinster | 876 |
| Marnus Boshoff | 25/11/2016 | Cardiff | 877 |
| Naulai Dawai | 11/12/2016 | Wasps | 878 |
| Ciaran Gaffney | 23/12/2016 | Ulster | 879 |
| John Andress | 31/12/2016 | Munster | 880 |
| Tom Farrell | 14/01/2017 | Zebre | 881 |
| Steve Crosbie | 03/03/2017 | Zebre | 882 |
| Josh Rowland | 25/03/2017 | Glasgow Warriors | 883 |
| Ivan Soroka | 01/04/2017 | Zebre | 884 |
| Jarrad Butler | 02/09/2017 | Glasgow Warriors | 885 |
| Denis Coulson | 09/09/2017 | Southern Kings | 886 |
| Rory Scholes | 15/09/2017 | Dragons | 887 |
| Gavin Thornbury | 15/09/2017 | Dragons | 888 |
| Peter McCabe | 15/09/2017 | Dragons | 889 |
| Andrew Deegan | 23/09/2017 | Cardiff | 890 |
| Cillian Gallagher | 21/10/2017 | Worcester Warriors | 891 |
| Pita Ahki | 24/11/2017 | Cardiff | 892 |
| James Mitchell | 24/11/2017 | Cardiff | 893 |
| Paul Boyle | 06/01/2018 | Munster | 894 |
| Kyle Godwin | 01/09/2018 | Glasgow Warriors | 895 |
| Colby Fainga'a | 08/09/2018 | Zebre | 896 |
| Robin Copeland | 22/09/2018 | Scarlets | 897 |
| Colm de Buitlear | 13/10/2018 | Bordeaux-Begles | 898 |
| Conor Fitzgerald | 13/10/2018 | Bordeaux-Begles | 899 |
| Joe Maksymiw | 13/10/2018 | Bordeaux-Begles | 900 |
| Matthew Burke | 20/10/2018 | Sale Sharks | 901 |
| David Horwitz | 20/10/2018 | Sale Sharks | 902 |
| Kieran Joyce | 08/12/2018 | Perpignan | 903 |
| Stephen Fitzgerald | 28/12/2018 | Ulster | 904 |
| Tom Daly | 05/01/2019 | Munster | 905 |
| Angus Lloyd | 05/01/2019 | Munster | 906 |
| Stephen Kerins | 19/01/2019 | Bordeaux-Begles | 907 |
| Jonny Murphy | 19/01/2019 | Bordeaux-Begles | 908 |
| Conor Dean | 27/04/2019 | Munster | 909 |
| Paddy McAllister | 28/09/2019 | Scarlets | 910 |
| Sean Masterson | 05/10/2019 | Benetton | 911 |
| John Porch | 05/10/2019 | Benetton | 912 |
| Conor Kenny | 02/11/2019 | Ospreys | 913 |
| Niall Murray | 14/12/2019 | Gloucester | 914 |
| Peter Sullivan | 23/08/2020 | Ulster | 915 |
| Alex Wootton | 23/08/2020 | Ulster | 916 |
| Jack Aungier | 23/08/2020 | Ulster | 917 |
| Conor Oliver | 23/08/2020 | Ulster | 918 |
| Jordan Duggan | 23/08/2020 | Ulster | 919 |
| Sammy Arnold | 30/08/2020 | Munster | 920 |
| Diarmuid Kilgallen | 30/08/2020 | Munster | 921 |
| Abraham Papali'i | 30/08/2020 | Munster | 922 |
| Cian Prendergast | 25/10/2020 | Edinburgh | 923 |
| Colm Reilly | 25/10/2020 | Edinburgh | 924 |
| Sean O'Brien | 04/12/2020 | Benetton | 925 |
| Ben O'Donnell | 02/01/2021 | Leinster | 926 |
| Oisin Dowling | 05/02/2021 | Dragons | 927 |
| Oran McNulty | 13/03/2021 | Edinburgh | 928 |
| Dylan Tierney-Martin | 22/03/2021 | Scarlets | 929 |
| Mack Hansen | 24/09/2021 | Cardiff | 930 |
| Leva Fifita | 01/10/2021 | Bulls | 931 |
| Greg McGrath | 16/10/2021 | Munster | 932 |
| Shayne Bolton | 26/11/2021 | Ospreys | 933 |
| Tietie Tuigmauga | 19/12/2021 | Leicester | 934 |
| Sam Illo | 23/01/2022 | Stade Francais | 935 |
| Cathal Forde | 29/01/2022 | Glasgow Warriors | 936 |
| Peter Dooley | 17/09/2022 | Ulster | 937 |
| Josh Murphy | 17/09/2022 | Ulster | 938 |
| Byron Ralston | 17/09/2022 | Ulster | 939 |
| Shamus Hurley-Langton | 17/09/2022 | Ulster | 940 |
| David Hawkshaw | 17/09/2022 | Ulster | 941 |
| Ciaran Booth | 30/09/2022 | Bulls | 942 |
| Grant Stewart | 30/09/2022 | Bulls | 943 |
| Darragh Murray | 29/10/2022 | Ospreys | 944 |
| Adam Byrne | 29/10/2022 | Ospreys | 945 |
| Oisin McCormack | 10/12/2022 | Newcastle Falcons | 946 |
| Eoin de Buitléar | 18/02/2023 | Zebre | 947 |
| Shane Jennings | 04/03/2023 | Dragons | 948 |