A pipe connection assembly for connecting an end of a first pipe to an end of a second pipe, the connection assembly comprising: a coupling, including a wall formed as a tube having open ends (30a, 30b) and an axis extending between the open ends (30a, 30b), and an electrical conductor supported by, and extending about a circumference of, the coupling, a pair of contacts (38a, 38b) exposed on an outer wall surface of the coupling and electrically in contact with the electrical conductor for connecting an electrical power source to the electrical conductor, the coupling configured to accommodate the ends of the first pipe and the second pipe; and a tubular insert separate from the coupling, the tubular insert including an outer tubular surface and having a rigidity greater than that of the coupling, the tubular insert configured to be installed in an inner diameter of the first pipe to internally support the first pipe, the tubular insert having an axial length sufficient to underlap the electrical conductor when the insert is installed in the first pipe with the coupling positioned over the ends of the first and second pipes (8a, 8b), characterised by: the wall of the coupling having a tubular laminate construction including a liner, a reinforcement layer outwardly of the liner, the reinforcement layer including at least one ply of reinforcing fibers, wherein said at least one ply of reinforcing fibers includes at least one ply extending at an angle of less than 20° off the axis and at least one ply extending at an angle of greater than 70° relative to the axis, and an outer jacket encircling the reinforcement layer and defining said outer wall surface, and the electrical conductor being supported by the liner. a coupling, including a wall formed as a tube having open ends (30a, 30b) and an axis extending between the open ends (30a, 30b), and an electrical conductor supported by, and extending about a circumference of, the coupling, a pair of contacts (38a, 38b) exposed on an outer wall surface of the coupling and electrically in contact with the electrical conductor for connecting an electrical power source to the electrical conductor, the coupling configured to accommodate the ends of the first pipe and the second pipe; and a tubular insert separate from the coupling, the tubular insert including an outer tubular surface and having a rigidity greater than that of the coupling, the tubular insert configured to be installed in an inner diameter of the first pipe to internally support the first pipe, the tubular insert having an axial length sufficient to underlap the electrical conductor when the insert is installed in the first pipe with the coupling positioned over the ends of the first and second pipes (8a, 8b), characterised by: the wall of the coupling having a tubular laminate construction including a liner, a reinforcement layer outwardly of the liner, the reinforcement layer including at least one ply of reinforcing fibers, wherein said at least one ply of reinforcing fibers includes at least one ply extending at an angle of less than 20° off the axis and at least one ply extending at an angle of greater than 70° relative to the axis, and an outer jacket encircling the reinforcement layer and defining said outer wall surface, and the electrical conductor being supported by the liner.