An apparatus for connecting two pipes in fluid communication includes a connector body having opposing open ends with each open end configured for receiving a free end of a pipe. A mechanical interlock arrangement prevents or limits axial movement of the connector body relative to a free end of a pipe when the free end of the pipe is received in an open end of the connector body. A mechanical seal arrangement provides a metal-to-metal seal between a pipe inserted into one of the open ends and the connector body.