Match Centre

Full Time

13 - 19

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sun 12 Feb 2017 | 13:05

  • Cardiff Arms Park

1
  • Williams 28'

Tries

1
  • Healy 38'

2
  • Anscombe 11'

  • Anscombe 19'

Penalties

3
  • Cooney 44'

  • Cooney 63'

  • Ronaldson 79'

1
  • Anscombe 28'

Conversions

1
  • Cooney 39'

Matthew

Morgan

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Blaine

Scully

14

Niyi

Adeolokun

Reynold

Lee-Lo

13

Stacey

Ili

Willis

Halaholo

12

Craig

Ronaldson

Rhun

Williams

11

Matt

Healy

Gareth

Anscombe

10

Jack

Carty

Lloyd

Williams

9

John

Cooney

Rhys

Gill

1

Denis

Buckley

Kristian

Dacey

2

Tom

McCartney

Anton

Peikrishvili

3

JP

Cooney

Jarrad

Hoeata

4

Quinn

Roux

James

Down

5

James

Cannon

Macauley

Cook

6

Sean

O'Brien

Josh

Navidi

7

Jake

Heenan

Nick

Williams

8

John

Muldoon

Replacements

Matthew

Rees

16

Dave

Heffernan

Marc

Thomas

17

Ronan

Loughney

Scott

Andrews

18

Finlay

Bealham

Seb

Davies

19

Naulia

Dawai

Sion

Bennett

20

Nepia

Fox-Matamua

Tomos

Williams

21

Caolin

Blade

Garyn

Smith

22

Tom

Farrell

Tom

James

23

Danie

Poolman

80

It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

79

Craig Ronaldson adds the three points for Connacht.

77

Tiernan O'Halloran has kicked a drop goal.

77

This is dangerous for the defence as Caolin Blade bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

77

Naulia Dawai comes on.

77

Sean O'Brien comes off.

77

Connacht have a drop goal attempt, but its pushed to the right.

77

Cardiff Blues decide to make a substitution, with Marc Thomas getting some game time.

77

Cardiff Blues decide to make a substitution, with Rhys Gill being replaced.

76

A gap opened in the defence and Thomas Farrell took full advantage.

76

Rhys Gill has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

76

Gareth Anscombe has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

74

Cardiff Blues make a substitution with Seb Davies coming on.

74

Cardiff Blues make a substitution with Jarrad Hoeata coming off.

73

Jarrad Hoeata has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

71

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

71

The defensive line has been broken as Jake Heenan goes through the gap.

69

Cardiff Blues sub Sion Bennett comes onto the field.

69

Nick Williams departs for Cardiff Blues.

69

Tomos Williams comes on for Cardiff Blues.

69

Lloyd Williams leaves the field.

69

Matthew Rees comes on.

69

Kristian Dacey comes off.

69

Caolin Blade comes on.

69

John Cooney comes off.

68

What a run here by Tiernan O'Halloran as he gets over the gainline!.

66

Dave Heffernan comes on.

66

Tom McCartney comes off.

64

Josh Navidi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63

John Cooney does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

61

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Nepia Fox-Matamua getting some game time.

61

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with James Cannon being replaced.

59

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

58

Connacht make a substitution with Thomas Farrell coming on.

58

Connacht make a substitution with Stacey Ili coming off.

57

Cardiff Blues have won 100 rucks so far this game.

57

John Muldoon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

56

Tom McCartney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

50

Cardiff Blues sub Tom James comes onto the field.

50

Rhun Williams departs for Cardiff Blues.

49

Cardiff Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.

48

Jake Heenan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48

Scott Andrews comes on for Cardiff Blues.

48

Anton Peikrishvili leaves the field.

47

Finlay Bealham comes on.

47

JP Cooney comes off.

47

Gareth Anscombe can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

45

Rhun Williams makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44

John Cooney makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

44

Fabulous play by Cardiff Blues has led to Josh Navidi being able to wriggle through a gap.

40

The second half is underway.

38

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Matt Healy.

39

John Cooney converts the try.

38

Jack Carty sets up the try.

38

Trouble here as Matt Healy breaches the defence.

37

This is dangerous for the defence as Tom McCartney bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

36

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

34

Cardiff Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.

34

James Cannon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

30

Quinn Roux has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

28

Gareth Anscombe has kicked a conversion.

28

Cardiff Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Nick Williams touching down.

27

Sean O'Brien has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

26

A gap opened in the defence and Willis Halaholo took full advantage.

26

Cardiff Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.

20

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19

Gareth Anscombe kicks the penalty.

11

Gareth Anscombe has kicked a penalty goal.

9

Cardiff Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.

8

The defensive line has been broken as Rhun Williams goes through the gap.

2

Penalty goal attempt from John Cooney has the distance but not the direction.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

52%

Possession

48%

49%

Territory

51%

Metres

363

410

Carries

135

137

Clean Breaks

5

8

Defenders Beaten

25

20

Passes

166

185

Offloads

6

10

Penalties Conceded

9

7

Turnovers Conceded

10

15

153/173 88%

Tackles won

164/189 87%

6/6 100%

Scrums won

9/9 100%

9/9 100%

Lineouts won

6/8 75%

Action Areas

4.7%

2.1%

8.8%

16.2%

29.8%

17.8%

6.4%

14.2%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

105

18

5

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

Niyi Adeolokun

80

45

9

0

3

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

Stacey Ili

58

13

4

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Craig Ronaldson

80

2

6

3

13

2

0

0

1

0

0

3

Matt Healy

80

26

3

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

1

5

Jack Carty

80

22

9

23

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Cooney

69

22

10

62

3

2

0

0

5

0

0

8

Denis Buckley

80

0

6

14

9

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

66

20

8

2

14

0

1

0

3

7

0

0

JP Cooney

47

1

7

1

10

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

80

6

9

8

12

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

James Cannon

61

0

5

1

21

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

77

5

6

7

19

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Jake Heenan

80

30

10

12

17

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

33

9

8

13

1

2

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

14

5

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ronan Loughney

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finlay Bealham

33

2

3

1

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Naulia Dawai

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nepia Fox-Matamua

19

6

3

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

11

39

3

28

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

22

28

4

2

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Danie Poolman

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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