Match Centre

Full Time

21 - 15

  • European Rugby Champions Cup Play Off

  • Sat 20 May 2017 | 16:00

  • cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

2
  • Mallinder 0'

  • Groom 56'

Tries

2
  • Adeolokun 4'

  • Heffernan 61'

3
  • Mallinder 15'

  • Mallinder 23'

  • Mallinder 70'

Penalties

1
  • Ronaldson 28'

1
  • Mallinder 2'

Conversions

1
  • Ronaldson 4'

1
  • Gibson 77'

Yellow Cards

0

Ahsee

Tuala

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Ben

Foden

14

Niyi

Adeolokun

Nafi

Tuitavake

13

Danie

Poolman

Luther

Burrell

12

Craig

Ronaldson

George

North

11

Cian

Kelleher

Harry

Mallinder

10

Jack

Carty

Nic

Groom

9

Kieran

Marmion

Alex

Waller

1

Denis

Buckley

Dylan

Hartley

2

Dave

Heffernan

Kieran

Brookes

3

Finlay

Bealham

Courtney

Lawes

4

Quinn

Roux

Christian

Day

5

James

Cannon

Jamie

Gibson

6

Sean

O'Brien

Teimana

Harrison

7

Jake

Heenan

Louis

Picamoles

8

John

Muldoon

Replacements

Mike

Haywood

16

Shane

Delahunt

Campese

Ma'afu

17

JP

Cooney

Gareth

Denman

18

Conor

Carey

Api

Ratuniyarawa

19

Ultan

Dillane

Tom

Wood

20

Naulia

Dawai

Lee

Dickson

21

Caolin

Blade

Sam

Olver

22

John

Cooney

Rory

Hutchinson

23

Matt

Healy

80

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

78

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

78

Northampton decide to make a substitution, with Mike Haywood getting some game time.

78

Northampton decide to make a substitution, with Ahsee Tuala being replaced.

77

Jamie Gibson (Northampton) is shown a yellow card.

70

Harry Mallinder does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

66

Connacht make a substitution with Conor Carey coming on.

66

Connacht make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming off.

66

Northampton sub Lee Dickson comes onto the field.

66

Nic Groom departs for Northampton.

65

John Cooney comes on for Connacht.

65

Kieran Marmion leaves the field.

63

Api Ratuniyarawa comes on.

63

Christian Day comes off.

62

Conversion attempt from Craig Ronaldson has the distance but not the direction.

61

The Connacht pack has powered over for Dave Heffernan to score the try.

61

Gareth Denman comes on.

61

Kieran Brookes comes off.

61

Campese Ma'afu comes on.

61

Alex Waller comes off.

59

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

59

Dylan Hartley has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

58

Courtney Lawes has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57

Northampton decide to make a substitution, with Tom Wood getting some game time.

57

Northampton decide to make a substitution, with Teimana Harrison being replaced.

57

Harry Mallinder has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

56

A bit of individual brilliance by Nic Groom leads to a try for Northampton.

55

Connacht make a substitution with Naulia Dawai coming on.

55

Connacht make a substitution with Jake Heenan coming off.

54

Northampton have won 40 rucks so far this game.

53

Fabulous play by Northampton has led to Nafi Tuitavake being able to wriggle through a gap.

51

Trouble here as George North breaches the defence.

48

Connacht sub Ultan Dillane comes onto the field.

48

James Cannon departs for Connacht.

42

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40

The second half is underway.

40

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

28

Craig Ronaldson makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

27

This is dangerous for the defence as Matt Healy bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

24

Northampton have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23

Harry Mallinder kicks the penalty.

22

Rory Hutchinson comes on for Northampton.

22

Luther Burrell leaves the field.

20

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

15

Harry Mallinder has kicked a penalty goal.

4

Craig Ronaldson converts the try.

4

A stunning solo try from Niyi Adeolokun.

2

Harry Mallinder has kicked a conversion.

2

Matt Healy comes on.

2

Cian Kelleher comes off.

1

Ahsee Tuala sets up the try.

1

A gap opened in the defence and Ahsee Tuala took full advantage.

0

Great hands by Northampton leads to a try for Harry Mallinder.

0

The defensive line has been broken as Nafi Tuitavake goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

41%

Possession

59%

43%

Territory

57%

Metres

322

330

Carries

81

116

Clean Breaks

5

7

Defenders Beaten

26

18

Passes

102

196

Offloads

11

7

Penalties Conceded

10

10

Turnovers Conceded

10

13

128/146 88%

Tackles won

80/106 75%

8/8 100%

Scrums won

4/5 80%

11/12 92%

Lineouts won

18/21 86%

Action Areas

3.6%

4.8%

9.9%

17.6%

15.6%

30.3%

10.4%

7.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

82

14

6

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Niyi Adeolokun

80

24

6

1

1

5

0

0

1

0

1

5

Danie Poolman

80

13

7

8

3

3

0

0

2

0

0

0

Craig Ronaldson

80

34

13

6

7

1

1

0

1

0

0

5

Cian Kelleher

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

2

5

36

9

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

65

2

2

64

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

80

5

5

6

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

80

20

17

6

7

2

0

0

2

19

1

5

Finlay Bealham

66

0

2

3

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

80

0

5

9

3

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

James Cannon

48

0

0

3

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

80

2

5

6

5

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jake Heenan

55

8

4

7

10

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

35

9

4

6

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

JP Cooney

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Carey

14

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

32

12

5

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Naulia Dawai

25

17

5

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Cooney

15

2

2

23

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Matt Healy

78

72

8

4

2

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

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