Munster 24 9 Connacht
Tuesday, 27 December 2011 10:32    Print E-mail

 

Munster 24 9 Connacht

EGMunsterDec350Trys from Tomás O’Leary and Sean Scanlon, along with four penalties and a conversion from Ian Keatley gave Munster the win in this St Stephens Day Inter-Provincial clash. Keatley got the hosts underway with a penalty after 15 minutes, having missed 2 previous chances, but only after Connacht’s Niall O’Connor had missed a long range shot at goal following a powerful Connacht scrum which saw Ronan Loughney win a penalty for the visitors. Wave after wave of Connacht attack was absorbed by the Minster defence and when a stray pass was hacked down field it took a superb chase back from Mike McCarthy and John Muldoon to force Ian Keatley to knock on with the line beckoning.

JOCMunsterDec350Referee Dudley Phillips stamped his authority on the match early on with both sides feeling the wrath of the whistle. Niall O’Connor traded early penalties with Keatley but O’Leary and Scanlon’s trys gave Munster an 18 3 lead at halftime. 2 more O’Connor penalties were cancelled out by the boot of Ian Keatley and despite the majority of possession and a numerical advantage after Donncha O’Callaghan was sin-binned Connacht were unable to convert pressure to points and on John Hayes’ last game Munster ran out 24 9 victors.

Next up for Connacht is a home Inter-Provincial match against Leinster this New Years Day (The Sportsground, kick-off 17.00) and there are a limited number of tickets available from www.ticketmaster.ie  

 

Connacht:

Gavin Duffy, Fetu’u Vainikolo, Eoin Griffin, Dave McSharry, Tiernan O’Halloran, Niall O’Connor, Frank Murphy, Brett Wilkinson, Ethienne Reynecke, Ronan Loughney, George Naoupu, Mike McCarthy, Dave Gannon, Johnny O’Connor, John Muldoon

Replacements:

Adrian Flavin, Dylan Rogers, Rodney Ah You, Mick Kearney, Eoin McKeon, Paul O’Donohoe, Matthew Jarvis, Kyle Tonetti

Munster:

Sean Scanlon, Luke O’Dea, Keith Earls, Danny Barnes, Simon Zebo, Ian Keatley, Tomas O’Leary, Marcus Horan, Denis Fogarty, John Hayes, Donncha O’Callaghan, Mick O’Driscoll (C), Billy Holland, Niall Ronan, Paddy butler

Replacements:

Sean Henry, Dave Kilcoyne, BJ Botha, Ian Nagle, James Coughlan, Duncan Williams, Scott Deasy, Tom Gleeson

Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

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Connacht XV to face Munster in Thomond
Friday, 23 December 2011 10:14    Print E-mail

 

Connacht Rugby have announced the side that will face Munster this St Stephens Day in Thomond Park.

Eric and team350Following Connacht’s excellent display against Gloucester in the Heineken Cup last weekend Head Coach Eric Elwood has chosen not to tinker with the side too much, making just one enforced change. Fetu’u Vainikolo replaces Mark McCrea on the wing. McCrea was forced to retire from last weekend’s clash with a strained hamstring giving the Tongan International winger a berth in the starting XV.

Connacht know that Thomond Park has not been a happy hunting ground for the team in recent years but following spirited back to back displays against Aviva Premiership giants Gloucester the squad know that if they continue this rich vein of form that elusive win is just around the corner.

Connacht’s hugely experienced pack will scrum down with no fewer than 747 caps for the Province between them while the dynamic young backline will be marshalled by captain Gavin Duffy from fullback.

Connacht XV to face Munster in Thomond Park (St Stephens Day kick off 19.45)

15 Gavin Duffy (C)

14 Fetu’u Vainikolo

13 Eoin Griffin

12 Dave McSharry

11 Tiernan O’Halloran

10 Niall O’Connor

09 Frank Murphy

01 Brett Wilkinson

02 Ethienne Reynecke

03 Ronan Loughney

04 George Naoupu

05 Mike McCarthy

06 Dave Gannon

07 Johnny O’Connor

08 John Muldoon

 

16 Adrian Flavin

17 Dylan Rogers

18 Rodney Ah You

19 Mick Kearney

20 Eoin McKeon

21 Paul O’Donohoe

22 Matthew Jarvis

23 Kyle Tonetti
 
7 Connacht players make the Ireland U20 starting lineup
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7 Connacht players make the Ireland U20 starting lineup

The Ireland Under-20 team to take on a Leinster development side at 2.00pm in Donnybrook has been named. 

The now traditional training game against Leinster is part of their preparations for the 2012 Under-20 Six Nations Championship, which begins against Wales in Dubarry Park, Athlone of Friday, 3rd February.

Head Coach Mike Ruddock’s squad have already been through two squad camps this season and the game against the Leinster development side will be the culmination of their third get together over the last two days in Dublin. 

The squad includes several players from last year’s squad, including Danny Qualter, Aaron Conneely and Cathal Marsh.

Ireland U-20 v Leinster Development XV (Donnybrook Stadium, Thursday, 22nd December 2011, Kick-off 14.00pm)

15 - Shane Layden (Buccaneers/Connacht) 
14 - Conor Finn (Buccaneers/Connacht) 
13 - Barry Daly (UCD/Leinster)
12 - Tadgh Leader (Galwegians/Connacht) 
11 - Callum Boland (Buccaneers/Connacht) 
10 - Cathal Marsh (Dublin University/Leinster)
9 - Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
1 - Des Merrey (CLontarf/Leinster)
2 - James Rael (Garryowen/Munster) 
3 - Peter Reilly (Lansdowne/Leinster) 
4 - Conor Kindregan (UL Bohemians/Connacht)
5 - Daniel Qualter (Buccaneers/Connacht)  
6 - Shane Buckley (Garryowen/Munster)
7 - Conor Gilsenan (UCD/Leinster) Captain   
8 - Aaron Conneely (Corinthians/Connacht)  

Replacements:
16 - Stephen Macaulley (Exiles)
17 - Barry Daly (UCD/Leinster)
18 - Foster Horan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
19 - Paddy Lavelle (Dublin University/Leinster)
20 - Sam Coghlan Murray (UCD/Leinster)
21 - Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht)
22 - Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)
23 - Kyle McCall (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
24 - Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
25 - Diarmuid Higgins (Buccaneers/Connacht)
26 - Alan O’Connor (UCD/Leinster)
27 - Jack Conan (old Belvedere/Leinster)
28 - Jordan Coghlan (UCD/Leinster)
 
Heineken Cup dates confirmed
Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:28    Print E-mail

 

Heineken Cup dates confirmed

The time and dates for Connacht’s next two Heineken Cup matches have been confirmed. Connacht will travel to Stade Toulousain Ernest Wallon on HCupBalls350Saturday 14th January (kick off 16.40) while Harlequins will visit the Sportsground on Friday 20th January (kick off 20.00) for their final pool 6 match.

With just 4 points separating the top 3 sides in the pool every match is vital and every point is crucial and as Connacht head off to the South of France Harlequins will welcome Aviva Premiership rivals Gloucester to the Stoop. A win for either team will see their chances of qualification increase dramatically while Toulouse will not relish meeting a resurgent Connacht, knowing that their hopes of making the last 8 may lie in the balance.

Tickets for Connacht’s match against Harlequins can be purchased from www.TicketMaster.ie

Remaining Pool 6 fixtures:

Round 5:

SATURDAY, 14 JANUARY 2012

Toulouse v Connacht Rugby 16.40
Harlequins v Gloucester Rugby 18.00

Round 6:

FRIDAY, 20 JANUARY 2012
Connacht Rugby v Harlequins 20.00
Gloucester Rugby v Toulouse 20.00
Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 December 2011 12:42 )
 
A very Happy Christmas to All
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Office Opening Hours over the festive period:

Thursday 22nd December – Closed from 1pm

Friday 23rd December – Closed

Saturday 24th December – Closed

Sunday 25th December – Closed

Monday 26th December – Closed

Tuesday 27th December – Closed

Wednesday 28th December – Open 9am-5pm

Thursday 29th December – Open 9am-5pm

Friday 30th December – Open 9am-5pm

Saturday 31st December – Closed

Sunday 1st January – Open 10am Connacht v Leinster K.O. 5:00pm

Tickets for the Leinster match are available on-line through ticketmaster
 
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