Match Centre

Full Time

18 - 10

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 1 Apr 2016 | 19:35

  • Kingspan Stadium

2
  • Best 27'

  • Gilroy 43'

Tries

1
  • Blade 54'

2
  • Jackson 5'

  • Jackson 12'

Penalties

1
  • O'Leary 40+2'

1
  • Jackson 44'

Conversions

1
  • O'Leary 55'

1
  • Trimble 47'

Yellow Cards

2
  • O'Leary 70'

  • O'Brien 72'

Jared

Payne

15

Robbie

Henshaw

Andrew

Trimble

14

Niyi

Adeolokun

Luke

Marshall

13

Bundee

Aki

Stuart

McCloskey

12

Peter

Robb

Craig

Gilroy

11

Matt

Healy

Paddy

Jackson

10

Shane

O'Leary

Ruan

Pienaar

9

John

Cooney

Callum

Black

1

Denis

Buckley

Rory

Best

2

Tom

McCartney

Ricky

Lutton

3

Rodney

Ah You

Pete

Browne

4

Andrew

Browne

Franco

van der

5

Aly

Muldowney

Iain

Henderson

6

John

Muldoon

Chris

Henry

7

James

Connolly

Roger

Wilson

8

Eoin

McKeon

Replacements

Rob

Herring

16

Dave

Heffernan

Kyle

McCall

17

Ronan

Loughney

Bronson

Ross

18

Finlay

Bealham

Robbie

Diack

19

Ultan

Dillane

Sean

Reidy

20

Sean

O'Brien

Paul

Marshall

21

Caolin

Blade

Stuart

Olding

22

Cormac

Brennan

Darren

Cave

23

Danie

Poolman

80+1

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

79

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

77

Ulster sub Rob Herring comes onto the field.

77

Iain Henderson departs for Ulster.

76

Bronson Ross comes on for Ulster.

76

Ricky Lutton leaves the field.

75

Stuart Olding comes on.

74

Andrew Browne has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

74

Ulster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

72

Sean O'Brien (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

70

Dave Heffernan comes on.

70

Tom McCartney comes off.

70

Ronan Loughney comes on.

70

Dennis Buckley comes off.

70

Shane O'Leary (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

70

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with Rory Best getting some game time.

70

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with Rob Herring being replaced.

69

Peter Robb has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65

What a tackle there by Dennis Buckley as he saves a certain try!.

65

Ulster make a substitution with Paul Marshall coming on.

65

Ulster make a substitution with Ruan Pienaar coming off.

65

Ulster sub Rob Herring comes onto the field.

65

Rory Best departs for Ulster.

63

Eoin McKeon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63

Ulster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

62

Sean O'Brien comes on for Connacht.

62

James Connolly leaves the field.

62

Darren Cave comes on.

62

Luke Marshall comes off.

57

Robbie Diack comes on.

57

Pete Browne comes off.

56

Luke Marshall has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55

Shane O'Leary converts the try.

55

That's a great try assist by Eoin McKeon.

55

A gap opened in the defence and John Muldoon took full advantage.

54

A series of passes by Connacht results in a try for Caolin Blade.

54

Roger Wilson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Danie Poolman comes on.

53

Niyi Adeolokun comes off.

53

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Caolin Blade getting some game time.

53

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with John Cooney being replaced.

53

Ulster make a substitution with Sean Reidy coming on.

53

Ulster make a substitution with Chris Henry coming off.

53

Ulster sub Kyle McCall comes onto the field.

53

Callum Black departs for Ulster.

53

Paddy Jackson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

48

Stuart McCloskey has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47

Andrew Trimble (Ulster) is shown a yellow card.

45

Ultan Dillane comes on for Connacht.

45

Aly Muldowney leaves the field.

45

Finlay Bealham comes on.

45

Rodney Ah You comes off.

44

Paddy Jackson has kicked a conversion.

43

The defensive line has been broken as Craig Gilroy goes through the gap.

43

Jared Payne sets up the try.

43

Great hands by Ulster leads to a try for Craig Gilroy.

43

Ulster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

43

What a run here by Pete Browne as he gets over the gainline!.

40

The second half is underway.

40+2

Shane O'Leary makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

40+2

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

40

Shane O'Leary makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

38

Shane O'Leary was unlucky to have missed the penalty after the ball hit the right post.

34

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to John Muldoon being able to wriggle through a gap.

32

Ulster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

30

Trouble here as Niyi Adeolokun breaches the defence.

28

Paddy Jackson hits the left post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

27

The Ulster pack has powered over for Rory Best to score the try.

17

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

13

This is dangerous for the defence as Andrew Trimble bursts through to advance the Ulster attack.

12

Paddy Jackson kicks the penalty.

9

A gap opened in the defence and Craig Gilroy took full advantage.

7

The defensive line has been broken as Matt Healy goes through the gap.

5

Paddy Jackson has kicked a penalty goal.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

50%

Possession

50%

56%

Territory

44%

Metres

323

465

Carries

100

113

Clean Breaks

6

9

Defenders Beaten

12

14

Passes

125

200

Offloads

7

10

Penalties Conceded

13

11

Turnovers Conceded

12

20

120/134 90%

Tackles won

110/122 90%

5/6 83%

Scrums won

10/10 100%

16/17 94%

Lineouts won

12/15 80%

Action Areas

3.2%

7.6%

10.9%

15.4%

14.4%

20.1%

18.8%

9.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Robbie Henshaw

80

90

16

13

3

2

1

0

3

0

0

0

Niyi Adeolokun

53

59

5

2

4

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

33

12

15

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Peter Robb

80

13

4

4

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

63

8

10

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Shane O'Leary

70

23

3

37

7

0

0

0

3

0

0

5

John Cooney

53

18

3

55

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

70

0

1

3

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

70

0

3

2

6

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

Rodney Ah You

45

0

1

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andrew Browne

80

0

4

8

12

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aly Muldowney

45

4

6

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

44

8

7

8

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

James Connolly

62

34

9

3

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

80

30

11

4

13

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

10

7

4

1

4

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

Ronan Loughney

10

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finlay Bealham

35

7

3

3

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

35

14

5

2

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

10

0

0

0

5

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

27

16

4

23

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Cormac Brennan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Danie Poolman

27

10

2

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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