Match Centre

Full Time

38 - 30

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 1 Mar 2025 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

6
  • Treacy 5'

  • Bolton 12'

  • Boyle 38'

  • Hurley-Langton 47'

  • Bolton 66'

  • Devine 72'

Tries

3
  • Mendy 19'

  • Uren 25'

  • Zanon 30'

0

Penalties

3
  • Albornoz 16'

  • Albornoz 34'

  • Albornoz 59'

4
  • Ioane 6'

  • Ioane 39'

  • Ioane 47'

  • Hanrahan 73'

Conversions

3
  • Albornoz 20'

  • Albornoz 26'

  • Albornoz 31'

Peter

Dooley

1

Thomas

Gallo

Dave

Heffernan

2

Bautista

Bernasconi

Jack

Aungier

3

Giosue

Zilocchi

Darragh

Murray

4

Giulio

Marini

David

O'Connor

5

Eli

Snyman

Cian

Prendergast

6

Alessandro

Izekor

Shamus

Hurley-Langton

7

Jadin

Kingi

Paul

Boyle

8

Toa

Halafihi

Caolin

Blade

9

Andy

Uren

Josh

Ioane

10

Tomas

Albornoz

Finn

Treacy

11

Matt

Gallagher

Cathal

Forde

12

Malakai

Fekitoa

Hugh

Gavin

13

Marco

Zanon

Shayne

Bolton

14

Ignacio

Mendy

Piers

O'Conor

15

Rhyno

Smith

Replacements

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

16

Agustin

Creevy

Denis

Buckley

17

Nahuel

Tetaz Chaparro

Sam

Illo

18

Tiziano

Pasquali

Josh

Murphy

19

Riccardo

Favretto

Oisin

Dowling

20

Simon

Koroiyadi

Matthew

Devine

21

Alessandro

Garbisi

JJ

Hanrahan

22

Jacob

Umaga

David

Hawkshaw

23

Federico

Zanandrea

80

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

74

Benetton Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Federico Zanandrea getting some game time.

74

Benetton Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Malakai Fekitoa being replaced.

73

JJ Hanrahan has kicked a conversion.

72

Matthew Devine scores the try from close range.

69

Benetton Rugby make a substitution with Alessandro Garbisi coming on.

69

Benetton Rugby make a substitution with Andy Uren coming off.

69

Benetton Rugby make a substitution with Jacob Umaga coming on.

69

Benetton Rugby make a substitution with Tomas Albornoz coming off.

68

JJ Hanrahan has ran out of time to kick the Conversion!!

66

A series of passes by Connacht Rugby results in a try for Shayne Bolton

66

A gap opened in the defence and Shayne Bolton took full advantage.

66

Josh Ioane sets up the try.

66

The defensive line has been broken as Sam Illo goes through the gap.

66

The defensive line has been broken as Cian Prendergast goes through the gap.

65

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

64

Benetton Rugby sub Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro comes onto the field.

64

Thomas Gallo departs for Benetton Rugby.

64

Benetton Rugby sub Agustin Creevy comes onto the field.

64

Bautista Bernasconi departs for Benetton Rugby.

64

Connacht Rugby sub Sam Illo comes onto the field.

64

Jack Aungier departs for Connacht Rugby.

63

Connacht Rugby sub Dylan Tierney-Martin comes onto the field.

63

Dave Heffernan departs for Connacht Rugby.

62

Benetton Rugby sub Tiziano Pasquali comes onto the field.

62

Giosue Zilocchi departs for Benetton Rugby.

62

Connacht Rugby sub JJ Hanrahan comes onto the field.

62

Piers O'Conor departs for Connacht Rugby.

62

Connacht Rugby sub Oisin Dowling comes onto the field.

62

David O'Connor departs for Connacht Rugby.

62

Benetton Rugby sub Simon Koroiyadi comes onto the field.

62

Toa Halafihi departs for Benetton Rugby.

61

The defensive line has been broken as Hugh Gavin goes through the gap.

59

Tomas Albornoz adds the points for Benetton Rugby.

52

Josh Murphy comes on.

52

Paul Boyle comes off.

52

Denis Buckley comes on.

52

Peter Dooley comes off.

52

Matthew Devine comes on.

52

Caolin Blade comes off.

49

Benetton Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Riccardo Favretto getting some game time.

49

Benetton Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Giulio Marini being replaced.

47

Josh Ioane adds the two points for Connacht Rugby.

47

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Shamus Hurley-Langton dots the ball down from close range.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

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

39

Josh Ioane does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

38

The pick and go results in a try for Connacht Rugby as Paul Boyle goes over.

36

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Hugh Gavin being able to wriggle through a gap.

34

The Benetton Rugby supporters go wild as Tomas Albornoz successfully kicks the penalty goal.

31

Tomas Albornoz does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

30

The pressure has finally told as Marco Zanon scores from close range.

30

Trouble here as Malakai Fekitoa breaches the defence.

26

Tomas Albornoz makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25

Silky skills by Benetton Rugby ends with a try for Andy Uren.

25

Ignacio Mendy played a key part in that try.

25

Trouble here as Ignacio Mendy breaches the defence.

20

Tomas Albornoz makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

19

A wonderful passing move by Benetton Rugby is finished off by Ignacio Mendy

19

This is dangerous for the defence as Ignacio Mendy bursts through to advance the Benetton Rugby attack.

19

Marco Zanon sets up the try.

16

Tomas Albornoz does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

13

Josh Ioane has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

12

A bit of individual brilliance by Shayne Bolton leads to a try for Connacht Rugby

12

A gap opened in the defence and Shayne Bolton took full advantage.

12

Spellbinding play by Piers O'Conor is finished off with a try.

11

A gap opened in the defence and Piers O'Conor took full advantage.

6

Josh Ioane has kicked a conversion.

5

A stunning solo try from Finn Treacy

5

The defensive line has been broken as Finn Treacy goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

54%

Possession

46%

42%

Territory

58%

Metres

528

341

Carries

142

107

Clean Breaks

8

4

Defenders Beaten

31

16

Passes

195

155

Offloads

9

7

Penalties Conceded

11

4

Turnovers Conceded

11

13

151/167 90%

Tackles won

184/215 86%

5/10 50%

Scrums won

4/4 100%

5/5 100%

Lineouts won

16/17 94%

Action Areas

7.7%

2.7%

19.5%

11%

12.2%

23.3%

16.2%

7.5%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Peter Dooley

53

18

3

2

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

64

19

5

2

6

2

1

0

2

3

0

0

Jack Aungier

64

5

9

9

9

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Darragh Murray

80

13

9

2

7

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

David O'Connor

62

17

8

4

14

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

11

16

6

14

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Shamus Hurley-Langton

80

36

12

8

15

2

0

0

5

0

1

5

Paul Boyle

53

11

12

2

9

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Caolin Blade

53

56

4

67

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Josh Ioane

80

16

7

31

6

1

0

0

5

0

0

6

Finn Treacy

80

48

11

6

3

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

Cathal Forde

80

53

13

11

15

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Hugh Gavin

80

46

6

11

5

3

0

0

2

0

0

0

Shayne Bolton

80

93

8

1

8

2

0

0

8

0

2

10

Piers O'Conor

62

32

6

7

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

16

14

5

1

3

1

1

0

0

2

0

0

Denis Buckley

27

0

2

2

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sam Illo

16

2

2

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Josh Murphy

27

0

1

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

18

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Matthew Devine

27

1

1

17

5

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

JJ Hanrahan

18

36

2

4

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

David Hawkshaw

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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