Match Centre

Full Time

32 - 27

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 12 Oct 2024 | 20:00

  • Kingspan Stadium

5
  • Andrew 2'

  • Postlethwaite 20'

  • Cooney 27'

  • McCann 50'

  • Timoney 75'

Tries

4
  • Bolton 10'

  • Joyce 30'

  • Murphy 40'

  • Tierney-Martin 60'

1
  • Cooney 71'

Penalties

1
  • Ioane 79'

2
  • Cooney 3'

  • Cooney 28'

Conversions

2
  • Ioane 42'

  • Ioane 62'

1
  • Kok 32'

Yellow Cards

1
  • Murphy 48'

0

Red Cards

1
  • Murphy 70'

Andrew

Warwick

1

Denis

Buckley

John

Andrew

2

Dave

Heffernan

Tom

O'Toole

3

Finlay

Bealham

Iain

Henderson

4

Joe

Joyce

Kieran

Treadwell

5

Josh

Murphy

David

McCann

6

Cian

Prendergast

Sean

Reffell

7

Sean

O'Brien

Nick

Timoney

8

Paul

Boyle

John

Cooney

9

Ben

Murphy

Aidan

Morgan

10

Josh

Ioane

Jacob

Stockdale

11

Shayne

Bolton

Jude

Postlethwaite

12

Bundee

Aki

Stewart

Moore

13

Piers

O'Conor

Werner

Kok

14

Mack

Hansen

Ethan

McIlroy

15

Santiago

Cordero

Replacements

James

McCormick

16

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

Callum

Reid

17

Peter

Dooley

Corrie

Barrett

18

Temi

Lasisi

Alan

O'Connor

19

Oisin

Dowling

Marcus

Rea

20

David

O'Connor

Nathan

Doak

21

Caolin

Blade

Ben

Carson

22

Cathal

Forde

Mike

Lowry

23

Conor

Oliver

79

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

79

Josh Ioane kicks the penalty.

76

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, John Cooney will have to re-adjust the radar.

75

Ulster Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Nick Timoney picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

75

This is dangerous for the defence as Nick Timoney bursts through to advance the Ulster Rugby attack.

71

John Cooney has kicked a penalty goal.

70

Josh Murphy (Connacht Rugby) is shown the red card

70

Ulster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Corrie Barrett getting some game time.

70

Ulster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Tom O'Toole being replaced.

70

Ulster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Mike Lowry getting some game time.

70

Ulster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Stewart Moore being replaced.

69

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming on.

69

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Temi Lasisi coming off.

67

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Cathal Forde coming on.

67

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Santiago Cordero coming off.

66

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Temi Lasisi coming on.

66

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming off.

66

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with Callum Reid coming on.

66

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with Andrew Warwick coming off.

62

Connacht Rugby sub Caolin Blade comes onto the field.

62

Ben Murphy departs for Connacht Rugby.

62

Connacht Rugby sub Conor Oliver comes onto the field.

62

Sean O'Brien departs for Connacht Rugby.

62

Connacht Rugby sub Oisin Dowling comes onto the field.

62

Joe Joyce departs for Connacht Rugby.

62

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as Josh Ioane successfully kicks the conversion.

60

The Connacht Rugby pack has powered over for Dylan Tierney-Martin to score the try.

60

Connacht Rugby sub David O'Connor comes onto the field.

60

Paul Boyle departs for Connacht Rugby.

60

Ulster Rugby sub Marcus Rea comes onto the field.

60

Sean Reffell departs for Ulster Rugby.

58

Nathan Doak comes on for Ulster Rugby.

58

Aidan Morgan leaves the field.

55

Dylan Tierney-Martin comes on for Connacht Rugby.

55

Dave Heffernan leaves the field.

55

Peter Dooley comes on for Connacht Rugby.

55

Denis Buckley leaves the field.

51

James McCormick comes on.

51

John Andrew comes off.

51

John Cooney has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

50

Nothing was going to stop David McCann from scoring as they record the try for Ulster Rugby.

48

Josh Murphy (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

42

Shayne Bolton makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40

The second half kicks off.

42

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

42

Josh Ioane adds the two points for Connacht Rugby.

40

What an effort there by Ben Murphy as they score the try.

40

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Ben Murphy being able to wriggle through a gap.

40

Cian Prendergast played a key part in that try.

32

Werner Kok (Ulster Rugby) is shown a yellow card

32

Ben Carson comes on for Ulster Rugby.

32

Jude Postlethwaite leaves the field.

32

Connacht Rugby go for goal with Josh Ioane taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

30

It's going to take a miracle to stop this Connacht Rugby maul...no miracles today as Joe Joyce powers over.

29

Trouble here as Josh Murphy breaches the defence.

29

Trouble here as Dave Heffernan breaches the defence.

28

John Cooney makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27

Brilliant skill shown there by John Cooney as they go over the white wash for a try.

27

Trouble here as John Cooney breaches the defence.

21

John Cooney curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

20

Ulster Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Jude Postlethwaite picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

18

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming on.

18

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Temi Lasisi coming off.

15

A gap opened in the defence and Mack Hansen took full advantage.

14

Ulster Rugby sub Alan O'Connor comes onto the field.

14

Iain Henderson departs for Ulster Rugby.

12

Connacht Rugby sub Temi Lasisi comes onto the field.

12

Finlay Bealham departs for Connacht Rugby.

12

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

10

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

10

Josh Ioane played a key part in that try.

3

John Cooney has kicked a conversion.

2

The Ulster Rugby pack has powered over for John Andrew to score the try.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

50%

Possession

50%

48%

Territory

52%

Metres

242

365

Carries

94

112

Clean Breaks

2

5

Defenders Beaten

13

32

Passes

111

156

Offloads

0

3

Penalties Conceded

15

9

Turnovers Conceded

9

18

140/172 81%

Tackles won

108/121 89%

3/5 60%

Scrums won

4/6 67%

11/12 92%

Lineouts won

16/18 89%

Action Areas

3.8%

1.2%

11.5%

11%

25%

29.2%

5.2%

13.1%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

56

0

2

3

6

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

56

18

6

4

13

0

0

0

5

12

0

0

Finlay Bealham

71

4

3

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Joyce

63

13

5

2

7

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Josh Murphy

60

6

3

2

10

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

6

9

9

8

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

63

26

8

4

7

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

60

29

10

0

8

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

Ben Murphy

63

45

2

56

3

1

0

0

3

0

1

5

Josh Ioane

80

39

7

28

2

2

0

0

2

0

0

7

Shayne Bolton

80

31

8

0

4

0

0

0

9

0

1

5

Bundee Aki

80

39

10

15

6

1

0

0

3

0

0

0

Piers O'Conor

80

10

6

3

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Mack Hansen

80

36

9

4

4

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Santiago Cordero

67

46

12

8

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

24

4

3

0

2

1

0

0

0

3

1

5

Peter Dooley

24

0

1

2

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Temi Lasisi

9

3

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

17

3

1

0

6

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

David O'Connor

19

0

2

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

17

2

2

12

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Cathal Forde

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

17

6

2

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

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