Match Centre

Full Time

24 - 19

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 15 Feb 2025 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

4
  • Murphy 7'

  • Hurley-Langton 17'

  • Heffernan 47'

  • Tierney-Martin 75'

Tries

3
  • Lee-Lo 52'

  • Donnell 63'

  • Braley 69'

2
  • Ioane 8'

  • Ioane 18'

Conversions

2
  • Sheedy 53'

  • Sheedy 70'

Peter

Dooley

1

Rhys

Barratt

Dave

Heffernan

2

Liam

Belcher

Jack

Aungier

3

Rhys

Litterick

Josh

Murphy

4

Josh

McNally

Joe

Joyce

5

Seb

Davies

Cian

Prendergast

6

Alex

Mann

Shamus

Hurley-Langton

7

Dan

Thomas

Paul

Boyle

8

Alun

Lawrence

Ben

Murphy

9

Johan

Mulder

Josh

Ioane

10

Callum

Sheedy

Chay

Mullins

11

Harri

Millard

Cathal

Forde

12

Rory

Jennings

Hugh

Gavin

13

Rey

Lee-Lo

Shayne

Bolton

14

Gabriel

Hamer-Webb

Piers

O'Conor

15

Cameron

Winnett

Replacements

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

16

Efan

Daniel

Jordan

Duggan

17

Danny

Southworth

Sam

Illo

18

Will

Davies-King

Oisin

Dowling

19

Rory

Thornton

Sean

Jansen

20

Ben

Donnell

Matthew

Devine

21

Thomas

Young

JJ

Hanrahan

22

Callum

Braley

Santiago

Cordero

23

Jacob

Beetham

81

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

76

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

75

Great forward play by Connacht Rugby allows Dylan Tierney-Martin to score the try.

74

A gap opened in the defence and Oisin Dowling took full advantage.

70

Callum Sheedy has kicked a conversion.

69

Callum Braley scores the try from close range.

69

A gap opened in the defence and Rey Lee-Lo took full advantage.

64

Callum Sheedy curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

63

Great hands by Cardiff Rugby leads to a try for Ben Donnell

63

The defensive line has been broken as Ben Donnell goes through the gap.

63

Spellbinding play by Rory Jennings is finished off with a try.

60

Connacht Rugby sub Oisin Dowling comes onto the field.

60

Josh Murphy departs for Connacht Rugby.

60

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

60

Dave Heffernan departs for Connacht Rugby.

60

Cardiff Rugby sub Thomas Young comes onto the field.

60

Dan Thomas departs for Cardiff Rugby.

60

Connacht Rugby sub Sam Illo comes onto the field.

60

Jack Aungier departs for Connacht Rugby.

59

Callum Braley comes on for Cardiff Rugby.

59

Jacob Beetham leaves the field.

58

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

56

Rory Thornton comes on for Cardiff Rugby.

56

Seb Davies leaves the field.

56

Ben Donnell comes on for Cardiff Rugby.

56

Alex Mann leaves the field.

56

Efan Daniel comes on for Cardiff Rugby.

56

Liam Belcher leaves the field.

56

Danny Southworth comes on for Cardiff Rugby.

56

Rhys Barratt leaves the field.

56

Sean Jansen comes on for Connacht Rugby.

56

Paul Boyle leaves the field.

53

Matthew Devine comes on.

53

Ben Murphy comes off.

53

JJ Hanrahan comes on.

53

Piers O'Conor comes off.

53

The touch judges raise their flags as Callum Sheedy kicks the conversion.

52

A penetrating move by Cardiff Rugby results in a try for Rey Lee-Lo.

52

That's a great try assist by Rory Jennings.

52

Jordan Duggan comes on.

52

Peter Dooley comes off.

50

What a run here by Jacob Beetham as they get over the gainline!

49

Cathal Forde makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48

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

47

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Dave Heffernan dots the ball down from close range.

47

Dave Heffernan makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

41

Paul Boyle makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

41

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Santiago Cordero coming on.

41

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Chay Mullins coming off.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

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

33

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

32

Trouble here as Josh Ioane breaches the defence.

29

Jack Aungier comes on.

29

Sam Illo comes off.

29

Trouble here as Ben Murphy breaches the defence.

25

Paul Boyle comes on.

25

Sean Jansen comes off.

24

This is dangerous for the defence as Gabriel Hamer-Webb bursts through to advance the Cardiff Rugby attack.

21

This is dangerous for the defence as Chay Mullins bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

21

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Sam Illo getting some game time.

21

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack Aungier being replaced.

18

Josh Ioane converts the try.

17

Connacht Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Shamus Hurley-Langton picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

17

Cian Prendergast sets up the try.

14

Connacht Rugby sub Sean Jansen comes onto the field.

14

Paul Boyle departs for Connacht Rugby.

13

A gap opened in the defence and Cathal Forde took full advantage.

8

Josh Ioane has kicked a conversion.

7

Great hands by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for Ben Murphy

7

The defensive line has been broken as Ben Murphy goes through the gap.

7

That's a great try assist by Josh Ioane.

3

Jacob Beetham comes on.

3

Harri Millard comes off.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

58%

Possession

42%

62%

Territory

38%

Metres

402

309

Carries

159

92

Clean Breaks

10

4

Defenders Beaten

28

15

Passes

215

143

Offloads

6

7

Penalties Conceded

7

9

Turnovers Conceded

17

12

110/125 88%

Tackles won

194/222 87%

7/9 78%

Scrums won

7/9 78%

15/15 100%

Lineouts won

13/14 93%

Action Areas

6.7%

6.5%

8.3%

11.9%

27.4%

12.7%

17.7%

8.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Peter Dooley

52

3

4

3

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

61

10

10

2

9

0

1

0

0

12

1

5

Jack Aungier

52

2

3

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Josh Murphy

61

10

11

4

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Joyce

80

6

9

3

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

16

12

10

7

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Shamus Hurley-Langton

80

29

14

10

12

1

1

0

2

0

1

5

Paul Boyle

46

20

8

3

10

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Ben Murphy

54

28

4

63

6

1

0

0

2

0

1

5

Josh Ioane

80

39

11

24

9

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

Chay Mullins

42

35

4

3

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cathal Forde

80

87

20

15

7

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

Hugh Gavin

80

21

12

6

8

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

Shayne Bolton

80

25

7

1

6

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Piers O'Conor

54

21

8

5

0

3

0

1

2

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

19

5

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

5

Jordan Duggan

28

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sam Illo

28

0

1

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

19

18

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Sean Jansen

34

4

8

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matthew Devine

26

7

4

35

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

JJ Hanrahan

26

0

0

16

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Santiago Cordero

38

15

6

6

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

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