Match Centre

Full Time

20 - 24

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 16 May 2015 | 15:00

  • Dexcom Stadium

2
  • Masterson 53'

  • Buckley 80'

Tries

3
  • Biggar 15'

  • John 25'

  • Webb 27'

2
  • Carty 41'

  • Carty 49'

Penalties

1
  • Biggar 5'

2
  • Carty 54'

  • Carty 80'

Conversions

3
  • Biggar 16'

  • Biggar 26'

  • Biggar 28'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Dan

Evans

Fionn

Carr

14

Hanno

Dirksen

Robbie

Henshaw

13

Ben

John

Bundee

Aki

12

Josh

Matavesi

Matt

Healy

11

Eli

Walker

Jack

Carty

10

Dan

Biggar

Kieran

Marmion

9

Rhys

Webb

Denis

Buckley

1

Nicky

Smith

Tom

McCartney

2

Scott

Baldwin

Rodney

Ah You

3

Dimitri

Arhip

Andrew

Browne

4

Tyler

Ardron

Aly

Muldowney

5

Alun

Wyn Jones

John

Muldoon

6

James

King

Eoghan

Masterson

7

Justin

Tipuric

Eoin

McKeon

8

Dan

Baker

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Sam

Parry

JP

Cooney

17

Marc

Thomas

Finlay

Bealham

18

Aaron

Jarvis

Michael

Swift

19

Rory

Thornton

George

Naoupu

20

Dan

Lydiate

John

Cooney

21

Tom

Habberfield

Miah

Nikora

22

Sam

Davies

Shane

O'Leary

23

Jonathan

Spratt

80+1

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

80

Connacht make a substitution with Miah Nikora coming on.

80

Connacht make a substitution with Jack Carty coming off.

80

Ospreys sub Jonathan Spratt comes onto the field.

80

Josh Matavesi departs for Ospreys.

80

Jack Carty adds the two points for Connacht.

80

Connacht are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Dennis Buckley touching down.

80

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

75

Sam Parry comes on for Ospreys.

75

Scott Baldwin leaves the field.

69

Shane O'Leary comes on.

69

Matt Healy comes off.

65

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

64

Sam Davies comes on.

64

Dan Evans comes off.

64

Ospreys have won 40 rucks so far this game.

64

Michael Swift comes on.

64

Eoin McKeon comes off.

64

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Bealham getting some game time.

64

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Rodney Ah You being replaced.

60

Ospreys make a substitution with Dan Lydiate coming on.

60

Ospreys make a substitution with James King coming off.

60

Connacht sub George Naoupu comes onto the field.

59

Alun Wyn Jones has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59

Tyler Ardron has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55

Nicky Smith has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

54

Aaron Jarvis comes on for Ospreys.

54

Dimitri Arhip leaves the field.

47

Justin Tipuric has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

The Connacht pack has powered over for Eoghan Masterson to score the try.

49

Jack Carty makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

48

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

41

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

34

Dan Baker has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

32

What a run here by Eli Walker as he gets over the gainline!.

32

Ospreys have won 20 rucks so far this game.

32

Hanno Dirksen makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

31

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

28

Dan Biggar makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

28

Fabulous play by Ospreys has led to Rhys Webb being able to wriggle through a gap.

27

A series of passes by Ospreys results in a try for Rhys Webb.

26

James King has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

26

Dan Biggar converts the try.

26

That's a great try assist by Rhys Webb.

25

A stunning solo try from Ben John.

25

Trouble here as Ben John breaches the defence.

20

John Cooney comes on.

20

Kieran Marmion comes off.

16

Dan Biggar has kicked a conversion.

15

Great hands by Ospreys leads to a try for Dan Biggar.

15

Ben John sets up the try.

15

This is dangerous for the defence as Ben John bursts through to advance the Ospreys attack.

14

A gap opened in the defence and James King took full advantage.

10

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

10

The defensive line has been broken as Hanno Dirksen goes through the gap.

5

Dan Biggar has kicked a penalty goal.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

64%

Possession

36%

63%

Territory

37%

Metres

276

403

Carries

121

91

Clean Breaks

2

9

Defenders Beaten

9

19

Passes

144

130

Offloads

8

9

Penalties Conceded

10

10

Turnovers Conceded

15

19

74/93 80%

Tackles won

153/162 94%

9/11 82%

Scrums won

2/4 50%

14/15 93%

Lineouts won

12/15 80%

Action Areas

7.4%

5%

23.9%

13%

15%

19%

13.2%

3.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

58

13

3

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Fionn Carr

80

16

4

2

2

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

Robbie Henshaw

80

23

9

1

4

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

37

13

4

7

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

Matt Healy

69

5

2

2

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

0

6

20

5

4

0

0

1

0

0

10

Kieran Marmion

20

11

3

26

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

80

4

3

1

4

0

2

0

0

0

1

5

Tom McCartney

80

6

6

5

7

2

0

0

1

13

0

0

Rodney Ah You

64

15

6

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andrew Browne

60

0

2

2

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aly Muldowney

80

10

14

6

7

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

34

11

4

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

80

6

10

1

9

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

Eoin McKeon

64

28

9

4

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

JP Cooney

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finlay Bealham

16

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Michael Swift

16

8

4

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

George Naoupu

20

15

3

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

John Cooney

60

0

3

61

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Miah Nikora

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane O'Leary

11

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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