Match Centre

Full Time

20 - 18

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 16 Oct 2021 | 19:35

  • Thomond Park

2
  • Cloete 38'

  • Barron 77'

Tries

2
  • Boyle 52'

  • Carty 68'

2
  • Carbery 48'

  • Carbery 58'

Penalties

2
  • Carty 2'

  • Carty 9'

2
  • Carbery 39'

  • Carbery 79'

Conversions

1
  • Carty 69'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Arnold 32'

Dave

Kilcoyne

1

Matthew

Burke

Niall

Scannell

2

Dave

Heffernan

John

Ryan

3

Finlay

Bealham

Jean

Kleyn

4

Niall

Murray

Tadhg

Beirne

5

Ultan

Dillane

Peter

O'Mahony

6

Cian

Prendergast

Chris

Cloete

7

Conor

Oliver

Gavin

Coombes

8

Paul

Boyle

Craig

Casey

9

Caolin

Blade

Joey

Carbery

10

Jack

Carty

Simon

Zebo

11

Mack

Hansen

Rory

Scannell

12

Bundee

Aki

Keith

Earls

13

Sammy

Arnold

Andrew

Conway

14

John

Porch

Mike

Haley

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Replacements

Diarmuid

Barron

16

Shane

Delahunt

Jeremy

Loughman

17

Greg

McGrath

Stephen

Archer

18

Jack

Aungier

Fineen

Wycherley

19

Eoghan

Masterson

Jack

O'Donoghue

20

Abraham

Papali'i

Neil

Cronin

21

Kieran

Marmion

Jake

Flannery

22

Jarrad

Butler

Dan

Goggin

23

Tom

Daly

80

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

79

Joey Carbery has kicked a conversion.

77

Munster Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Diarmuid Barron picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

77

Spellbinding play by Jack O'Donoghue is finished off with a try.

74

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Greg McGrath getting some game time.

74

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Matthew Burke being replaced.

73

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Eoghan Masterson getting some game time.

73

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Ultan Dillane being replaced.

69

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as Jack Carty successfully kicks the conversion.

68

A bit of individual brilliance by Jack Carty leads to a try for Connacht Rugby

68

A gap opened in the defence and Jack Carty took full advantage.

67

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Jack O'Donoghue coming on.

67

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Chris Cloete coming off.

63

Connacht Rugby sub Jack Aungier comes onto the field.

63

Finlay Bealham departs for Connacht Rugby.

60

Connacht Rugby sub Kieran Marmion comes onto the field.

60

Caolin Blade departs for Connacht Rugby.

59

Fineen Wycherley comes on for Munster Rugby.

59

Jean Kleyn leaves the field.

59

Abraham Papali'i comes on for Connacht Rugby.

59

Paul Boyle leaves the field.

59

Shane Delahunt comes on for Connacht Rugby.

59

Dave Heffernan leaves the field.

58

Joey Carbery adds the points for Munster Rugby.

56

Dan Goggin comes on for Munster Rugby.

56

Rory Scannell leaves the field.

54

Stephen Archer comes on.

54

John Ryan comes off.

54

Jeremy Loughman comes on.

54

Dave Kilcoyne comes off.

54

Diarmuid Barron comes on.

54

Niall Scannell comes off.

53

Jack Carty hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

52

Nothing was going to stop Paul Boyle from scoring as they record the try for Connacht Rugby.

48

Joey Carbery makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

46

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jarrad Butler getting some game time.

46

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Cian Prendergast being replaced.

44

Tadhg Beirne makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

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

39

Joey Carbery does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

38

A perfectly weighted kick allows Chris Cloete to score the try.

38

That's a great try assist by Tadhg Beirne.

36

Fabulous play by Munster Rugby has led to Andrew Conway being able to wriggle through a gap.

35

Fabulous play by Munster Rugby has led to Andrew Conway being able to wriggle through a gap.

32

Sammy Arnold (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

22

This is dangerous for the defence as Bundee Aki bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

9

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

5

The defensive line has been broken as John Ryan goes through the gap.

2

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

0

The defensive line has been broken as Mack Hansen goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

65%

Possession

35%

59%

Territory

41%

Metres

378

264

Carries

126

65

Clean Breaks

4

3

Defenders Beaten

15

16

Passes

108

85

Offloads

4

1

Penalties Conceded

9

14

Turnovers Conceded

11

14

68/84 81%

Tackles won

179/194 92%

9/11 82%

Scrums won

6/7 86%

13/17 76%

Lineouts won

8/11 73%

Action Areas

3.6%

5.3%

14.6%

10.1%

20.6%

11.2%

24.9%

9.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Matthew Burke

74

5

2

1

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

59

9

2

2

14

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

Finlay Bealham

63

2

2

1

11

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

80

2

5

3

17

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

74

1

4

3

12

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

47

5

2

2

12

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

80

60

8

3

20

3

1

0

3

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

59

12

7

2

16

0

0

1

1

0

1

5

Caolin Blade

61

9

5

36

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

17

3

14

9

2

0

0

1

0

1

13

Mack Hansen

80

30

7

2

1

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

44

5

1

13

1

2

0

3

0

0

0

Sammy Arnold

70

0

2

1

7

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

John Porch

80

13

4

0

1

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

32

3

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

21

0

0

1

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Greg McGrath

6

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Aungier

17

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

6

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Abraham Papali'i

21

19

3

1

7

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

19

4

1

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

33

0

0

2

9

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Tom Daly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Match Programme not available for this fixture.

Match report not available for this fixture.