Match Centre

Full Time

46 - 5

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 2 Mar 2019 | 14:45

  • Dexcom Stadium

6
  • Farrell 1'

  • Healy 24'

  • Marmion 29'

  • Penalty 40+7'

  • Marmion 50'

  • McCartney 69'

Tries

1
  • Aubrey 15'

2
  • Godwin 12'

  • Godwin 15'

Penalties

0
4
  • Godwin 1'

  • Godwin 25'

  • Godwin 31'

  • Godwin 52'

Conversions

0
0

Yellow Cards

3
  • Giles 40+7'

  • Lay 46'

  • Davies 68'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Dan

Evans

Stephen

Fitzgerald

14

Hanno

Dirksen

Thomas

Farrell

13

Cory

Allen

Peter

Robb

12

James

Hook

Matt

Healy

11

Keelan

Giles

Kyle

Godwin

10

Luke

Price

Kieran

Marmion

9

Matthew

Aubrey

Denis

Buckley

1

Jordan

Lay

Shane

Delahunt

2

Scott

Baldwin

Finlay

Bealham

3

Tom

Botha

Ultan

Dillane

4

James

King

Quinn

Roux

5

Bradley

Davies

Eoin

McKeon

6

Olly

Cracknell

Colby

Fainga'a

7

Sam

Cross

Jarrad

Butler

8

Rob

McCusker

Replacements

Tom

McCartney

16

Scott

Otten

Peter

McCabe

17

Rowan

Jenkins

Conor

Carey

18

Ma'afu

Fia

James

Cannon

19

Lloyd

Ashley

Paul

Boyle

20

Will

Griffiths

Caolin

Blade

21

Harri

Morgan

Tom

Daly

22

Tom

Williams

Cian

Kelleher

23

Luke

Morgan

80

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

78

Ospreys have won 80 rucks so far this game.

75

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

75

This is dangerous for the defence as Stephen Fitzgerald bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

72

Ospreys sub Rowan Jenkins comes onto the field.

72

Jordan Lay departs for Ospreys.

70

Lloyd Ashley comes on for Ospreys.

70

Sam Cross leaves the field.

70

Caolin Blade curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

69

The Connacht pack has powered over for Tom McCartney to score the try.

68

Bradley Davies (Ospreys) is shown a yellow card.

68

James Cannon comes on.

68

Quinn Roux comes off.

58

Ospreys sub Will Griffiths comes onto the field.

58

Rowan Jenkins departs for Ospreys.

68

Paul Boyle comes on.

68

Eoin McKeon comes off.

67

A gap opened in the defence and Tom McCartney took full advantage.

67

The defensive line has been broken as Caolin Blade goes through the gap.

65

Colby Fainga'a has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

64

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

63

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

63

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Peter McCabe getting some game time.

63

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Denis Buckley being replaced.

60

What a run here by Harri Morgan as they gets over the gainline!.

60

Ospreys have won 60 rucks so far this game.

57

Tom Williams comes on.

57

James Hook comes off.

57

Hanno Dirksen comes off.

58

Finlay Bealham leaves the field.

58

Tom McCartney comes on.

58

Shane Delahunt comes off.

57

Luke Morgan comes on.

57

Olly Cracknell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Harri Morgan getting some game time.

57

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Matthew Aubrey being replaced.

55

Ospreys make a substitution with Scott Otten coming on.

55

Ospreys make a substitution with Scott Baldwin coming off.

55

Connacht sub Cian Kelleher comes onto the field.

55

Tiernan O'Halloran departs for Connacht.

54

Shane Delahunt has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Denis Buckley has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52

Ma'afu Fia comes on for Ospreys.

52

Tom Botha leaves the field.

52

Kyle Godwin does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

51

Jarrad Butler makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

50

Spellbinding play by Jarrad Butler is finished off with a try.

50

A wonderful passing move by Connacht is finished off by Kieran Marmion.

50

Sam Cross has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

46

Rowan Jenkins comes on.

46

Rob McCusker comes off.

46

Jordan Lay (Ospreys) is shown a yellow card.

40

Ospreys have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40

The second half is underway.

40+7

Keelan Giles (Ospreys) is shown a yellow card.

40+7

The referee awards a penalty try to Connacht.

40+7

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

40+4

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

37

Fabulous play by Ospreys has led to Cory Allen being able to wriggle through a gap.

36

Trouble here as Luke Price breaches the defence.

36

Ospreys have won 20 rucks so far this game.

31

Kyle Godwin makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

30

Jarrad Butler played a key part in that try.

29

Kieran Marmion scores the try from close range.

25

Kyle Godwin converts the try.

25

That's a great try assist by Thomas Farrell.

25

This is dangerous for the defence as Matt Healy bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

24

A series of passes by Connacht results in a try for Matt Healy.

21

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19

A gap opened in the defence and Matt Healy took full advantage.

17

Luke Price has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

15

Kyle Godwin kicks the penalty.

15

Ospreys are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Matthew Aubrey touching down.

15

The defensive line has been broken as Matthew Aubrey goes through the gap.

12

Kyle Godwin has kicked a penalty goal.

1

Kyle Godwin has kicked a conversion.

1

Kieran Marmion sets up the try.

1

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Thomas Farrell.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

52%

Possession

48%

56%

Territory

44%

Metres

437

300

Carries

133

115

Clean Breaks

14

6

Defenders Beaten

16

12

Passes

135

166

Offloads

4

7

Penalties Conceded

7

18

Turnovers Conceded

9

11

143/155 92%

Tackles won

168/184 91%

7/7 100%

Scrums won

6/6 100%

14/17 82%

Lineouts won

8/10 80%

Action Areas

1.4%

2.9%

16.9%

17.9%

18.4%

22.2%

13%

7.2%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

55

92

6

1

4

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Stephen Fitzgerald

80

36

7

1

2

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

Thomas Farrell

80

53

14

9

9

2

1

0

2

0

1

5

Peter Robb

80

36

11

1

9

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

34

4

4

5

0

0

0

4

0

1

5

Kyle Godwin

68

16

8

11

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

14

Kieran Marmion

59

44

5

56

7

0

0

0

1

0

2

10

Denis Buckley

63

3

8

4

15

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

58

5

11

2

15

1

0

0

0

8

0

0

Finlay Bealham

58

2

5

4

8

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

7

8

3

10

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

68

3

8

1

8

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

68

8

3

1

11

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

80

13

10

0

16

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

10

6

5

10

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

22

22

3

3

1

0

0

0

1

6

1

5

Peter McCabe

17

6

3

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Conor Carey

22

1

3

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Cannon

12

1

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

12

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

21

26

4

24

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Daly

12

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Kelleher

25

19

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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