35 - 21
EPCR Challenge Cup
Sat 21 Jan 2023 | 17:30
Kingston Park
Young 2'
Orlando 10'
Carreras 18'
Barton 42'
Lucock 77'
Tries
Bealham 20'
Bealham 30'
Bealham 51'
Schoeman 3'
Schoeman 11'
Schoeman 19'
Schoeman 43'
Thomas 78'
Conversions
Fitzgerald 21'
Fitzgerald 30'
Fitzgerald 52'
Yellow Cards
Ralston 10'
Logovi'i
Mulipola
1
Denis
Buckley
Jamie
Blamire
2
Shane
Delahunt
Trevor
Davison
3
Finlay
Bealham
Greg
Peterson
4
Leva
Fifita
Sebastian
de Chaves
5
Josh
Murphy
Gary
Graham
6
Shamus
Hurley-Langton
Philip
van der
7
Conor
Oliver
Carl
Fearns
8
Jarrad
Butler
Michael
Young
9
Colm
Reilly
Tian
Schoeman
10
Conor
Fitzgerald
Mateo
Carreras
11
Alex
Wootton
Pete
Lucock
12
Cathal
Forde
Matias
Orlando
13
Byron
Ralston
Ben
Stevenson
14
Adam
Byrne
Alex
Tait
15
Mack
Hansen
Charlie
Maddison
16
Dylan
Tierney-Martin
Adam
Brocklebank
17
Jordan
Duggan
Richard
Palframan
18
Jack
Aungier
Freddie
Lockwood
19
Darragh
Murray
Pedro
Rubiolo
20
Ciaran
Booth
Josh
Barton
21
Caolin
Blade
Josh
Thomas
22
Tom
Daly
Adam
Radwan
23
Tom
Farrell
81
It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.
78
Josh Thomas has kicked a conversion.
77
A wonderful passing move by Newcastle Falcons is finished off by Pete Lucock
77
This is dangerous for the defence as Pete Lucock bursts through to advance the Newcastle Falcons attack.
77
Spellbinding play by Mateo Carreras is finished off with a try.
69
A gap opened in the defence and Cathal Forde took full advantage.
68
A gap opened in the defence and Tom Farrell took full advantage.
67
Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Josh Thomas coming on.
67
Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Tian Schoeman coming off.
67
Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Charlie Maddison coming on.
67
Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Philip van der Walt coming off.
62
Connacht Rugby sub Ciaran Booth comes onto the field.
62
Shamus Hurley-Langton departs for Connacht Rugby.
62
Connacht Rugby sub Jack Aungier comes onto the field.
62
Finlay Bealham departs for Connacht Rugby.
62
Connacht Rugby sub Jordan Duggan comes onto the field.
62
Denis Buckley departs for Connacht Rugby.
62
Newcastle Falcons sub Richard Palframan comes onto the field.
62
Trevor Davison departs for Newcastle Falcons.
62
Newcastle Falcons sub Adam Radwan comes onto the field.
62
Alex Tait departs for Newcastle Falcons.
60
The defensive line has been broken as Freddie Lockwood goes through the gap.
60
Connacht Rugby sub Caolin Blade comes onto the field.
60
Colm Reilly departs for Connacht Rugby.
59
Tom Daly comes on for Connacht Rugby.
59
Conor Fitzgerald leaves the field.
55
Adam Brocklebank comes on for Newcastle Falcons.
55
Logovi'i Mulipola leaves the field.
55
Darragh Murray comes on for Connacht Rugby.
55
Leva Fifita leaves the field.
55
Dylan Tierney-Martin comes on for Connacht Rugby.
55
Shane Delahunt leaves the field.
54
What a run here by Freddie Lockwood as they get over the gainline!
53
Freddie Lockwood comes on.
53
Carl Fearns comes off.
52
The touch judges raise their flags as Conor Fitzgerald kicks the conversion.
51
Nothing was going to stop Finlay Bealham from scoring as they record the try for Connacht Rugby.
43
Tian Schoeman adds the two points for Newcastle Falcons.
42
Slick passing by Newcastle Falcons leads to a try for Josh Barton.
42
Ben Stevenson 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.
40
Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Tom Farrell being able to wriggle through a gap.
36
Connacht Rugby sub Tom Farrell comes onto the field.
36
Alex Wootton departs for Connacht Rugby.
36
Newcastle Falcons sub Pedro Rubiolo comes onto the field.
36
Greg Peterson departs for Newcastle Falcons.
30
Conor Fitzgerald does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
30
The pressure has finally told as Finlay Bealham scores from close range.
21
Conor Fitzgerald makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
20
Connacht Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Finlay Bealham picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
20
Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Josh Barton coming on.
20
Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Michael Young coming off.
19
Tian Schoeman converts the try.
18
Mateo Carreras goes on their own for a try.
18
This is dangerous for the defence as Mateo Carreras bursts through to advance the Newcastle Falcons attack.
17
This is dangerous for the defence as Greg Peterson bursts through to advance the Newcastle Falcons attack.
15
A gap opened in the defence and Mack Hansen took full advantage.
13
Connacht Rugby sub Conor Oliver comes onto the field.
13
Ciaran Booth departs for Connacht Rugby.
11
Tian Schoeman converts the try.
10
Matias Orlando scores the try from close range.
10
Byron Ralston (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card
9
A gap opened in the defence and Ben Stevenson took full advantage.
4
Ciaran Booth comes on.
4
Conor Oliver comes off.
3
Tian Schoeman has kicked a conversion.
2
Newcastle Falcons are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Michael Young touching down.
2
The defensive line has been broken as Michael Young goes through the gap.
0
We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.
55%
Possession
45%
49%
Territory
51%
Metres
461
388
Carries
106
98
Clean Breaks
8
4
Defenders Beaten
17
14
Passes
154
135
Offloads
8
4
Penalties Conceded
6
13
Turnovers Conceded
14
15
125/139 90%
Tackles won
126/143 88%
6/8 75%
Scrums won
5/6 83%
14/18 78%
Lineouts won
8/8 100%
Connacht Rugby |
MP |
M |
C |
P |
T |
MT |
TW |
TC |
DB |
LW |
TS |
PTS |
Denis Buckley |
63 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Shane Delahunt |
56 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Finlay Bealham |
63 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
Leva Fifita |
56 |
12 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Josh Murphy |
80 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Shamus Hurley-Langton |
63 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Conor Oliver |
72 |
19 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jarrad Butler |
80 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Colm Reilly |
61 |
8 |
1 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Conor Fitzgerald |
60 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Alex Wootton |
37 |
38 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cathal Forde |
80 |
42 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Byron Ralston |
68 |
34 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Adam Byrne |
80 |
20 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mack Hansen |
80 |
101 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dylan Tierney-Martin |
25 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Jordan Duggan |
18 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jack Aungier |
18 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Darragh Murray |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ciaran Booth |
27 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Caolin Blade |
20 |
34 |
2 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tom Daly |
21 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tom Farrell |
44 |
34 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Match Programme not available for this fixture.
A night to forget in Newcastle as Connacht leave Kingston Park empty handed in the Challenge Cup.
Heading into the game Connacht had the potential of playing home games in the knockout stages of the competition but those dreams were wiped away after a 35-21 defeat to Newcastle Falcons.
It was a nightmare start in the North East of England with the home side getting three tries in the opening 20 minutes. Micky Young with the first in the third minute before Matias Orlando in the tenth and Tian Schoeman in the 19th which had Falcons 21-0 up.
Nine minutes into the game Connacht were down to 14 men when Byron Ralston was sent to the sin bin.
Midway through the first half though Connacht got themselves back into the game. Finlay Bealham with his first of three tries in the 21st minute after squeezing over with a penalty advantage as Newcastle made a mess of the restart after their try
Seven minutes later Finlay got his second when he drove over the line. Conor Fitzgerald scored his second conversion to bring the men in green to within a converted try of the hosts.
With the score being 21-14 at half-time Connacht needed to make the brighter start in the second forty. Two minutes in however it was Newcastle who got their fourth try of the game from Josh Barton who took advantage of some poor tackling.
Connacht needed the next score and they got it, after a few close drives in the build up Finlay completed his hat-trick, Fitzgerald added the conversion to make it 28-21 with 54 minutes on the clock.
Unfortunately for Connacht though that was as close as they got with Pete Lucock getting the fifth Falcons try before Josh Thomas converted to finish the scoring at 35-21.
The result means Connacht will now play Benetton away in the last 16.