Match Centre

Full Time

20 - 19

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 22 Dec 2023 | 19:35

  • Kingspan Stadium

2
  • Warwick 1'

  • Timoney 18'

Tries

3
  • Aki 8'

  • Hurley-Langton 59'

  • Bolton 68'

2
  • Cooney 50'

  • Cooney 65'

Penalties

0
2
  • Cooney 3'

  • Cooney 20'

Conversions

2
  • Carty 9'

  • Hanrahan 69'

Andrew

Warwick

1

Denis

Buckley

Tom

Stewart

2

Tadgh

McElroy

Marty

Moore

3

Finlay

Bealham

Kieran

Treadwell

4

Darragh

Murray

Iain

Henderson

5

Joe

Joyce

Matty

Rea

6

Cian

Prendergast

Sean

Reffell

7

Shamus

Hurley-Langton

Nick

Timoney

8

Sean

O'Brien

John

Cooney

9

Caolin

Blade

Jake

Flannery

10

Jack

Carty

Jacob

Stockdale

11

Byron

Ralston

Stuart

McCloskey

12

Bundee

Aki

James

Hume

13

Tom

Farrell

Robert

Baloucoune

14

Shayne

Bolton

Mike

Lowry

15

Mack

Hansen

Replacements

John

Andrew

16

Dave

Heffernan

Steven

Kitshoff

17

Peter

Dooley

Tom

O'Toole

18

Jack

Aungier

Alan

O'Connor

19

Gavin

Thornbury

Dave

Ewers

20

Conor

Oliver

Nathan

Doak

21

Michael

McDonald

Jude

Postlethwaite

22

JJ

Hanrahan

Will

Addison

23

Shane

Jennings

80

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

77

Shea O'Brien comes on.

77

Will Addison comes off.

76

Shane Jennings comes on.

76

Shayne Bolton comes off.

70

Ulster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Alan O'Connor getting some game time.

70

Ulster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Kieran Treadwell being replaced.

69

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as JJ Hanrahan successfully kicks the conversion.

68

A bit of individual brilliance by Shayne Bolton leads to a try for Connacht Rugby

68

A gap opened in the defence and Shayne Bolton took full advantage.

68

That's a great try assist by JJ Hanrahan.

66

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Jack Aungier coming on.

66

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming off.

66

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with Jude Postlethwaite coming on.

66

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with James Hume coming off.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with JJ Hanrahan coming on.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Jack Carty coming off.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Peter Dooley coming on.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Denis Buckley coming off.

65

The Ulster Rugby supporters go wild as John Cooney successfully kicks the penalty goal.

61

Connacht Rugby sub Niall Murray comes onto the field.

61

Darragh Murray departs for Connacht Rugby.

61

Ulster Rugby sub Nathan Doak comes onto the field.

61

Jake Flannery departs for Ulster Rugby.

60

Jack Carty curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

59

A stunning solo try from Shamus Hurley-Langton

59

The defensive line has been broken as Shamus Hurley-Langton goes through the gap.

59

Byron Ralston played a key part in that try.

53

Harry Sheridan comes on.

53

Sean Reffell comes off.

51

Tom O'Toole comes on.

51

Marty Moore comes off.

51

Steven Kitshoff comes on.

51

Andrew Warwick comes off.

50

Dave Heffernan comes on.

50

Tadgh McElroy comes off.

50

John Cooney does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

49

Kieran Treadwell 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.

34

Fabulous play by Ulster Rugby has led to John Cooney being able to wriggle through a gap.

20

John Cooney makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

18

Ulster Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Nick Timoney picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

18

John Cooney sets up the try.

13

Connacht Rugby sub Conor Oliver comes onto the field.

13

Sean O'Brien departs for Connacht Rugby.

12

A gap opened in the defence and Sean O'Brien took full advantage.

9

Jack Carty has kicked a conversion.

8

Bundee Aki scores the try from close range.

8

Caolin Blade played a key part in that try.

3

John Cooney has kicked a conversion.

1

Great hands by Ulster Rugby leads to a try for Andrew Warwick

1

John Cooney sets up the try.

0

The defensive line has been broken as Nick Timoney goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

51%

Possession

49%

45%

Territory

55%

Metres

265

405

Carries

111

126

Clean Breaks

3

3

Defenders Beaten

11

17

Passes

126

157

Offloads

6

3

Penalties Conceded

8

11

Turnovers Conceded

8

12

141/158 89%

Tackles won

143/154 93%

6/8 75%

Scrums won

3/4 75%

9/12 75%

Lineouts won

10/15 67%

Action Areas

5.8%

3.5%

10.9%

11.6%

21.5%

16.4%

11.1%

19.2%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

66

1

3

2

6

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tadgh McElroy

51

11

4

2

13

1

0

0

2

8

0

0

Finlay Bealham

67

4

5

4

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Darragh Murray

62

3

4

3

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Joyce

Cian Prendergast

80

5

2

5

16

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Shamus Hurley-Langton

80

38

12

3

19

1

1

0

5

0

1

5

Sean O'Brien

14

31

5

0

3

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

80

9

3

73

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

66

6

4

13

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

Byron Ralston

80

11

11

8

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

45

13

9

9

1

0

0

1

0

1

5

Tom Farrell

80

38

12

7

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shayne Bolton

77

77

8

0

1

2

0

0

5

0

1

5

Mack Hansen

80

73

14

5

3

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

30

6

3

1

2

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

Peter Dooley

15

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Aungier

14

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

80

11

5

4

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

67

16

10

3

13

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Michael McDonald

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

JJ Hanrahan

15

15

4

11

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Shane Jennings

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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