Match Centre

Full Time

29 - 14

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 22 Mar 2019 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

4
  • Blade 16'

  • Healy 29'

  • Healy 68'

  • Carty 79'

Tries

2
  • Rizzi 37'

  • Duvenage 55'

1
  • Carty 63'

Penalties

0
3
  • Godwin 17'

  • Godwin 30'

  • Carty 80'

Conversions

2
  • Rizzi 38'

  • Rizzi 56'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Luca

Sperandio

Darragh

Leader

14

Iliesa

Ratuva

Thomas

Farrell

13

Tommaso

Benvenuti

Peter

Robb

12

Alberto

Sgarbi

Matt

Healy

11

Monty

Ioane

Kyle

Godwin

10

Ian

McKinley

Caolin

Blade

9

Dewaldt

Duvenage

Denis

Buckley

1

Nicola

Quaglio

Shane

Delahunt

2

Epalahame

Faiva

Finlay

Bealham

3

Marco

Riccioni

Ultan

Dillane

4

Irne

Herbst

James

Cannon

5

Alessandro

Zanni

Eoin

McKeon

6

Marco

Lazzaroni

Colby

Fainga'a

7

Giovanni

Pettinelli

Jarrad

Butler

8

Toa

Halafihi

Replacements

Tom

McCartney

16

Tomas

Baravalle

Peter

McCabe

17

Derrick

Appiah

Conor

Carey

18

Tizano

Pasquali

Gavin

Thornbury

19

Robert

Barbieri

Eoghan

Masterson

20

Marco

Barbini

Kieran

Marmion

21

Giorgio

Bronzini

Jack

Carty

22

Antonio

Rizzi

Stephen

Fitzgerald

23

Tommaso

Iannone

80+1

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

80

Jack Carty adds the two points for Connacht.

79

Spellbinding play by Kieran Marmion is finished off with a try.

79

Jack Carty scores the try from close range.

79

The defensive line has been broken as Jack Carty goes through the gap.

79

Connacht have won 140 rucks so far this game.

78

What a run here by Jack Carty as they gets over the gainline!.

72

Eoghan Masterson comes on.

72

Jarrad Butler comes off.

71

Eoin McKeon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70

Jack Carty has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

69

Jack Carty played a key part in that try.

69

Matt Healy makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

68

A wonderful passing move by Connacht is finished off by Matt Healy.

68

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Eoin McKeon being able to wriggle through a gap.

67

Robert Barbieri comes on.

67

Irne Herbst comes off.

66

Jarrad Butler has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

66

Benetton have won 100 rucks so far this game.

66

Tizano Pasquali comes on.

66

Marco Riccioni comes off.

64

Connacht have won 120 rucks so far this game.

64

Benetton decide to make a substitution, with Tommaso Iannone getting some game time.

59

Connacht sub Peter McCabe comes onto the field.

63

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

61

Connacht make a substitution with Conor Carey coming on.

61

Connacht make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming off.

59

Denis Buckley departs for Connacht.

58

Trouble here as Monty Ioane breaches the defence.

57

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

57

This is dangerous for the defence as Marco Lazzaroni bursts through to advance the Benetton attack.

56

Gavin Thornbury comes on for Connacht.

56

James Cannon leaves the field.

56

Jack Carty comes on.

56

Kyle Godwin comes off.

56

Kieran Marmion comes on.

56

Caolin Blade comes off.

51

Tom McCartney comes on.

51

Shane Delahunt comes off.

55

A series of passes by Benetton results in a try for Dewaldt Duvenage.

55

A gap opened in the defence and Toa Halafihi took full advantage.

54

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

54

Giovanni Pettinelli has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

54

Alberto Sgarbi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52

The defensive line has been broken as Monty Ioane goes through the gap.

52

Benetton have won 80 rucks so far this game.

50

Benetton decide to make a substitution, with Marco Barbini getting some game time.

50

Benetton decide to make a substitution, with Alessandro Zanni being replaced.

50

Benetton make a substitution with Derrick Appiah coming on.

50

Benetton make a substitution with Nicola Quaglio coming off.

48

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

48

Marco Lazzaroni has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48

Marco Riccioni has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

44

Thomas Farrell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

41

Alessandro Zanni has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40

The second half is underway.

40+1

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

40

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

36

Finlay Bealham has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38

Antonio Rizzi makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

37

Connacht sub Stephen Fitzgerald comes onto the field.

37

Tiernan O'Halloran departs for Connacht.

37

Toa Halafihi sets up the try.

37

Great hands by Benetton leads to a try for Antonio Rizzi.

36

Benetton have won 60 rucks so far this game.

35

Ultan Dillane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

34

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

34

Irne Herbst has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

33

Jarrad Butler has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

30

Kyle Godwin converts the try.

30

Antonio Rizzi comes on for Benetton.

30

Ian McKinley leaves the field.

30

Tomas Baravalle comes on.

30

Epalahame Faiva comes off.

29

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

28

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

26

Tiernan O'Halloran makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

26

Benetton have won 40 rucks so far this game.

24

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

24

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Matt Healy being able to wriggle through a gap.

22

Trouble here as Colby Fainga'a breaches the defence.

21

This is dangerous for the defence as Caolin Blade bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

17

Kyle Godwin has kicked a conversion.

16

A stunning solo try from Caolin Blade.

16

A gap opened in the defence and Caolin Blade took full advantage.

12

The defensive line has been broken as Darragh Leader goes through the gap.

11

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

8

Benetton have won 20 rucks so far this game.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

53%

Possession

47%

56%

Territory

44%

Metres

576

501

Carries

175

157

Clean Breaks

12

10

Defenders Beaten

31

20

Passes

207

181

Offloads

10

15

Penalties Conceded

9

8

Turnovers Conceded

9

16

182/202 90%

Tackles won

206/237 87%

2/3 67%

Scrums won

6/6 100%

7/9 78%

Lineouts won

11/11 100%

Action Areas

2.1%

4.6%

13.4%

16.8%

19.6%

12%

18.2%

13.4%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

37

61

8

5

1

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

Darragh Leader

80

38

8

8

9

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Thomas Farrell

80

31

14

9

12

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Peter Robb

80

45

12

8

5

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

73

10

5

3

1

0

0

7

0

2

10

Kyle Godwin

56

24

6

19

8

1

0

1

1

0

0

4

Caolin Blade

56

86

10

78

6

2

0

0

4

0

1

5

Denis Buckley

59

3

3

2

18

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

51

10

10

6

7

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

Finlay Bealham

61

13

7

4

14

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

12

16

4

13

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

James Cannon

56

1

4

3

17

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

80

22

9

1

11

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

80

30

11

4

14

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

72

22

14

1

20

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

29

0

3

1

6

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

Peter McCabe

21

3

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Carey

19

0

1

1

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

24

5

5

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

8

7

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

24

40

3

29

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Carty

24

12

6

13

2

0

0

0

1

0

1

10

Stephen Fitzgerald

43

38

10

4

3

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

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