Match Centre

Full Time

3 - 10

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 26 Dec 2015 | 18:00

  • Dexcom Stadium

0

Tries

1
  • Williams 76'

1
  • MacGinty 63'

Penalties

1
  • Jackson 32'

0

Conversions

1
  • Jackson 77'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Marshall 58'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Louis

Ludik

Niyi

Adeolokun

14

Andrew

Trimble

Bundee

Aki

13

Luke

Marshall

Craig

Ronaldson

12

Stuart

McCloskey

Matt

Healy

11

Rory

Scholes

Jack

Carty

10

Paddy

Jackson

Kieran

Marmion

9

Ruan

Pienaar

Finlay

Bealham

1

Andrew

Warwick

Dave

Heffernan

2

Rob

Herring

Nathan

White

3

Wiehahn

Herbst

Ultan

Dillane

4

Alan

O'Connor

Aly

Muldowney

5

Franco

van der

John

Muldoon

6

Robbie

Diack

James

Connolly

7

Sean

Reidy

Eoghan

Masterson

8

Nick

Williams

Replacements

Shane

Delahunt

16

John

Andrew

Ronan

Loughney

17

Callum

Black

Rodney

Ah You

18

Ricky

Lutton

Andrew

Browne

19

Stephen

Mulholland

Sean

O'Brien

20

Roger

Wilson

Ian

Porter

21

Paul

Marshall

Alan

MacGinty

22

Ian

Humphreys

Rory

Parata

23

Sammy

Arnold

80

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

79

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

78

Ian Porter comes on.

78

Kieran Marmion comes off.

78

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Rory Parata getting some game time.

78

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Craig Ronaldson being replaced.

77

Paddy Jackson has kicked a conversion.

76

Ulster are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Nick Williams touching down.

74

Trouble here as Rory Scholes breaches the defence.

71

Ulster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

70

Ulster make a substitution with Stephen Mulholland coming on.

70

Ulster make a substitution with Alan O'Connor coming off.

68

Connacht sub Rodney Ah You comes onto the field.

68

Nathan White departs for Connacht.

68

Paul Marshall comes on for Ulster.

68

Ruan Pienaar leaves the field.

67

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

67

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

63

Alan MacGinty kicks the penalty.

60

Ronan Loughney comes on.

60

Finlay Bealham comes off.

58

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

58

Luke Marshall (Ulster) is shown a yellow card.

57

Andrew Browne comes on.

57

Aly Muldowney comes off.

57

Alan MacGinty comes on.

57

Jack Carty comes off.

55

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Sean O'Brien getting some game time.

55

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Eoghan Masterson being replaced.

55

Ulster sub Roger Wilson comes onto the field.

55

Sean Reidy departs for Ulster.

54

This is dangerous for the defence as Rory Scholes bursts through to advance the Ulster attack.

53

Ulster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

50

Ricky Lutton comes on for Ulster.

50

Wiehahn Herbst leaves the field.

49

Craig Ronaldson takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

43

Callum Black comes on.

43

Andrew Warwick comes off.

42

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

39

Ulster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

30

Craig Ronaldson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

30

A gap opened in the defence and Rory Scholes took full advantage.

23

Ulster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

9

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

6

The defensive line has been broken as Matt Healy goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

45%

Possession

55%

47%

Territory

53%

Metres

284

320

Carries

98

120

Clean Breaks

4

7

Defenders Beaten

11

17

Passes

163

158

Offloads

2

6

Penalties Conceded

8

11

Turnovers Conceded

17

15

109/126 87%

Tackles won

106/117 91%

6/6 100%

Scrums won

8/9 89%

13/16 81%

Lineouts won

14/15 93%

Action Areas

4.8%

3.8%

10.6%

13.3%

22.9%

29.5%

9.5%

5.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

80

8

5

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Niyi Adeolokun

80

29

9

1

3

2

1

0

2

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

14

9

5

8

4

2

0

1

0

0

0

Craig Ronaldson

78

6

4

10

7

1

2

0

1

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

34

5

4

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

57

0

2

22

7

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

78

25

6

60

6

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Finlay Bealham

60

0

1

1

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

55

2

2

3

5

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

Nathan White

68

4

4

3

6

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

28

6

1

9

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

Aly Muldowney

57

1

6

8

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

25

9

6

9

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

James Connolly

80

18

10

6

8

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

55

6

5

6

6

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

25

0

1

0

5

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

Ronan Loughney

20

0

0

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rodney Ah You

12

2

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andrew Browne

23

0

4

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

25

2

1

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ian Porter

2

2

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Alan MacGinty

23

6

2

10

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

Rory Parata

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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