Match Centre

Full Time

35 - 3

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 27 Dec 2019 | 19:35

  • Kingspan Stadium

5
  • O'Connor 17'

  • Burns 22'

  • Baloucoune 43'

  • Herring 49'

  • Timoney 76'

Tries

0
0

Penalties

1
  • Fitzgerald 12'

5
  • Cooney 18'

  • Cooney 23'

  • Cooney 44'

  • Cooney 50'

  • Johnston 77'

Conversions

0
1
  • Herring 38'

Yellow Cards

1
  • Delahunt 64'

Will

Addison

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Robert

Baloucoune

14

John

Porch

Luke

Marshall

13

Tom

Daly

Stuart

McCloskey

12

Peter

Robb

Louis

Ludik

11

Kyle

Godwin

Billy

Burns

10

Conor

Fitzgerald

John

Cooney

9

Caolin

Blade

Jack

McGrath

1

Paddy

McAllister

Rob

Herring

2

Dave

Heffernan

Marty

Moore

3

Finlay

Bealham

Alan

O'Connor

4

Ultan

Dillane

Kieran

Treadwell

5

Joe

Maksymiw

Matthew

Rea

6

Eoin

McKeon

Sean

Reidy

7

Paul

Boyle

Marcell

Coetzee

8

Robin

Copeland

Replacements

Adam

McBurney

16

Shane

Delahunt

Kyle

McCall

17

Denis

Buckley

Tom

O'Toole

18

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

David

O'Connor

19

Niall

Murray

Nick

Timoney

20

Eoghan

Masterson

David

Shanahan

21

Stephen

Kerins

Bill

Johnston

22

David

Horwitz

Craig

Gilroy

23

Stephen

Fitzgerald

80

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

77

Bill Johnston adds the two points for Ulster.

76

David Shanahan played a key part in that try.

76

Ulster 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.

76

This is dangerous for the defence as Nick Timoney bursts through to advance the Ulster attack.

75

Joe Maksymiw has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

74

Robin Copeland comes on.

74

Dave Heffernan comes off.

70

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

70

A gap opened in the defence and David Horwitz took full advantage.

69

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with David Shanahan getting some game time.

69

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with John Cooney being replaced.

69

The defensive line has been broken as Luke Marshall goes through the gap.

65

Connacht make a substitution with Dave Heffernan coming on.

51

Rob Herring has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

64

Ulster sub Adam McBurney comes onto the field.

64

Rob Herring departs for Ulster.

64

Shane Delahunt (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

62

Niall Murray comes on for Connacht.

62

Ultan Dillane leaves the field.

62

David Horwitz comes on.

62

Tiernan O'Halloran comes off.

61

Sean Reidy has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

60

Bill Johnston comes on.

60

Billy Burns comes off.

60

Ulster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

60

What a run here by Will Addison as they gets over the gainline!.

59

David O'Connor comes on.

59

Kieran Treadwell comes off.

56

Luke Marshall has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

54

Billy Burns makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42

Ulster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

51

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with Kyle McCall getting some game time.

51

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with Jack McGrath being replaced.

51

Ulster make a substitution with Tom O'Toole coming on.

51

Ulster make a substitution with Marty Moore coming off.

51

Connacht sub Shane Delahunt comes onto the field.

51

Dave Heffernan departs for Connacht.

50

John Cooney does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

49

Rob Herring scores the try from close range.

48

Fabulous play by Ulster has led to Robert Baloucoune being able to wriggle through a gap.

47

Stephen Kerins comes on for Connacht.

47

Caolin Blade leaves the field.

46

Craig Gilroy comes on.

46

Adam McBurney comes off.

45

Trouble here as Robert Baloucoune breaches the defence.

44

John Cooney makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

44

That's a great try assist by Nick Timoney.

44

Eoghan Masterson comes on.

39

Adam McBurney comes on.

43

This is dangerous for the defence as Robert Baloucoune bursts through to advance the Ulster attack.

43

A series of passes by Ulster results in a try for Robert Baloucoune.

43

A gap opened in the defence and Will Addison took full advantage.

42

Paul Boyle has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40

The defensive line has been broken as Will Addison goes through the gap.

40

The second half is underway.

40+3

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

40+2

Kieran Treadwell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

39

Craig Gilroy comes off.

38

Rob Herring (Ulster) is shown a yellow card.

38

Nick Timoney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Stephen Fitzgerald getting some game time.

38

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Peter Robb being replaced.

37

John Cooney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

37

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

36

Matthew Rea has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

36

Jack McGrath has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

35

Marty Moore has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

35

Alan O'Connor has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

35

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

30

Sean Reidy has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

27

Ulster make a substitution with Craig Gilroy coming on.

27

Ulster make a substitution with Louis Ludik coming off.

27

Connacht sub Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes onto the field.

27

Finlay Bealham departs for Connacht.

27

Denis Buckley comes on for Connacht.

27

Paddy McAllister leaves the field.

25

Ulster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

24

What a run here by Alan O'Connor as they gets over the gainline!.

23

Nick Timoney comes on.

23

Marcell Coetzee comes off.

23

John Cooney converts the try.

22

Sean Reidy sets up the try.

22

Great hands by Ulster leads to a try for Billy Burns.

21

Robert Baloucoune makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

18

Ulster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

18

John Cooney has kicked a conversion.

18

Fabulous play by Ulster has led to Alan O'Connor being able to wriggle through a gap.

17

Ulster are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Alan O'Connor touching down.

13

Trouble here as Louis Ludik breaches the defence.

13

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

12

Conor Fitzgerald has kicked a penalty goal.

9

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

8

What a tackle there by Robert Baloucoune as he saves a certain try!.

6

A gap opened in the defence and Tiernan O'Halloran took full advantage.

3

The defensive line has been broken as Will Addison goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

44%

Possession

56%

45%

Territory

55%

Metres

451

220

Carries

139

145

Clean Breaks

13

4

Defenders Beaten

29

15

Passes

190

162

Offloads

8

4

Penalties Conceded

10

8

Turnovers Conceded

14

17

199/214 93%

Tackles won

134/163 82%

5/5 100%

Scrums won

10/10 100%

9/15 60%

Lineouts won

12/12 100%

Action Areas

2.6%

4.5%

12.8%

17.1%

16.8%

10.7%

16.9%

18.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

62

29

8

3

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

John Porch

80

14

3

1

4

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

19

8

4

9

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Peter Robb

38

10

6

1

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kyle Godwin

80

24

6

3

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

80

7

5

30

5

3

0

0

3

0

0

3

Caolin Blade

47

14

8

54

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paddy McAllister

27

4

3

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

60

9

11

5

8

1

0

0

0

10

0

0

Finlay Bealham

27

0

0

0

5

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

62

3

11

0

8

2

0

0

3

0

0

0

Joe Maksymiw

80

1

7

4

12

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

44

0

7

0

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

80

9

20

2

17

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Robin Copeland

71

6

7

5

12

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

19

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

Denis Buckley

53

9

7

4

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

53

1

7

3

3

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

18

0

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

36

7

4

2

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Stephen Kerins

33

7

4

36

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

David Horwitz

18

18

4

3

2

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Stephen Fitzgerald

42

29

9

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

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