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Full Time

42 - 20

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 28 Mar 2015 | 17:15

  • Thomond Park

6
  • Holland 12'

  • Casey 55'

  • Zebo 63'

  • Smith 72'

  • Hurley 74'

  • Earls 79'

Tries

2
  • Nikora 68'

  • O'Leary 78'

0

Penalties

2
  • Carty 1'

  • Carty 45'

6
  • Keatley 12'

  • Keatley 56'

  • Keatley 63'

  • Hanrahan 73'

  • Hanrahan 75'

  • Hanrahan 80'

Conversions

2
  • Nikora 69'

  • Nikora 79'

Felix

Jones

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Keith

Earls

14

Darragh

Leader

Andrew

Smith

13

Danie

Poolman

Denis

Hurley

12

Conor

Finn

Simon

Zebo

11

Matt

Healy

Ian

Keatley

10

Jack

Carty

Duncan

Williams

9

Kieran

Marmion

John

Ryan

1

Denis

Buckley

Eusebio

Guinazu

2

Tom

McCartney

Stephen

Archer

3

Rodney

Ah You

Donncha

O'Callaghan

4

Mick

Kearney

Billy

Holland

5

Aly

Muldowney

Dave

O'Callaghan

6

John

Muldoon

Tommy

O'Donnell

7

Eoghan

Masterson

CJ

Stander

8

George

Naoupu

Replacements

Duncan

Casey

16

Shane

Delahunt

Dave

Kilcoyne

17

Ronan

Loughney

BJ

Botha

18

Finlay

Bealham

Paddy

Butler

19

Quinn

Roux

Jack

O'Donoghue

20

Eoin

McKeon

Neil

Cronin

21

John

Cooney

JJ

Hanrahan

22

Shane

O'Leary

Ronan

O'Mahony

23

Miah

Nikora

80

JJ Hanrahan has kicked a conversion.

80

Spellbinding play by Keith Earls is finished off with a try.

80

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

79

What a kick! Keith Earls takes full advantage to score for Munster.

79

What a run here by Keith Earls as he gets over the gainline!.

79

The Connacht supporters go wild as Miah Nikora successfully kicks the conversion.

78

The kick through from Connacht has allowed Shane O'Leary to touch down.

75

Munster sub Neil Cronin comes onto the field.

75

Duncan Williams departs for Munster.

75

The touch judges raise their flags as JJ Hanrahan kicks the conversion.

75

Keith Earls played a key part in that try.

75

Shane Delahunt comes on for Connacht.

72

Andrew Smith scores the try from close range.

74

A series of passes by Munster results in a try for Denis Hurley.

74

Denis Hurley makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

74

Ronan O'Mahony comes on.

74

Simon Zebo comes off.

73

Paddy Butler comes on.

73

CJ Stander comes off.

73

JJ Hanrahan adds the two points for Munster.

72

That's a great try assist by Duncan Williams.

72

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

70

JJ Hanrahan comes on.

70

Ian Keatley comes off.

70

CJ Stander has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

69

Miah Nikora does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

68

Dave O'Callaghan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

68

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Miah Nikora being able to wriggle through a gap.

68

A stunning solo try from Miah Nikora.

67

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

67

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Shane O'Leary getting some game time.

67

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Conor Finn being replaced.

64

Munster make a substitution with Jack O'Donoghue coming on.

64

Munster make a substitution with Donncha O'Callaghan coming off.

64

Connacht sub Finlay Bealham comes onto the field.

64

Rodney Ah You departs for Connacht.

64

Ronan Loughney comes on for Connacht.

64

Dennis Buckley leaves the field.

64

Miah Nikora comes on.

64

Jack Carty comes off.

63

Ian Keatley makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

63

Denis Hurley sets up the try.

63

Great hands by Munster leads to a try for Simon Zebo.

62

Munster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

59

Dave Kilcoyne comes on.

59

John Ryan comes off.

57

Quinn Roux comes on.

57

Mick Kearney comes off.

57

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with John Cooney getting some game time.

57

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Kieran Marmion being replaced.

56

Ian Keatley converts the try.

55

The Munster pack has powered over for Duncan Casey to score the try.

55

Tom McCartney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

54

Trouble here as Dave O'Callaghan breaches the defence.

54

Mick Kearney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

54

George Naoupu has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Connacht make a substitution with George Naoupu coming on.

53

Connacht make a substitution with Eoin McKeon coming off.

52

Connacht sub Eoin McKeon comes onto the field.

52

George Naoupu departs for Connacht.

52

BJ Botha comes on for Munster.

52

Stephen Archer leaves the field.

52

Duncan Casey comes on.

52

Eusebio Guinazu comes off.

51

Munster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

51

Ian Keatley steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

48

Eoghan Masterson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

46

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

45

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

36

Jack Carty steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

33

This is dangerous for the defence as Felix Jones bursts through to advance the Munster attack.

33

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

30

Munster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

25

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

18

Munster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

12

Ian Keatley has kicked a conversion.

12

Munster are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Billy Holland touching down.

12

The defensive line has been broken as Billy Holland goes through the gap.

1

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

56%

Possession

44%

57%

Territory

43%

Metres

377

354

Carries

124

99

Clean Breaks

6

2

Defenders Beaten

12

13

Passes

125

120

Offloads

3

3

Penalties Conceded

13

8

Turnovers Conceded

12

14

119/132 90%

Tackles won

139/151 92%

4/5 80%

Scrums won

5/5 100%

13/15 87%

Lineouts won

10/14 71%

Action Areas

6.1%

4.7%

13%

16.4%

19.1%

13.1%

15.4%

12.2%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

114

14

3

4

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

Darragh Leader

80

24

6

1

5

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Danie Poolman

80

18

6

2

7

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Conor Finn

67

9

6

1

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

13

5

2

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Carty

64

20

7

20

5

4

0

0

0

0

0

6

Kieran Marmion

57

2

3

55

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

64

5

4

0

11

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

80

1

1

2

14

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

Rodney Ah You

64

7

7

2

5

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Mick Kearney

57

10

3

2

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aly Muldowney

80

2

3

3

6

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

33

8

2

13

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

80

7

9

0

19

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

George Naoupu

74

27

7

2

14

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

5

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ronan Loughney

16

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finlay Bealham

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

23

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Cooney

23

11

2

15

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Shane O'Leary

13

4

3

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

Miah Nikora

16

42

1

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

9

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