Match Centre

Full Time

30 - 17

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 30 Jan 2016 | 15:00

  • Dexcom Stadium

4
  • Heenan 21'

  • Heenan 36'

  • Buckley 51'

  • Ah You 63'

Tries

2
  • Van Der 44'

  • Owen 73'

2
  • Carty 8'

  • Carty 47'

Penalties

1
  • Thomas 43'

2
  • Carty 52'

  • Carty 65'

Conversions

2
  • Thomas 45'

  • Thomas 74'

1
  • Heffernan 80+1'

Yellow Cards

2
  • John 46'

  • Price 49'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Liam

Williams

Danie

Poolman

14

Tom

Williams

Robbie

Henshaw

13

Gareth

Owen

Bundee

Aki

12

Hadleigh

Parkes

Matt

Healy

11

DTH

Van Der

Jack

Carty

10

Aled

Thomas

Caolin

Blade

9

Rhodri

Williams

Denis

Buckley

1

Phil

John

Tom

McCartney

2

Ryan

Elias

Finlay

Bealham

3

Rhodri

Jones

George

Naoupu

4

Tom

Price

Aly

Muldowney

5

Lewis

Rawlins

John

Muldoon

6

Aaron

Shingler

Jake

Heenan

7

Will

Boyde

Eoghan

Masterson

8

Morgan

Allen

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Kirby

Myhill

Ronan

Loughney

17

Dylan

Evans

Rodney

Ah You

18

Peter

Edwards

Ultan

Dillane

19

Jack

Jones

James

Connolly

20

Tom

Phillips

Ian

Porter

21

Connor

Lloyd

Craig

Ronaldson

22

Steve

Shingler

Rory

Parata

23

Michael

Collins

80+2

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

80+1

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

80+1

Dave Heffernan (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

80

Aly Muldowney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

77

Scarlets have won 60 rucks so far this game.

76

Ian Porter comes on for Connacht.

76

Caolin Blade leaves the field.

74

Jack Jones comes on.

74

Lewis Rawlins comes off.

74

The defensive line has been broken as Gareth Owen goes through the gap.

74

Aled Thomas does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

73

Michael Collins played a key part in that try.

73

A series of passes by Scarlets results in a try for Gareth Owen.

66

Ronan Loughney comes on.

66

Dennis Buckley comes off.

66

Dave Heffernan comes on.

66

Tom McCartney comes off.

65

Scarlets decide to make a substitution, with Steve Shingler getting some game time.

65

Scarlets decide to make a substitution, with Tom Williams being replaced.

65

Connacht make a substitution with James Connolly coming on.

65

Connacht make a substitution with Jake Heenan coming off.

65

Scarlets sub Dylan Evans comes onto the field.

65

Phil John departs for Scarlets.

65

Kirby Myhill comes on for Scarlets.

65

Ryan Elias leaves the field.

65

Craig Ronaldson comes on.

65

Jack Carty comes off.

65

Jack Carty makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

64

Rodney Ah You makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

64

That's a great try assist by Caolin Blade.

63

Connacht are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Rodney Ah You touching down.

61

Rodney Ah You comes on.

61

Finlay Bealham comes off.

61

Michael Collins comes on.

61

Liam Williams comes off.

60

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Jack Carty being able to wriggle through a gap.

57

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Ultan Dillane getting some game time.

57

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with George Naoupu being replaced.

57

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

57

Scarlets make a substitution with Morgan Allen coming on.

57

Scarlets make a substitution with Dylan Evans coming off.

57

Scarlets have won 40 rucks so far this game.

56

Jake Heenan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Scarlets sub Dylan Evans comes onto the field.

53

Morgan Allen departs for Scarlets.

52

Jack Carty converts the try.

51

Great forward play by Connacht allows Dennis Buckley to score the try.

49

Tom Price (Scarlets) is shown a yellow card.

47

Jack Carty makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

46

Phil John (Scarlets) is shown a yellow card.

45

Aled Thomas has kicked a conversion.

40+1

This is dangerous for the defence as Robbie Henshaw bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

44

Great hands by Scarlets leads to a try for DTH Van Der Merwe.

44

Trouble here as Ryan Elias breaches the defence.

43

Aled Thomas kicks the penalty.

40

The second half is underway.

40+2

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

38

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

36

Nobody could stop that maul! Jake Heenan places the ball down for the try.

35

A gap opened in the defence and Robbie Henshaw took full advantage.

35

Peter Edwards comes on for Scarlets.

35

Rhodri Jones leaves the field.

32

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

30

Rory Parata comes on.

30

Matt Healy comes off.

30

Scarlets have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23

Jack Carty hits the left post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

21

The Connacht pack has powered over for Jake Heenan to score the try.

15

The defensive line has been broken as Hadleigh Parkes goes through the gap.

8

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

3

Jack Carty was unlucky to have missed the penalty after the ball hit the right post.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

42%

Possession

58%

41%

Territory

59%

Metres

364

328

Carries

89

101

Clean Breaks

8

5

Defenders Beaten

18

17

Passes

138

141

Offloads

13

7

Penalties Conceded

7

12

Turnovers Conceded

19

10

129/146 88%

Tackles won

86/104 83%

6/6 100%

Scrums won

11/16 69%

12/12 100%

Lineouts won

8/8 100%

Action Areas

1.8%

4.4%

14.9%

9%

14.2%

17.8%

14%

23.9%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

77

10

5

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Danie Poolman

80

21

5

4

3

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Robbie Henshaw

80

93

12

8

11

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

16

8

8

9

1

1

0

5

0

0

0

Matt Healy

30

5

2

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

65

22

5

17

3

4

1

0

4

0

0

10

Caolin Blade

76

19

8

49

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

66

1

2

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Tom McCartney

66

4

5

5

3

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

Finlay Bealham

61

0

1

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

George Naoupu

57

22

5

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aly Muldowney

80

5

6

13

14

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

16

3

4

11

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Jake Heenan

65

12

6

2

11

2

0

0

1

0

2

10

Eoghan Masterson

80

7

3

5

14

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

14

0

1

0

4

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

Ronan Loughney

14

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rodney Ah You

19

5

2

1

2

2

0

0

3

0

1

5

Ultan Dillane

23

0

0

1

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Connolly

15

3

1

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ian Porter

4

0

0

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Craig Ronaldson

15

1

2

3

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rory Parata

50

35

2

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

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