Match Centre

Full Time

23 - 28

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 4 Mar 2016 | 19:35

  • Scottish Gas Murrayfield

3
  • Dean 43'

  • Hoyland 51'

  • Du Preez 59'

Tries

4
  • MacGinty 20'

  • Heenan 32'

  • Aki 45'

  • McKeon 72'

2
  • Hidalgo-Clyne 68'

  • Hidalgo-Clyne 80+3'

Penalties

0
1
  • Hidalgo-Clyne 52'

Conversions

4
  • Ronaldson 21'

  • Ronaldson 33'

  • Ronaldson 46'

  • MacGinty 73'

1
  • Bresler 31'

Yellow Cards

1
  • O'Halloran 40'

Blair

Kinghorn

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Damien

Hoyland

14

Danie

Poolman

Chris

Dean

13

Bundee

Aki

Matt

Scott

12

Craig

Ronaldson

Tom

Brown

11

Matt

Healy

Phil

Burleigh

10

Alan

MacGinty

Sam

Hidalgo-Clyne

9

Kieran

Marmion

Rory

Sutherland

1

Denis

Buckley

Neil

Cochrane

2

Tom

McCartney

John

Andress

3

Nathan

White

Anton

Bresler

4

Quinn

Roux

Ben

Toolis

5

Aly

Muldowney

Jamie

Ritchie

6

Sean

O'Brien

Hamish

Watson

7

Jake

Heenan

Cornell

Du Preez

8

John

Muldoon

Replacements

George

Turner

16

Dave

Heffernan

Allan

Dell

17

Finlay

Bealham

Simon

Berghan

18

Rodney

Ah You

Alex

Toolis

19

Daniel

Qualter

Magnus

Bradbury

20

Eoin

McKeon

Sean

Kennedy

21

Caolin

Blade

Sam

Beard

22

Peter

Robb

Dougie

Fife

23

Fionn

Carr

80+3

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

68

Eoin McKeon comes on for Connacht.

80+1

Edinburgh have won 80 rucks so far this game.

74

Connacht make a substitution with Dave Heffernan coming on.

74

Connacht make a substitution with Tom McCartney coming off.

73

Alan MacGinty adds the two points for Connacht.

72

Connacht sub Peter Robb comes onto the field.

72

Craig Ronaldson departs for Connacht.

72

Eoin McKeon scores the try from close range.

71

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

71

Cornell Du Preez has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

69

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Tiernan O'Halloran being able to wriggle through a gap.

68

Sean O'Brien leaves the field.

68

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has kicked a penalty goal.

67

Finlay Bealham comes on.

67

Rodney Ah You comes off.

60

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Quinn Roux being replaced.

67

Anton Bresler comes off.

61

Caolin Blade comes on.

61

Kieran Marmion comes off.

61

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne sets up the try.

60

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Daniel Qualter getting some game time.

60

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has hit the cross bar with his conversion attempt!.

59

Sean O'Brien has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59

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

59

Edinburgh are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Cornell Du Preez touching down.

59

Trouble here as Damien Hoyland breaches the defence.

57

This is dangerous for the defence as Anton Bresler bursts through to advance the Edinburgh attack.

56

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

54

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

54

A gap opened in the defence and Aly Muldowney took full advantage.

54

Ben Toolis has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Edinburgh have won 60 rucks so far this game.

52

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

51

The defensive line has been broken as Damien Hoyland goes through the gap.

51

Spellbinding play by Blair Kinghorn is finished off with a try.

51

A wonderful passing move by Edinburgh is finished off by Damien Hoyland.

48

Edinburgh make a substitution with Allan Dell coming on.

48

Edinburgh make a substitution with Rory Sutherland coming off.

47

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

46

What a run here by Kieran Marmion as he gets over the gainline!.

46

Craig Ronaldson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

45

Bundee Aki makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45

Dennis Buckley played a key part in that try.

45

A stunning solo try from Bundee Aki.

40

Tiernan O'Halloran (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

44

Fabulous play by Edinburgh has led to Chris Dean being able to wriggle through a gap.

43

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

43

A series of passes by Edinburgh results in a try for Chris Dean.

40

Connacht sub Rodney Ah You comes onto the field.

40

Nathan White departs for Connacht.

40

Trouble here as Damien Hoyland breaches the defence.

33

Craig Ronaldson converts the try.

40

John Andress leaves the field.

40

The second half is underway.

40

Penalty goal attempt from Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has the distance but not the direction.

40

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

39

Edinburgh have won 40 rucks so far this game.

35

Hamish Watson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

34

This is dangerous for the defence as Damien Hoyland bursts through to advance the Edinburgh attack.

33

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

33

What a tackle there by Blair Kinghorn as he saves a certain try!.

32

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

31

Anton Bresler (Edinburgh) is shown a yellow card.

28

A gap opened in the defence and Bundee Aki took full advantage.

23

Sam Beard comes on.

23

Matt Scott comes off.

21

Craig Ronaldson has kicked a conversion.

20

Bundee Aki sets up the try.

20

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Alan MacGinty.

20

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

15

Edinburgh have won 20 rucks so far this game.

10

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

5

Craig Ronaldson can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

3

The defensive line has been broken as Kieran Marmion goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

47%

Possession

53%

44%

Territory

56%

Metres

373

354

Carries

113

135

Clean Breaks

8

12

Defenders Beaten

20

14

Passes

158

183

Offloads

10

5

Penalties Conceded

8

10

Turnovers Conceded

7

11

131/145 90%

Tackles won

105/125 84%

7/9 78%

Scrums won

4/4 100%

10/10 100%

Lineouts won

10/12 83%

Action Areas

5.5%

4.7%

9.4%

9.9%

17.6%

13.6%

14.7%

24.5%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

70

46

9

5

3

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Danie Poolman

80

54

11

3

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

20

11

9

8

0

0

0

4

0

1

5

Craig Ronaldson

72

8

5

3

3

4

1

0

0

0

0

6

Matt Healy

80

28

4

2

3

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Alan MacGinty

80

51

14

35

6

1

0

0

5

0

1

7

Kieran Marmion

61

32

12

69

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

80

2

4

10

3

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

74

4

7

4

10

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

Nathan White

40

2

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

60

7

4

2

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aly Muldowney

80

36

15

9

13

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

68

1

3

0

13

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jake Heenan

80

25

17

5

13

2

0

0

0

0

1

5

John Muldoon

80

22

11

8

7

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

6

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finlay Bealham

13

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Rodney Ah You

27

0

1

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Daniel Qualter

20

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

12

5

1

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Caolin Blade

19

10

2

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Peter Robb

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Fionn Carr

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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