Match Centre

Full Time

20 - 11

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 7 Oct 2022 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

3
  • Hansen 7'

  • Bealham 53'

  • Boyle 78'

Tries

1
  • Campbell 23'

1
  • Fitzgerald 61'

Penalties

2
  • Healy 39'

  • Healy 47'

1
  • Fitzgerald 79'

Conversions

0

Denis

Buckley

1

Dave

Kilcoyne

Dave

Heffernan

2

Niall

Scannell

Finlay

Bealham

3

Keynan

Knox

Gavin

Thornbury

4

Jean

Kleyn

Oisin

Dowling

5

Tadhg

Beirne

Shamus

Hurley-Langton

6

Jack

O'Donoghue

Conor

Oliver

7

Peter

O'Mahony

Jarrad

Butler

8

Gavin

Coombes

Kieran

Marmion

9

Conor

Murray

Jack

Carty

10

Ben

Healy

Mack

Hansen

11

Patrick

Campbell

David

Hawkshaw

12

Dan

Goggin

Byron

Ralston

13

Malakai

Fekitoa

John

Porch

14

Conor

Phillips

Conor

Fitzgerald

15

Joey

Carbery

Replacements

Grant

Stewart

16

Scott

Buckley

Peter

Dooley

17

Jeremy

Loughman

Jack

Aungier

18

Stephen

Archer

Niall

Murray

19

Edwin

Edogbo

Josh

Murphy

20

Jack

O'Sullivan

Colm

Reilly

21

Craig

Casey

Tom

Daly

22

Rory

Scannell

Paul

Boyle

23

Fionn

Gibbons

80

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

79

Conor Fitzgerald has kicked a conversion.

78

Connacht Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Paul Boyle picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

74

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Scott Buckley getting some game time.

74

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Niall Scannell being replaced.

72

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack O'Sullivan getting some game time.

72

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Peter O'Mahony being replaced.

72

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Rory Scannell getting some game time.

72

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Dan Goggin being replaced.

67

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Fionn Gibbons coming on.

67

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Ben Healy coming off.

61

Connacht Rugby sub Niall Murray comes onto the field.

61

Oisin Dowling departs for Connacht Rugby.

61

The touch judges raise their flags as Conor Fitzgerald kicks the penalty goal.

58

Colm Reilly comes on for Connacht Rugby.

58

Kieran Marmion leaves the field.

58

Jack Aungier comes on for Connacht Rugby.

58

Finlay Bealham leaves the field.

58

Craig Casey comes on for Munster Rugby.

58

Conor Murray leaves the field.

54

Paul Boyle comes on.

54

Jarrad Butler comes off.

54

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

53

Nothing was going to stop Finlay Bealham from scoring as they record the try for Connacht Rugby.

50

Edwin Edogbo comes on.

50

Jean Kleyn comes off.

50

Stephen Archer comes on.

50

Keynan Knox comes off.

50

Josh Murphy comes on.

50

Shamus Hurley-Langton comes off.

47

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Peter Dooley getting some game time.

47

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Denis Buckley being replaced.

47

Ben Healy makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

Munster Rugby sub Jeremy Loughman comes onto the field.

40

Dave Kilcoyne departs for Munster Rugby.

40

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

39

Ben Healy has kicked a penalty goal.

32

Trouble here as John Porch breaches the defence.

24

Ben Healy curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

23

A wonderful passing move by Munster Rugby is finished off by Patrick Campbell

23

This is dangerous for the defence as Patrick Campbell bursts through to advance the Munster Rugby attack.

22

That's a great try assist by Ben Healy.

17

The penalty attempt by Jack Carty has rebounded off the left post and back into play.

8

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

7

Great hands by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for Mack Hansen

7

The defensive line has been broken as Mack Hansen goes through the gap.

7

That's a great try assist by Jack Carty.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

55%

Possession

45%

49%

Territory

51%

Metres

214

153

Carries

87

76

Clean Breaks

2

1

Defenders Beaten

13

9

Passes

118

107

Offloads

6

4

Penalties Conceded

12

13

Turnovers Conceded

11

11

106/115 92%

Tackles won

113/126 90%

8/12 67%

Scrums won

6/9 67%

14/14 100%

Lineouts won

9/12 75%

Action Areas

1.8%

2.7%

14.8%

11.6%

20.2%

12.5%

16.6%

19.7%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

48

0

1

1

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

80

10

9

3

10

0

1

0

2

14

0

0

Finlay Bealham

58

8

3

1

9

0

1

0

1

0

1

5

Gavin Thornbury

80

3

1

2

8

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

61

6

5

7

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shamus Hurley-Langton

50

0

2

3

6

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

80

11

9

2

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

55

6

4

4

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

58

16

2

29

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

0

2

13

10

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mack Hansen

80

49

5

6

3

0

0

0

3

0

1

5

David Hawkshaw

80

12

7

7

7

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Byron Ralston

80

17

3

3

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Porch

80

2

2

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

80

30

6

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

5

Grant Stewart

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Peter Dooley

32

16

9

3

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Aungier

22

7

4

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Niall Murray

19

0

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Josh Murphy

30

3

4

3

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Colm Reilly

22

2

1

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Daly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

25

15

7

1

2

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

A dominant performance by the pack and a raucous Sportsground crowd helped Connacht to their first win of the season tonight with a 20-11 victory over Munster.
 
With an incredible atmosphere brewing around the ground, the first 10 minutes were dominated by the scrums which saw Connacht on top. Indeed it was a scrum turnover on the Munster 22 which led to Connacht’s opening try with Finlay Bealham getting the better of his opposite number.
 
From the resulting lineout David Hawkshaw produced an excellent carry to bring the hosts 5 metres short, and the try then came after a lovely pass from Carty to Hansen out wide.
 
After the first quarter Munster slowly grew into the game, and they were level after a try from Patrick Campbell in the corner.
 
The last action of the half saw Munster hit the front for the first time with Ben Healy slotting over a penalty in front of the posts.
 
The visitors continued where they left off in the second half and their lead was stretched to 6 points with another Healy penalty. From then on however it was Connacht that came to the fore, aided by a brilliant performance from the bench.
 
The turning point came when Fitzgerald slotted a beautiful 50:22 to give Connacht territory, and a brave lineout call saw the pack get the maul going and man-of-the-match Finlay Bealham was there to power over.
 
Once Connacht took the lead they managed the game excellently to keep Munster parked in their own half. The result was sealed just moments from time when replacement Paul Boyle powered over, and Fitzgerald’s conversion put the tie beyond doubt.