Match Centre

Full Time

17 - 19

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 26 Feb 2021 | 17:30

  • Stadio Comunale di Monigo

2
  • Ruggeri 35'

  • Sarto 37'

Tries

3
  • Bealham 16'

  • McAllister 41'

  • Aki 79'

1
  • Padovani 76'

Penalties

0
2
  • Padovani 35'

  • Padovani 39'

Conversions

2
  • Fitzgerald 17'

  • Fitzgerald 41'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Delahunt 33'

Jayden

Hayward

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Angelo

Esposito

14

Peter

Sullivan

Joaquin

Riera

13

Tom

Daly

Luca

Morisi

12

Bundee

Aki

Leonardo

Sarto

11

Alex

Wootton

Edoardo

Padovani

10

Conor

Fitzgerald

Dewaldt

Duvenage

9

Kieran

Marmion

Thomas

Gallo

1

Paddy

McAllister

Corniel

Els

2

Shane

Delahunt

Ivan

Nemer

3

Finlay

Bealham

Irne

Herbst

4

Oisin

Dowling

Eli

Snyman

5

Gavin

Thornbury

Davide

Ruggeri

6

Eoghan

Masterson

Manuel

Zuliani

7

Jarrad

Butler

Riccardo

Favretto

8

Paul

Boyle

Replacements

Tomas

Baravalle

16

Jonny

Murphy

Nicola

Quaglio

17

Denis

Buckley

Zac

Nearchou

18

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

Matteo

Canali

19

Niall

Murray

Giovanni

Pettinelli

20

Sean

Masterson

Alberto

Sgarbi

21

Caolin

Blade

Luca

Petrozzi

22

Jack

Carty

Iliesa

Ratuva

23

John

Porch

80+1

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

80

Conor Fitzgerald has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

79

The Connacht pack has powered over for Bundee Aki to score the try.

78

Dominic Robertson-McCoy has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

77

Benetton have won 100 rucks so far this game.

76

Edoardo Padovani has kicked a penalty goal.

73

Jarrad Butler has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

73

Benetton have won 80 rucks so far this game.

71

Benetton sub Giovanni Pettinelli comes onto the field.

71

Manuel Zuliani departs for Benetton.

69

Iliesa Ratuva comes on for Benetton.

69

Joaquin Riera leaves the field.

67

Sean Masterson comes on.

67

Eoghan Masterson comes off.

67

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

67

Manuel Zuliani has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65

Niall Murray comes on.

65

Gavin Thornbury comes off.

65

Jonny Murphy comes on.

65

Shane Delahunt comes off.

64

Conor Fitzgerald has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Caolin Blade getting some game time.

63

Benetton make a substitution with Zac Nearchou coming on.

63

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

63

Benetton make a substitution with Ivan Nemer coming off.

63

Benetton sub Nicola Quaglio comes onto the field.

63

Thomas Gallo departs for Benetton.

61

Matteo Canali comes on for Benetton.

61

Irne Herbst leaves the field.

61

Tomas Baravalle comes on.

61

Corniel Els comes off.

58

John Porch comes on.

58

Peter Sullivan comes off.

56

The defensive line has been broken as Joaquin Riera goes through the gap.

56

Benetton have won 60 rucks so far this game.

55

Oisin Dowling has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55

Denis Buckley comes on.

55

Paddy McAllister comes off.

55

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Dominic Robertson-McCoy getting some game time.

55

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Bealham being replaced.

52

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

45

What a run here by Peter Sullivan as they gets over the gainline!.

44

Connacht make a substitution with Eoghan Masterson coming on.

44

Connacht make a substitution with Jonny Murphy coming off.

42

Benetton have won 40 rucks so far this game.

41

Conor Fitzgerald does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

41

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

41

Davide Ruggeri has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40

Connacht sub Jonny Murphy comes onto the field.

40

Eoghan Masterson departs for Connacht.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

39

Edoardo Padovani makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

37

Leonardo Sarto makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

37

That's a great try assist by Luca Morisi.

37

A stunning solo try from Leonardo Sarto.

36

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

35

Edoardo Padovani converts the try.

35

Davide Ruggeri scores the try from close range.

34

Dewaldt Duvenage sets up the try.

33

Shane Delahunt (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

30

Paddy McAllister comes on for Connacht.

30

Denis Buckley leaves the field.

25

Benetton have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19

Denis Buckley comes on.

19

Paddy McAllister comes off.

17

Conor Fitzgerald has kicked a conversion.

16

Connacht are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Finlay Bealham touching down.

13

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

13

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Tom Daly being able to wriggle through a gap.

11

Trouble here as Oisin Dowling breaches the defence.

8

This is dangerous for the defence as Kieran Marmion bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

7

A gap opened in the defence and Leonardo Sarto took full advantage.

5

The defensive line has been broken as Davide Ruggeri goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

61%

Possession

39%

58%

Territory

42%

Metres

425

316

Carries

124

86

Clean Breaks

7

8

Defenders Beaten

18

14

Passes

192

82

Offloads

4

5

Penalties Conceded

10

10

Turnovers Conceded

21

13

109/123 89%

Tackles won

169/187 90%

5/6 83%

Scrums won

8/9 89%

20/21 95%

Lineouts won

11/13 85%

Action Areas

5.4%

3.6%

16.8%

8.3%

29.4%

15.7%

10.7%

10.1%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

78

5

4

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Peter Sullivan

59

25

3

2

9

3

0

0

2

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

33

5

1

10

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

9

6

1

8

2

4

0

3

0

1

5

Alex Wootton

80

42

8

5

6

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

80

3

5

10

13

2

0

0

0

0

0

4

Kieran Marmion

64

52

6

38

5

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Paddy McAllister

46

5

5

0

5

1

0

0

0

0

1

5

Shane Delahunt

56

2

6

3

4

1

1

0

0

9

0

0

Finlay Bealham

56

6

6

1

7

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

Oisin Dowling

80

16

8

2

16

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

66

9

4

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

64

2

3

3

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

2

2

2

20

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

80

21

10

3

17

0

3

1

1

0

0

0

Jonny Murphy

21

0

0

1

10

2

0

0

0

2

0

0

Denis Buckley

36

5

2

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

25

0

1

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

15

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean Masterson

13

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

17

6

1

4

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Carty

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Porch

22

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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