Match Centre

Full Time

8 - 7

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 26 Jan 2019 | 17:15

  • Cardiff Arms Park

1
  • Lane 24'

Tries

1
  • Boyle 74'

1
  • Shingler 11'

Penalties

0
0

Conversions

1
  • Fitzgerald 75'

2
  • Thyer 14'

  • Williams 20'

Yellow Cards

0

Matthew

Morgan

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Owen

Lane

14

Cian

Kelleher

Harri

Millard

13

Kyle

Godwin

Rey

Lee-Lo

12

Tom

Daly

Aled

Summerhill

11

Matt

Healy

Steve

Shingler

10

David

Horwitz

Lloyd

Williams

9

James

Mitchell

Bradley

Thyer

1

Denis

Buckley

Kristian

Dacey

2

Dave

Heffernan

Dimitri

Arhip

3

Finlay

Bealham

George

Earle

4

James

Cannon

Rory

Thornton

5

Cillian

Gallagher

Shane

Lewis-Hughes

6

Eoin

McKeon

Olly

Robinson

7

Colby

Fainga'a

Nick

Williams

8

Jarrad

Butler

Replacements

Liam

Belcher

16

Tom

McCartney

Rhys

Carre

17

Matthew

Burke

Scott

Andrews

18

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

Macauley

Cook

19

Joe

Maksymiw

James

Botham

20

Paul

Boyle

Lewis

Jones

21

Angus

Lloyd

Dan

Fish

22

Conor

Fitzgerald

Garyn

Smith

23

Stephen

Fitzgerald

80

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

80

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

78

Tiernan O'Halloran has an attempt on goal with a drop kick, but it falls well short.

75

Conor Fitzgerald has kicked a conversion.

74

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

73

What a run here by Stephen Fitzgerald as they gets over the gainline!.

72

Cardiff Blues have won 80 rucks so far this game.

71

Cardiff Blues sub James Botham comes onto the field.

71

Shane Lewis-Hughes departs for Cardiff Blues.

68

Joe Maksymiw comes on for Connacht.

68

James Cannon leaves the field.

67

Garyn Smith comes on.

67

Harri Millard comes off.

65

Cillian Gallagher has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65

Colby Fainga'a has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

62

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Stephen Fitzgerald getting some game time.

63

Matthew Burke comes on.

63

Denis Buckley comes off.

62

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Matt Healy being replaced.

62

Connacht make a substitution with Dominic Robertson-McCoy coming on.

62

Connacht make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming off.

62

Cardiff Blues sub Macauley Cook comes onto the field.

62

George Earle departs for Cardiff Blues.

61

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

62

Dimitri Arhip leaves the field.

62

Steve Shingler has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

60

Dimitri Arhip has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59

Paul Boyle comes on.

59

Eoin McKeon comes off.

59

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

55

Rory Thornton has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Fabulous play by Cardiff Blues has led to Rey Lee-Lo being able to wriggle through a gap.

51

Kristian Dacey has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

50

Rhys Carre comes on.

50

Bradley Thyer comes off.

50

Tom McCartney comes on.

50

Dave Heffernan comes off.

49

Shane Lewis-Hughes has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

49

Olly Robinson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Angus Lloyd getting some game time.

48

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with James Mitchell being replaced.

44

Cardiff Blues have won 60 rucks so far this game.

44

Connacht make a substitution with Conor Fitzgerald coming on.

44

Connacht make a substitution with David Horwitz coming off.

42

Trouble here as Harri Millard breaches the defence.

42

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

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

35

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

32

Cardiff Blues have won 40 rucks so far this game.

26

Cardiff Blues sub Shane Lewis-Hughes comes onto the field.

26

Rhys Carre departs for Cardiff Blues.

26

Steve Shingler has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

25

Lloyd Williams sets up the try.

24

Great hands by Cardiff Blues leads to a try for Owen Lane.

24

This is dangerous for the defence as Owen Lane bursts through to advance the Cardiff Blues attack.

24

A gap opened in the defence and Cian Kelleher took full advantage.

22

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

20

Nick Williams (Cardiff Blues) is shown a yellow card.

18

Steve Shingler steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

15

Rhys Carre comes on for Cardiff Blues.

15

Shane Lewis-Hughes leaves the field.

14

Bradley Thyer (Cardiff Blues) is shown a yellow card.

12

Dan Fish comes on.

12

Matthew Morgan comes off.

11

Steve Shingler has kicked a penalty goal.

8

Cardiff Blues have won 20 rucks so far this game.

7

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

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

49%

Possession

51%

50%

Territory

50%

Metres

278

210

Carries

112

114

Clean Breaks

5

1

Defenders Beaten

11

12

Passes

143

162

Offloads

5

3

Penalties Conceded

11

9

Turnovers Conceded

14

20

145/157 92%

Tackles won

132/143 92%

8/9 89%

Scrums won

4/5 80%

15/18 83%

Lineouts won

17/21 81%

Action Areas

4.5%

3.8%

11.2%

17.8%

21.6%

22.5%

11.3%

7.2%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

64

6

6

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Cian Kelleher

80

26

8

1

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

Kyle Godwin

80

23

10

4

8

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

4

8

4

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matt Healy

62

14

5

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

David Horwitz

44

0

0

13

6

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Mitchell

48

1

3

46

5

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

63

0

5

4

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

50

14

7

2

9

0

0

0

0

13

0

0

Finlay Bealham

62

2

5

3

5

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

James Cannon

68

6

5

3

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cillian Gallagher

80

1

7

4

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

59

5

5

0

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

80

8

17

2

13

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

11

7

3

13

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

30

0

3

3

1

0

0

0

1

4

0

0

Matthew Burke

17

0

0

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

18

0

2

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Maksymiw

12

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

21

9

5

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Angus Lloyd

32

8

3

46

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

36

0

0

14

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

Stephen Fitzgerald

18

14

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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