Match Centre

Full Time

31 - 14

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 4 Dec 2020 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

5
  • Boyle 13'

  • Sullivan 23'

  • Wootton 30'

  • Boyle 37'

  • Boyle 53'

Tries

2
  • Alongi 28'

  • Duvenage 77'

3
  • Fitzgerald 14'

  • Fitzgerald 38'

  • Fitzgerald 53'

Conversions

2
  • Keatley 29'

  • Duvenage 78'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Benvenuti 28'

John

Porch

15

Jayden

Hayward

Peter

Sullivan

14

Iliesa

Ratuva

Sammy

Arnold

13

Tommaso

Benvenuti

Tom

Daly

12

Ian

Keatley

Alex

Wootton

11

Tommaso

Menoncello

Conor

Fitzgerald

10

Dewaldt

Duvenage

Caolin

Blade

9

Callum

Braley

Denis

Buckley

1

Nicola

Quaglio

Shane

Delahunt

2

Tomas

Baravalle

Jack

Aungier

3

Filippo

Alongi

Eoghan

Masterson

4

Irne

Herbst

Gavin

Thornbury

5

Federico

Ruzza

Jarrad

Butler

6

Giovanni

Pettinelli

Conor

Oliver

7

Marco

Barbini

Paul

Boyle

8

Toa

Halafihi

Replacements

Jonny

Murphy

16

Giacomo

Nicotera

Paddy

McAllister

17

Ivan

Nemer

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

18

Tiziano

Pasquali

Ultan

Dillane

19

Riccardo

Favretto

Cian

Prendergast

20

Alberto

Sgarbi

Colm

Reilly

21

Leonardo

Sarto

Sean

O'Brien

22

Luca

Petrozzi

Matt

Healy

23

Joaquin

Riera

80

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

78

Dewaldt Duvenage adds the two points for Benetton.

77

Tommaso Benvenuti played a key part in that try.

77

What a run here by Dewaldt Duvenage as they gets over the gainline!.

77

The pressure has finally told as Dewaldt Duvenage scores from close range.

75

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

75

Benetton have won 60 rucks so far this game.

69

Marco Barbini has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

69

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

67

Conor Fitzgerald makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

64

Colm Reilly comes on for Connacht.

64

Caolin Blade leaves the field.

64

Giacomo Nicotera comes on.

64

Tomas Baravalle comes off.

64

Riccardo Favretto comes on.

64

Irne Herbst comes off.

60

Sean O'Brien comes on.

60

Sam Arnold comes off.

60

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Cian Prendergast getting some game time.

60

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Jarrad Butler being replaced.

59

Benetton make a substitution with Luca Petrozzi coming on.

59

Benetton make a substitution with Callum Braley coming off.

58

Toa Halafihi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57

Tomas Baravalle has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

57

Benetton sub Alberto Sgarbi comes onto the field.

57

Giovanni Pettinelli departs for Benetton.

56

Joaquin Riera comes on for Benetton.

56

Tommaso Menoncello leaves the field.

56

Leonardo Sarto comes on.

56

Ian Keatley comes off.

54

Jonny Murphy comes on.

54

Shane Delahunt comes off.

54

Paddy McAllister comes on.

54

Denis Buckley comes off.

54

Benetton decide to make a substitution, with Tiziano Pasquali getting some game time.

54

Benetton decide to make a substitution, with Filippo Alongi being replaced.

54

Benetton make a substitution with Ivan Nemer coming on.

54

Benetton make a substitution with Nicola Quaglio coming off.

53

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

53

Connacht 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.

52

What a tackle there by Jayden Hayward as he saves a certain try!.

52

Connacht sub Ultan Dillane comes onto the field.

52

Gavin Thornbury departs for Connacht.

51

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Dominic Robertson-McCoy being able to wriggle through a gap.

51

Federico Ruzza has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51

Nicola Quaglio has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51

Giovanni Pettinelli has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

50

Marco Barbini has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47

Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes on for Connacht.

47

Jack Aungier leaves the field.

46

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

46

Matt Healy comes on.

46

Peter Sullivan comes off.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

39

Benetton have won 40 rucks so far this game.

39

Trouble here as Conor Fitzgerald breaches the defence.

38

Conor Fitzgerald makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

37

A stunning solo try from Paul Boyle.

34

Gavin Thornbury has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

34

This is dangerous for the defence as Tomas Baravalle bursts through to advance the Benetton attack.

31

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

30

A gap opened in the defence and Alex Wootton took full advantage.

30

That's a great try assist by Peter Sullivan.

30

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Alex Wootton.

29

Ian Keatley converts the try.

28

Tommaso Benvenuti (Benetton) is shown a yellow card.

28

Callum Braley sets up the try.

28

Filippo Alongi scores the try from close range.

27

The defensive line has been broken as Iliesa Ratuva goes through the gap.

27

Benetton have won 20 rucks so far this game.

25

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

24

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

23

The Connacht pack has powered over for Peter Sullivan to score the try.

14

Conor Fitzgerald has kicked a conversion.

13

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

6

There's a mistake here by Conor Fitzgerald as he kicks the ball out on the full.

Match Stats

59%

Possession

41%

64%

Territory

36%

Metres

342

331

Carries

106

83

Clean Breaks

8

4

Defenders Beaten

17

15

Passes

99

114

Offloads

2

10

Penalties Conceded

10

11

Turnovers Conceded

10

17

104/119 87%

Tackles won

156/173 90%

11/12 92%

Scrums won

6/9 67%

10/15 67%

Lineouts won

13/16 81%

Action Areas

4%

3.9%

11.2%

11.4%

15.6%

20.8%

25.3%

7.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

John Porch

80

19

3

1

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Peter Sullivan

46

13

3

1

4

1

0

0

1

0

1

5

Sammy Arnold

60

12

6

1

3

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

33

8

4

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Alex Wootton

80

43

6

1

4

0

2

0

2

0

1

5

Conor Fitzgerald

80

82

3

10

9

1

0

0

7

0

0

6

Caolin Blade

64

10

4

52

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

54

1

2

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

54

10

8

3

8

1

1

0

0

7

0

0

Jack Aungier

47

1

3

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

80

3

12

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

52

5

2

1

9

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

60

2

3

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

80

7

9

1

17

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

80

42

9

4

6

1

0

0

3

0

3

15

Jonny Murphy

26

2

3

2

4

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

Paddy McAllister

26

5

5

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

33

20

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

28

0

5

2

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

20

2

4

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Colm Reilly

16

9

2

11

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

20

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matt Healy

34

21

2

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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