Match Centre

Full Time

33 - 12

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 3 Nov 2018 | 17:15

  • Dexcom Stadium

5
  • Cannon 23'

  • Leader 26'

  • Fainga'a 29'

  • McCartney 39'

  • Farrell 69'

Tries

2
  • Amos 56'

  • Basham 80+5'

4
  • Horwitz 24'

  • Horwitz 30'

  • Horwitz 40+1'

  • Carty 70'

Conversions

1
  • Tovey 80+6'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Jordan

Williams

Darragh

Leader

14

Dafydd

Howells

Kyle

Godwin

13

Hallam

Amos

Tom

Farrell

12

Jarryd

Sage

Colm

de Buitlear

11

Will

Talbot-Davies

David

Horwitz

10

Jason

Tovey

Kieran

Marmion

9

Rhodri

Williams

Denis

Buckley

1

Brok

Harris

Tom

McCartney

2

Richard

Hibbard

Conor

Carey

3

Lloyd

Fairbrother

Ultan

Dillane

4

Joseph

Davies

James

Cannon

5

Lewis

Evans

Sean

O'Brien

6

Harrison

Keddie

Colby

Fainga'a

7

Nic

Cudd

Jarrad

Butler

8

Taine

Basham

Replacements

Shane

Delahunt

16

Rhys

Lawrence

Matthew

Burke

17

Aaron

Jarvis

Conan

O'Donnell

18

Dan

Suter

Joe

Maksymiw

19

James

Thomas

James

Connolly

20

Huw

Taylor

Caolin

Blade

21

Tavis

Knoyle

Jack

Carty

22

Jack

Dixon

Eoin

Griffin

23

Adam

Warren

80+6

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

80+6

Jason Tovey adds the two points for Dragons.

80+5

Taine Basham scores the try from close range.

80+3

James Connolly has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80+2

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

80+2

Dragons have won 80 rucks so far this game.

80+1

Shane Delahunt has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80

Thomas Farrell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

76

Dragons have won 60 rucks so far this game.

75

Jack Dixon comes on.

75

Jordan Williams comes off.

73

Taine Basham makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

73

Fabulous play by Dragons has led to Jordan Williams being able to wriggle through a gap.

72

James Connolly comes on.

72

Jarrad Butler comes off.

71

Rhys Lawrence comes on.

71

Richard Hibbard comes off.

70

Jack Carty does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

69

Spellbinding play by Jack Carty is finished off with a try.

69

Trouble here as Thomas Farrell breaches the defence.

69

Silky skills by Connacht ends with a try for Thomas Farrell.

68

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

65

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Joe Maksymiw getting some game time.

65

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

65

Connacht make a substitution with Eoin Griffin coming on.

65

Connacht make a substitution with Darragh Leader coming off.

65

Connacht sub Matthew Burke comes onto the field.

65

Denis Buckley departs for Connacht.

65

This is dangerous for the defence as Thomas Farrell bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

65

Aaron Jarvis comes on for Dragons.

52

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

65

Huw Taylor comes on.

65

Harrison Keddie comes off.

61

Lloyd Fairbrother has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59

Taine Basham has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

58

Jack Carty comes on.

58

David Horwitz comes off.

57

Jason Tovey curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

57

James Thomas played a key part in that try.

56

A gap opened in the defence and Hallam Amos took full advantage.

56

A wonderful passing move by Dragons is finished off by Hallam Amos.

56

The defensive line has been broken as Jarryd Sage goes through the gap.

55

Tavis Knoyle comes on.

55

Rhodri Williams comes off.

54

Dragons have won 40 rucks so far this game.

50

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Shane Delahunt getting some game time.

50

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Tom McCartney being replaced.

50

Nic Cudd has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47

Connacht make a substitution with Caolin Blade coming on.

47

Connacht make a substitution with Kieran Marmion coming off.

46

What a run here by Darragh Leader as they gets over the gainline!.

40

Dragons sub James Thomas comes onto the field.

40

Joseph Davies departs for Dragons.

40

Adam Warren comes on for Dragons.

40

Dafydd Howells leaves the field.

40

The second half is underway.

40+1

David Horwitz makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

40+1

Jarrad Butler makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40+1

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

40

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

39

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

38

Richard Hibbard has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38

Brok Harris has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

34

Lewis Evans has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

30

David Horwitz converts the try.

30

That's a great try assist by Thomas Farrell.

29

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to David Horwitz being able to wriggle through a gap.

29

A series of passes by Connacht results in a try for Colby Fainga'a.

27

David Horwitz has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

27

Tiernan O'Halloran sets up the try.

27

Trouble here as Darragh Leader breaches the defence.

26

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Darragh Leader.

26

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

26

Harrison Keddie has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

24

David Horwitz has kicked a conversion.

23

The Connacht pack has powered over for James Cannon to score the try.

21

This is dangerous for the defence as Taine Basham bursts through to advance the Dragons attack.

20

Dragons have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19

Conan O'Donnell comes on.

19

Conor Carey comes off.

18

A gap opened in the defence and Harrison Keddie took full advantage.

16

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

0

The defensive line has been broken as Richard Hibbard goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

51%

Possession

49%

51%

Territory

49%

Metres

503

380

Carries

163

136

Clean Breaks

12

10

Defenders Beaten

22

13

Passes

201

182

Offloads

16

8

Penalties Conceded

7

10

Turnovers Conceded

15

20

153/166 92%

Tackles won

179/201 89%

4/5 80%

Scrums won

10/10 100%

14/15 93%

Lineouts won

11/13 85%

Action Areas

3.4%

1.5%

15.5%

8.7%

15.6%

26.8%

18.1%

10.5%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

33

12

8

2

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Darragh Leader

65

98

10

0

4

0

0

0

4

0

1

5

Kyle Godwin

80

30

9

9

7

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

80

60

19

16

11

0

0

0

7

0

1

5

Colm de Buitlear

80

24

6

3

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

David Horwitz

58

26

6

27

6

1

0

0

1

0

0

6

Kieran Marmion

47

23

4

69

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

65

7

10

10

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

50

10

6

5

5

1

0

0

0

10

1

5

Conor Carey

19

0

0

1

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

7

12

1

11

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

James Cannon

65

10

11

2

7

0

1

0

0

0

1

5

Sean O'Brien

80

28

11

2

10

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

80

73

16

9

10

1

0

0

0

0

1

5

Jarrad Butler

72

52

10

7

10

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

30

10

4

0

15

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

Matthew Burke

15

0

0

0

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conan O'Donnell

61

12

11

3

12

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

Joe Maksymiw

15

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Connolly

8

0

0

0

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

33

0

3

23

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

22

0

1

6

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

Eoin Griffin

15

0

1

0

8

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

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