Match Centre

Full Time

22 - 29

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 23 Mar 2018 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

3
  • O'Halloran 11'

  • Farrell 16'

  • Bealham 65'

Tries

3
  • Fife 0'

  • van der 22'

  • Weir 72'

1
  • Carty 39'

Penalties

4
  • van der 7'

  • Weir 61'

  • Weir 70'

  • Weir 80'

2
  • Carty 12'

  • Carty 17'

Conversions

1
  • Weir 73'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Blair

Kinghorn

Niyi

Adeolokun

14

Dougie

Fife

Eoin

Griffin

13

Mark

Bennett

Tom

Farrell

12

Chris

Dean

Matt

Healy

11

Duhan

van der

Jack

Carty

10

Jaco

van der

Caolin

Blade

9

Nathan

Fowles

Denis

Buckley

1

Darryl

Marfo

Tom

McCartney

2

Neil

Cochrane

Finlay

Bealham

3

Simon

Berghan

Gavin

Thornbury

4

Ben

Toolis

Quinn

Roux

5

Grant

Gilchrist

Eoin

McKeon

6

Magnus

Bradbury

Jarrad

Butler

7

John

Hardie

Sean

O'Brien

8

Viliame

Mata

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Cameron

Fenton

Denis

Coulson

17

Jordan

Lay

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

18

WP

Nel

James

Cannon

19

Lewis

Carmichael

Eoghan

Masterson

20

Cornell

Du Preez

James

Mitchell

21

Sean

Kennedy

Craig

Ronaldson

22

Duncan

Weir

Darragh

Leader

23

Phil

Burleigh

80+1

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

80

Duncan Weir adds the points for Edinburgh.

65

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

77

James Cannon comes on.

77

Quinn Roux comes off.

75

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

75

Grant Gilchrist has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

75

Phil Burleigh has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

75

Neil Cochrane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61

James Mitchell comes on.

72

The kick through from Edinburgh has allowed Duncan Weir to touch down.

72

John Hardie has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

72

Jordan Lay has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70

Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes on.

70

Finlay Bealham comes off.

70

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Dave Heffernan getting some game time.

70

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

70

Connacht make a substitution with Eoghan Masterson coming on.

70

Connacht make a substitution with Eoin McKeon coming off.

70

Connacht sub Denis Coulson comes onto the field.

70

Denis Buckley departs for Connacht.

70

Duncan Weir does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

68

Darragh Leader comes on for Connacht.

68

Eoin Griffin leaves the field.

67

Craig Ronaldson curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

65

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

65

Mark Bennett has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

64

Magnus Bradbury has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61

Craig Ronaldson comes on.

61

Jack Carty comes off.

61

Caolin Blade comes off.

61

Cornell Du Preez comes on.

61

Viliame Mata comes off.

61

Duncan Weir makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

60

Denis Buckley has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

60

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

59

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with Duncan Weir getting some game time.

47

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

57

Viliame Mata has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

56

Edinburgh make a substitution with Lewis Carmichael coming on.

56

Edinburgh make a substitution with Ben Toolis coming off.

52

Edinburgh have won 40 rucks so far this game.

49

Jack Carty steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

49

Edinburgh sub WP Nel comes onto the field.

49

Simon Berghan departs for Edinburgh.

40

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40

Jordan Lay comes on for Edinburgh.

40

Darryl Marfo leaves the field.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

39

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

31

Phil Burleigh comes on.

31

Chris Dean comes off.

24

Jaco van der Walt has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

23

Blair Kinghorn played a key part in that try.

22

A wonderful passing move by Edinburgh is finished off by Duhan van der Merwe.

22

What a run here by Duhan van der Merwe as they gets over the gainline!.

22

Edinburgh have won 20 rucks so far this game.

17

Jack Carty converts the try.

16

Thomas Farrell makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

16

A series of passes by Connacht results in a try for Thomas Farrell.

16

That's a great try assist by Jack Carty.

16

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

15

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Gavin Thornbury being able to wriggle through a gap.

15

Trouble here as Niyi Adeolokun breaches the defence.

12

Jack Carty has kicked a conversion.

11

Eoin McKeon sets up the try.

11

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Tiernan O'Halloran.

11

This is dangerous for the defence as Tiernan O'Halloran bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

7

Jaco van der Walt has kicked a penalty goal.

5

A gap opened in the defence and Blair Kinghorn took full advantage.

3

The defensive line has been broken as Matt Healy goes through the gap.

1

Jaco van der Walt has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

0

A stunning solo try from Dougie Fife.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

60%

Possession

40%

61%

Territory

39%

Metres

369

207

Carries

142

77

Clean Breaks

5

4

Defenders Beaten

19

5

Passes

203

84

Offloads

10

1

Penalties Conceded

11

8

Turnovers Conceded

16

8

96/101 95%

Tackles won

159/178 89%

5/5 100%

Scrums won

5/5 100%

12/12 100%

Lineouts won

10/11 91%

Action Areas

4%

3.7%

17.4%

6.7%

30.4%

23.2%

11.4%

3.3%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

81

15

13

1

0

0

1

3

0

1

5

Niyi Adeolokun

80

81

12

1

2

1

0

0

6

0

0

0

Eoin Griffin

68

20

8

5

3

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

80

62

19

13

7

0

0

0

2

0

1

5

Matt Healy

80

36

5

7

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Jack Carty

61

19

11

31

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

7

Caolin Blade

61

3

5

83

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

70

0

6

1

10

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

70

7

6

4

7

0

0

0

1

9

0

0

Finlay Bealham

70

2

9

2

8

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Gavin Thornbury

80

10

7

2

10

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

77

0

4

1

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

70

10

9

6

7

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

15

8

4

10

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

80

13

11

3

10

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

10

7

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

Denis Coulson

10

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Cannon

3

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

10

1

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Mitchell

19

0

0

22

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Craig Ronaldson

19

2

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Darragh Leader

12

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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