Match Centre

Full Time

23 - 20

  • Investec Champions Cup

  • Sun 17 Nov 2019 | 13:00

  • Dexcom Stadium

3
  • Boyle 37'

  • McCartney 40+4'

  • Blade 52'

Tries

2
  • Cruden 1'

  • Bouthier 62'

2
  • Carty 15'

  • Fitzgerald 67'

Penalties

2
  • Paillaugue 22'

  • Paillaugue 46'

1
  • Carty 53'

Conversions

2
  • Paillaugue 1'

  • Paillaugue 63'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Willemse 40+3'

Darragh

Leader

15

Anthony

Bouthier

John

Porch

14

Gabriel

Ngandebe

Bundee

Aki

13

Arthur

Vincent

Tom

Daly

12

Jan

Serfontein

Kyle

Godwin

11

Yvan

Reilhac

Jack

Carty

10

Aaron

Cruden

Caolin

Blade

9

Benoit

Paillaugue

Denis

Buckley

1

Mikheil

Nariashvili

Tom

McCartney

2

Youri

Delhommel

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

3

Mohammed

Haouas

Cillian

Gallagher

4

Nicolaas

Janse van

Ultan

Dillane

5

Paul

Willemse

Paul

Boyle

6

Kelian

Galletier

Colby

Fainga'a

7

Yacouba

Camara

Robin

Copeland

8

Caleb

Timu

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Bismarck

Du Plessis

Matthew

Burke

17

Gregory

Fichten

Conor

Kenny

18

Jannie

du Plessis

Joe

Maksymiw

19

Fulgence

Ouedraogo

Eoghan

Masterson

20

Enzo

Sanga

Stephen

Kerins

21

Julien

Bardy

Conor

Fitzgerald

22

Henry

Immelman

David

Horwitz

23

Jacques

Du Plessis

80

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

76

Montpellier have won 100 rucks so far this game.

73

Fulgence Ouedraogo comes on.

73

Yacouba Camara comes off.

73

Dave Heffernan comes on.

73

Tom McCartney comes off.

73

Conor Kenny comes on.

73

Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes off.

71

Montpellier have won 80 rucks so far this game.

70

Montpellier decide to make a substitution, with Jannie du Plessis getting some game time.

70

Montpellier decide to make a substitution, with Mohammed Haouas being replaced.

70

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

67

Conor Fitzgerald does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

64

This is dangerous for the defence as Kyle Godwin bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

64

Connacht make a substitution with Eoghan Masterson coming on.

64

Connacht make a substitution with Joe Maksymiw coming off.

64

Montpellier sub Enzo Sanga comes onto the field.

64

Benoit Paillaugue departs for Montpellier.

63

Benoit Paillaugue makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

64

Jack Carty leaves the field.

63

That's a great try assist by Benoit Paillaugue.

62

A stunning solo try from Anthony Bouthier.

62

A gap opened in the defence and Anthony Bouthier took full advantage.

59

Robin Copeland has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

56

Henry Immelman comes on.

56

Aaron Cruden comes off.

55

Mohammed Haouas has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55

Gregory Fichten comes on.

55

Mikheil Nariashvili comes off.

55

Julien Bardy comes on.

55

Kelian Galletier comes off.

54

Montpellier have won 60 rucks so far this game.

53

The defensive line has been broken as Caolin Blade goes through the gap.

53

Jack Carty converts the try.

53

Montpellier decide to make a substitution, with Bismarck Du Plessis getting some game time.

52

Caolin Blade scores the try from close range.

51

Kelian Galletier has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51

Jan Serfontein has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51

Montpellier make a substitution with Jacques Du Plessis coming on.

51

Montpellier make a substitution with Paul Willemse coming off.

49

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

48

Yacouba Camara has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

46

Benoit Paillaugue makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

42

What a run here by Anthony Bouthier as they gets over the gainline!.

40

Montpellier sub Arthur Vincent comes onto the field.

40

Henry Immelman departs for Montpellier.

40

The second half is underway.

40+5

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

40+5

Jack Carty curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

40+4

The Connacht pack has powered over for Tom McCartney to score the try.

40+3

Paul Willemse (Montpellier) is shown a yellow card.

39

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

38

Henry Immelman comes on for Montpellier.

38

Arthur Vincent leaves the field.

38

Jack Carty has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

37

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

37

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

34

Colby Fainga'a makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

28

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

27

Montpellier have won 40 rucks so far this game.

27

Ultan Dillane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

25

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

22

Benoit Paillaugue kicks the penalty.

21

Trouble here as Gabriel Ngandebe breaches the defence.

16

Montpellier have won 20 rucks so far this game.

15

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

8

Joe Maksymiw comes on.

8

Cillian Gallagher comes off.

7

This is dangerous for the defence as Robin Copeland bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

4

A gap opened in the defence and Paul Boyle took full advantage.

1

Benoit Paillaugue has kicked a conversion.

1

Yvan Reilhac sets up the try.

1

Great hands by Montpellier leads to a try for Aaron Cruden.

1

The defensive line has been broken as Yvan Reilhac goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

50%

Possession

50%

49%

Territory

51%

Metres

382

425

Carries

116

135

Clean Breaks

9

9

Defenders Beaten

17

24

Passes

155

165

Offloads

6

9

Penalties Conceded

5

11

Turnovers Conceded

11

12

155/179 87%

Tackles won

139/156 89%

5/5 100%

Scrums won

5/5 100%

16/19 84%

Lineouts won

13/13 100%

Action Areas

4.3%

5.3%

12.1%

6.8%

22.6%

25.8%

10.9%

12.3%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Darragh Leader

80

48

9

5

2

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

John Porch

80

15

4

0

3

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

11

7

7

8

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

51

7

6

5

4

0

0

3

0

0

0

Kyle Godwin

80

60

12

4

1

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Jack Carty

64

14

7

16

10

4

0

1

1

0

0

5

Caolin Blade

80

41

8

78

8

2

0

0

2

0

1

5

Denis Buckley

80

0

2

5

18

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

73

3

6

5

16

0

2

0

2

14

1

5

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

73

7

7

9

9

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cillian Gallagher

8

0

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

3

10

2

13

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

80

32

13

6

7

0

1

0

1

0

1

5

Colby Fainga'a

80

63

12

3

15

2

0

1

2

0

0

0

Robin Copeland

80

30

5

4

16

1

3

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

7

2

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

Matthew Burke

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Kenny

7

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Maksymiw

56

0

4

1

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

16

0

1

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Stephen Kerins

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

16

2

1

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

David Horwitz

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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