Match Centre

Full Time

14 - 19

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 21 Dec 2019 | 17:15

  • Dexcom Stadium

1
  • Carty 72'

Tries

1
  • O'Donoghue 24'

3
  • Fitzgerald 17'

  • Fitzgerald 28'

  • Fitzgerald 40'

Penalties

4
  • Hanrahan 8'

  • Hanrahan 20'

  • Hanrahan 31'

  • Hanrahan 44'

0

Conversions

1
  • Hanrahan 25'

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Shane

Daly

John

Porch

14

Calvin

Nash

Tom

Daly

13

Chris

Farrell

Bundee

Aki

12

Dan

Goggin

Kyle

Godwin

11

Liam

Coombes

Conor

Fitzgerald

10

JJ

Hanrahan

Caolin

Blade

9

Craig

Casey

Denis

Buckley

1

Dave

Kilcoyne

Dave

Heffernan

2

Kevin

O'Byrne

Finlay

Bealham

3

Stephen

Archer

Ultan

Dillane

4

Jean

Kleyn

Quinn

Roux

5

Billy

Holland

Eoghan

Masterson

6

Gavin

Coombes

Paul

Boyle

7

Chris

Cloete

Eoin

McKeon

8

CJ

Stander

Replacements

Shane

Delahunt

16

Diarmuid

Barron

Conor

Kenny

17

Jeremy

Loughman

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

18

Keynan

Knox

Joe

Maksymiw

19

Fineen

Wycherley

Robin

Copeland

20

Jack

O'Donoghue

Stephen

Kerins

21

Neil

Cronin

Jack

Carty

22

Ben

Healy

Stephen

Fitzgerald

23

Sammy

Arnold

80

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

79

Munster have won 120 rucks so far this game.

77

Tom Daly has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

77

Bundee Aki has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

73

Joe Maksymiw comes on.

73

Quinn Roux comes off.

73

Stephen Kerins comes on.

73

Caolin Blade comes off.

73

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

72

Caolin Blade sets up the try.

72

A stunning solo try from Jack Carty.

72

Trouble here as Jack Carty breaches the defence.

70

This is dangerous for the defence as Caolin Blade bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

70

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Conor Kenny getting some game time.

70

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Denis Buckley being replaced.

70

Munster make a substitution with Fineen Wycherley coming on.

70

Munster make a substitution with Jean Kleyn coming off.

69

Munster have won 100 rucks so far this game.

63

Munster sub Neil Cronin comes onto the field.

63

Craig Casey departs for Munster.

63

Keynan Knox comes on for Munster.

63

Stephen Archer leaves the field.

62

A gap opened in the defence and Kyle Godwin took full advantage.

58

Eoin McKeon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

60

Robin Copeland comes on.

60

Eoghan Masterson comes off.

58

Connacht make a substitution with Shane Delahunt coming on.

58

Connacht make a substitution with Dave Heffernan coming off.

59

Jack Carty comes on.

59

Conor Fitzgerald comes off.

58

Sam Arnold comes on.

58

Shane Daly comes off.

58

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Dominic Robertson-McCoy getting some game time.

58

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Bealham being replaced.

58

Munster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

57

Billy Holland has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

55

Munster sub Jeremy Loughman comes onto the field.

55

Dave Kilcoyne departs for Munster.

55

The defensive line has been broken as Kevin O'Byrne goes through the gap.

54

Stephen Fitzgerald comes on for Connacht.

54

Tiernan O'Halloran leaves the field.

52

Quinn Roux has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51

Eoghan Masterson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

45

CJ Stander has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

44

The Munster supporters go wild as JJ Hanrahan successfully kicks the penalty goal.

42

Paul Boyle has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

42

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

42

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

42

Munster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

41

What a run here by Jean Kleyn as they gets over the gainline!.

38

John Porch makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40

The touch judges raise their flags as Conor Fitzgerald kicks the penalty goal.

40

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

35

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Bundee Aki being able to wriggle through a gap.

34

Trouble here as Shane Daly breaches the defence.

33

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

31

JJ Hanrahan adds the points for Munster.

30

Munster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

28

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

25

JJ Hanrahan has kicked a conversion.

24

This is dangerous for the defence as Jack O'Donoghue bursts through to advance the Munster attack.

24

Munster are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Jack O'Donoghue touching down.

23

Dave Heffernan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

17

Conor Fitzgerald kicks the penalty.

18

Munster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

13

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

13

A gap opened in the defence and Tom Daly took full advantage.

12

The defensive line has been broken as Eoghan Masterson goes through the gap.

9

Jack O'Donoghue comes on.

9

Gavin Coombes comes off.

8

JJ Hanrahan has kicked a penalty goal.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

39%

Possession

61%

35%

Territory

65%

Metres

344

281

Carries

98

147

Clean Breaks

9

6

Defenders Beaten

18

14

Passes

124

144

Offloads

4

3

Penalties Conceded

8

10

Turnovers Conceded

12

8

183/197 93%

Tackles won

118/136 87%

4/4 100%

Scrums won

6/7 86%

9/13 69%

Lineouts won

13/13 100%

Action Areas

4.2%

2.4%

14.7%

12.5%

16.9%

23.7%

6.9%

18.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

54

25

11

6

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

John Porch

80

70

6

2

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

15

3

2

9

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

18

8

6

13

0

2

0

6

0

0

0

Kyle Godwin

80

58

5

2

6

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

59

5

2

18

8

1

0

1

1

0

0

9

Caolin Blade

73

32

8

65

4

3

0

0

4

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

70

2

1

3

13

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

58

10

9

4

17

0

0

1

0

6

0

0

Finlay Bealham

58

6

9

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

10

5

3

19

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

73

0

5

4

15

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

60

24

5

1

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

80

16

6

1

19

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

80

5

7

4

12

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

22

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

Conor Kenny

10

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

22

1

1

0

6

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Maksymiw

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Robin Copeland

20

0

1

1

9

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

Stephen Kerins

7

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

21

13

2

1

3

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

Stephen Fitzgerald

26

34

3

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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