Match Centre

Full Time

21 - 12

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 28 Dec 2018 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

3
  • Delahunt 12'

  • Aki 19'

  • Blade 42'

Tries

2
  • Kernohan 32'

  • Murphy 67'

3
  • Carty 13'

  • Carty 21'

  • Carty 44'

Conversions

1
  • Cooney 33'

1
  • Dillane 66'

Yellow Cards

0

Darragh

Leader

15

Louis

Ludik

Cian

Kelleher

14

Henry

Speight

Tom

Farrell

13

Will

Addison

Bundee

Aki

12

Darren

Cave

Kyle

Godwin

11

Angus

Kernohan

Jack

Carty

10

Johnny

McPhillips

Caolin

Blade

9

John

Cooney

Denis

Buckley

1

Eric

O'Sullivan

Shane

Delahunt

2

Rob

Herring

Conor

Carey

3

Marty

Moore

Gavin

Thornbury

4

Ian

Nagle

Quinn

Roux

5

Kieran

Treadwell

Sean

O'Brien

6

Nick

Timoney

Colby

Fainga'a

7

Jordi

Murphy

Jarrad

Butler

8

Marcell

Coetzee

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Adam

McBurney

Peter

McCabe

17

Tommy

O'Hagan

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

18

Ross

Kane

Ultan

Dillane

19

Clive

Ross

Paul

Boyle

20

Greg

Jones

James

Mitchell

21

David

Shanahan

David

Horwitz

22

Peter

Nelson

Stephen

Fitzgerald

23

Stuart

McCloskey

80+2

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

80+1

Ulster have won 100 rucks so far this game.

79

This is dangerous for the defence as Will Addison bursts through to advance the Ulster attack.

79

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

78

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

76

Ulster sub Clive Ross comes onto the field.

76

Ian Nagle departs for Ulster.

76

Adam McBurney comes on for Ulster.

76

Rob Herring leaves the field.

76

James Mitchell comes on.

76

Caolin Blade comes off.

76

David Horwitz comes on.

76

Jack Carty comes off.

72

Ian Nagle has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70

Eric O'Sullivan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70

Rob Herring has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70

Nick Timoney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

69

Kieran Treadwell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

68

John Cooney has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

67

The Ulster pack has powered over for Jordi Murphy to score the try.

66

Eric O'Sullivan comes on.

66

Tommy O'Hagan comes off.

59

David Shanahan comes on.

65

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Ultan Dillane getting some game time.

65

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Quinn Roux being replaced.

65

Connacht make a substitution with Peter McCabe coming on.

65

Connacht make a substitution with Denis Buckley coming off.

64

Ulster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

63

Connacht sub Paul Boyle comes onto the field.

63

Jarrad Butler departs for Connacht.

62

Stephen Fitzgerald comes on for Connacht.

62

Kyle Godwin leaves the field.

61

A gap opened in the defence and John Cooney took full advantage.

59

Henry Speight comes off.

58

The defensive line has been broken as Henry Speight goes through the gap.

57

What a run here by Stuart McCloskey as they gets over the gainline!.

55

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

53

Dave Heffernan comes on.

53

Shane Delahunt comes off.

51

Peter Nelson comes on.

51

Johnny McPhillips comes off.

50

Ulster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

50

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

48

Jordi Murphy has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47

Fabulous play by Ulster has led to Rob Herring being able to wriggle through a gap.

47

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with Ross Kane getting some game time.

47

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with Marty Moore being replaced.

47

Ulster make a substitution with Tommy O'Hagan coming on.

47

Ulster make a substitution with Eric O'Sullivan coming off.

47

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

45

Ulster sub Greg Jones comes onto the field.

45

Marcell Coetzee departs for Ulster.

44

Stuart McCloskey comes on for Ulster.

44

Angus Kernohan leaves the field.

44

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

42

That's a great try assist by Jack Carty.

42

Trouble here as Jack Carty breaches the defence.

42

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Caolin Blade.

40

Ulster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40

Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes on.

40

Conor Carey comes off.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

39

This is dangerous for the defence as Colby Fainga'a bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

39

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

33

John Cooney makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

32

The kick through from Ulster has allowed Angus Kernohan to touch down.

28

A gap opened in the defence and Angus Kernohan took full advantage.

26

Ulster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

21

Jack Carty converts the try.

20

The defensive line has been broken as Bundee Aki goes through the gap.

20

Caolin Blade sets up the try.

19

Bundee Aki scores the try from close range.

13

Jack Carty has kicked a conversion.

12

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

12

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

52%

Possession

48%

51%

Territory

49%

Metres

317

432

Carries

135

139

Clean Breaks

8

9

Defenders Beaten

28

11

Passes

152

174

Offloads

9

6

Penalties Conceded

7

7

Turnovers Conceded

16

20

138/149 93%

Tackles won

152/180 84%

6/6 100%

Scrums won

4/4 100%

13/13 100%

Lineouts won

13/15 87%

Action Areas

3.7%

1.9%

19.3%

17.4%

11.6%

16%

13.6%

16.5%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Darragh Leader

80

19

8

6

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

Cian Kelleher

80

54

6

3

3

1

0

0

7

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

80

12

11

2

12

1

1

0

3

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

14

10

9

8

0

1

0

2

0

1

5

Kyle Godwin

62

22

5

3

2

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Jack Carty

76

19

5

17

6

1

1

0

1

0

0

6

Caolin Blade

76

14

10

68

5

1

0

0

3

0

1

5

Denis Buckley

65

0

4

7

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

53

10

5

2

5

0

2

0

0

7

1

5

Conor Carey

40

2

4

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

80

2

6

1

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

65

9

7

1

13

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

80

5

8

6

13

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

80

64

15

8

10

0

1

0

8

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

63

20

8

1

13

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

27

25

8

1

1

0

0

2

0

6

0

0

Peter McCabe

15

1

3

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

40

0

3

4

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

5

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

17

4

4

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Mitchell

4

0

0

7

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

David Horwitz

4

0

1

3

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Stephen Fitzgerald

18

21

4

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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