Match Centre

Full Time

20 - 18

  • Investec Champions Cup

  • Sat 17 Dec 2016 | 17:30

  • Dexcom Stadium

2
  • Poolman 39'

  • Dawai 80+1'

Tries

2
  • Simpson 13'

  • Bassett 72'

2
  • Carty 8'

  • Carty 31'

Penalties

2
  • Gopperth 53'

  • Gopperth 67'

2
  • Carty 40'

  • Carty 80+2'

Conversions

1
  • Gopperth 13'

1
  • O'Halloran 24'

Yellow Cards

0

Tiernan

O'Halloran

15

Rob

Miller

Niyi

Adeolokun

14

Christian

Wade

Rory

Parata

13

Brendan

Macken

Bundee

Aki

12

Kurtley

Beale

Matt

Healy

11

Josh

Bassett

Jack

Carty

10

Jimmy

Gopperth

Kieran

Marmion

9

Joe

Simpson

Denis

Buckley

1

Matt

Mullan

Tom

McCartney

2

Tommy

Taylor

Finlay

Bealham

3

Jake

Cooper-Woolley

Ultan

Dillane

4

Joe

Launchbury

Quinn

Roux

5

Kearnan

Myall

Eoin

McKeon

6

Ashley

Johnson

Nepia

Fox-Matamua

7

Thomas

Young

John

Muldoon

8

Nathan

Hughes

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Alex

Rieder

JP

Cooney

17

Tom

Bristow

Conor

Carey

18

Marty

Moore

Lewis

Stevenson

19

James

Gaskell

Sean

O'Brien

20

Guy

Thompson

Caolin

Blade

21

Dan

Robson

Danie

Poolman

22

Alapati

Leiua

Naulia

Dawai

23

Frank

Halai

80+2

Jack Carty makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

80+2

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

80+1

The Connacht pack has powered over for Naulia Dawai to score the try.

73

Caolin Blade comes on.

78

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

74

Frank Halai comes on.

74

Kurtley Beale comes off.

73

Naulia Dawai comes on.

73

Nepia Fox-Matamua comes off.

73

Kieran Marmion comes off.

73

Jimmy Gopperth has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

72

Dan Robson played a key part in that try.

69

Connacht sub Finlay Bealham comes onto the field.

71

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Lewis Stevenson getting some game time.

71

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

71

Wasps make a substitution with Alex Rieder coming on.

71

Wasps make a substitution with Ashley Johnson coming off.

70

This is dangerous for the defence as Guy Thompson bursts through to advance the Wasps attack.

69

Conor Carey departs for Connacht.

69

Tommy Taylor has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

68

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

67

Jimmy Gopperth does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

66

A gap opened in the defence and Josh Bassett took full advantage.

65

Alapati Leiua comes on for Wasps.

65

Brendan Macken leaves the field.

63

Dave Heffernan comes on.

63

Tom McCartney comes off.

63

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

58

The defensive line has been broken as Sean O'Brien goes through the gap.

63

Nathan Hughes comes off.

63

Wasps have won 80 rucks so far this game.

61

Nepia Fox-Matamua has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61

Conor Carey comes on.

61

Finlay Bealham comes off.

60

Jimmy Gopperth can consider himself unlucky as he sees the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

58

Wasps decide to make a substitution, with Marty Moore getting some game time.

58

Wasps decide to make a substitution, with Jake Cooper-Woolley being replaced.

57

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

57

Wasps have won 60 rucks so far this game.

56

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

53

Connacht make a substitution with Sean O'Brien coming on.

53

Connacht make a substitution with Eoin McKeon coming off.

53

Wasps sub Dan Robson comes onto the field.

53

Joe Simpson departs for Wasps.

53

Jimmy Gopperth makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

51

What a run here by Ultan Dillane as he gets over the gainline!.

49

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

44

Wasps have won 40 rucks so far this game.

42

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

42

Matt Mullan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40

Matt Healy comes on for Connacht.

40

Danie Poolman leaves the field.

40

The second half is underway.

40

Jack Carty converts the try.

40

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

39

That's a great try assist by Jack Carty.

39

The kick through from Connacht has allowed Danie Poolman to touch down.

39

Ashley Johnson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

31

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

30

Danie Poolman comes on.

30

Matt Healy comes off.

29

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

28

Bundee Aki makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

24

Tiernan O'Halloran (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

18

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Jack Carty being able to wriggle through a gap.

16

Wasps have won 20 rucks so far this game.

15

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

15

Trouble here as Matt Healy breaches the defence.

13

Jimmy Gopperth has kicked a conversion.

13

Nathan Hughes sets up the try.

13

Wasps are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Joe Simpson touching down.

13

This is dangerous for the defence as Thomas Young bursts through to advance the Wasps attack.

12

A gap opened in the defence and Joe Launchbury took full advantage.

8

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

6

The defensive line has been broken as Kieran Marmion goes through the gap.

2

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

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

53%

Possession

47%

54%

Territory

46%

Metres

491

316

Carries

130

115

Clean Breaks

7

7

Defenders Beaten

21

27

Passes

212

168

Offloads

8

8

Penalties Conceded

9

9

Turnovers Conceded

15

10

137/164 84%

Tackles won

155/176 88%

8/11 73%

Scrums won

3/3 100%

13/15 87%

Lineouts won

9/9 100%

Action Areas

7.4%

5.3%

15.4%

12.7%

22.9%

21%

8.5%

6.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

70

144

15

10

6

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

Niyi Adeolokun

80

20

8

1

5

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Rory Parata

80

14

4

4

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

80

94

19

17

6

2

1

0

3

0

0

0

Matt Healy

72

34

8

5

5

2

0

0

4

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

14

5

40

6

2

0

0

1

0

0

10

Kieran Marmion

73

26

8

79

4

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

80

2

6

4

9

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

63

7

4

3

9

1

0

0

0

11

0

0

Finlay Bealham

74

2

6

5

9

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

42

11

6

15

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

71

5

10

11

7

2

1

0

2

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

53

24

3

1

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nepia Fox-Matamua

73

22

6

7

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

80

26

9

9

15

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

17

0

1

0

2

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

JP Cooney

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Carey

6

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Lewis Stevenson

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

27

14

4

3

7

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

7

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Danie Poolman

8

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Naulia Dawai

7

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

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