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Full Time

11 - 19

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 16 Feb 2018 | 19:35

  • Dexcom Stadium

1
  • Leader 72'

Tries

3
  • Giammarioli 18'

  • Di Giulio 46'

  • De Marchi 64'

2
  • Ronaldson 16'

  • Ronaldson 40'

Penalties

0
0

Conversions

2
  • Canna 19'

  • Canna 65'

0

Yellow Cards

2
  • Mbanda 71'

  • Parata 79'

Darragh

Leader

15

Ciaran

Gaffney

Cian

Kelleher

14

Gabriele

Di Giulio

Eoin

Griffin

13

Giulio

Bisegni

Tom

Farrell

12

Faialaga

Afamasaga

Matt

Healy

11

Rory

Parata

Craig

Ronaldson

10

Carlo

Canna

Caolin

Blade

9

Guglielmo

Palazzani

Denis

Coulson

1

Cruze

Ah-Nau

Tom

McCartney

2

Oliviero

Fabiani

Finlay

Bealham

3

Dario

Chistolini

Gavin

Thornbury

4

James

Tucker

James

Cannon

5

George

Biagi

Eoghan

Masterson

6

Johan

Meyer

Naulia

Dawai

7

Maxime

Mbanda

Sean

O'Brien

8

Renato

Giammarioli

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Tommaso

D'Apice

Peter

McCabe

17

Andrea

De Marchi

Conor

Carey

18

Roberto

Tenga

Quinn

Roux

19

David

Sisi

John

Muldoon

20

Derick

Minnie

Kieran

Marmion

21

Riccardo

Raffaele

Jack

Carty

22

Serafin

Bordoli

Pita

Ahki

23

Giovanbattista

Venditti

80

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

79

Rory Parata (Zebre) is shown a yellow card.

78

Connacht have won 120 rucks so far this game.

78

Giulio Bisegni has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

77

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

76

Faialaga Afamasaga has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

76

Carlo Canna has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

74

Finlay Bealham comes on for Connacht.

74

Conor Carey leaves the field.

74

Derick Minnie comes on.

74

Renato Giammarioli comes off.

73

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

72

Spellbinding play by Pita Ahki is finished off with a try.

72

Silky skills by Connacht ends with a try for Darragh Leader.

72

Trouble here as Darragh Leader breaches the defence.

71

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

71

Maxime Mbanda (Zebre) is shown a yellow card.

70

Renato Giammarioli has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

68

Tommaso D'Apice comes on.

68

Oliviero Fabiani comes off.

67

Maxime Mbanda has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

66

This is dangerous for the defence as Eoin Griffin bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

63

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

65

Conor Carey comes on.

65

Finlay Bealham comes off.

65

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Peter McCabe getting some game time.

65

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

65

Connacht make a substitution with Dave Heffernan coming on.

65

Connacht make a substitution with Tom McCartney coming off.

65

Carlo Canna converts the try.

64

A gap opened in the defence and George Biagi took full advantage.

64

George Biagi played a key part in that try.

64

A wonderful passing move by Zebre is finished off by Andrea De Marchi.

61

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

60

Zebre sub Andrea De Marchi comes onto the field.

60

Cruze Ah-Nau departs for Zebre.

58

Pita Ahki comes on for Connacht.

58

Thomas Farrell leaves the field.

55

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

52

Zebre have won 60 rucks so far this game.

52

What a run here by Maxime Mbanda as they gets over the gainline!.

50

David Sisi comes on.

50

James Tucker comes off.

50

Zebre decide to make a substitution, with Dario Chistolini being replaced.

51

Gavin Thornbury comes off.

50

Zebre decide to make a substitution, with Roberto Tenga getting some game time.

50

Johan Meyer makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

50

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Matt Healy being able to wriggle through a gap.

50

Connacht make a substitution with Kieran Marmion coming on.

50

Connacht make a substitution with Caolin Blade coming off.

47

Carlo Canna has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

46

That's a great try assist by Serafin Bordoli.

46

Trouble here as Gabriele Di Giulio breaches the defence.

46

A series of passes by Zebre results in a try for Gabriele Di Giulio.

42

Zebre have won 40 rucks so far this game.

42

This is dangerous for the defence as Johan Meyer bursts through to advance the Zebre attack.

40

A gap opened in the defence and Giulio Bisegni took full advantage.

40

The second half is underway.

40

Craig Ronaldson kicks the penalty.

40

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

33

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

32

Craig Ronaldson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

19

Carlo Canna has kicked a conversion.

18

Gabriele Di Giulio sets up the try.

18

Great hands by Zebre leads to a try for Renato Giammarioli.

18

The defensive line has been broken as Gabriele Di Giulio goes through the gap.

16

Craig Ronaldson has kicked a penalty goal.

15

Zebre have won 20 rucks so far this game.

14

Connacht sub Naulia Dawai comes onto the field.

14

John Muldoon departs for Connacht.

12

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

6

Serafin Bordoli comes on for Zebre.

6

Ciaran Gaffney leaves the field.

6

John Muldoon comes on.

6

Naulia Dawai comes off.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

62%

Possession

38%

61%

Territory

39%

Metres

409

439

Carries

159

106

Clean Breaks

6

19

Defenders Beaten

16

18

Passes

217

107

Offloads

10

17

Penalties Conceded

7

19

Turnovers Conceded

11

14

106/124 85%

Tackles won

183/199 92%

8/8 100%

Scrums won

3/4 75%

16/22 73%

Lineouts won

8/10 80%

Action Areas

4.7%

4.3%

12.5%

8.8%

36.3%

9.7%

10%

13.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Darragh Leader

80

40

8

12

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Cian Kelleher

80

30

8

7

5

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

Eoin Griffin

80

40

9

5

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

58

7

7

5

6

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

103

14

2

4

2

0

0

7

0

0

0

Craig Ronaldson

80

8

11

34

7

3

0

0

0

0

0

6

Caolin Blade

50

31

7

39

0

2

0

0

3

0

0

0

Denis Coulson

65

2

3

5

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

65

7

7

4

8

0

0

0

0

13

0

0

Finlay Bealham

71

9

8

3

12

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

51

6

5

1

9

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

James Cannon

80

8

7

8

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

52

9

7

1

8

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Naulia Dawai

72

26

10

3

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

80

25

11

7

10

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

15

9

5

2

1

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

Peter McCabe

15

4

3

2

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Conor Carey

9

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

29

0

4

6

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Muldoon

36

27

7

5

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

30

3

4

60

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pita Ahki

22

15

10

7

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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