Match Centre

Full Time

22 - 20

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 21 May 2022 | 17:00

  • Dexcom Stadium

4
  • Marmion 6'

  • Murray 16'

  • Masterson 25'

  • Porch 48'

Tries

3
  • Pani 41'

  • Nocera 66'

  • Lucchin 77'

0

Penalties

1
  • Canna 3'

1
  • Carty 26'

Conversions

1
  • Canna 78'

Denis

Buckley

1

Danilo

Fischetti

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

2

Luca

Bigi

Finlay

Bealham

3

Eduardo

Bello

Gavin

Thornbury

4

David

Sisi

Niall

Murray

5

Andrea

Zambonin

Eoghan

Masterson

6

Luca

Andreani

Sean

Masterson

7

Iacopo

Bianchi

Cian

Prendergast

8

Taina

Fox-Matamua

Kieran

Marmion

9

Nicolo

Casilio

Jack

Carty

10

Carlo

Canna

Alex

Wootton

11

Asaeli

Tuivuaka

Tom

Daly

12

Enrico

Lucchin

Tom

Farrell

13

Franco

Smith

John

Porch

14

Jacopo

Trulla

Oran

McNulty

15

Lorenzo

Pani

Replacements

Dave

Heffernan

16

Giampietro

Ribaldi

Matthew

Burke

17

Paulo

Buonfiglio

Sam

Illo

18

Matteo

Nocera

Ultan

Dillane

19

Leonard

Krumov

Abraham

Papali'i

20

Ross

Michael Vintcent

Colm

Reilly

21

Massimo

Ceciliani

Conor

Fitzgerald

22

Alessandro

Fusco

Sammy

Arnold

23

Junior

Laloifi

83

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

78

Massimo Ceciliani comes on.

78

Taina Fox-Matamua comes off.

78

Carlo Canna has kicked a conversion.

77

A wonderful passing move by Zebre Parma is finished off by Enrico Lucchin

77

This is dangerous for the defence as Enrico Lucchin bursts through to advance the Zebre Parma attack.

77

Spellbinding play by Carlo Canna is finished off with a try.

73

A gap opened in the defence and Matteo Nocera took full advantage.

68

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Sammy Arnold coming on.

68

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Tom Farrell coming off.

67

Carlo Canna curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

66

Matteo Nocera scores the try from close range.

65

The defensive line has been broken as Asaeli Tuivuaka goes through the gap.

63

Zebre Parma sub Junior Laloifi comes onto the field.

63

Franco Smith departs for Zebre Parma.

60

Connacht Rugby sub Abraham Papali'i comes onto the field.

60

Eoghan Masterson departs for Connacht Rugby.

60

Zebre Parma sub Paulo Buonfiglio comes onto the field.

60

Danilo Fischetti departs for Zebre Parma.

60

Zebre Parma sub Matteo Nocera comes onto the field.

60

Eduardo Bello departs for Zebre Parma.

59

Ultan Dillane comes on for Connacht Rugby.

59

Gavin Thornbury leaves the field.

59

Leonard Krumov comes on for Zebre Parma.

59

Andrea Zambonin leaves the field.

59

Ross Michael Vintcent comes on for Zebre Parma.

59

Luca Andreani leaves the field.

59

Alessandro Fusco comes on for Zebre Parma.

59

Nicolo Casilio leaves the field.

58

Sam Illo comes on for Connacht Rugby.

58

Finlay Bealham leaves the field.

58

Matthew Burke comes on for Connacht Rugby.

58

Denis Buckley leaves the field.

58

Dave Heffernan comes on for Connacht Rugby.

58

Dylan Tierney-Martin leaves the field.

57

What a run here by Colm Reilly as they get over the gainline!

53

Giampietro Ribaldi comes on.

53

Luca Bigi comes off.

52

Conor Fitzgerald comes on.

52

Jack Carty comes off.

50

Colm Reilly comes on.

50

Kieran Marmion comes off.

50

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

48

Slick passing by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for John Porch.

48

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

48

Oran McNulty sets up the try.

40

The second half kicks off.

42

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

42

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Carlo Canna will have to re-adjust the radar.

41

Incisive passing by Zebre Parma is finished off by Lorenzo Pani, as they goes over for the try.

41

Fabulous play by Zebre Parma has led to Lorenzo Pani being able to wriggle through a gap.

41

Franco Smith played a key part in that try.

35

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Cian Prendergast being able to wriggle through a gap.

26

Jack Carty makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25

It's going to take a miracle to stop this Connacht Rugby maul...no miracles today as Eoghan Masterson powers over.

21

This is dangerous for the defence as Kieran Marmion bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

18

This is dangerous for the defence as Oran McNulty bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

18

This is dangerous for the defence as John Porch bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

17

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

16

A series of passes by Connacht Rugby results in a try for Niall Murray

15

Spellbinding play by Cian Prendergast is finished off with a try.

15

A gap opened in the defence and Cian Prendergast took full advantage.

13

A gap opened in the defence and Alex Wootton took full advantage.

7

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

6

Connacht Rugby are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Kieran Marmion touching down.

3

Carlo Canna has kicked a penalty goal.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

43%

Possession

57%

42%

Territory

58%

Metres

424

463

Carries

87

104

Clean Breaks

8

4

Defenders Beaten

17

29

Passes

128

172

Offloads

4

7

Penalties Conceded

9

9

Turnovers Conceded

13

17

143/172 83%

Tackles won

118/135 87%

7/10 70%

Scrums won

11/13 85%

16/17 94%

Lineouts won

13/18 72%

Action Areas

5.3%

13.1%

9.5%

13.3%

18.9%

15.1%

11.1%

13.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

59

1

1

1

9

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

59

9

4

4

6

0

0

0

0

13

0

0

Finlay Bealham

59

11

6

1

7

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

60

7

3

4

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

80

16

2

6

8

1

0

0

0

0

1

5

Eoghan Masterson

61

12

5

6

8

3

0

0

0

0

1

5

Sean Masterson

80

10

6

4

12

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

57

12

8

10

4

0

0

3

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

51

20

3

45

3

0

1

0

2

0

1

5

Jack Carty

53

0

1

14

6

3

0

0

0

0

0

2

Alex Wootton

80

45

7

3

2

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

45

9

3

12

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

69

15

7

1

6

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

John Porch

80

84

6

6

6

4

1

0

7

0

1

5

Oran McNulty

80

58

4

4

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

21

0

1

1

8

0

0

0

1

3

0

0

Matthew Burke

21

0

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sam Illo

21

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

20

0

0

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Abraham Papali'i

19

15

7

3

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Colm Reilly

29

19

2

11

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

27

1

1

0

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sammy Arnold

11

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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