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Full Time

20 - 22

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 4 Mar 2023 | 19:35

  • Rodney Parade

2
  • Wainwright 11'

  • Rosser 41'

Tries

3
  • Prendergast 20'

  • Butler 50'

  • Heffernan 60'

2
  • Reed 23'

  • Reed 47'

Penalties

1
  • Hawkshaw 9'

2
  • Reed 13'

  • Reed 42'

Conversions

2
  • Hawkshaw 21'

  • Hawkshaw 51'

1
  • Clark 31'

Yellow Cards

1
  • Bolton 63'

1
  • Screech 30'

Red Cards

0

Rhodri

Jones

1

Denis

Buckley

Bradley

Roberts

2

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

Leon

Brown

3

Jack

Aungier

Matthew

Screech

4

Josh

Murphy

Ben

Carter

5

Niall

Murray

Aaron

Wainwright

6

Cian

Prendergast

Taine

Basham

7

Conor

Oliver

Ross

Moriarty

8

Paul

Boyle

Rhodri

Williams

9

Caolin

Blade

Will

Reed

10

David

Hawkshaw

Ashton

Hewitt

11

John

Porch

Max

Clark

12

Cathal

Forde

Steffan

Hughes

13

Tom

Farrell

Jared

Rosser

14

Shayne

Bolton

Angus

O'Brien

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Replacements

Elliot

Dee

16

Dave

Heffernan

Aki

Seiuli

17

Peter

Dooley

Lloyd

Fairbrother

18

Sam

Illo

George

Nott

19

Oisin

Dowling

Harrison

Keddie

20

Jarrad

Butler

Lewis

Jones

21

Colm

Reilly

Sam

Davies

22

Tom

Daly

Jordan

Williams

23

Shane

Jennings

80

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

78

Dragons RFC decided to go for goal with Sam Davies taking the drop goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

75

Fortune does not favour the brave in this case, as Sam Davies hits the right upright with their drop goal attempt.

75

Sam Davies opts to go for the drop goal. Its looking good..but no! He's hit the left post and it's still in play!!

75

Shane Jennings comes on.

75

Shayne Bolton comes off.

70

Dragons RFC decide to make a substitution, with Aki Seiuli getting some game time.

70

Dragons RFC decide to make a substitution, with Rhodri Jones being replaced.

63

Shayne Bolton (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

63

The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Sam Davies as they hook it left.

61

Dragons RFC sub Sam Davies comes onto the field.

61

Will Reed departs for Dragons RFC.

61

David Hawkshaw curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

60

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

57

Oisin Dowling comes on for Connacht Rugby.

57

Josh Murphy leaves the field.

57

Peter Dooley comes on for Connacht Rugby.

57

Denis Buckley leaves the field.

57

Dave Heffernan comes on for Connacht Rugby.

57

Dylan Tierney-Martin leaves the field.

57

George Nott comes on for Dragons RFC.

57

Aaron Wainwright leaves the field.

53

Lloyd Fairbrother comes on.

53

Leon Brown comes off.

51

Harrison Keddie comes on.

51

Taine Basham comes off.

51

Elliot Dee comes on.

51

Bradley Roberts comes off.

51

The touch judges raise their flags as David Hawkshaw kicks the conversion.

50

Nothing was going to stop Jarrad Butler from scoring as they record the try for Connacht Rugby.

50

Jarrad Butler comes on.

50

Paul Boyle comes off.

47

Will Reed makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

42

Will Reed adds the two points for Dragons RFC.

41

An interception for Dragons RFC allows Jared Rosser to race clear for the try.

41

Fabulous play by Dragons RFC has led to Jared Rosser being able to wriggle through a gap.

40

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Shayne Bolton being able to wriggle through a gap.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

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

33

Sam Illo comes on for Connacht Rugby.

33

Jack Aungier leaves the field.

31

Max Clark (Dragons RFC) is shown a yellow card

30

Matthew Screech (Dragons RFC) is shown the red card

30

Trouble here as Conor Oliver breaches the defence.

23

Will Reed adds the points for Dragons RFC.

21

David Hawkshaw makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

20

Cian Prendergast goes on their own for a try.

20

This is dangerous for the defence as Cian Prendergast bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

20

That's a great try assist by Jack Aungier.

16

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

13

Will Reed converts the try.

11

A series of passes by Dragons RFC results in a try for Aaron Wainwright

11

A gap opened in the defence and Aaron Wainwright took full advantage.

11

Rhodri Williams played a key part in that try.

11

A gap opened in the defence and Ashton Hewitt took full advantage.

9

David Hawkshaw kicks the penalty.

7

The defensive line has been broken as Shayne Bolton goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

44%

Possession

56%

45%

Territory

55%

Metres

334

366

Carries

85

121

Clean Breaks

3

5

Defenders Beaten

13

25

Passes

101

153

Offloads

3

5

Penalties Conceded

11

8

Turnovers Conceded

7

9

169/194 87%

Tackles won

103/116 89%

5/6 83%

Scrums won

7/9 78%

9/13 69%

Lineouts won

9/12 75%

Action Areas

2.1%

4%

16.6%

14.4%

16%

22%

7.2%

17.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

58

4

5

3

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

58

1

6

3

5

0

0

0

1

6

0

0

Jack Aungier

34

7

5

3

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Josh Murphy

58

19

8

5

6

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Niall Murray

80

8

5

9

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

31

11

4

9

1

0

0

2

0

1

5

Conor Oliver

80

35

11

8

16

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

51

19

12

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

80

8

5

80

3

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

David Hawkshaw

80

4

6

18

4

2

0

0

2

0

0

7

John Porch

80

46

5

2

5

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Cathal Forde

80

9

7

4

6

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

80

38

6

5

4

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

Shayne Bolton

65

73

4

2

4

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

43

10

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

23

15

3

1

4

0

0

0

0

3

1

5

Peter Dooley

23

0

4

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sam Illo

47

3

3

0

6

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

23

4

3

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

30

0

2

1

7

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

Colm Reilly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Daly

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Jennings

5

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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