Match Centre

Full Time

20 - 30

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 5 Feb 2021 | 19:35

  • Rodney Parade

3
  • Hibbard 22'

  • Hibbard 32'

  • Hibbard 52'

Tries

4
  • Healy 10'

  • Papali'i 15'

  • Blade 45'

  • Daly 61'

1
  • Davies 3'

Penalties

1
  • Carty 40+2'

1
  • Davies 53'

Conversions

2
  • Carty 46'

  • Carty 62'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Bealham 32'

Jordan

Williams

15

John

Porch

Owen

Jenkins

14

Peter

Sullivan

Jack

Dixon

13

Tom

Daly

Jamie

Roberts

12

Peter

Robb

Ashton

Hewitt

11

Matt

Healy

Sam

Davies

10

Jack

Carty

Rhodri

Williams

9

Caolin

Blade

Brok

Harris

1

Denis

Buckley

Richard

Hibbard

2

Shane

Delahunt

Lloyd

Fairbrother

3

Finlay

Bealham

Ben

Carter

4

Niall

Murray

Joe

Maksymiw

5

Gavin

Thornbury

Huw

Taylor

6

Paul

Boyle

Ben

Fry

7

Conor

Oliver

Harrison

Keddie

8

Abraham

Papali'i

Replacements

Ellis

Shipp

16

Jonny

Murphy

Greg

Bateman

17

Jordan

Duggan

Chris

Coleman

18

Jack

Aungier

Joseph

Davies

19

Oisin

Dowling

Lewis

Evans

20

Eoghan

Masterson

Luke

Baldwin

21

Kieran

Marmion

Josh

Lewis

22

Sean

O'Brien

Aneurin

Owen

23

Alex

Wootton

80+4

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

80+1

Conor Oliver has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80+1

Gavin Thornbury has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

77

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

76

Dragons have won 80 rucks so far this game.

73

Ben Carter has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

73

Dragons make a substitution with Josh Lewis coming on.

73

Dragons make a substitution with Jordan Williams coming off.

73

Dragons sub Chris Coleman comes onto the field.

73

Lloyd Fairbrother departs for Dragons.

69

This is dangerous for the defence as Ashton Hewitt bursts through to advance the Dragons attack.

69

Aneurin Owen comes on for Dragons.

69

Jamie Roberts leaves the field.

67

Jack Carty has kicked a drop goal.

66

Jonny Murphy comes on.

66

Shane Delahunt comes off.

65

Luke Baldwin comes on.

65

Rhodri Williams comes off.

65

Alex Wootton comes on.

65

Matt Healy comes off.

62

Jack Carty makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

61

A gap opened in the defence and Tom Daly took full advantage.

61

Spellbinding play by Kieran Marmion is finished off with a try.

61

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

61

A wonderful passing move by Connacht is finished off by Tom Daly.

59

Dragons decide to make a substitution, with Lewis Evans getting some game time.

59

Connacht make a substitution with Kieran Marmion coming on.

59

Dragons decide to make a substitution, with Harrison Keddie being replaced.

59

Connacht make a substitution with Caolin Blade coming off.

58

The defensive line has been broken as Peter Sullivan goes through the gap.

56

Connacht sub Jordan Duggan comes onto the field.

56

Denis Buckley departs for Connacht.

56

Ellis Shipp comes on for Dragons.

56

Richard Hibbard leaves the field.

56

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

54

Denis Buckley has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Greg Bateman comes on.

53

Brok Harris comes off.

53

Joseph Davies comes on.

53

Joe Maksymiw comes off.

53

Oisin Dowling comes on.

53

Niall Murray comes off.

53

Sam Davies converts the try.

52

Great forward play by Dragons allows Richard Hibbard to score the try.

52

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Jack Aungier getting some game time.

52

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Bealham being replaced.

52

Dragons have won 60 rucks so far this game.

51

Paul Boyle has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47

What a run here by Ashton Hewitt as they gets over the gainline!.

47

Connacht make a substitution with Eoghan Masterson coming on.

47

Connacht make a substitution with Abraham Papali'i coming off.

46

Jack Carty has kicked a conversion.

45

Caolin Blade makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45

Shane Delahunt played a key part in that try.

45

A series of passes by Connacht results in a try for Caolin Blade.

43

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

40

Connacht sub Abraham Papali'i comes onto the field.

40

Jack Aungier departs for Connacht.

40

The second half is underway.

40+2

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

40+2

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

36

Dragons have won 40 rucks so far this game.

36

Trouble here as Jamie Roberts breaches the defence.

35

Jack Aungier comes on for Connacht.

35

Abraham Papali'i leaves the field.

33

Sam Davies curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

32

Nobody could stop that maul! Richard Hibbard places the ball down for the try.

32

Finlay Bealham (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

29

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

28

Dragons have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23

Sam Davies has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

22

The Dragons pack has powered over for Richard Hibbard to score the try.

20

This is dangerous for the defence as Jack Dixon bursts through to advance the Dragons attack.

17

Jack Carty hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

15

A gap opened in the defence and Abraham Papali'i took full advantage.

15

That's a great try assist by Shane Delahunt.

15

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Abraham Papali'i.

14

Sean O'Brien comes on.

14

Peter Robb comes off.

11

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

10

Jack Carty sets up the try.

10

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

10

The kick through from Connacht has allowed Matt Healy to touch down.

9

Drop goal attempt from Jack Carty has the distance but not the direction.

3

Sam Davies has kicked a penalty goal.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

56%

Possession

44%

60%

Territory

40%

Metres

298

284

Carries

120

79

Clean Breaks

4

5

Defenders Beaten

22

17

Passes

141

103

Offloads

3

5

Penalties Conceded

9

16

Turnovers Conceded

14

7

98/115 85%

Tackles won

139/161 86%

3/4 75%

Scrums won

6/7 86%

20/21 95%

Lineouts won

18/19 95%

Action Areas

8.1%

2.5%

5.4%

10.2%

18%

21.1%

25%

9.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

John Porch

80

33

6

2

3

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Peter Sullivan

80

55

5

0

1

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

21

5

2

4

3

0

0

0

0

1

5

Peter Robb

15

4

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matt Healy

66

21

4

0

3

0

0

0

2

0

1

5

Jack Carty

80

12

3

9

6

2

1

0

0

0

0

10

Caolin Blade

60

20

6

33

1

0

0

0

4

0

1

5

Denis Buckley

57

0

0

1

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

67

14

8

8

9

0

0

0

0

16

0

0

Finlay Bealham

43

2

2

0

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

54

0

0

1

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

80

3

2

3

16

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

80

28

6

5

16

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

80

11

5

4

14

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

Abraham Papali'i

44

25

7

0

7

1

0

0

2

0

1

5

Jonny Murphy

13

12

2

0

3

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

Jordan Duggan

23

1

2

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Aungier

31

6

4

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

26

10

3

3

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

32

0

2

2

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

20

6

2

27

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

65

0

3

3

6

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Alex Wootton

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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