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Full Time

41 - 14

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 21 Feb 2020 | 19:35

  • Scottish Gas Murrayfield

5
  • Penalty 23'

  • Berghan 32'

  • Schoeman 57'

  • van der 65'

  • Penalty der 78'

Tries

2
  • O'Halloran 40+1'

  • O'Halloran 47'

2
  • Hickey 8'

  • Hickey 19'

Penalties

0
3
  • Hickey 33'

  • Hickey 57'

  • Hickey 66'

Conversions

2
  • Carty 40+2'

  • Carty 47'

2
  • Sau 71'

  • Haining 75'

Yellow Cards

3
  • Carty 23'

  • Masterson 75'

  • Fitzgerald 79'

Damien

Hoyland

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Eroni

Sau

14

Niyi

Adeolokun

Mark

Bennett

13

Kyle

Godwin

Matt

Scott

12

Peter

Robb

Duhan

van der

11

John

Porch

Simon

Hickey

10

Jack

Carty

Nic

Groom

9

Kieran

Marmion

Pierre

Schoeman

1

Denis

Buckley

Michael

Willemse

2

Shane

Delahunt

Simon

Berghan

3

Finlay

Bealham

Stan

South

4

Niall

Murray

Lewis

Carmichael

5

Joe

Maksymiw

Nick

Haining

6

Paul

Boyle

Luke

Crosbie

7

Colby

Fainga'a

Viliame

Mata

8

Jarrad

Butler

Replacements

Cameron

Fenton

16

Jonny

Murphy

Murray

McCallum

17

Paddy

McAllister

Daniel

Winning

18

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

Jamie

Hodgson

19

Eoghan

Masterson

John

Barclay

20

Eoin

McKeon

Charlie

Shiel

21

Caolin

Blade

Jaco

van der

22

Conor

Fitzgerald

George

Taylor

23

Tom

Daly

80

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

79

Conor Fitzgerald (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

78

Edinburgh put the pressure on with this scrum and it has paid off as they are awarded a penalty try.

78

Edinburgh have been awarded a penalty try by The referee.

76

Paddy McAllister has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

75

Eoghan Masterson (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

75

Nick Haining (Edinburgh) is shown a yellow card.

74

Edinburgh make a substitution with Daniel Winning coming on.

74

Edinburgh make a substitution with Pierre Schoeman coming off.

73

Shane Delahunt has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

72

Connacht sub Shane Delahunt comes onto the field.

72

Jonny Murphy departs for Connacht.

72

Jaco van der Walt comes on for Edinburgh.

72

Simon Hickey leaves the field.

72

Jamie Hodgson comes on.

72

Stan South comes off.

71

Cameron Fenton comes on.

71

Michael Willemse comes off.

71

Eroni Sau (Edinburgh) is shown a yellow card.

70

There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Simon Hickey as it drops short of the posts.

68

Jarrad Butler has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

66

Tom Daly comes on.

66

Peter Robb comes off.

66

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with Nick Haining getting some game time.

66

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with Viliame Mata being replaced.

66

Edinburgh make a substitution with Charlie Shiel coming on.

66

Edinburgh make a substitution with Nic Groom coming off.

66

Edinburgh sub Murray McCallum comes onto the field.

66

Simon Berghan departs for Edinburgh.

66

Simon Hickey adds the two points for Edinburgh.

66

Simon Hickey sets up the try.

65

Great hands by Edinburgh leads to a try for Duhan van der Merwe.

45

Denis Buckley departs for Connacht.

62

Eoin McKeon comes on for Connacht.

62

Paul Boyle leaves the field.

62

Simon Berghan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57

Simon Hickey does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

57

The pressure has finally told as Pierre Schoeman scores from close range.

56

Dominic Robertson-McCoy has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55

Conor Fitzgerald comes on.

55

Jack Carty comes off.

55

Caolin Blade comes on.

55

Kieran Marmion comes off.

55

Jonny Murphy comes on.

55

Shane Delahunt comes off.

55

Trouble here as Duhan van der Merwe breaches the defence.

54

Colby Fainga'a has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with John Barclay getting some game time.

47

Jack Carty makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

51

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

50

Connacht make a substitution with Eoghan Masterson coming on.

50

Connacht make a substitution with Niall Murray coming off.

49

Edinburgh have won 40 rucks so far this game.

47

Connacht are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Tiernan O'Halloran picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

47

Nick Haining has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

45

Connacht sub Paddy McAllister comes onto the field.

44

Stan South has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

42

Pierre Schoeman has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

40

Luke Crosbie has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

40

The second half is underway.

40+3

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

40+2

Jack Carty converts the try.

40+1

Tiernan O'Halloran scores the try from close range.

40+1

Lewis Carmichael has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

37

Michael Willemse has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

33

Simon Hickey has kicked a conversion.

32

Edinburgh are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Simon Berghan touching down.

29

George Taylor comes on for Edinburgh.

29

Matt Scott leaves the field.

29

This is dangerous for the defence as Nick Haining bursts through to advance the Edinburgh attack.

28

Edinburgh have won 20 rucks so far this game.

28

A gap opened in the defence and Duhan van der Merwe took full advantage.

27

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

23

Jack Carty (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

23

The referee awards a penalty try to Edinburgh.

23

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

19

Simon Hickey kicks the penalty.

12

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

8

Simon Hickey has kicked a penalty goal.

5

Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes on.

5

Finlay Bealham comes off.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

47%

Possession

53%

47%

Territory

53%

Metres

312

153

Carries

86

105

Clean Breaks

6

0

Defenders Beaten

27

6

Passes

59

104

Offloads

0

2

Penalties Conceded

9

12

Turnovers Conceded

10

14

149/155 96%

Tackles won

130/157 83%

9/10 90%

Scrums won

8/9 89%

10/11 91%

Lineouts won

8/10 80%

Action Areas

5.1%

1.3%

11.3%

15.6%

12.2%

24.7%

16.4%

13.5%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

9

6

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

10

Niyi Adeolokun

80

0

5

0

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Kyle Godwin

80

3

3

2

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Peter Robb

66

11

6

3

3

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

John Porch

80

48

8

2

6

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Carty

45

7

4

7

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

4

Kieran Marmion

55

4

4

49

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

45

6

5

3

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

63

11

10

1

11

3

0

1

0

4

0

0

Finlay Bealham

5

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

50

4

4

4

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Maksymiw

80

3

7

2

9

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

62

3

7

2

8

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

80

12

7

0

17

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

27

10

3

12

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

Jonny Murphy

17

0

0

1

3

1

0

0

0

4

0

0

Paddy McAllister

35

0

1

1

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

75

1

8

2

12

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

25

0

5

3

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

18

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

25

0

0

11

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

24

3

1

1

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Daly

14

1

3

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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