Match Centre

Full Time

19 - 29

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sun 1 Mar 2020 | 13:00

  • Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

3
  • Ungerer 27'

  • Cronje 30'

  • Cronje 57'

Tries

4
  • Fainga'a 0'

  • O'Halloran 5'

  • Carty 46'

  • Penalty 69'

0

Penalties

1
  • Carty 39'

2
  • Masuku 28'

  • Masuku 31'

Conversions

2
  • Carty 1'

  • Carty 6'

1
  • Lerm 69'

Yellow Cards

2
  • Godwin 25'

  • Daly 80'

0

Red Cards

1
  • Robb 15'

Masixole

Banda

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Southern Kings

Christopher

Hollis

14

John

Porch

Southern Kings

Sibusiso

Sithole

13

Kyle

Godwin

Southern Kings

Howard

Mnisi

12

Tom

Daly

Southern Kings

Erich

Cronje

11

Matt

Healy

Southern Kings

Siya

Masuku

10

Jack

Carty

Southern Kings

Stefan

Ungerer

9

Caolin

Blade

Southern Kings

Schalk

Ferreira

1

Paddy

McAllister

Southern Kings

Alandre

van Rooyen

2

Shane

Delahunt

Southern Kings

Rossouw

De Klerk

3

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

Southern Kings

Jerry

Sexton

4

Ultan

Dillane

Southern Kings

John-Charles

Astle

5

Joe

Maksymiw

Southern Kings

Lusanda

Badiyana

6

Paul

Boyle

Southern Kings

Thembelani

Bholi

7

Colby

Fainga'a

Southern Kings

Elrigh

Louw

8

Jarrad

Butler

Southern Kings

Replacements

Robin

Stevens

16

Dave

Heffernan

Southern Kings

Xandre

Vos

17

Denis

Buckley

Southern Kings

Pieter

Scholtz

18

Conor

Kenny

Southern Kings

Bobby

de Wee

19

Eoghan

Masterson

Southern Kings

Ruan

Lerm

20

Eoin

McKeon

Southern Kings

Theo

Maree

21

Kieran

Marmion

Southern Kings

Tiaan

Botes

22

Conor

Fitzgerald

Southern Kings

Josiah

Twum-Boafo

23

Peter

Robb

Southern Kings

80+3

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

80

Tom Daly (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

80

Kings have won 60 rucks so far this game.

80

A gap opened in the defence and Elrigh Louw took full advantage.

80

The defensive line has been broken as Howard Mnisi goes through the gap.

79

Connacht have won 100 rucks so far this game.

77

Conor Fitzgerald comes on for Connacht.

77

Kieran Marmion leaves the field.

77

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

77

Bobby de Wee has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

76

What a run here by Kieran Marmion as they gets over the gainline!.

74

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

74

Lusanda Badiyana has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

72

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Tiernan O'Halloran being able to wriggle through a gap.

71

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

70

Josiah Twum-Boafo comes on.

70

Christopher Hollis comes off.

69

The referee awards a penalty try to Connacht.

69

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

69

Eoghan Masterson comes on.

69

Joe Maksymiw comes off.

69

Ruan Lerm (Kings) is shown a yellow card.

68

Surely there's going to be a try here - but no!!! Elrigh Louw saves the day with a real try saver of a tackle.

63

John-Charles Astle has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

59

Erich Cronje has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

58

Tiaan Botes comes on.

58

Siya Masuku comes off.

55

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Paul Boyle being replaced.

55

Connacht make a substitution with Kieran Marmion coming on.

57

Spellbinding play by Theo Maree is finished off with a try.

57

Erich Cronje scores the try from close range.

55

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Eoin McKeon getting some game time.

55

Connacht make a substitution with Caolin Blade coming off.

52

Kings sub Bobby de Wee comes onto the field.

52

Jerry Sexton departs for Kings.

52

This is dangerous for the defence as Caolin Blade bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

52

Ruan Lerm comes on for Kings.

52

Thembelani Bholi leaves the field.

52

Pieter Scholtz comes on.

52

Rossouw De Klerk comes off.

50

Lusanda Badiyana has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

49

Theo Maree comes on.

49

Stefan Ungerer comes off.

48

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

48

Robin Stevens comes on.

48

Alandre van Rooyen comes off.

48

Kings decide to make a substitution, with Xandre Vos getting some game time.

46

Caolin Blade played a key part in that try.

47

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

46

A series of passes by Connacht results in a try for Jack Carty.

46

A gap opened in the defence and Jack Carty took full advantage.

44

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

40

Connacht make a substitution with Denis Buckley coming on.

40

Connacht make a substitution with Paddy McAllister coming off.

40

The second half is underway.

40

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

39

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

34

The defensive line has been broken as Siya Masuku goes through the gap.

32

Kings have won 40 rucks so far this game.

32

What a run here by Elrigh Louw as they gets over the gainline!.

32

Connacht sub Conor Kenny comes onto the field.

32

Dominic Robertson-McCoy departs for Connacht.

32

Dave Heffernan comes on for Connacht.

32

Shane Delahunt leaves the field.

31

Siya Masuku does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

31

That's a great try assist by Stefan Ungerer.

30

A stunning solo try from Erich Cronje.

30

Erich Cronje makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

28

Siya Masuku makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27

Kings are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Stefan Ungerer touching down.

25

Try saving tackle made by Jarrad Butler.

25

Kyle Godwin (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

19

Kings have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19

Fabulous play by Kings has led to Thembelani Bholi being able to wriggle through a gap.

15

Peter Robb (Connacht) is shown the red card.

14

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

10

What a tackle there by Tiernan O'Halloran as he saves a certain try!.

9

Peter Robb comes on.

9

Matt Healy comes off.

9

Trouble here as Masixole Banda breaches the defence.

6

Jack Carty converts the try.

5

Kyle Godwin sets up the try.

5

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Tiernan O'Halloran.

5

This is dangerous for the defence as Tiernan O'Halloran bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

1

Jack Carty has kicked a conversion.

0

Colby Fainga'a intercepts the pass to race ahead and score the try for Connacht.

0

A gap opened in the defence and Colby Fainga'a took full advantage.

0

The defensive line has been broken as Elrigh Louw goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

39%

Possession

61%

35%

Territory

65%

Metres

412

385

Carries

95

126

Clean Breaks

15

8

Defenders Beaten

22

32

Passes

112

131

Offloads

3

5

Penalties Conceded

13

8

Turnovers Conceded

14

8

159/191 83%

Tackles won

89/111 80%

4/4 100%

Scrums won

9/9 100%

12/15 80%

Lineouts won

9/13 69%

Action Areas

8.4%

4.3%

8.6%

12.3%

13.1%

21.6%

11.4%

20.2%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

87

11

3

3

1

0

1

6

0

1

5

John Porch

80

49

5

2

5

2

0

0

3

0

0

0

Kyle Godwin

70

16

9

5

5

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

Tom Daly

79

8

7

2

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matt Healy

9

10

1

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

18

8

19

5

4

0

0

3

0

1

12

Caolin Blade

55

27

7

48

3

1

1

0

4

0

0

0

Paddy McAllister

40

3

1

3

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

32

3

1

1

3

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

32

2

2

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

4

9

1

5

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Joe Maksymiw

69

12

7

3

6

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

55

5

2

2

8

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

80

65

6

4

9

2

1

0

2

0

1

5

Jarrad Butler

80

25

12

4

14

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

48

25

19

1

5

1

0

1

2

7

0

0

Denis Buckley

40

0

5

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Kenny

48

0

2

1

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

11

8

6

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

25

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

22

11

3

22

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

3

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Peter Robb

6

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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