Match Centre

Full Time

30 - 33

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 23 Apr 2022 | 15:05

  • Emirates Airline Park

4
  • Maxwane 39'

  • van den 53'

  • van der 65'

  • Odendaal 69'

Tries

3
  • Prendergast 2'

  • Penalty 9'

  • Daly 61'

2
  • Hendrikse 19'

  • Hendrikse 46'

Penalties

4
  • Carty 42'

  • Carty 50'

  • Carty 59'

  • Carty 74'

2
  • Hendrikse 54'

  • Hendrikse 70'

Conversions

2
  • Carty 2'

  • Carty 62'

1
  • Dreyer 9'

Yellow Cards

0

Sti

Sithole

1

Denis

Buckley

PJ

Botha

2

Dave

Heffernan

Ruan

Dreyer

3

Jack

Aungier

Ruben

Schoeman

4

Oisin

Dowling

Reinhard

Nothnagel

5

Niall

Murray

Francke

Horn

6

Cian

Prendergast

Vincent

Tshituka

7

Jarrad

Butler

Emmanuel

Tshituka

8

Paul

Boyle

Morne

van den

9

Caolin

Blade

Jordan

Hendrikse

10

Jack

Carty

Edwill

van der

11

Alex

Wootton

Burger

Odendaal

12

Tom

Daly

Wandisile

Simelane

13

Bundee

Aki

Rabz

Maxwane

14

John

Porch

Quan

Horn

15

Mack

Hansen

Replacements

Jaco

Visagie

16

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

Jean-Pierre

Smith

17

Jordan

Duggan

Carlu

Sadie

18

Greg

McGrath

Ruan

Venter

19

Leva

Fifita

Sibusiso

Sangweni

20

Conor

Oliver

Andre

Warner

21

Kieran

Marmion

Manuel

Rass

22

Conor

Fitzgerald

Tiaan

Swanepoel

23

Shayne

Bolton

81

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

78

Conor Fitzgerald comes on.

78

Alex Wootton comes off.

74

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

72

Jack Carty takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

70

Jordan Hendrikse has kicked a conversion.

69

A bit of individual brilliance by Burger Odendaal leads to a try for Lions

69

A gap opened in the defence and Burger Odendaal took full advantage.

69

That's a great try assist by Jordan Hendrikse.

67

A gap opened in the defence and Jean-Pierre Smith took full advantage.

66

Jordan Hendrikse curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

65

Great hands by Lions leads to a try for Edwill van der Merwe

65

The defensive line has been broken as Edwill van der Merwe goes through the gap.

65

Quan Horn sets up the try.

64

Lions sub Andre Warner comes onto the field.

64

Morne van den Berg departs for Lions.

63

Connacht Rugby sub Kieran Marmion comes onto the field.

63

Caolin Blade departs for Connacht Rugby.

62

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as Jack Carty successfully kicks the conversion.

61

Great hands by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for Tom Daly

61

Spellbinding play by Bundee Aki is finished off with a try.

59

Dylan Tierney-Martin comes on for Connacht Rugby.

59

Dave Heffernan leaves the field.

59

Jordan Duggan comes on for Connacht Rugby.

59

Denis Buckley leaves the field.

59

Jack Carty adds the points for Connacht Rugby.

56

Jordan Hendrikse steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

55

Ruan Venter comes on for Lions.

55

Ruben Schoeman leaves the field.

55

Jaco Visagie comes on for Lions.

55

PJ Botha leaves the field.

54

The touch judges raise their flags as Jordan Hendrikse kicks the conversion.

53

Nothing was going to stop Morne van den Berg from scoring as they record the try for Lions.

50

Conor Oliver comes on.

50

Paul Boyle comes off.

50

Leva Fifita comes on.

50

Oisin Dowling comes off.

50

Jack Carty does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

47

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Carlu Sadie getting some game time.

47

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Ruan Dreyer being replaced.

47

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Jean-Pierre Smith getting some game time.

47

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Sti Sithole being replaced.

46

Jordan Hendrikse makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

45

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Greg McGrath getting some game time.

45

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack Aungier being replaced.

42

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

40

The second half kicks off.

41

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

40

Lions go for goal with Jordan Hendrikse taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

39

Incisive passing by Lions is finished off by Rabz Maxwane, as they goes over for the try.

39

That's a great try assist by Wandisile Simelane.

39

Fabulous play by Lions has led to Wandisile Simelane being able to wriggle through a gap.

29

Bundee Aki comes on.

29

Shayne Bolton comes off.

20

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Emmanuel Tshituka getting some game time.

20

Lions decide to make a substitution, with Carlu Sadie being replaced.

19

Jordan Hendrikse does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

18

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Shayne Bolton coming on.

18

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Bundee Aki coming off.

11

Lions sub Carlu Sadie comes onto the field.

11

Emmanuel Tshituka departs for Lions.

9

The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Connacht Rugby.

9

Ruan Dreyer (Lions) is shown a yellow card

6

The defensive line has been broken as Mack Hansen goes through the gap.

2

Jack Carty has kicked a conversion.

2

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

2

The defensive line has been broken as Cian Prendergast goes through the gap.

2

Caolin Blade sets up the try.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

54%

Possession

46%

48%

Territory

52%

Metres

424

209

Carries

110

68

Clean Breaks

4

2

Defenders Beaten

28

13

Passes

121

88

Offloads

13

7

Penalties Conceded

13

12

Turnovers Conceded

12

8

73/86 85%

Tackles won

125/153 82%

0/0 NAN%

Scrums won

5/9 56%

13/14 93%

Lineouts won

10/12 83%

Action Areas

7.5%

4.6%

9.5%

15.3%

20.2%

11.7%

19.9%

11.2%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

59

7

1

2

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

59

14

5

2

10

2

0

0

1

6

0

0

Jack Aungier

46

0

1

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

51

0

1

7

8

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

80

1

1

2

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

11

5

3

12

2

1

0

2

0

1

5

Jarrad Butler

80

11

9

4

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

51

7

5

3

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

63

29

5

32

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

14

3

10

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

16

Alex Wootton

79

29

9

1

4

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

Tom Daly

80

16

4

1

10

2

0

0

3

0

1

5

Bundee Aki

69

3

1

4

5

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

John Porch

80

11

3

1

3

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

Mack Hansen

80

44

9

6

1

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

21

0

0

1

3

0

1

0

0

3

0

0

Jordan Duggan

21

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Greg McGrath

34

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Leva Fifita

29

3

3

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

29

8

2

1

3

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

17

0

0

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shayne Bolton

11

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

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