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Full Time

20 - 17

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Fri 5 Mar 2021 | 19:35

  • Thomond Park

2
  • Cronin 22'

  • Haley 57'

Tries

2
  • Healy 4'

  • Boyle 62'

2
  • Healy 43'

  • Carbery 68'

Penalties

1
  • Carty 26'

2
  • Healy 23'

  • Carbery 58'

Conversions

2
  • Carty 5'

  • Carty 64'

1
  • Cloete 60'

Yellow Cards

1
  • Aki 44'

Mike

Haley

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Andrew

Conway

14

John

Porch

Chris

Farrell

13

Tom

Daly

Rory

Scannell

12

Bundee

Aki

Shane

Daly

11

Matt

Healy

Ben

Healy

10

Jack

Carty

Craig

Casey

9

Caolin

Blade

James

Cronin

1

Denis

Buckley

Niall

Scannell

2

Dave

Heffernan

Stephen

Archer

3

Finlay

Bealham

Fineen

Wycherley

4

Ultan

Dillane

Billy

Holland

5

Gavin

Thornbury

Jack

O'Donoghue

6

Jarrad

Butler

Chris

Cloete

7

Conor

Oliver

Gavin

Coombes

8

Paul

Boyle

Replacements

Kevin

O'Byrne

16

Shane

Delahunt

Jeremy

Loughman

17

Matthew

Burke

John

Ryan

18

Jack

Aungier

Jean

Kleyn

19

Niall

Murray

Jack

O'Sullivan

20

Eoghan

Masterson

Nick

McCarthy

21

Kieran

Marmion

Joey

Carbery

22

Sean

O'Brien

Damian

de Allende

23

Alex

Wootton

80+1

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

72

Munster decide to make a substitution, with Jack O'Sullivan getting some game time.

72

Munster decide to make a substitution, with Jack O'Donoghue being replaced.

70

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

68

Connacht make a substitution with Eoghan Masterson coming on.

68

Connacht make a substitution with Paul Boyle coming off.

68

The defensive line has been broken as Alex Wootton goes through the gap.

68

Munster sub Jeremy Loughman comes onto the field.

68

James Cronin departs for Munster.

68

Kieran Marmion comes on for Connacht.

68

Caolin Blade leaves the field.

68

Shane Delahunt comes on.

68

Dave Heffernan comes off.

68

Joey Carbery makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

66

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

65

What a run here by Mike Haley as they gets over the gainline!.

65

Munster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

64

Jack Carty does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

62

Paul Boyle makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

62

Paul Boyle scores the try from close range.

60

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

60

Chris Cloete (Munster) is shown a yellow card.

59

Jack Aungier comes on.

59

Finlay Bealham comes off.

59

Alex Wootton comes on.

59

Tiernan O'Halloran comes off.

59

Munster decide to make a substitution, with John Ryan getting some game time.

59

Munster decide to make a substitution, with Stephen Archer being replaced.

58

Joey Carbery makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

57

Trouble here as Mike Haley breaches the defence.

57

A stunning solo try from Mike Haley.

56

Munster make a substitution with Damian de Allende coming on.

56

Munster make a substitution with Rory Scannell coming off.

56

Munster sub Joey Carbery comes onto the field.

56

Ben Healy departs for Munster.

56

Jean Kleyn comes on for Munster.

56

Fineen Wycherley leaves the field.

56

This is dangerous for the defence as Jack Carty bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

56

Kevin O'Byrne comes on.

56

Niall Scannell comes off.

56

Ben Healy steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

52

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

48

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

48

Finlay Bealham has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47

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

44

Bundee Aki (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

43

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

43

Ben Healy kicks the penalty.

41

Munster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40

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

40

The second half is underway.

40+1

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

40+1

Ben Healy steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

39

Dave Heffernan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

28

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

26

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

23

Ben Healy converts the try.

22

Munster are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with James Cronin touching down.

18

Munster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

4

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

4

Jack Carty sets up the try.

4

Great hands by Connacht leads to a try for Matt Healy.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

53%

Possession

47%

56%

Territory

44%

Metres

299

259

Carries

93

82

Clean Breaks

3

9

Defenders Beaten

10

19

Passes

104

121

Offloads

5

4

Penalties Conceded

9

15

Turnovers Conceded

4

10

100/119 84%

Tackles won

120/130 92%

4/4 100%

Scrums won

5/5 100%

13/19 68%

Lineouts won

9/11 82%

Action Areas

7.5%

5.9%

9.5%

16.5%

20.5%

18.3%

14.2%

7.5%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

60

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Porch

80

19

4

1

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

14

6

2

5

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

70

35

5

6

4

0

1

0

5

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

16

6

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

5

Jack Carty

80

28

5

19

10

2

0

0

3

0

0

7

Caolin Blade

69

16

2

52

5

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

80

0

1

2

14

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

69

40

8

4

14

2

0

0

1

8

0

0

Finlay Bealham

60

7

5

0

7

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

2

4

3

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

80

6

7

3

10

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

20

6

2

14

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

80

9

6

5

12

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

69

7

4

6

7

0

0

0

2

0

1

5

Shane Delahunt

11

3

3

0

2

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

Matthew Burke

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Aungier

20

3

2

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

11

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

11

0

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Alex Wootton

20

34

5

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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