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Full Time

39 - 13

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 6 Jan 2018 | 19:45

  • Thomond Park

5
  • O'Shea 19'

  • Conway 53'

  • Earls 59'

  • Murray 63'

  • Murray 69'

Tries

1
  • McCartney 77'

2
  • Keatley 30'

  • Keatley 50'

Penalties

2
  • Carty 2'

  • Carty 24'

4
  • Keatley 20'

  • Keatley 54'

  • Keatley 64'

  • Keatley 69'

Conversions

1
  • Ronaldson 78'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Roux 62'

Simon

Zebo

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Andrew

Conway

14

Niyi

Adeolokun

Chris

Farrell

13

Eoin

Griffin

Rory

Scannell

12

Pita

Ahki

Keith

Earls

11

Matt

Healy

Ian

Keatley

10

Jack

Carty

Conor

Murray

9

Caolin

Blade

Dave

Kilcoyne

1

Peter

McCabe

Rhys

Marshall

2

Tom

McCartney

John

Ryan

3

Conor

Carey

Jean

Kleyn

4

Quinn

Roux

Darren

O'Shea

5

James

Cannon

Jack

O'Donoghue

6

Cillian

Gallagher

Conor

Oliver

7

Jarrad

Butler

CJ

Stander

8

John

Muldoon

Replacements

Mike

Sherry

16

Shane

Delahunt

James

Cronin

17

Conan

O'Donnell

Stephen

Archer

18

Finlay

Bealham

Robin

Copeland

19

Gavin

Thornbury

Peter

O'Mahony

20

Paul

Boyle

Duncan

Williams

21

James

Mitchell

Bill

Johnston

22

Craig

Ronaldson

Darren

Sweetnam

23

Darragh

Leader

80+1

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

80

A gap opened in the defence and Jarrad Butler took full advantage.

79

Darren O'Shea has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

78

Craig Ronaldson adds the two points for Connacht.

77

Jack O'Donoghue has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

77

The defensive line has been broken as Tom McCartney goes through the gap.

77

Cillian Gallagher sets up the try.

70

Duncan Williams comes on.

76

What a run here by Jack O'Donoghue as they gets over the gainline!.

76

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

75

Andrew Conway makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

75

Conan O'Donnell comes on.

75

Peter McCabe comes off.

74

Munster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

74

Fabulous play by Connacht has led to Jarrad Butler being able to wriggle through a gap.

72

CJ Stander has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

72

Rory Scannell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

72

Trouble here as Eoin Griffin breaches the defence.

70

Conor Murray comes off.

69

Ian Keatley does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

69

Spellbinding play by CJ Stander is finished off with a try.

69

Conor Murray scores the try from close range.

68

Tom McCartney has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

67

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Craig Ronaldson getting some game time.

60

Ian Keatley has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

67

Connacht make a substitution with James Mitchell coming on.

67

Connacht make a substitution with Caolin Blade coming off.

66

Munster sub Robin Copeland comes onto the field.

66

Jean Kleyn departs for Munster.

64

Ian Keatley makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

63

Bill Johnston comes on for Munster.

63

Chris Farrell leaves the field.

63

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

63

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

62

Quinn Roux (Connacht) is shown a yellow card.

61

This is dangerous for the defence as Keith Earls bursts through to advance the Munster attack.

61

Darragh Leader comes on.

61

Niyi Adeolokun comes off.

60

Darren Sweetnam comes on.

60

Simon Zebo comes off.

60

Mike Sherry comes on.

60

Rhys Marshall comes off.

59

Andrew Conway played a key part in that try.

59

A series of passes by Munster results in a try for Keith Earls.

59

A gap opened in the defence and Andrew Conway took full advantage.

57

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Paul Boyle getting some game time.

57

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with John Muldoon being replaced.

57

Connacht make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming on.

57

Connacht make a substitution with Conor Carey coming off.

56

Munster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

55

That's a great try assist by Ian Keatley.

54

Ian Keatley converts the try.

53

The kick through from Munster has allowed Andrew Conway to touch down.

52

Munster sub Stephen Archer comes onto the field.

52

John Ryan departs for Munster.

52

James Cronin comes on for Munster.

52

Dave Kilcoyne leaves the field.

51

The defensive line has been broken as Keith Earls goes through the gap.

50

Ian Keatley does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

49

What a run here by Chris Farrell as they gets over the gainline!.

44

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

44

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

41

Jack Carty makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40

Gavin Thornbury comes on.

40

James Cannon comes off.

40

The second half is underway.

40+1

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

40+1

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

39

Munster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

33

Fabulous play by Munster has led to Andrew Conway being able to wriggle through a gap.

31

Connacht have won 20 rucks so far this game.

30

Ian Keatley makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

24

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

20

Ian Keatley has kicked a conversion.

19

Conor Oliver sets up the try.

19

Great hands by Munster leads to a try for Darren O'Shea.

19

Trouble here as Chris Farrell breaches the defence.

18

Munster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

8

This is dangerous for the defence as Andrew Conway bursts through to advance the Munster attack.

7

A gap opened in the defence and CJ Stander took full advantage.

2

Jack Carty has kicked a penalty goal.

0

The defensive line has been broken as Niyi Adeolokun goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

49%

Possession

51%

56%

Territory

44%

Metres

372

279

Carries

121

130

Clean Breaks

11

10

Defenders Beaten

19

19

Passes

155

155

Offloads

8

10

Penalties Conceded

9

11

Turnovers Conceded

8

14

146/165 88%

Tackles won

119/138 86%

9/9 100%

Scrums won

5/5 100%

8/10 80%

Lineouts won

11/14 79%

Action Areas

3.4%

4.8%

10.5%

18.6%

18.7%

22.4%

16.9%

4.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

26

14

5

3

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Niyi Adeolokun

61

20

5

3

3

2

0

0

3

0

0

0

Eoin Griffin

80

34

9

3

8

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Pita Ahki

80

18

10

8

4

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matt Healy

80

8

6

3

2

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

Jack Carty

67

9

6

19

12

2

0

0

3

0

0

6

Caolin Blade

67

13

6

59

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Peter McCabe

75

5

5

0

8

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom McCartney

80

15

5

6

12

0

0

0

0

10

1

5

Conor Carey

57

1

4

3

5

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Quinn Roux

71

4

9

3

7

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

James Cannon

40

0

2

1

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cillian Gallagher

80

21

8

2

10

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

57

11

5

12

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

John Muldoon

57

10

6

0

7

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conan O'Donnell

5

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Finlay Bealham

23

0

3

0

5

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

40

8

5

0

5

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

23

7

4

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

James Mitchell

13

8

4

24

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Craig Ronaldson

13

7

4

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Darragh Leader

19

5

2

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

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