Match Centre

Full Time

41 - 21

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 30 Apr 2022 | 15:05

  • Hollywoodbets Kings Park

5
  • Grobler 23'

  • Louw 44'

  • Mbonambi 48'

  • Grobler 53'

  • Roux Roets 76'

Tries

2
  • Thornbury 26'

  • Blade 35'

2
  • Bosch 14'

  • Bosch 73'

Penalties

3
  • Fitzgerald 7'

  • Fitzgerald 20'

  • Fitzgerald 31'

5
  • Bosch 25'

  • Bosch 45'

  • Bosch 49'

  • Bosch 54'

  • Bosch 77'

Conversions

1
  • Fitzgerald 36'

0

Yellow Cards

1
  • Porch 22'

Ox

Nche

1

Denis

Buckley

Bongi

Mbonambi

2

Dave

Heffernan

Thomas

du Toit

3

Finlay

Bealham

Le

Roux Roets

4

Gavin

Thornbury

Gerbrandt

Grobler

5

Leva

Fifita

Siya

Kolisi

6

Cian

Prendergast

Henco

Venter

7

Conor

Oliver

Phepsi

Buthelezi

8

Jarrad

Butler

Jaden

Hendrikse

9

Caolin

Blade

Curwin

Bosch

10

Conor

Fitzgerald

Makazole

Mapimpi

11

Alex

Wootton

Marius

Louw

12

Tom

Daly

Ben

Tapuai

13

Tom

Farrell

Werner

Kok

14

John

Porch

Aphelele

Fassi

15

Mack

Hansen

Replacements

Kerron

van Vuuren

16

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

Ntuthuko

Mchunu

17

Jordan

Duggan

Khutha

Mchunu

18

Jack

Aungier

Reniel

Hugo

19

Niall

Murray

Jeandre

Labuschagne

20

Oisin

Dowling

Sikhumbuzo

Notshe

21

Kieran

Marmion

Grant

Williams

22

Jack

Carty

Boeta

Chamberlain

23

Tiernan

O'Halloran

81

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

78

This is dangerous for the defence as Curwin Bosch bursts through to advance the Sharks attack.

77

Curwin Bosch has kicked a conversion.

76

A wonderful passing move by Sharks is finished off by Le Roux Roets

76

Spellbinding play by Ntuthuko Mchunu is finished off with a try.

75

Boeta Chamberlain comes on.

75

Jaden Hendrikse comes off.

75

Sikhumbuzo Notshe comes on.

75

Phepsi Buthelezi comes off.

73

Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Kerron van Vuuren getting some game time.

73

Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Bongi Mbonambi being replaced.

73

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jordan Duggan getting some game time.

73

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Denis Buckley being replaced.

73

Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Ntuthuko Mchunu getting some game time.

73

Sharks decide to make a substitution, with Ox Nche being replaced.

73

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack Carty getting some game time.

73

Curwin Bosch has kicked a penalty goal.

70

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Denis Buckley getting some game time.

73

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Tom Farrell being replaced.

70

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jordan Duggan being replaced.

68

A gap opened in the defence and Aphelele Fassi took full advantage.

67

Sharks make a substitution with Reniel Hugo coming on.

67

Sharks make a substitution with Gerbrandt Grobler coming off.

67

Sharks make a substitution with Jeandre Labuschagne coming on.

67

Sharks make a substitution with Henco Venter coming off.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Oisin Dowling coming on.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Jarrad Butler coming off.

59

Tiernan O'Halloran comes on for Connacht Rugby.

59

Alex Wootton leaves the field.

57

Niall Murray comes on for Connacht Rugby.

57

Leva Fifita leaves the field.

57

Dylan Tierney-Martin comes on for Connacht Rugby.

57

Dave Heffernan leaves the field.

57

Jordan Duggan comes on for Connacht Rugby.

57

Denis Buckley leaves the field.

55

Kieran Marmion comes on for Connacht Rugby.

55

Caolin Blade leaves the field.

54

The touch judges raise their flags as Curwin Bosch kicks the conversion.

53

Nothing was going to stop Gerbrandt Grobler from scoring as they record the try for Sharks.

51

What a run here by Jaden Hendrikse as they get over the gainline!

49

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack Aungier getting some game time.

49

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Bealham being replaced.

49

Curwin Bosch adds the two points for Sharks.

48

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Bongi Mbonambi dots the ball down from close range.

46

Aphelele Fassi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45

Curwin Bosch adds the two points for Sharks.

44

Slick passing by Sharks leads to a try for Marius Louw.

44

Spellbinding play by Grant Williams is finished off with a try.

44

Grant Williams makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

Sharks sub Grant Williams comes onto the field.

40

Ben Tapuai departs for Sharks.

40

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

37

Fabulous play by Sharks has led to Makazole Mapimpi being able to wriggle through a gap.

36

Conor Fitzgerald does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

35

Incisive passing by Connacht Rugby is finished off by Caolin Blade, as they goes over for the try.

35

Finlay Bealham sets up the try.

35

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Caolin Blade being able to wriggle through a gap.

31

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as Conor Fitzgerald successfully kicks the penalty goal.

28

Khutha Mchunu comes on.

28

Thomas du Toit comes off.

27

Conor Fitzgerald curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

26

Brilliant skill shown there by Gavin Thornbury as they go over the white wash for a try.

26

Trouble here as Gavin Thornbury breaches the defence.

25

Curwin Bosch makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

23

Sharks are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Gerbrandt Grobler picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

22

John Porch (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

20

Conor Fitzgerald adds the points for Connacht Rugby.

14

Curwin Bosch makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

12

Curwin Bosch was unlucky to have missed the penalty after the ball hit the right post.

7

Conor Fitzgerald kicks the penalty.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

56%

Possession

44%

69%

Territory

31%

Metres

418

230

Carries

104

90

Clean Breaks

6

2

Defenders Beaten

24

11

Passes

118

123

Offloads

5

8

Penalties Conceded

13

8

Turnovers Conceded

11

12

109/120 91%

Tackles won

136/160 85%

4/5 80%

Scrums won

5/7 71%

12/13 92%

Lineouts won

12/13 92%

Action Areas

2.8%

8.5%

10%

12.4%

23.5%

22.1%

16.3%

4.3%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

61

0

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

58

8

3

2

11

1

0

0

0

7

0

0

Finlay Bealham

50

11

4

1

10

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

80

19

4

3

11

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

Leva Fifita

58

4

7

2

15

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

10

5

5

14

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

80

4

8

7

11

4

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

65

7

5

5

6

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

55

17

2

36

3

1

2

0

2

0

1

5

Conor Fitzgerald

80

70

6

11

6

2

0

0

2

0

0

11

Alex Wootton

60

0

1

0

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

15

10

3

8

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

73

0

4

3

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

John Porch

68

30

9

1

3

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Mack Hansen

80

15

4

4

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

22

1

5

1

4

0

1

0

0

5

0

0

Jordan Duggan

19

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Aungier

30

0

1

1

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

22

0

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

15

2

4

5

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

25

11

3

28

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

7

2

3

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tiernan O'Halloran

20

3

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

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