Match Centre

Full Time

38 - 15

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 24 Sep 2022 | 13:30

  • Danie Craven Stadium

4
  • Roos 3'

  • Venter 61'

  • Dayimani 66'

  • Theunissen 82'

Tries

2
  • Tierney-Martin 38'

  • Aungier 70'

4
  • Libbok 12'

  • Libbok 26'

  • Libbok 44'

  • Libbok 54'

Penalties

1
  • Fitzgerald 7'

3
  • Libbok 5'

  • Libbok 63'

  • Libbok 84'

Conversions

1
  • Hawkshaw 71'

1
  • Orie 36'

Yellow Cards

0
0

Red Cards

1
  • Aki 59'

Alistair

Vermaak

1

Denis

Buckley

Andre-Hugo

Venter

2

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

Brok

Harris

3

Finlay

Bealham

Ernst

van Rhyn

4

Josh

Murphy

Marvin

Orie

5

Niall

Murray

Junior

Pokomela

6

Cian

Prendergast

Hacjivah

Dayimani

7

Jarrad

Butler

Evan

Roos

8

Paul

Boyle

Paul

de Wet

9

Caolin

Blade

Manie

Libbok

10

Conor

Fitzgerald

Seabelo

Senatla

11

Mack

Hansen

Daniel

du Plessis

12

Tom

Farrell

Suleiman

Hartzenberg

13

Byron

Ralston

Angelo

Davids

14

John

Porch

Clayton

Blommetjies

15

Oran

McNulty

Replacements

Chad

Solomon

16

Dave

Heffernan

Kwenzo

Blose

17

Peter

Dooley

Neethling

Fouche

18

Jack

Aungier

Adre

Smith

19

Oisin

Dowling

Marcel

Theunissen

20

Shamus

Hurley-Langton

Willie

Engelbrecht

21

Kieran

Marmion

Godlen

Masimla

22

David

Hawkshaw

Sacha

Mngomezulu

23

Bundee

Aki

84

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

84

Manie Libbok converts the try.

82

Great forward play by Stormers allows Marcel Theunissen to score the try.

79

This is dangerous for the defence as John Porch bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

74

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with John Porch getting some game time.

74

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Conor Fitzgerald being replaced.

73

A gap opened in the defence and Hacjivah Dayimani took full advantage.

71

David Hawkshaw has kicked a conversion.

70

Jack Aungier scores the try from close range.

70

That's a great try assist by Shamus Hurley-Langton.

68

Stormers make a substitution with Godlen Masimla coming on.

68

Stormers make a substitution with Seabelo Senatla coming off.

68

Stormers make a substitution with Marcel Theunissen coming on.

68

Stormers make a substitution with Evan Roos coming off.

68

Manie Libbok curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

66

A stunning solo try from Hacjivah Dayimani

66

The defensive line has been broken as Hacjivah Dayimani goes through the gap.

66

Neethling Fouche sets up the try.

63

Connacht Rugby sub Oisin Dowling comes onto the field.

63

Niall Murray departs for Connacht Rugby.

63

Connacht Rugby sub Shamus Hurley-Langton comes onto the field.

63

Paul Boyle departs for Connacht Rugby.

63

Stormers sub Kwenzo Blose comes onto the field.

63

Alistair Vermaak departs for Stormers.

63

Stormers sub Chad Solomon comes onto the field.

63

Andre-Hugo Venter departs for Stormers.

63

The Stormers supporters go wild as Manie Libbok successfully kicks the conversion.

61

Great hands by Stormers leads to a try for Andre-Hugo Venter

61

Spellbinding play by Paul de Wet is finished off with a try.

61

The defensive line has been broken as Seabelo Senatla goes through the gap.

61

The defensive line has been broken as Angelo Davids goes through the gap.

60

Stormers sub Willie Engelbrecht comes onto the field.

60

Junior Pokomela departs for Stormers.

60

Connacht Rugby sub Conor Fitzgerald comes onto the field.

60

John Porch departs for Connacht Rugby.

59

Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby) is shown the red card

59

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

58

David Hawkshaw comes on for Connacht Rugby.

58

Conor Fitzgerald leaves the field.

58

Sacha Mngomezulu comes on for Stormers.

58

Suleiman Hartzenberg leaves the field.

58

What a run here by John Porch as they get over the gainline!

57

What a run here by John Porch as they get over the gainline!

56

Jack Aungier comes on for Connacht Rugby.

56

Finlay Bealham leaves the field.

56

Dave Heffernan comes on for Connacht Rugby.

56

Dylan Tierney-Martin leaves the field.

56

Peter Dooley comes on for Connacht Rugby.

56

Denis Buckley leaves the field.

54

Manie Libbok does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

52

Adre Smith comes on.

52

Ernst van Rhyn comes off.

51

Neethling Fouche comes on.

51

Brok Harris comes off.

50

Bundee Aki comes on.

50

Oran McNulty comes off.

48

Daniel du Plessis makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

47

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Kieran Marmion getting some game time.

47

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Caolin Blade being replaced.

44

Manie Libbok kicks the penalty.

40

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Mack Hansen being able to wriggle through a gap.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

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

39

Connacht Rugby go for goal with Conor Fitzgerald taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

38

The Connacht Rugby maul pushes over the tryline as Dylan Tierney-Martin scores.

36

Marvin Orie (Stormers) is shown a yellow card

28

Trouble here as John Porch breaches the defence.

26

The touch judges raise their flags as Manie Libbok kicks the penalty goal.

21

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

12

Manie Libbok makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

7

Conor Fitzgerald kicks the penalty.

5

Manie Libbok has kicked a conversion.

3

A stunning solo try from Evan Roos

3

The defensive line has been broken as Evan Roos goes through the gap.

3

Paul de Wet sets up the try.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

40%

Possession

60%

44%

Territory

56%

Metres

408

381

Carries

69

117

Clean Breaks

6

6

Defenders Beaten

18

20

Passes

118

153

Offloads

9

5

Penalties Conceded

15

14

Turnovers Conceded

11

14

143/163 88%

Tackles won

57/75 76%

6/6 100%

Scrums won

3/3 100%

13/17 76%

Lineouts won

16/18 89%

Action Areas

5.6%

6.3%

16.2%

21.2%

12.2%

17.5%

5.2%

15.8%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

56

0

3

6

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

56

17

8

2

3

1

0

0

2

13

1

5

Finlay Bealham

56

7

6

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Josh Murphy

80

12

12

8

5

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Niall Murray

64

0

2

4

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

9

2

7

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

19

7

6

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

64

11

7

6

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

48

1

5

31

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Fitzgerald

73

19

5

16

3

1

0

1

1

0

0

3

Mack Hansen

80

58

7

8

2

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

80

4

14

3

4

2

0

1

2

0

0

0

Byron Ralston

80

46

8

3

4

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

John Porch

66

111

9

3

2

2

1

0

7

0

0

0

Oran McNulty

51

21

3

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

24

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

Peter Dooley

24

0

3

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Aungier

24

7

6

3

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

5

Oisin Dowling

16

14

3

3

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Shamus Hurley-Langton

16

0

2

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Kieran Marmion

32

23

2

32

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

David Hawkshaw

21

1

2

8

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Bundee Aki

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Another away performance not to be for Connacht after defeat in Stellenbosch to DHL Stormers.

The defending champions of the the United Rugby Championship took advantage of Connacht going down to 14 men after Bundee Aki’s getting sent off for a dangerous clear-out, the sending off coming midway through the second half after Tom Farrell touching down before going to the TMO.

Farrell's try would have brought Connacht to within a score of the champions but the sending off extinguished any hope of a fight back.

It was a sore defeat for Connacht to take but one of the big concerns for Andy Friend and his coaching staff is the ankle injury picked up by scrum-half Caolin Blade. Blade is named to go on Emerging Ireland tour of South Africa in the coming weeks.

Stormers back row, Evan Roos opened the scoring for the South African side. Dylan Tierney-Martin got Connacht back into the game with a try before half-time which had the score 13-8 in the home sides favour.

Through the boot of Manie Libbok, Stormers had stretched their lead out to 19-8 when Aki was shown red. Quickfire tries by Andre-Hugo Venter and Hacjivah Dayimani wrapped up the result for Stormers against the 14-men of Connacht before Marcel Theunissen earned the hosts a four-try bonus point in second-half stoppage time.