Match Centre

Full Time

21 - 13

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 4 May 2019 | 17:35

  • Kingspan Stadium

2
  • Timoney 14'

  • Coetzee 77'

Tries

1
  • Aki 54'

3
  • Cooney 4'

  • Cooney 40'

  • Cooney 61'

Penalties

2
  • Carty 29'

  • Carty 67'

1
  • Burns 78'

Conversions

1
  • Carty 55'

Michael

Lowry

15

Tiernan

O'Halloran

Robert

Baloucoune

14

Stephen

Fitzgerald

Luke

Marshall

13

Tom

Farrell

Stuart

McCloskey

12

Bundee

Aki

Robert

Lyttle

11

Matt

Healy

Billy

Burns

10

Jack

Carty

John

Cooney

9

Kieran

Marmion

Eric

O'Sullivan

1

Denis

Buckley

Rory

Best

2

Dave

Heffernan

Ross

Kane

3

Finlay

Bealham

Iain

Henderson

4

Ultan

Dillane

Kieran

Treadwell

5

Gavin

Thornbury

Nick

Timoney

6

Eoin

McKeon

Jordi

Murphy

7

Colby

Fainga'a

Marcell

Coetzee

8

Jarrad

Butler

Replacements

Rob

Herring

16

Shane

Delahunt

Andrew

Warwick

17

Peter

McCabe

Tom

O'Toole

18

Conor

Carey

Alan

O'Connor

19

Eoghan

Masterson

Sean

Reidy

20

Paul

Boyle

David

Shanahan

21

Caolin

Blade

Darren

Cave

22

Tom

Daly

Angus

Kernohan

23

Darragh

Leader

80

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

79

Ulster have won 160 rucks so far this game.

78

Sean Reidy comes on for Ulster.

78

Nick Timoney leaves the field.

78

Billy Burns converts the try.

77

Nick Timoney played a key part in that try.

77

Ulster are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Marcell Coetzee touching down.

77

Eoin McKeon has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

76

Jarrad Butler has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

75

Ulster have won 140 rucks so far this game.

72

Alan O'Connor comes on.

72

Kieran Treadwell comes off.

68

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with David Shanahan getting some game time.

68

Ulster decide to make a substitution, with John Cooney being replaced.

69

Ulster have won 120 rucks so far this game.

69

Eoghan Masterson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

69

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

68

Rob Herring comes on.

68

Rory Best comes off.

68

Ulster make a substitution with Tom O'Toole coming on.

68

Ulster make a substitution with Ross Kane coming off.

62

Luke Marshall comes on for Ulster.

66

Stuart McCloskey has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65

Connacht have won 80 rucks so far this game.

64

Connacht sub Paul Boyle comes onto the field.

61

John Cooney does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

63

Kieran Treadwell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63

Ross Kane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

62

Darren Cave leaves the field.

62

Marcell Coetzee has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

61

Tom Daly comes on.

61

Bundee Aki comes off.

59

Thomas Farrell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59

Ultan Dillane has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57

Ulster have won 100 rucks so far this game.

56

Shane Delahunt comes on.

56

Dave Heffernan comes off.

55

Jack Carty has kicked a conversion.

54

This is dangerous for the defence as Stuart McCloskey bursts through to advance the Ulster attack.

54

That's a great try assist by Colby Fainga'a.

54

A series of passes by Connacht results in a try for Bundee Aki.

54

A gap opened in the defence and Colby Fainga'a took full advantage.

53

Jordi Murphy has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52

The defensive line has been broken as John Cooney goes through the gap.

51

Caolin Blade comes on.

51

Kieran Marmion comes off.

51

Connacht decide to make a substitution, with Conor Carey getting some game time.

51

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

50

Connacht have won 60 rucks so far this game.

49

Ulster make a substitution with Darren Cave coming on.

49

Ulster make a substitution with Luke Marshall coming off.

48

Eric O'Sullivan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48

Jack Carty steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

43

What a run here by Robert Lyttle as they gets over the gainline!.

41

Ulster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

40

Stuart McCloskey makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40

The second half is underway.

40

John Cooney makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

40

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

38

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

37

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

36

Fabulous play by Ulster has led to Luke Marshall being able to wriggle through a gap.

33

Ulster sub John Cooney comes onto the field.

33

David Shanahan departs for Ulster.

33

Connacht have won 40 rucks so far this game.

33

Eoghan Masterson comes on for Connacht.

33

Gavin Thornbury leaves the field.

30

Ulster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

30

Eoin McKeon has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

29

Jack Carty kicks the penalty.

27

Trouble here as Matt Healy breaches the defence.

24

This is dangerous for the defence as Dave Heffernan bursts through to advance the Connacht attack.

23

David Shanahan comes on.

23

John Cooney comes off.

16

John Cooney has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

15

Kieran Treadwell sets up the try.

14

Great hands by Ulster leads to a try for Nick Timoney.

14

A gap opened in the defence and Nick Timoney took full advantage.

14

Ulster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

4

John Cooney has kicked a penalty goal.

3

Ulster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

1

The defensive line has been broken as Kieran Treadwell goes through the gap.

0

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Stats

63%

Possession

37%

64%

Territory

36%

Metres

428

321

Carries

177

115

Clean Breaks

7

5

Defenders Beaten

27

12

Passes

204

141

Offloads

6

6

Penalties Conceded

7

9

Turnovers Conceded

10

14

127/139 91%

Tackles won

221/248 89%

1/1 100%

Scrums won

5/6 83%

9/13 69%

Lineouts won

11/11 100%

Action Areas

4.3%

5%

14.3%

9%

26.9%

15.6%

16.3%

8.6%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Tiernan O'Halloran

80

77

12

6

6

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

Stephen Fitzgerald

80

4

2

0

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

80

11

8

5

12

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

Bundee Aki

61

47

10

7

10

2

2

0

5

0

1

5

Matt Healy

80

54

5

0

2

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

Jack Carty

80

13

8

21

7

3

0

1

0

0

0

8

Kieran Marmion

51

5

5

53

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

70

5

6

2

9

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

Dave Heffernan

56

29

8

1

6

4

0

0

0

8

0

0

Finlay Bealham

51

2

7

2

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ultan Dillane

80

3

2

4

20

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

Gavin Thornbury

33

2

3

1

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoin McKeon

80

1

6

3

25

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Colby Fainga'a

64

37

12

4

11

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

80

6

6

1

26

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Delahunt

24

1

2

1

12

1

0

0

1

3

0

0

Peter McCabe

10

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Conor Carey

29

0

3

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Eoghan Masterson

47

7

5

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paul Boyle

16

17

3

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

29

0

1

27

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Daly

19

0

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Darragh Leader

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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