Match Centre

Full Time

34 - 26

  • United Rugby Championship

  • Sat 21 Oct 2023 | 15:00

  • Dexcom Stadium

4
  • Blade 11'

  • Blade 23'

  • Blade 33'

  • Forde 56'

Tries

4
  • Giles 39'

  • Morgan-Williams 49'

  • Ratti 53'

  • Davies 75'

2
  • Hanrahan 2'

  • Hanrahan 5'

Penalties

0
4
  • Hanrahan 12'

  • Hanrahan 24'

  • Hanrahan 33'

  • Hanrahan 58'

Conversions

3
  • Walsh 49'

  • Watkin 53'

  • Walsh 76'

Denis

Buckley

1

Garyn

Phillips

Dylan

Tierney-Martin

2

Ethan

Lewis

Jack

Aungier

3

Tom

Botha

Oisin

Dowling

4

Rhys

Davies

Joe

Joyce

5

William

Griffiths

Cian

Prendergast

6

James

Ratti

Shamus

Hurley-Langton

7

Justin

Tipuric

Jarrad

Butler

8

Morgan

Morris

Caolin

Blade

9

Reuben

Morgan-Williams

JJ

Hanrahan

10

Owen

Williams

Byron

Ralston

11

Keelan

Giles

Cathal

Forde

12

Keiran

Williams

Tom

Farrell

13

Owen

Watkin

Diarmuid

Kilgallen

14

Luke

Morgan

Andrew

Smith

15

Max

Nagy

Replacements

Tadgh

McElroy

16

Lewis

Lloyd

Peter

Dooley

17

Rhys

Henry

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

18

Ben

Warren

Niall

Murray

19

Huw

Owen-Sutton

Sean

O'Brien

20

Harri

Deaves

Colm

Reilly

21

Luke

Davies

Jack

Carty

22

Jack

Walsh

Liam

McNamara

23

Dom

Morris

81

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

76

Jack Walsh has kicked a conversion.

75

Rhys Davies scores the try from close range.

74

Luke Davies played a key part in that try.

74

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Andrew Smith getting some game time.

74

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack Carty being replaced.

71

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Luke Davies getting some game time.

71

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Keelan Giles being replaced.

71

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Liam McNamara getting some game time.

71

Connacht Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Diarmuid Kilgallen being replaced.

66

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Sean O'Brien coming on.

66

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Jarrad Butler coming off.

63

Connacht Rugby sub Jack Carty comes onto the field.

63

Andrew Smith departs for Connacht Rugby.

63

Connacht Rugby sub Tadgh McElroy comes onto the field.

63

Dylan Tierney-Martin departs for Connacht Rugby.

59

Harri Deaves comes on for Ospreys.

59

James Ratti leaves the field.

58

The touch judges raise their flags as JJ Hanrahan kicks the conversion.

56

Cathal Forde scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

56

Jarrad Butler played a key part in that try.

55

What a run here by Byron Ralston as they get over the gainline!

54

Dom Morris comes on.

54

Keiran Williams comes off.

54

Ben Warren comes on.

54

Tom Botha comes off.

54

Lewis Lloyd comes on.

54

Ethan Lewis comes off.

54

Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes on.

54

Jack Aungier comes off.

54

Colm Reilly comes on.

54

Caolin Blade comes off.

53

Niall Murray comes on.

53

Oisin Dowling comes off.

53

Peter Dooley comes on.

53

Denis Buckley comes off.

53

The touch judges raise their flags as Owen Watkin kicks the conversion.

53

Nothing was going to stop James Ratti from scoring as they record the try for Ospreys.

49

Jack Walsh adds the two points for Ospreys.

49

Slick passing by Ospreys leads to a try for Reuben Morgan-Williams.

49

Jack Walsh sets up the try.

49

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

46

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Jack Walsh getting some game time.

46

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Owen Williams being replaced.

46

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Rhys Henry getting some game time.

46

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Garyn Phillips being replaced.

46

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with Huw Owen-Sutton getting some game time.

46

Ospreys decide to make a substitution, with William Griffiths being replaced.

44

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

40

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Byron Ralston being able to wriggle through a gap.

40

The second half kicks off.

41

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

41

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Owen Williams will have to re-adjust the radar.

39

Incisive passing by Ospreys is finished off by Keelan Giles, as they goes over for the try.

39

That's a great try assist by Keelan Giles.

33

JJ Hanrahan does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

33

Silky skills by Connacht Rugby ends with a try for Caolin Blade.

33

Trouble here as Caolin Blade breaches the defence.

33

Joe Joyce sets up the try.

28

Trouble here as Caolin Blade breaches the defence.

24

JJ Hanrahan makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

23

A wonderful passing move by Connacht Rugby is finished off by Caolin Blade

23

That's a great try assist by Cathal Forde.

23

This is dangerous for the defence as Cathal Forde bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

21

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

16

This is dangerous for the defence as Cathal Forde bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

14

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

12

JJ Hanrahan converts the try.

11

A series of passes by Connacht Rugby results in a try for Caolin Blade

10

Tom Farrell played a key part in that try.

10

A gap opened in the defence and Tom Farrell took full advantage.

5

JJ Hanrahan kicks the penalty.

2

JJ Hanrahan has kicked a penalty goal.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

48%

Possession

52%

42%

Territory

58%

Metres

585

428

Carries

145

142

Clean Breaks

9

1

Defenders Beaten

25

19

Passes

208

200

Offloads

5

3

Penalties Conceded

9

8

Turnovers Conceded

13

9

182/201 91%

Tackles won

162/187 87%

3/4 75%

Scrums won

6/6 100%

11/12 92%

Lineouts won

10/14 71%

Action Areas

4.2%

4.3%

19%

9.3%

20.2%

24.7%

5.5%

12.9%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Denis Buckley

54

0

1

2

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dylan Tierney-Martin

64

29

17

7

8

2

0

0

0

9

0

0

Jack Aungier

55

17

6

4

11

3

0

0

2

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

54

9

5

0

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Joyce

80

11

5

5

10

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

10

6

2

17

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

Shamus Hurley-Langton

80

3

7

10

18

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

Jarrad Butler

67

31

11

10

14

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

Caolin Blade

55

66

5

52

3

1

0

0

3

0

3

15

JJ Hanrahan

80

19

4

42

7

2

0

0

0

0

0

14

Byron Ralston

80

78

11

3

3

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

Cathal Forde

80

129

21

11

14

1

0

0

9

0

1

5

Tom Farrell

80

48

13

9

6

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

Diarmuid Kilgallen

72

35

8

3

12

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Andrew Smith

70

84

11

2

3

1

1

0

3

0

0

0

Tadgh McElroy

17

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

Peter Dooley

27

0

3

1

10

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

26

0

3

2

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Niall Murray

27

5

2

0

7

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Sean O'Brien

14

5

2

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Colm Reilly

26

6

3

39

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jack Carty

11

0

0

3

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Liam McNamara

9

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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