Connacht vs Munster | United Rugby Championship

Connacht

Munster

Saturday 29 Mar 2025

Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar

Connacht

Munster

Tries

Josh Ioane 72'

Sean Jansen 61'; 20'

Caolin Blade 44'

Diarmuid Barron 58'

Jack Crowley 50'

Craig Casey 22'

Thomas Ahern 12'

Conversions

JJ Hanrahan 62'

Josh Ioane 44'

Jack Crowley 51'; 23';

Penalties

Jack Crowley 38'; 6';

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Niall Scannell

Yellow Card

78'

Josh Ioane

Try

72'

Ruadhan Quinn

Out: Alex Kendellen

67'

Conor Murray

Out: Craig Casey

67'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

62'

Sean Jansen

Try

61'

Tadhg Beirne

Yellow Card

61'

Niall Scannell

Out: Diarmuid Barron

60'

Josh Wycherley

Out: Jeremy Loughman

60'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

59'

Diarmuid Barron

Try

58'

Paul Boyle

Out: Joe Joyce

56'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

56'

Denis Buckley

Out: Jordan Duggan

56'

Jean Kleyn

Out: Fineen Wycherley

56'

Stephen Archer

Out: Oli Jager

56'

JJ Hanrahan

Out: Santiago Cordero

53'

Matthew Devine

Out: Caolin Blade

53'

Jack Crowley

Conversion

51'

Jack Crowley

Try

50'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

44'

Caolin Blade

Try

44'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

41'

Jack Crowley

Penalty

38'

Josh Murphy

Out: Cian Prendergast

25'

Alex Nankivell

Red Card

25'

Alex Kendellen

Out: John Hodnett

23'

Jack Crowley

Conversion

23'

Craig Casey

Try

22'

Sean Jansen

Try

20'

Thomas Ahern

Try

12'

Jack Crowley

Penalty

Santiago Cordero

Out: Chay Mullins

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Munster

-4

Connacht

-28

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

M. Hansen

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

S. Hurley-Langton

Tackles: 26

Points

J. Crowley

Points: 15

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2424

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

109

Match Information

Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar

United Rugby Championship

Saturday 29 Mar 2025

Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar

Connacht

Munster

Tries

Josh Ioane 72'

Sean Jansen 61'; 20'

Caolin Blade 44'

Diarmuid Barron 58'

Jack Crowley 50'

Craig Casey 22'

Thomas Ahern 12'

Conversions

JJ Hanrahan 62'

Josh Ioane 44'

Jack Crowley 51'; 23';

Penalties

Jack Crowley 38'; 6';

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Niall Scannell

Yellow Card

78'

Josh Ioane

Try

72'

Ruadhan Quinn

Out: Alex Kendellen

67'

Conor Murray

Out: Craig Casey

67'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

62'

Sean Jansen

Try

61'

Tadhg Beirne

Yellow Card

61'

Niall Scannell

Out: Diarmuid Barron

60'

Josh Wycherley

Out: Jeremy Loughman

60'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

59'

Diarmuid Barron

Try

58'

Paul Boyle

Out: Joe Joyce

56'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

56'

Denis Buckley

Out: Jordan Duggan

56'

Jean Kleyn

Out: Fineen Wycherley

56'

Stephen Archer

Out: Oli Jager

56'

JJ Hanrahan

Out: Santiago Cordero

53'

Matthew Devine

Out: Caolin Blade

53'

Jack Crowley

Conversion

51'

Jack Crowley

Try

50'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

44'

Caolin Blade

Try

44'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

41'

Jack Crowley

Penalty

38'

Josh Murphy

Out: Cian Prendergast

25'

Alex Nankivell

Red Card

25'

Alex Kendellen

Out: John Hodnett

23'

Jack Crowley

Conversion

23'

Craig Casey

Try

22'

Sean Jansen

Try

20'

Thomas Ahern

Try

12'

Jack Crowley

Penalty

Santiago Cordero

Out: Chay Mullins

Start of First Half

Top Stats

4Tries4

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

211

160

Offload

Metres Gained

380

281

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

181

121

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

21 Sep 2024

35 - 33

United Rugby Championship

11 May 2024

47 - 12

United Rugby Championship

1 Jan 2024

22 - 9

United Rugby Championship

26 Nov 2022

24 - 17

United Rugby Championship

7 Oct 2022

20 - 11

United Rugby Championship

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

Last 5 Meetings

21 Sep 2024

35 - 33

United Rugby Championship

11 May 2024

47 - 12

United Rugby Championship

1 Jan 2024

22 - 9

United Rugby Championship

26 Nov 2022

24 - 17

United Rugby Championship

7 Oct 2022

20 - 11

United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Connacht

Ospreys 43 - 40 Connacht

22 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Benetton Rugby 38 - 30 Connacht

1 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Cardiff Rugby 24 - 19 Connacht

15 Feb 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Glasgow Warriors 22 - 19 Connacht

26 Jan 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Cardiff Rugby 19 - 28 Connacht

17 Jan 2025 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Munster

Glasgow Warriors 28 - 25 Munster

21 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Edinburgh 28 - 34 Munster

28 Feb 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Llanelli Scarlets 29 - 8 Munster

15 Feb 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Dragons 19 - 38 Munster

25 Jan 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Northampton Saints 34 - 32 Munster

18 Jan 2025 • Champions Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Jordan Duggan

Dave Heffernan

Finlay Bealham

Joe Joyce

Darragh Murray

Cian Prendergast

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Sean Jansen

Caolin Blade

Josh Ioane

Finn Treacy

Bundee Aki

Hugh Gavin

Chay Mullins

Mack Hansen

Jeremy Loughman

Diarmuid Barron

Oli Jager

Fineen Wycherley

Tadhg Beirne

Thomas Ahern

John Hodnett

Gavin Coombes

Craig Casey

Jack Crowley

Sean O'Brien

Alex Nankivell

Tom Farrell

Calvin Nash

Ben O'Connor

Substitutes

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Denis Buckley

Jack Aungier

Josh Murphy

Paul Boyle

Matthew Devine

JJ Hanrahan

Santiago Cordero

Niall Scannell

Josh Wycherley

Stephen Archer

Jean Kleyn

Ruadhan Quinn

Conor Murray

Rory Scannell

Alex Kendellen

Commentary

80’

End of second half

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

78’

Yellow card

Niall Scannell (Munster Rugby) is shown a yellow card

75’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Finn Treacy bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

73’

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.

72’

Try

A series of passes by Connacht Rugby results in a try for Josh Ioane

72’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Josh Ioane took full advantage.

72’

Try assist

Hugh Gavin played a key part in that try.

72’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Sean Jansen took full advantage.

67’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Ruadhan Quinn coming on.

67’

Substitution off

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Alex Kendellen coming off.

67’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Conor Murray coming on.

67’

Substitution off

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Craig Casey coming off.

66’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Jack Crowley goes through the gap.

62’

Conversion

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as JJ Hanrahan successfully kicks the conversion.

61’

Try

Connacht Rugby are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Sean Jansen touching down.

61’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Jack Aungier is finished off with a try.

61’

Yellow card

Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby) is shown a yellow card

60’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby sub Niall Scannell comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Diarmuid Barron departs for Munster Rugby.

60’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby sub Josh Wycherley comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Jeremy Loughman departs for Munster Rugby.

59’

Substitution on

Dylan Tierney-Martin comes on for Connacht Rugby.

59’

Substitution off

Dave Heffernan leaves the field.

58’

Conversion

Jack Crowley has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

58’

Try

Nothing was going to stop Diarmuid Barron from scoring as they record the try for Munster Rugby.

58’

Try assist

Craig Casey played a key part in that try.

56’

Substitution on

Paul Boyle comes on for Connacht Rugby.

56’

Substitution off

Joe Joyce leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Jack Aungier comes on for Connacht Rugby.

56’

Substitution off

Finlay Bealham leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Denis Buckley comes on for Connacht Rugby.

56’

Substitution off

Jordan Duggan leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Jean Kleyn comes on for Munster Rugby.

56’

Substitution off

Fineen Wycherley leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Stephen Archer comes on for Munster Rugby.

56’

Substitution off

Oli Jager leaves the field.

53’

Substitution on

JJ Hanrahan comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Santiago Cordero comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Matthew Devine comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Caolin Blade comes off.

51’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Jack Crowley kicks the conversion.

50’

Try

Nothing was going to stop Jack Crowley from scoring as they record the try for Munster Rugby.

50’

Clean break

What a run here by Jack Crowley as they get over the gainline!

50’

Try assist

Craig Casey sets up the try.

44’

Conversion

Josh Ioane adds the two points for Connacht Rugby.

44’

Try

Slick passing by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for Caolin Blade.

44’

Try assist

Finn Treacy played a key part in that try.

43’

Clean break

Finn Treacy makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42’

Clean break

Bundee Aki makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

41’

End of first half

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

40’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Munster Rugby has led to Calvin Nash being able to wriggle through a gap.

40’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Munster Rugby has led to Ben O'Connor being able to wriggle through a gap.

38’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Jack Crowley has kicked a penalty goal.

31’

Clean break

Trouble here as Mack Hansen breaches the defence.

25’

Substitution on

Josh Murphy comes on.

25’

Substitution off

Cian Prendergast comes off.

25’

red-card

Alex Nankivell (Munster Rugby) is shown the red card

23’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Alex Kendellen getting some game time.

23’

Substitution off

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with John Hodnett being replaced.

23’

Conversion

Jack Crowley makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

22’

Try

A wonderful passing move by Munster Rugby is finished off by Craig Casey

22’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Calvin Nash.

22’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Calvin Nash bursts through to advance the Munster Rugby attack.

21’

Conversion

More power was needed in that conversion attempt by Josh Ioane as it drops short.

20’

Try

Connacht Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Sean Jansen picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

20’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Finlay Bealham.

13’

Conversion

Jack Crowley has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

12’

Try

A series of passes by Munster Rugby results in a try for Thomas Ahern

12’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Thomas Ahern took full advantage.

12’

Try assist

Jack Crowley played a key part in that try.

11’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Ben O'Connor took full advantage.

6’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Jack Crowley kicks the penalty.

5’

Substitution on

Santiago Cordero comes on for Connacht Rugby.

5’

Substitution off

Chay Mullins leaves the field.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Munster

-4

Connacht

-28

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

M. Hansen

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

S. Hurley-Langton

Tackles: 26

Points

J. Crowley

Points: 15

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2424

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

109

Match Information

Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar

United Rugby Championship