Connacht vs Cardiff Rugby | EPCR Challenge Cup

Connacht

Cardiff Rugby

Saturday 5 Apr 2025

The Sportsground, TBC

Connacht

Cardiff Rugby

Tries

Paul Boyle 74'

Shayne Bolton 65'

Finn Treacy 41'

Sean Jansen 44'

Matthew Devine 2'

Josh Adams 59'

Ben Thomas 52'

Rey Lee-Lo 37'

Conversions

Josh Ioane 75'; 65'

JJ Hanrahan 42'; 45'; 3'

Ben Thomas 53'

Penalties

Callum Sheedy 12'

Timeline

End of Second Half

79'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

75'

Paul Boyle

Try

74'

Ellis Bevan

Out: Johan Mulder

74'

Ben Thomas

Yellow Card

74'

Rory Thornton

Out: Josh McNally

66'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

65'

Shayne Bolton

Try

65'

Niall Murray

Out: Darragh Murray

64'

Corey Domachowski

Out: Danny Southworth

60'

Rory Jennings

Out: Callum Sheedy

60'

Thomas Young

Out: James Botham

60'

Cathal Forde

Out: Hugh Gavin

60'

Josh Adams

Try

59'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

55'

Evan Lloyd

Out: Liam Belcher

53'

Denis Buckley

Out: Jordan Duggan

53'

Paul Boyle

Out: Shamus Hurley-Langton

53'

Caolin Blade

Out: Matthew Devine

53'

Josh Ioane

Out: JJ Hanrahan

53'

Ben Thomas

Conversion

53'

Ben Thomas

Try

52'

Rhys Litterick

Out: Keiron Assiratti

50'

Alex Mann

Out: Taulupe Faletau

50'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

43'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

42'

Shayne Bolton

Out: Josh Ioane

41'

Finn Treacy

Try

41'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

45'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

45'

Sean Jansen

Try

44'

Josh McNally

Yellow Card

42'

Josh Ioane

Out: Shayne Bolton

41'

Rey Lee-Lo

Try

37'

Mack Hansen

Yellow Card

32'

Callum Sheedy

Penalty

12'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

Matthew Devine

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Connacht

Cardiff Rugby

-7

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Jansen

Ball Carries: 17

Tackles

O. Dowling

Tackles: 23

Points

B. Thomas

Points: 7

Insights

EPCR Challenge Cup

Points per match

3822

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1111

Match Information

The Sportsground, TBC

EPCR Challenge Cup

Saturday 5 Apr 2025

The Sportsground, TBC

Connacht

Cardiff Rugby

Tries

Paul Boyle 74'

Shayne Bolton 65'

Finn Treacy 41'

Sean Jansen 44'

Matthew Devine 2'

Josh Adams 59'

Ben Thomas 52'

Rey Lee-Lo 37'

Conversions

Josh Ioane 75'; 65'

JJ Hanrahan 42'; 45'; 3'

Ben Thomas 53'

Penalties

Callum Sheedy 12'

Timeline

End of Second Half

79'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

75'

Paul Boyle

Try

74'

Ellis Bevan

Out: Johan Mulder

74'

Ben Thomas

Yellow Card

74'

Rory Thornton

Out: Josh McNally

66'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

65'

Shayne Bolton

Try

65'

Niall Murray

Out: Darragh Murray

64'

Corey Domachowski

Out: Danny Southworth

60'

Rory Jennings

Out: Callum Sheedy

60'

Thomas Young

Out: James Botham

60'

Cathal Forde

Out: Hugh Gavin

60'

Josh Adams

Try

59'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

55'

Evan Lloyd

Out: Liam Belcher

53'

Denis Buckley

Out: Jordan Duggan

53'

Paul Boyle

Out: Shamus Hurley-Langton

53'

Caolin Blade

Out: Matthew Devine

53'

Josh Ioane

Out: JJ Hanrahan

53'

Ben Thomas

Conversion

53'

Ben Thomas

Try

52'

Rhys Litterick

Out: Keiron Assiratti

50'

Alex Mann

Out: Taulupe Faletau

50'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

43'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

42'

Shayne Bolton

Out: Josh Ioane

41'

Finn Treacy

Try

41'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

45'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

45'

Sean Jansen

Try

44'

Josh McNally

Yellow Card

42'

Josh Ioane

Out: Shayne Bolton

41'

Rey Lee-Lo

Try

37'

Mack Hansen

Yellow Card

32'

Callum Sheedy

Penalty

12'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

Matthew Devine

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

5Tries3

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

212

223

Offload

Metres Gained

547

618

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

193

172

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

15 Feb 2025

24 - 19

United Rugby Championship

EPCR Challenge Cup

United Rugby Championship

15 Apr 2023

38 - 19

United Rugby Championship

24 Sep 2021

33 - 21

United Rugby Championship

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

Last 5 Meetings

15 Feb 2025

24 - 19

United Rugby Championship

EPCR Challenge Cup

United Rugby Championship

15 Apr 2023

38 - 19

United Rugby Championship

24 Sep 2021

33 - 21

United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Connacht

Munster 24 - 30 Connacht

29 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

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 Rugb...

Benetton Rugby 20 - 19 Cardiff Rugby

29 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Lions 20 - 17 Cardiff Rugby

21 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Leinster 42 - 24 Cardiff Rugby

1 Mar 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Connacht 24 - 19 Cardiff Rugby

15 Feb 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Sharks 22 - 42 Cardiff Rugby

25 Jan 2025 • United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Jordan Duggan

Dave Heffernan

Finlay Bealham

Oisin Dowling

Darragh Murray

Josh Murphy

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Sean Jansen

Matthew Devine

JJ Hanrahan

Finn Treacy

Bundee Aki

Hugh Gavin

Shayne Bolton

Mack Hansen

Danny Southworth

Liam Belcher

Keiron Assiratti

Josh McNally

Teddy Williams

Alun Lawrence

James Botham

Taulupe Faletau

Johan Mulder

Callum Sheedy

Harri Millard

Ben Thomas

Rey Lee-Lo

Josh Adams

Cam Winnett

Substitutes

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Denis Buckley

Jack Aungier

Niall Murray

Paul Boyle

Caolin Blade

Josh Ioane

Cathal Forde

Evan Lloyd

Corey Domachowski

Rhys Litterick

Rory Thornton

Alex Mann

Thomas Young

Ellis Bevan

Rory Jennings

Commentary

79’

End of second half

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

78’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Evan Lloyd bursts through to advance the Cardiff Rugby attack.

75’

Conversion

Josh Ioane has kicked a conversion.

74’

Try

Paul Boyle scores the try from close range.

74’

Try assist

Jack Aungier played a key part in that try.

74’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Ellis Bevan getting some game time.

74’

Substitution off

Cardiff Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Johan Mulder being replaced.

74’

Yellow card

Ben Thomas (Cardiff Rugby) is shown a yellow card

74’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Finn Treacy took full advantage.

67’

Clean break

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

67’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Rey Lee-Lo took full advantage.

66’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Rory Thornton coming on.

66’

Substitution off

Cardiff Rugby make a substitution with Josh McNally coming off.

65’

Conversion

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as Josh Ioane successfully kicks the conversion.

65’

Try

Great hands by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for Shayne Bolton

65’

Try assist

Mack Hansen sets up the try.

64’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Josh Ioane goes through the gap.

64’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby sub Niall Murray comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

Darragh Murray departs for Connacht Rugby.

60’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby sub Corey Domachowski comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Danny Southworth departs for Cardiff Rugby.

60’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby sub Rory Jennings comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Callum Sheedy departs for Cardiff Rugby.

60’

Substitution on

Cardiff Rugby sub Thomas Young comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

James Botham departs for Cardiff Rugby.

60’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby sub Cathal Forde comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Hugh Gavin departs for Connacht Rugby.

60’

Conversion

Ben Thomas curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

59’

Try

Great hands by Cardiff Rugby leads to a try for Josh Adams

59’

Try assist

Alex Mann played a key part in that try.

59’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Alex Mann goes through the gap.

55’

Substitution on

Jack Aungier comes on for Connacht Rugby.

55’

Substitution off

Finlay Bealham leaves the field.

53’

Substitution on

Evan Lloyd comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Liam Belcher comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Denis Buckley comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Jordan Duggan comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Paul Boyle comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Shamus Hurley-Langton comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Caolin Blade comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Matthew Devine comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Josh Ioane comes on.

53’

Substitution off

JJ Hanrahan comes off.

53’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Ben Thomas kicks the conversion.

52’

Try

Ben Thomas scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

52’

Clean break

What a run here by Ben Thomas as they get over the gainline!

52’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Callum Sheedy.

52’

Clean break

What a run here by Liam Belcher as they get over the gainline!

50’

Substitution on

Rhys Litterick comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Keiron Assiratti comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Alex Mann comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Taulupe Faletau comes off.

43’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Dylan Tierney-Martin coming on.

43’

Substitution off

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Dave Heffernan coming off.

42’

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan adds the two points for Connacht Rugby.

41’

Try

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

41’

Try assist

Dave Heffernan played a key part in that try.

41’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Dave Heffernan being able to wriggle through a gap.

41’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Shayne Bolton coming on.

41’

Substitution off

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Josh Ioane coming off.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

45’

End of first half

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

45’

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan adds the two points for Connacht Rugby.

44’

Try

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

44’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Finlay Bealham is finished off with a try.

42’

Yellow card

Josh McNally (Cardiff Rugby) is shown a yellow card

41’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Josh Ioane coming on.

41’

Substitution off

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Shayne Bolton coming off.

38’

Conversion

Cardiff Rugby go for goal with Callum Sheedy taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

37’

Try

Incisive passing by Cardiff Rugby is finished off by Rey Lee-Lo, as they goes over for the try.

37’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Teddy Williams.

37’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Cardiff Rugby has led to Teddy Williams being able to wriggle through a gap.

32’

Yellow card

Mack Hansen (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

32’

Clean break

Trouble here as Taulupe Faletau breaches the defence.

32’

Clean break

Trouble here as Ben Thomas breaches the defence.

30’

Clean break

Trouble here as Hugh Gavin breaches the defence.

29’

Clean break

Trouble here as Finn Treacy breaches the defence.

23’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Oisin Dowling bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

12’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Callum Sheedy makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

3’

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan has kicked a conversion.

2’

Try

Great hands by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for Matthew Devine

2’

Try assist

Mack Hansen sets up the try.

1’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Sean Jansen goes through the gap.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Connacht

Cardiff Rugby

-7

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Jansen

Ball Carries: 17

Tackles

O. Dowling

Tackles: 23

Points

B. Thomas

Points: 7

Insights

EPCR Challenge Cup

Points per match

3822

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1111

Match Information

The Sportsground, TBC

EPCR Challenge Cup