Leinster vs Connacht | United Rugby Championship

Leinster

Connacht

Saturday 21 Dec 2024

Aviva Stadium, TBC

Leinster

Connacht

Tries

Charlie Tector 26'

Andrew Osborne 19'

Shane Jennings 60'

Oisin Dowling 52'

Conversions

Ross Byrne 27'; 19'

Cathal Forde 61'

Penalties

Ross Byrne 79'; 42'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Ross Byrne

Penalty

79'

Jimmy O'Brien

Yellow Card

74'

Brian Deeny

Out: Diarmuid Mangan

74'

Jordan Duggan

Out: Denis Buckley

63'

Conor Oliver

Out: Shamus Hurley-Langton

63'

Harry Byrne

Out: Aitzol King

61'

Cathal Forde

Conversion

61'

Shane Jennings

Try

60'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

57'

Oisin Dowling

Try

52'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

51'

Sean Jansen

Out: Paul Boyle

51'

Oisin Dowling

Out: Josh Murphy

51'

Caolin Blade

Out: Ben Murphy

51'

Lee Barron

Yellow Card

51'

Jamison Gibson-Park

Out: Luke McGrath

50'

Cian Healy

Out: Rabah Slimani

50'

Lee Barron

Out: Gus McCarthy

50'

Michael Milne

Out: Jack Boyle

50'

Ross Byrne

Penalty

42'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Ryan Baird

Out: Max Deegan

32'

Santiago Cordero

Out: Josh Ioane

31'

Ross Byrne

Conversion

27'

Charlie Tector

Try

26'

Shane Jennings

Yellow Card

25'

Max Deegan

Out: Jack Conan

21'

Ross Byrne

Conversion

19'

Andrew Osborne

Try

19'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Leinster

193

Connacht

-22

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

M. Hansen

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

S. Penny

Tackles: 15

Points

R. Byrne

Points: 10

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

3023

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1110

Match Information

Aviva Stadium, TBC

United Rugby Championship

Saturday 21 Dec 2024

Aviva Stadium, TBC

Leinster

Connacht

Tries

Charlie Tector 26'

Andrew Osborne 19'

Shane Jennings 60'

Oisin Dowling 52'

Conversions

Ross Byrne 27'; 19'

Cathal Forde 61'

Penalties

Ross Byrne 79'; 42'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Ross Byrne

Penalty

79'

Jimmy O'Brien

Yellow Card

74'

Brian Deeny

Out: Diarmuid Mangan

74'

Jordan Duggan

Out: Denis Buckley

63'

Conor Oliver

Out: Shamus Hurley-Langton

63'

Harry Byrne

Out: Aitzol King

61'

Cathal Forde

Conversion

61'

Shane Jennings

Try

60'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

57'

Oisin Dowling

Try

52'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

51'

Sean Jansen

Out: Paul Boyle

51'

Oisin Dowling

Out: Josh Murphy

51'

Caolin Blade

Out: Ben Murphy

51'

Lee Barron

Yellow Card

51'

Jamison Gibson-Park

Out: Luke McGrath

50'

Cian Healy

Out: Rabah Slimani

50'

Lee Barron

Out: Gus McCarthy

50'

Michael Milne

Out: Jack Boyle

50'

Ross Byrne

Penalty

42'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Ryan Baird

Out: Max Deegan

32'

Santiago Cordero

Out: Josh Ioane

31'

Ross Byrne

Conversion

27'

Charlie Tector

Try

26'

Shane Jennings

Yellow Card

25'

Max Deegan

Out: Jack Conan

21'

Ross Byrne

Conversion

19'

Andrew Osborne

Try

19'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

2Tries2

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

131

201

Offload

Metres Gained

274

356

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

132

107

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

19 Oct 2024

12 - 33

United Rugby Championship

31 May 2024

33 - 7

United Rugby Championship

2 Dec 2023

22 - 24

United Rugby Championship

1 Jan 2023

41 - 12

United Rugby Championship

14 Oct 2022

0 - 10

United Rugby Championship

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

Last 5 Meetings

19 Oct 2024

12 - 33

United Rugby Championship

31 May 2024

33 - 7

United Rugby Championship

2 Dec 2023

22 - 24

United Rugby Championship

1 Jan 2023

41 - 12

United Rugby Championship

14 Oct 2022

0 - 10

United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Leinster

ASM Clermont 15 - 7 Leinster

14 Dec 2024 • Champions Cup

Bristol Bears 12 - 35 Leinster

8 Dec 2024 • Champions Cup

Ulster 20 - 27 Leinster

29 Nov 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Lions 24 - 6 Leinster

26 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Connacht 12 - 33 Leinster

19 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Connacht

USA Perpignan 18 - 31 Connacht

15 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Zebre 43 - 12 Connacht

7 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Bulls 14 - 28 Connacht

30 Nov 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Dragons 31 - 7 Connacht

26 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Leinster 12 - 33 Connacht

19 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Jack Boyle

Gus McCarthy

Rabah Slimani

Diarmuid Mangan

RG Snyman

Alex Soroka

Scott Penny

Jack Conan

Luke McGrath

Ross Byrne

Andrew Osborne

Jordie Barrett

Charlie Tector

Aitzol King

Jimmy O'Brien

Denis Buckley

Dave Heffernan

Finlay Bealham

Josh Murphy

Darragh Murray

Cian Prendergast

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Paul Boyle

Ben Murphy

Josh Ioane

Shane Jennings

Bundee Aki

Cathal Forde

Mack Hansen

Piers O'Conor

Substitutes

Lee Barron

Michael Milne

Cian Healy

Brian Deeny

Ryan Baird

Jamison Gibson-Park

Harry Byrne

Max Deegan

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Jordan Duggan

Jack Aungier

Oisin Dowling

Sean Jansen

Caolin Blade

Santiago Cordero

Conor Oliver

Commentary

80’

End of second half

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

79’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Ross Byrne kicks the penalty.

76’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Shane Jennings bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

74’

Yellow card

Jimmy O'Brien (Leinster Rugby) is shown a yellow card

74’

Substitution on

Leinster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Brian Deeny getting some game time.

74’

Substitution off

Leinster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Diarmuid Mangan being replaced.

73’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Mack Hansen took full advantage.

63’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby sub Jordan Duggan comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Denis Buckley departs for Connacht Rugby.

63’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby sub Conor Oliver comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Shamus Hurley-Langton departs for Connacht Rugby.

61’

Substitution on

Leinster Rugby sub Harry Byrne comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Aitzol King departs for Leinster Rugby.

61’

Conversion

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as Cathal Forde successfully kicks the conversion.

60’

Try

Great hands by Connacht Rugby leads to a try for Shane Jennings

60’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Cian Prendergast is finished off with a try.

60’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Cian Prendergast goes through the gap.

59’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Bundee Aki goes through the gap.

57’

Substitution on

Dylan Tierney-Martin comes on for Connacht Rugby.

57’

Substitution off

Dave Heffernan leaves the field.

57’

Clean break

What a run here by Shamus Hurley-Langton as they get over the gainline!

56’

Clean break

What a run here by Shamus Hurley-Langton as they get over the gainline!

53’

Conversion

Cathal Forde has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

52’

Try

Nothing was going to stop Oisin Dowling from scoring as they record the try for Connacht Rugby.

51’

Substitution on

Jack Aungier comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Finlay Bealham comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Sean Jansen comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Paul Boyle comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Oisin Dowling comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Josh Murphy comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Caolin Blade comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Ben Murphy comes off.

51’

Yellow card

Lee Barron (Leinster Rugby) is shown a yellow card

50’

Substitution on

Jamison Gibson-Park comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Luke McGrath comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Cian Healy comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Rabah Slimani comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Lee Barron comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Gus McCarthy comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Michael Milne comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Jack Boyle comes off.

43’

Clean break

Mack Hansen makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Ross Byrne kicks the penalty.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

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

32’

Substitution on

Ryan Baird comes on for Leinster Rugby.

32’

Substitution off

Max Deegan leaves the field.

31’

Substitution off

Josh Ioane leaves the field.

31’

Substitution on

Santiago Cordero comes on for Connacht Rugby.

29’

Clean break

Trouble here as Denis Buckley breaches the defence.

27’

Conversion

Ross Byrne makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

26’

Try

Silky skills by Leinster Rugby ends with a try for Charlie Tector.

26’

Clean break

Trouble here as Charlie Tector breaches the defence.

26’

Try assist

Jordie Barrett played a key part in that try.

25’

Yellow card

Shane Jennings (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

21’

Substitution on

Leinster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Max Deegan getting some game time.

21’

Substitution off

Leinster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jack Conan being replaced.

19’

Conversion

Ross Byrne converts the try.

19’

Try

A wonderful passing move by Leinster Rugby is finished off by Andrew Osborne

19’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Andrew Osborne bursts through to advance the Leinster Rugby attack.

19’

Try assist

Ross Byrne sets up the try.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Leinster

193

Connacht

-22

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

M. Hansen

Ball Carries: 16

Tackles

S. Penny

Tackles: 15

Points

R. Byrne

Points: 10

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

3023

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1110

Match Information

Aviva Stadium, TBC

United Rugby Championship