Munster vs Connacht | United Rugby Championship

Munster

Connacht

Saturday 21 Sep 2024

Thomond Park, TBC

Munster

Connacht

Tries

Shane Daly 69'

Gavin Coombes 58'

John Hodnett 44'

Mike Haley 31'

Alex Nankivell 28'

Cathal Forde 63'

David Hawkshaw 53'

Ben Murphy 39'20'

Josh Ioane 13'

Conversions

Tony Butler 70'; 59'

Billy Burns 45'; 32'; 28'

Josh Ioane 64'; 54'; 21';

Cathal Forde 40'

04:47

Munster v Connacht | Match Highlights | Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Sean O'Brien

Out: Tom Farrell

73'

Tony Butler

Conversion

70'

Shane Daly

Try

69'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

66'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

64'

Cathal Forde

Try

63'

Caolin Blade

Out: Ben Murphy

62'

Niall Scannell

Out: Diarmuid Barron

62'

Tony Butler

Conversion

59'

Gavin Coombes

Try

58'

Jack O'Donoghue

Out: Jean Kleyn

54'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

54'

David Hawkshaw

Try

53'

Tony Butler

Out: Billy Burns

53'

Alex Kendellen

Out: Ruadhan Quinn

50'

Oli Jager

Out: John Ryan

50'

Josh Wycherley

Out: Jeremy Loughman

50'

Oisin Dowling

Out: Joe Joyce

50'

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Out: Darragh Murray

50'

Sean Jansen

Out: Conor Oliver

50'

Sam Illo

Out: Jack Aungier

50'

Peter Dooley

Out: Denis Buckley

50'

Billy Burns

Conversion

45'

John Hodnett

Try

44'

Shane Daly

Out: Sean O'Brien

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Cathal Forde

Conversion

40'

Ben Murphy

Try

39'

Sean O'Brien

Out: Shane Daly

36'

David Hawkshaw

Out: Shayne Bolton

33'

Billy Burns

Conversion

32'

Mike Haley

Try

31'

Billy Burns

Conversion

28'

Alex Nankivell

Try

28'

Santiago Cordero

Yellow Card

27'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

21'

Ben Murphy

Try

20'

Josh Ioane

Try

13'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Munster

-41

Connacht

-19

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Forde

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

F. Wycherley

Tackles: 17

Points

J. Ioane

Points: 11

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2427

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

Match Information

Thomond Park, TBC

United Rugby Championship

Saturday 21 Sep 2024

Thomond Park, TBC

Munster

Connacht

Tries

Shane Daly 69'

Gavin Coombes 58'

John Hodnett 44'

Mike Haley 31'

Alex Nankivell 28'

Cathal Forde 63'

David Hawkshaw 53'

Ben Murphy 39'20'

Josh Ioane 13'

Conversions

Tony Butler 70'; 59'

Billy Burns 45'; 32'; 28'

Josh Ioane 64'; 54'; 21';

Cathal Forde 40'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Sean O'Brien

Out: Tom Farrell

73'

Tony Butler

Conversion

70'

Shane Daly

Try

69'

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Out: Dave Heffernan

66'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

64'

Cathal Forde

Try

63'

Caolin Blade

Out: Ben Murphy

62'

Niall Scannell

Out: Diarmuid Barron

62'

Tony Butler

Conversion

59'

Gavin Coombes

Try

58'

Jack O'Donoghue

Out: Jean Kleyn

54'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

54'

David Hawkshaw

Try

53'

Tony Butler

Out: Billy Burns

53'

Alex Kendellen

Out: Ruadhan Quinn

50'

Oli Jager

Out: John Ryan

50'

Josh Wycherley

Out: Jeremy Loughman

50'

Oisin Dowling

Out: Joe Joyce

50'

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Out: Darragh Murray

50'

Sean Jansen

Out: Conor Oliver

50'

Sam Illo

Out: Jack Aungier

50'

Peter Dooley

Out: Denis Buckley

50'

Billy Burns

Conversion

45'

John Hodnett

Try

44'

Shane Daly

Out: Sean O'Brien

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Cathal Forde

Conversion

40'

Ben Murphy

Try

39'

Sean O'Brien

Out: Shane Daly

36'

David Hawkshaw

Out: Shayne Bolton

33'

Billy Burns

Conversion

32'

Mike Haley

Try

31'

Billy Burns

Conversion

28'

Alex Nankivell

Try

28'

Santiago Cordero

Yellow Card

27'

Josh Ioane

Conversion

21'

Ben Murphy

Try

20'

Josh Ioane

Try

13'

Start of First Half

Top Stats

5Tries5

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

155

210

Offload

Metres Gained

496

456

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

191

139

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

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

1 Jan 2022

10 - 8

United Rugby Championship

Head to Head

Previous 5 meetings

Won

Last 5 Meetings

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

1 Jan 2022

10 - 8

United Rugby Championship

Line Up

Jeremy Loughman

Diarmuid Barron

John Ryan

Jean Kleyn

Fineen Wycherley

Ruadhan Quinn

John Hodnett

Gavin Coombes

Craig Casey

Billy Burns

Shane Daly

Alex Nankivell

Tom Farrell

Thaakir Abrahams

Mike Haley

Denis Buckley

Dave Heffernan

Jack Aungier

Joe Joyce

Darragh Murray

Josh Murphy

Conor Oliver

Cian Prendergast

Ben Murphy

Josh Ioane

Shayne Bolton

Cathal Forde

Piers O'Conor

Mack Hansen

Santiago Cordero

Substitutes

Niall Scannell

Josh Wycherley

Oli Jager

Jack O'Donoghue

Alex Kendellen

Ethan Coughlan

Tony Butler

Sean O'Brien

Dylan Tierney-Martin

Peter Dooley

Sam Illo

Oisin Dowling

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Caolin Blade

David Hawkshaw

Sean Jansen

Match Videos

04:47

Munster v Connacht | Match Highlights | Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Commentary

80’

End of second half

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

79’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Craig Casey bursts through to advance the Munster Rugby attack.

73’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Sean O'Brien getting some game time.

73’

Substitution off

Munster Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Tom Farrell being replaced.

70’

Conversion

Tony Butler has kicked a conversion.

69’

Try

A series of passes by Munster Rugby results in a try for Shane Daly

69’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Mike Haley.

67’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Shane Daly took full advantage.

66’

Substitution on

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

66’

Substitution off

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Dave Heffernan coming off.

64’

Conversion

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

63’

Try

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

63’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Caolin Blade is finished off with a try.

62’

Substitution on

Connacht Rugby sub Caolin Blade comes onto the field.

62’

Substitution off

Ben Murphy departs for Connacht Rugby.

62’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby sub Niall Scannell comes onto the field.

62’

Substitution off

Diarmuid Barron departs for Munster Rugby.

61’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Piers O'Conor goes through the gap.

59’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Tony Butler kicks the conversion.

58’

Try

Great hands by Munster Rugby leads to a try for Gavin Coombes

58’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Gavin Coombes goes through the gap.

58’

Try assist

Jack O'Donoghue played a key part in that try.

55’

Clean break

What a run here by Piers O'Conor as they get over the gainline!

54’

Substitution on

Jack O'Donoghue comes on.

54’

Substitution off

Jean Kleyn comes off.

54’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Josh Ioane kicks the conversion.

53’

Try

David Hawkshaw scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

53’

Clean break

What a run here by David Hawkshaw as they get over the gainline!

53’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Dave Heffernan.

53’

Substitution on

Tony Butler comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Billy Burns comes off.

51’

Penalty Goal - Hit Left Post

Josh Ioane can consider themself unlucky as they see the ball hit the left upright and bounce away.

50’

Substitution on

Alex Kendellen comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Ruadhan Quinn comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Oli Jager comes on.

50’

Substitution off

John Ryan comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Josh Wycherley comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Jeremy Loughman comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Oisin Dowling comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Joe Joyce comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Shamus Hurley-Langton comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Darragh Murray comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Sean Jansen comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Conor Oliver comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Sam Illo comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Jack Aungier comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Peter Dooley comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Denis Buckley comes off.

45’

Conversion

Billy Burns adds the two points for Munster Rugby.

44’

Try

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

44’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by John Ryan is finished off with a try.

40’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Shane Daly coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Munster Rugby make a substitution with Sean O'Brien coming off.

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.

40’

Conversion

Cathal Forde adds the two points for Connacht Rugby.

39’

Try

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

39’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Josh Ioane.

39’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Josh Ioane being able to wriggle through a gap.

36’

Substitution on

Munster Rugby sub Sean O'Brien comes onto the field.

36’

Substitution off

Shane Daly departs for Munster Rugby.

33’

Substitution on

David Hawkshaw comes on for Connacht Rugby.

33’

Substitution off

Shayne Bolton leaves the field.

32’

Conversion

Billy Burns does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

31’

Try

Brilliant skill shown there by Mike Haley as they go over the white wash for a try.

31’

Clean break

Trouble here as Mike Haley breaches the defence.

31’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by John Hodnett is finished off with a try.

30’

Clean break

Trouble here as Tom Farrell breaches the defence.

29’

Clean break

Trouble here as Craig Casey breaches the defence.

29’

Clean break

Trouble here as Shane Daly breaches the defence.

28’

Conversion

Billy Burns makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

28’

Try

Brilliant skill shown there by Alex Nankivell as they go over the white wash for a try.

28’

Clean break

Trouble here as Alex Nankivell breaches the defence.

28’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Craig Casey is finished off with a try.

27’

Yellow card

Santiago Cordero (Connacht Rugby) is shown a yellow card

27’

Clean break

Trouble here as Ruadhan Quinn breaches the defence.

22’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Tom Farrell bursts through to advance the Munster Rugby attack.

21’

Conversion

Josh Ioane makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

20’

Try

A wonderful passing move by Connacht Rugby is finished off by Ben Murphy

20’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Ben Murphy bursts through to advance the Connacht Rugby attack.

20’

Try assist

Josh Ioane sets up the try.

15’

Conversion

Josh Ioane will not be happy with that conversion attempt, as they had the direction but not the power.

13’

Try

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

13’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Shayne Bolton is finished off with a try.

13’

Clean break

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

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Munster

-41

Connacht

-19

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Forde

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

F. Wycherley

Tackles: 17

Points

J. Ioane

Points: 11

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2427

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

Match Information

Thomond Park, TBC

United Rugby Championship