Ulster vs Connacht | United Rugby Championship

Ulster

Connacht

Friday 22 Dec 2023

Kingspan Stadium, TBC

Ulster

Connacht

Tries

Nick Timoney 19'

Andrew Warwick 2'

Shayne Bolton 68'

Shamus Hurley-Langton 59'

Bundee Aki 8'

Conversions

John Cooney 20'; 3'

JJ Hanrahan 69'

Jack Carty 10'

Penalties

John Cooney 65'; 50'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Shea O'Brien

Out: Will Addison

77'

Shane Jennings

Out: Shayne Bolton

76'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

69'

Alan O'Connor

Out: Kieran Treadwell

69'

Shayne Bolton

Try

68'

Jude Postlethwaite

Out: James Hume

65'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

65'

JJ Hanrahan

Out: Jack Carty

65'

Peter Dooley

Out: Denis Buckley

65'

John Cooney

Penalty

65'

Niall Murray

Out: Darragh Murray

61'

Nathan Doak

Out: Jake Flannery

61'

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Try

59'

Harry Sheridan

Out: Sean Reffell

53'

Tom O'Toole

Out: Marty Moore

51'

Steven Kitshoff

Out: Andrew Warwick

51'

Dave Heffernan

Out: Tadgh McElroy

50'

John Cooney

Penalty

50'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

41'

John Cooney

Conversion

20'

Nick Timoney

Try

19'

Conor Oliver

Out: Sean O'Brien

14'

Jack Carty

Conversion

10'

Bundee Aki

Try

John Cooney

Conversion

Andrew Warwick

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Connacht

Ulster

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

M. Hansen

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

S. Hurley-Langton

Tackles: 19

Points

J. Cooney

Points: 10

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2425

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

Match Information

Kingspan Stadium, TBC

United Rugby Championship

Friday 22 Dec 2023

Kingspan Stadium, TBC

Ulster

Connacht

Tries

Nick Timoney 19'

Andrew Warwick 2'

Shayne Bolton 68'

Shamus Hurley-Langton 59'

Bundee Aki 8'

Conversions

John Cooney 20'; 3'

JJ Hanrahan 69'

Jack Carty 10'

Penalties

John Cooney 65'; 50'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Shea O'Brien

Out: Will Addison

77'

Shane Jennings

Out: Shayne Bolton

76'

JJ Hanrahan

Conversion

69'

Alan O'Connor

Out: Kieran Treadwell

69'

Shayne Bolton

Try

68'

Jude Postlethwaite

Out: James Hume

65'

Jack Aungier

Out: Finlay Bealham

65'

JJ Hanrahan

Out: Jack Carty

65'

Peter Dooley

Out: Denis Buckley

65'

John Cooney

Penalty

65'

Niall Murray

Out: Darragh Murray

61'

Nathan Doak

Out: Jake Flannery

61'

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Try

59'

Harry Sheridan

Out: Sean Reffell

53'

Tom O'Toole

Out: Marty Moore

51'

Steven Kitshoff

Out: Andrew Warwick

51'

Dave Heffernan

Out: Tadgh McElroy

50'

John Cooney

Penalty

50'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

41'

John Cooney

Conversion

20'

Nick Timoney

Try

19'

Conor Oliver

Out: Sean O'Brien

14'

Jack Carty

Conversion

10'

Bundee Aki

Try

John Cooney

Conversion

Andrew Warwick

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

2Tries3

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

126

156

Offload

Metres Gained

245

353

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

142

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Line Up

Andrew Warwick

Tom Stewart

Marty Moore

Kieran Treadwell

Iain Henderson

Matty Rea

Sean Reffell

Nick Timoney

John Cooney

Jake Flannery

Jacob Stockdale

Stuart McCloskey

James Hume

Robert Baloucoune

Will Addison

Denis Buckley

Tadgh McElroy

Finlay Bealham

Darragh Murray

Gavin Thornbury

Cian Prendergast

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Sean O'Brien

Caolin Blade

Jack Carty

Byron Ralston

Bundee Aki

Tom Farrell

Shayne Bolton

Mack Hansen

Substitutes

John Andrew

Steven Kitshoff

Tom O'Toole

Alan O'Connor

Harry Sheridan

Nathan Doak

Jude Postlethwaite

Shea O'Brien

Dave Heffernan

Peter Dooley

Jack Aungier

Niall Murray

Conor Oliver

Michael McDonald

JJ Hanrahan

Shane Jennings

Commentary

80’

End of second half

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

77’

Substitution on

Shea O'Brien

Jersey Number 23 • Replacement 8

Shea O'Brien comes on.

77’

Substitution off

Will Addison

Jersey Number 15 • Back 7

Will Addison comes off.

76’

Substitution on

Shane Jennings

Jersey Number 23 • Replacement 8

Shane Jennings comes on.

76’

Substitution off

Shayne Bolton

Jersey Number 14 • Back 6

Shayne Bolton comes off.

69’

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

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

69’

Substitution on

Alan O'Connor

Jersey Number 19 • Replacement 4

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with Alan O'Connor coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Kieran Treadwell

Jersey Number 4 • Forward 4

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with Kieran Treadwell coming off.

68’

Try

Shayne Bolton

Jersey Number 14 • Back 6

A bit of individual brilliance by Shayne Bolton leads to a try for Connacht Rugby

68’

Clean break

Shayne Bolton

Jersey Number 14 • Back 6

A gap opened in the defence and Shayne Bolton took full advantage.

68’

Try assist

JJ Hanrahan

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

That's a great try assist by JJ Hanrahan.

65’

Substitution on

Jude Postlethwaite

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with Jude Postlethwaite coming on.

65’

Substitution off

James Hume

Jersey Number 13 • Back 5

Ulster Rugby make a substitution with James Hume coming off.

65’

Substitution on

Jack Aungier

Jersey Number 18 • Replacement 3

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Jack Aungier coming on.

65’

Substitution off

Finlay Bealham

Jersey Number 3 • Forward 3

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Finlay Bealham coming off.

65’

Substitution on

JJ Hanrahan

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with JJ Hanrahan coming on.

65’

Substitution off

Jack Carty

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Jack Carty coming off.

65’

Substitution on

Peter Dooley

Jersey Number 17 • Replacement 2

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Peter Dooley coming on.

65’

Substitution off

Denis Buckley

Jersey Number 1 • Forward 1

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Denis Buckley coming off.

65’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

John Cooney

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

The Ulster Rugby supporters go wild as John Cooney successfully kicks the penalty goal.

61’

Substitution on

Niall Murray

Jersey Number 19 • Replacement 4

Connacht Rugby sub Niall Murray comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Darragh Murray

Jersey Number 4 • Forward 4

Darragh Murray departs for Connacht Rugby.

61’

Substitution on

Nathan Doak

Jersey Number 21 • Replacement 6

Ulster Rugby sub Nathan Doak comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Jake Flannery

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Jake Flannery departs for Ulster Rugby.

60’

Conversion

Jack Carty

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Jack Carty curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

59’

Try

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Jersey Number 7 • Forward 7

A stunning solo try from Shamus Hurley-Langton

59’

Clean break

Shamus Hurley-Langton

Jersey Number 7 • Forward 7

The defensive line has been broken as Shamus Hurley-Langton goes through the gap.

59’

Try assist

Byron Ralston

Jersey Number 11 • Back 3

Byron Ralston played a key part in that try.

53’

Substitution on

Harry Sheridan

Jersey Number 20 • Replacement 5

Harry Sheridan comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Sean Reffell

Jersey Number 7 • Forward 7

Sean Reffell comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Tom O'Toole

Jersey Number 18 • Replacement 3

Tom O'Toole comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Marty Moore

Jersey Number 3 • Forward 3

Marty Moore comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Steven Kitshoff

Jersey Number 17 • Replacement 2

Steven Kitshoff comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Andrew Warwick

Jersey Number 1 • Forward 1

Andrew Warwick comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Dave Heffernan

Jersey Number 16 • Replacement 1

Dave Heffernan comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Tadgh McElroy

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

Tadgh McElroy comes off.

50’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

John Cooney

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

John Cooney does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

49’

Clean break

Kieran Treadwell

Jersey Number 4 • Forward 4

Kieran Treadwell 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.

35’

Clean break

John Cooney

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

Fabulous play by Ulster Rugby has led to John Cooney being able to wriggle through a gap.

20’

Conversion

John Cooney

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

John Cooney makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

19’

Try

Nick Timoney

Jersey Number 8 • Forward 8

Ulster Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Nick Timoney picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

19’

Try assist

John Cooney

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

John Cooney sets up the try.

14’

Substitution on

Conor Oliver

Jersey Number 20 • Replacement 5

Connacht Rugby sub Conor Oliver comes onto the field.

14’

Substitution off

Sean O'Brien

Jersey Number 8 • Forward 8

Sean O'Brien departs for Connacht Rugby.

13’

Clean break

Sean O'Brien

Jersey Number 8 • Forward 8

A gap opened in the defence and Sean O'Brien took full advantage.

10’

Conversion

Jack Carty

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Jack Carty converts the try.

8’

Try

Bundee Aki

Jersey Number 12 • Back 4

Bundee Aki scores the try from close range.

8’

Try assist

Caolin Blade

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

Caolin Blade played a key part in that try.

3’

Conversion

John Cooney

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

John Cooney has kicked a conversion.

2’

Try

Andrew Warwick

Jersey Number 1 • Forward 1

Great hands by Ulster Rugby leads to a try for Andrew Warwick

2’

Try assist

John Cooney

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

John Cooney sets up the try.

1’

Clean break

Nick Timoney

Jersey Number 8 • Forward 8

The defensive line has been broken as Nick Timoney 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

Ulster

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

M. Hansen

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

S. Hurley-Langton

Tackles: 19

Points

J. Cooney

Points: 10

Insights

United Rugby Championship

Points per match

2425

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

Match Information

Kingspan Stadium, TBC

United Rugby Championship