Connacht Rugby
38 – 19
Halftime: 26 – 7
Attendance: 6343
Cardiff Rugby
Halftime: 26 – 7
Attendance: 6343
Saturday 15th April 2023
KO 19:35 IST Europe
Dexcom Stadium
Ref: Sam Grove-White
United Rugby Championship
Match Report
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Connacht 38 Cardiff 19
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Read more : Connacht 38 Cardiff 19Cardiff left Connacht empty-handed following a dominant first-half performance from the hosts in Galway. With the wind at their backs, Connacht powered into a 19-0 lead at the Sportsground, scoring three tries in front of their raucous home crowd. A try from Seb Davies gave Cardiff some hope and while Mack Hansen wrapped up the […]
Match Stats
Check out the key stats for this game, including overall team performance and individual player highlights.
Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Diarmuid Kilgallen (12) Dylan Tierney-Martin (17) Conor Oliver (26) Mack Hansen (36) Kieran Marmion (75) |
Seb Davies (30) Thomas Young (48), (79) |
| Conversions | Jack Carty (13), (27), (37) | Rhys Priestland (31), (80) |
| Penalties |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 53% | 47% |
| Posession Second Half | 37% | 63% |
| Territory First Half | 57% | 43% |
| Territory Second Half | 28% | 72% |
| Tries | 5 | 3 |
| Conversions | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties Conceded | 8 | 9 |
| Turnovers Conceded | 11 | 11 |
| Passes | 152 | 213 |
| Tackles | 222 | 120 |
| Scrums Won | 4 | 4 |
| Lineouts Won | 14 | 14 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
Player Stats
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Connacht Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Dylan Tierney-Martin | 11 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Finlay Bealham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Niall Murray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | Cian Prendergast | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | Conor Oliver | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | Jarrad Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Caolin Blade | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Carty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Mack Hansen | 14 | 2 | 6 | 116 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Bundee Aki | 12 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Tom Farrell | 12 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | Diarmuid Kilgallen | 7 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | Tiernan O'Halloran | 6 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Connacht Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Eoin de Buitléar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Peter Dooley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Dominic Robertson-McCoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Oisin Dowling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Shamus Hurley-Langton | 6 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 21 | Kieran Marmion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tom Daly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Shane Jennings | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Domachowski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Liam Belcher | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Keiron Assiratti | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Lopeti Timani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Seb Davies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | James Botham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Thomas Young | 10 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Taulupe Faletau | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Tomos Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Rhys Priestland | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Jason Harries | 11 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Max Llewellyn | 14 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Mason Grady | 11 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Owen Lane | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Ben Thomas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kristian Dacey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Rhys Carre | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Dillon Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Rory Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Josh Turnbull | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | James Ratti | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Lloyd Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Harri Millard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Buckley | Corey Domachowski |
| 2 | Dylan Tierney-Martin | Liam Belcher |
| 3 | Finlay Bealham | Keiron Assiratti |
| 4 | Josh Murphy | Lopeti Timani |
| 5 | Niall Murray | Seb Davies |
| 6 | Cian Prendergast | James Botham |
| 7 | Conor Oliver | Thomas Young |
| 8 | Jarrad Butler | Taulupe Faletau |
| 9 | Caolin Blade | Tomos Williams |
| 10 | Jack Carty | Rhys Priestland |
| 11 | Mack Hansen | Jason Harries |
| 12 | Bundee Aki | Max Llewellyn |
| 13 | Tom Farrell | Mason Grady |
| 14 | Diarmuid Kilgallen | Owen Lane |
| 15 | Tiernan O'Halloran | Ben Thomas |
Replacements
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Eoin de Buitléar | Kristian Dacey |
| 17 | Peter Dooley | Rhys Carre |
| 18 | Dominic Robertson-McCoy | Dillon Lewis |
| 19 | Oisin Dowling | Rory Thornton |
| 20 | Shamus Hurley-Langton | Josh Turnbull |
| 21 | Kieran Marmion | James Ratti |
| 22 | Tom Daly | Lloyd Williams |
| 23 | Shane Jennings | Harri Millard |
Team Stats
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Team stats
The season so far
P: Played . W: Won D: Drawn L: Lost F: For A: Against Diff: Difference BP: Bonus Points Pts: Points (Total)
| No. | Team Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 456 | 426 | 30 | 10 | 50 |
| 10 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 425 | 470 | -45 | 8 | 44 |
Form Guide
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Home | 38-19 | Win |
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 41-19 | Loss |
| Edinburgh Rugby | Home | 41-26 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Away | 20-22 | Win |
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 38-19 | Loss |
| Benetton Rugby | Away | 27-23 | Loss |
| Sale Sharks | Home | 28-27 | Win |
| Zebre Parma | Away | 30-34 | Win |
Past Meetings
Fri 24th Sep 2021
KO 19:35 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
United Rugby Championship
Cardiff Rugby
33
V
21
Connacht Rugby
Sat 20th Feb 2021
KO 19:35 GMT
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
Guinness PRO14
Connacht Rugby
32
V
17
Cardiff Rugby
Sat 10th Oct 2020
KO 19:35 BST
Rodney Parade
Europe
Guinness PRO14
Cardiff Rugby
29
V
7
Connacht Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Connacht Rugby |
Cardiff Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 37 | 37 |
| Wins | 9 | 25 |
| Wins at home | 7 | 16 |
| Wins away | 2 | 9 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
From data since 2003