Connacht Rugby - Cardiff Blues (35-20) | European Rugby Challenge Cup

Full-time Men's Senior Europe European Rugby Challenge Cup R8
IRL
Connacht Rugby
Form D V V D D
Coach: -
Try bonus
Matthew Devine 2' E
Sean Jansen 40' E
Finn Treacy 41' E
Shayne Bolton 68' E
Paul Boyle 78' E
JJ Hanrahan3Tr
Josh Ioane2Tr
Stadium: Galway Sportground
35-20
Half-time: 14-8
5 tries 3 tries
Head-to-head
V 24-19 15/02/2025
V 28-19 17/01/2025
V 16-12 17/02/2024
V 38-19 15/04/2023
D 21-33 24/09/2021
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
PDG
Cardiff Blues
Form D D D V D
Coach: -
No bonus
Rey Lee-Lo 37' E
Ben Thomas 54' E
Josh Adams 60' E
Callum Sheedy1P
Ben Thomas1Tr

Quick summary

Connacht Rugby beat Cardiff Blues 35–20 in a 8-try match and 2 cards. Ben Thomas finishes as top scorer with 7 points (1 try, 1 conversion).
BT
Top scorer
Ben Thomas
Cardiff Blues · 7 pts (1 try, 1 con)
Key figures
5 Tries 3
5 Cons 1
0 Penalties 1
0 Cards 2

Breakdown by period

Period Connacht Rugby Cardiff Blues
1st half 14 8
2nd half 21 12
Total 35 20

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Connacht Rugby
MIN
Cardiff Blues
1st half 14 - 8
E
Matthew Devine Try
2'5-0
T
JJ Hanrahan Conversion
2'7-0
12'7-3
P
Callum Sheedy Penalty
37'7-8
E
Rey Lee-Lo Try
T
JJ Hanrahan Conversion
40'9-8
E
Sean Jansen Try
40'14-8
40'14-8
J
Josh McNally Yellow card
2nd half 21 - 12
E
Finn Treacy Try
41'19-8
T
JJ Hanrahan Conversion
41'21-8
51'21-8
↔
Rhys LitterickKeiron Assiratti Replacement
51'21-8
↔
Alex MannTaulupe Faletau Replacement
54'21-10
T
Ben Thomas Conversion
54'21-15
E
Ben Thomas Try
↔
Dennis BuckleyJordan Duggan Replacement
55'21-15
↔
Dylan Tierney-MartinDavid Heffernan Replacement
55'21-15
↔
Paul BoyleShamus Hurley-Langton Replacement
55'21-15
↔
Caolin BladeMatthew Devine Replacement
55'21-15
↔
Josh IoaneJJ Hanrahan Replacement
55'21-15
55'21-15
↔
Evan LloydLiam Belcher Replacement
↔
Jack AungierFinlay Bealham Replacement
56'21-15
60'21-20
E
Josh Adams Try
61'21-20
↔
Corey DomachowskiDanny Southworth Replacement
61'21-20
↔
Thomas YoungJames Botham Replacement
61'21-20
↔
Rory JenningsCallum Sheedy Replacement
↔
Niall MurrayDarragh Murray Replacement
65'21-20
65'21-20
↔
Rory ThorntonJosh McNally Replacement
T
Josh Ioane Conversion
68'23-20
E
Shayne Bolton Try
68'28-20
75'28-20
↔
Ellis BevanJohan Mulder Replacement
76'28-20
J
Ben Thomas Yellow card
E
Paul Boyle Try
78'33-20
T
Josh Ioane Conversion
78'35-20

Match stats

Connacht Rugby Cardiff Blues
35
Points scored
20
5
Tries
3
-
Possession (%)
-
Connacht Rugby Cardiff Blues
5
Tries
3
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Connacht Rugby Cardiff Blues
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Connacht Rugby Cardiff Blues
5
Conversions
1
0
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Connacht Rugby Cardiff Blues
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Connacht Rugby
4 matches played
Cardiff Blues
4 matches played
Competition
41 matches played
Points scored
35 ▼
avg. 38.5
20 ▼
avg. 22.8
25.6
Tries
5 ▼
avg. 6.25
3 ▼
avg. 3.25
3.5
First try
2'
avg. 10'30
37'
avg. 20'00
20'30
Penalties scored
0 ▼
avg. 0.25
1 ▲
avg. 0.5
0.98
Yellow cards
0 ▼
avg. 0.5
2 ▲
avg. 0
0.45
% wins
100%
25%
—
% vic. domicile
100%
50%
61%
% vic. extérieur
100%
0%
39%

Line-ups

Top scorer
JH
JJ Hanrahan
3 attempts
6 pts
Connacht Rugby
1 Jordan Duggan 55'
2 David Heffernan 55'
3 Finlay Bealham 56'
4 Oisin Dowling
5 Darragh Murray 65'
6 Joshua Daniel Murphy
7 Shamus Hurley-Langton 55'
8 Sean Jansen E 40'
9 Matthew Devine E 2'55'
10 JJ Hanrahan T 2'T 40'T 41'55'
11 Finn Treacy E 41'
12 Bundee Aki
13 Hugh Gavin
14 Shayne Bolton E 68'
15 Mackenzie Hansen
Replacements
16 Dennis Buckley 55'
17 Dylan Tierney-Martin 55'
18 Jack Aungier 56'
19 Paul Boyle E 78'55'
20 Niall Murray 65'
21 Caolin Blade 55'
22 Josh Ioane T 68'T 78'55'
Top scorer
BT
Ben Thomas
1 try · 1 attempt
7 pts
Cardiff Blues
1 Danny Southworth 61'
2 Liam Belcher 55'
3 Keiron Assiratti 51'
4 Josh McNally CJ 40'65'
5 Teddy Williams
6 Alun Lawrence
7 James Botham 61'
8 Taulupe Faletau 51'
9 Johan Mulder 75'
10 Callum Sheedy P 12'61'
11 Harri Millard
12 Ben Thomas T 54'E 54'CJ 76'
13 Rey Lee-Lo E 37'
14 Josh Adams E 60'
15 Cam Winnett
Replacements
16 Corey Domachowski 61'
17 Evan Lloyd 55'
18 Rhys Litterick 51'
19 Rory Thornton 65'
20 Thomas Young 61'
21 Alex Mann 51'
22 Ellis Bevan 75'
23 Rory Jennings 61'

Stats by player

Connacht Rugby
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
55'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
55'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
25'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
25'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
55'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
55'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
56'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
56'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
65'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
65'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
55'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
55'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
25'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
25'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
24'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
24'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
15'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
15'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
25'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
25'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Cardiff Blues
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
55'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
51'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
65'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
65'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
51'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
75'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
75'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
25'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
25'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
29'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
15'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
15'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
29'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
5'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
5'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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