Munster Rugby Football Union - Cardiff Blues (23-20) | United rugby championship

Full-time Men's Senior Europe United rugby championship Semi-final
IRL
Munster Rugby Football Union
Form D V V D V
Coach: -
No bonus
Ruadhan Quinn 28' E
Gavin Coombes 52' E
Diarmuid Barron 60' E
Jack Crowley1Tr · 1P · 1D
Stadium: Thomond Park - Musgrave Park  ·  ⛅ 12°C
23-20
Half-time: 5-5
3 tries 4 tries
Head-to-head
D 21-26 25/04/2025
V 20-15 30/03/2024
D 13-20 17/09/2022
V 42-21 29/04/2022
V 31-27 28/05/2021
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
PDG
Cardiff Blues
Form V V D D V
Coach: -
Try bonus
Josh Adams 13' E
Tom Bowen 43', 56', 79' E

Quick summary

Munster Rugby Football Union beat Cardiff Blues 23–20 in a 7-try match and 2 cards. Tom Bowen finishes as top scorer with 15 points (3 tries).
TB
Top scorer
Tom Bowen
Cardiff Blues · 15 pts (3 tries)
Key figures
3 Tries 4
1 Cons 0
1 Penalties 0
1 Drop goals 0
1 Cards 1

Breakdown by period

Period Munster Rugby Football Union Cardiff Blues
1st half 5 5
2nd half 18 15
Total 23 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
Munster Rugby Football Union
MIN
Cardiff Blues
1st half 5 - 5
↔
Sean O'BrienShane Daly Replacement
9'0-0
9'0-0
J
Josh McNally Yellow card
13'0-5
E
Josh Adams Try
↔
Diarmuid BarronNiall Scannell Replacement
24'0-5
E
Ruadhan Quinn Try
28'5-5
J
Gavin Coombes Yellow card
37'5-5
2nd half 18 - 15
43'5-10
E
Tom Bowen Try
44'5-10
↔
Dafydd HughesLiam Belcher Replacement
E
Gavin Coombes Try
52'10-10
T
Jack Crowley Conversion
53'12-10
↔
Jack O'DonoghueEthan Coughlan Replacement
54'12-10
54'12-10
↔
Rhys BarrattDanny Southworth Replacement
56'12-15
E
Tom Bowen Try
58'12-15
↔
Ben DonnellAlex Mann Replacement
↔
Josh WycherleyJeremy Loughman Replacement
58'12-15
↔
Brian GleesonFineen Wycherley Replacement
59'12-15
E
Diarmuid Barron Try
60'17-15
62'17-15
↔
Ioan LloydCallum Sheedy Replacement
P
Jack Crowley Penalty
65'20-15
65'20-15
↔
Sam WainwrightJavan Sebastian Replacement
66'20-15
↔
Aled DaviesJohan Mulder Replacement
↔
Ronan FoxeOliver Jager Replacement
70'20-15
72'20-15
↔
Steffan EmanuelHarri Millard Replacement
D
Jack Crowley Drop goal
75'23-15
↔
Tony ButlerJack Crowley Replacement
77'23-15
79'23-20
E
Tom Bowen Try

Match stats

Munster Rugby Football Union Cardiff Blues
23
Points scored
20
3
Tries
4
-
Possession (%)
-
Munster Rugby Football Union Cardiff Blues
3
Tries
4
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Munster Rugby Football Union Cardiff Blues
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Munster Rugby Football Union Cardiff Blues
1
Conversions
0
1
Penalties scored
0
1
Drop goals
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Munster Rugby Football Union Cardiff Blues
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Munster Rugby Football Union
1 matches played
Cardiff Blues
1 matches played
Competition
12 matches played
Points scored
23 ▼
avg. 34
20 ▼
avg. 33
26
Tries
3 ▼
avg. 4
4 ▼
avg. 5
3.58
First try
28'
avg. 10'00
13'
avg. 8'00
15'48
Penalties scored
1 ▼
avg. 2
0 =
avg. 0
0.75
Yellow cards
1 ▲
avg. 0
1 ▲
avg. 0
0.54
% wins
100%
100%
—
% vic. domicile
0%
100%
83%
% vic. extérieur
100%
0%
17%

Line-ups

Top scorer
JC
Jack Crowley
3 attempts
8 pts
Munster
1 Jeremy Loughman
2 Niall Scannell
3 Oliver Jager
4 Jean Kleyn
5 Fineen Wycherley
6 Thomas Ahern
7 Ruadhan Quinn E 28'
8 Gavin Coombes CJ 37'E 52'
9 Ethan Coughlan
10 Jack Crowley T 53'P 65'D 75'
11 Thaakir Abrahams
12 Alex Nankivell
13 Dan Kelly
14 Shane Daly
15 Ben O'Connor
Replacements
16 Diarmuid Barron E 60'
17 Josh Wycherley
18 Ronan Foxe
19 Jack O'Donoghue
20 Brian Gleeson
21 Paddy Patterson
22 Tony Butler
23 Sean O'Brien
Top scorer
TB
Tom Bowen
3 tries
15 pts
Cardiff Blues
1 Danny Southworth
2 Liam Belcher
3 Javan Sebastian
4 Josh McNally CJ 9'
5 Teddy Williams
6 Alex Mann
7 Daniel Thomas
8 Alun Lawrence
9 Johan Mulder
10 Callum Sheedy
11 Tom Bowen E 43'E 56'E 79'
12 Rory Jennings
13 Harri Millard
14 Josh Adams E 13'
15 Jacob Beetham
Replacements
16 Dafydd Hughes
17 Rhys Barratt
18 Sam Wainwright
19 Ben Donnell
20 Taine Basham
21 Aled Davies
22 Ioan Lloyd
23 Steffan Emanuel

Stats by player

Munster Rugby Football Union
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
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
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
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
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
14
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
17
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Cardiff Blues
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
15
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
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
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
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
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
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
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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