Connacht Rugby 45 - 36 Saracens (17/10/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior Europe European Rugby Champions Cup R1
IRL
Connacht Rugby
7 tries
Form W L L W L
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Cian Prendergast 17', 46' E
Cathal Forde 23' E
Shamus Hurley-Langton 29' E
Ciaran Frawley 51', 63' E
Caolin Blade 60' E
Sam Gilbert5Tr
Stadium: Dexcom Stadium  ·  Cloudy 16°C
45-36
Half-time: 19-19
7 tries 6 tries
Head-to-head
D 36-55 16/12/2023
Broadcaster: beIN Sports 1
ENG
Saracens
6 tries
Form L W W L W
Try bonusAtt. bonus
Sione Va'enuku 5', 57' E
Noah Caluori 11' E
Nick Tompkins 40' E
Rotimi Segun 49' E
Elliot Daly 79' E
Owen Farrell3Tr
Stadium
Dexcom Stadium
Broadcaster
beIN Sports 1
Weather
Cloudy 16°C

Quick summary

Connacht Rugby beat Saracens 45–36 in a 13-try match and 2 cards. Sione Va'enuku finishes as top scorer with 10 points (2 tries).
SV
Top scorer
Sione Va'enuku
Saracens · 10 pts (2 tries)
Key figures
7 Tries 6
5 Cons 3
2 Cards 0
19 1st half 19
26 2nd half 17

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Connacht Rugby
MIN
Saracens
1st half 19 - 19
5'0-7
E
Sione Va'enuku Try · converted by Owen Farrell
↔
Daniel RyanShane Jennings Replacement
10'0-7
11'0-12
E
Noah Caluori Try
E
Cian Prendergast Try · converted by Sam Gilbert
17'7-12
18'7-12
↔
Nick IsiekweOlamide Sodeke Replacement
E
Cathal Forde Try
23'12-12
E
Shamus Hurley-Langton Try · converted by Sam Gilbert
29'19-12
J
Shamus Hurley-Langton Yellow card
40'19-12
40'19-19
E
Nick Tompkins Try · converted by Owen Farrell
2nd half 26 - 17
E
Cian Prendergast Try
46'24-19
48'24-19
↔
Corne WeilbachMarcus Street Replacement
T
Sam Gilbert Conversion
48'26-19
49'26-24
E
Rotimi Segun Try
↩︎
Shamus Hurley-Langton Back from sin bin
50'26-24
50'26-24
↔
Phil BrantinghamJamie George Replacement
E
Ciaran Frawley Try · converted by Sam Gilbert
51'33-24
51'33-24
↔
Alfie BarbearyToby Knight Replacement
↔
Billy BohanFrancois Daniel van Wyk Replacement
53'33-24
↔
Caolin BladeColm Reilly Replacement
55'33-24
57'33-31
E
Sione Va'enuku Try · converted by Owen Farrell
↔
Josh IoaneBundee Aki Replacement
58'33-31
E
Caolin Blade Try
60'38-31
↔
Sean F O'BrienSean Jansen Replacement
61'38-31
E
Ciaran Frawley Try · converted by Sam Gilbert
63'45-31
67'45-31
↔
Nathan MichelowFergus Burke Replacement
↔
Niall MurrayDarragh Murray Replacement
67'45-31
69'45-31
↔
Tom JamesTomos Geraint Williams Replacement
↔
Sam IlloTom Connolly Replacement
69'45-31
J
Cian Prendergast Yellow card
78'45-31
79'45-36
E
Elliot Daly Try

Match stats

Connacht Rugby Saracens
45
Points scored
36
7
Tries
6
Connacht Rugby Saracens
7
Tries
6
Connacht Rugby Saracens
5
Conversions
3
0
Penalties scored — none
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
Connacht Rugby Saracens
2
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Connacht Rugby
0 matches played
Saracens
0 matches played
Points scored
45
36
33.3
Tries
7
6
4.67
First try
17'
5'
13'30
Penalties scored
0
0
0.75
Yellow cards
2
0
0.58
% wins
—%
—%
—
% home wins
—%
—%
50%
% away wins
—%
—%
50%

Line-ups

Connacht RugbySaracens
  1. 1F. Daniel van WykOff at 53' 53'
  2. 2M. VictoryOff at 53' 53'
  3. 3S. Illo
  4. 4D. MurrayOff at 67' 67' Murray
  5. 5J. Daniel Murphy
  6. 6C. PrendergastE 17' 46'Yellow card 78'
  7. 7S. Hurley-LangtonE 29'Yellow card 40'
  8. 8S. JansenOff at 61' 61' F O'Brien
  9. 9C. ReillyOff at 55' 55'
  10. 10C. FrawleyE 51' 63'
  11. 11S. JenningsOff at 10' 10' Ryan
  12. 12B. AkiOff at 58' 58' Ioane
  13. 13C. FordeE 23'
  14. 14F. Treacy
  15. 15S. Gilbert5 T
  1. 1E. Cama MawiOff at 50' 50'
  2. 2J. GeorgeOff at 50' 50'
  3. 3M. StreetOff at 48' 48' Weilbach
  4. 4O. SodekeOff at 18' 18' Isiekwe
  5. 5H. Tizard
  6. 6M. Itoje
  7. 7T. KnightOff at 51' 51' Barbeary
  8. 8B. EarlOff at 67' 67'
  9. 9T. Geraint WilliamsOff at 69' 69' James
  10. 10O. Farrell3 T
  11. 11R. SegunE 49'
  12. 12S. Va'enukuE 5' 57'Off at 67' 67'
  13. 13N. TompkinsE 40'
  14. 14N. CaluoriE 11'
  15. 15E. DalyE 79'
Replacements
  1. 16E. de BuitlearOn at 53' 53'
  2. 17B. BohanOn at 53' 53'
  3. 18T. ConnollyOn at 55' 55'
  4. 19N. MurrayOn at 67' 67' Murray
  5. 20S. F O'BrienOn at 61' 61' Jansen
  6. 21C. BladeE 60'On at 55' 55'
  7. 22J. IoaneOn at 58' 58' Aki
  8. 23D. RyanOn at 10' 10' Jennings
Replacements
  1. 16E. ClarkeOn at 50' 50'
  2. 17P. BrantinghamOn at 50' 50'
  3. 18C. WeilbachOn at 48' 48' Street
  4. 19N. IsiekweOn at 18' 18' Sodeke
  5. 20N. MichelowOn at 67' 67'
  6. 21A. BarbearyOn at 51' 51' Knight
  7. 22T. JamesOn at 69' 69' Geraint Williams
  8. 23F. BurkeOn at 67' 67'
80'
Connacht Rugby
Forwards
1 Francois Daniel van Wyk Off at 53' 53'
2 Matthew Victory Off at 53' 53'
3 Sam Illo
4 Darragh Murray Off at 67' 67' Murray
5 Joshua Daniel Murphy
6 Cian Prendergast E 17' 46'Yellow card 78'
7 Shamus Hurley-Langton E 29'Yellow card 40'
8 Sean Jansen Off at 61' 61' F O'Brien
Half-backs
9 Colm Reilly Off at 55' 55'
10 Ciaran Frawley E 51' 63'
Backs
11 Shane Jennings Off at 10' 10' Ryan
12 Bundee Aki Off at 58' 58' Ioane
13 Cathal Forde E 23'
14 Finn Treacy
15 Sam Gilbert 5 T
Replacements
16 Eoin de Buitlear On at 53' 53'
17 Billy Bohan On at 53' 53'
18 Tom Connolly On at 55' 55'
19 Niall Murray On at 67' 67' Murray
20 Sean F O'Brien On at 61' 61' Jansen
21 Caolin Blade E 60'On at 55' 55'
22 Josh Ioane On at 58' 58' Aki
23 Daniel Ryan On at 10' 10' Jennings
Saracens
Forwards
1 Eroni Cama Mawi Off at 50' 50'
2 Jamie George Off at 50' 50'
3 Marcus Street Off at 48' 48' Weilbach
4 Olamide Sodeke Off at 18' 18' Isiekwe
5 Hugh Tizard
6 Maro Itoje
7 Toby Knight Off at 51' 51' Barbeary
8 Ben Earl Off at 67' 67'
Half-backs
9 Tomos Geraint Williams Off at 69' 69' James
10 Owen Farrell 3 T
Backs
11 Rotimi Segun E 49'
12 Sione Va'enuku E 5' 57'Off at 67' 67'
13 Nick Tompkins E 40'
14 Noah Caluori E 11'
15 Elliot Daly E 79'
Replacements
16 Eoghan Clarke On at 50' 50'
17 Phil Brantingham On at 50' 50'
18 Corne Weilbach On at 48' 48' Street
19 Nick Isiekwe On at 18' 18' Sodeke
20 Nathan Michelow On at 67' 67'
21 Alfie Barbeary On at 51' 51' Knight
22 Tom James On at 69' 69' Geraint Williams
23 Fergus Burke On at 67' 67'

Stats by player

Connacht Rugby
6
10 pts78 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
78'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
10 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
5 pts70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
5 pts25 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
25'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
53 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
53 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
66 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
66'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
61 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
61'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
55 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
55'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
10 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
10'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
58 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
58'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
27 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
27 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
14 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
14'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
19 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
22 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
22'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
70 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
70'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Saracens
12
10 pts67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
10
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
6 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
6
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
50 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
50'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
50 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
50'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
48 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
48'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
18 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
18'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
51 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
51'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
67 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
67'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
69 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
69'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
30 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
30'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
30 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
30'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
32 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
32'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
62 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
62'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
29 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
29'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
11 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
13 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
13'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red