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Friday 01 April 2016
Round 19
Kingspan Stadium
GUINNESS PRO12
Ref: Dudley Phillips
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Ulster Rugby

18 - 10

HT: 11 - 3
Connacht Rugby
GUINNESS PRO12 Preview: Ulster v Connacht
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Match Page - Overview - Head to Head

Head to Head

1037
Played
1037
854
Wins
182
1
Draws
1

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Preview Lineups

Match Page - Preview - Lineups

Line Ups

Jared Payne

15

Robbie Henshaw

Andrew Trimble

14

Niyi Adeolokun

Luke Marshall

13

Bundee Aki

Stuart McCloskey

12

Peter Robb

Craig Gilroy

11

Matt Healy

Paddy Jackson

10

Shane O'Leary

Ruan Pienaar

9

John Cooney

Callum Black

1

Denis Buckley

Rory Best

2

Tom McCartney

Ricky Lutton

3

Rodney Ah You

Pete Browne

4

Andrew Browne

Franco van der Merwe

5

Aly Muldowney

Iain Henderson

6

John Muldoon

Chris Henry

7

James Connolly

Roger Wilson

8

Eoin McKeon

Replacements

Rob Herring

16

Dave Heffernan

Kyle McCall

17

Ronan Loughney

Bronson Ross

18

Finlay Bealham

Robbie Diack

19

Ultan Dillane

Sean Reidy

20

Sean O'Brien

Paul Marshall

21

Caolin Blade

Stuart Olding

22

Cormac Brennan

Darren Cave

23

Danie Poolman

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

18-10

Tries

Rory Best 27'

Craig Gilroy 43'

Caolin Blade 54'

Conversions

Paddy Jackson 44'

Shane O'Leary 55'

Penalties

Paddy Jackson 5' , 12'

Shane O'Leary 40 + 2'

Yellow Cards

Trimble

O'Leary

O'Brien

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

18 - 10

Substitute 77'

Off: Iain Henderson

On: Rob Herring

18 - 10

Substitute 76'

Off: Ricky Lutton

On: Bronson Ross

18 - 10

Substitute 75'

Off: Stuart McCloskey

On: Stuart Olding

18 - 10

Yellow card 72'

Sean O'Brien

18 - 10

Substitute 70'

Off: Rob Herring

On: Rory Best

18 - 10

Substitute 70'

Off: Tom McCartney

On: Dave Heffernan

18 - 10

Substitute 70'

Off: Denis Buckley

On: Ronan Loughney

18 - 10

Yellow card 70'

Shane O'Leary

18 - 10

Substitute 65'

Off: Ruan Pienaar

On: Paul Marshall

18 - 10

Substitute 65'

Off: Rory Best

On: Rob Herring

18 - 10

Substitute 62'

Off: Luke Marshall

On: Darren Cave

18 - 10

Substitute 62'

Off: James Connolly

On: Sean O'Brien

18 - 10

Substitute 57'

Off: Pete Browne

On: Robbie Diack

18 - 10

Conversion 55'

Shane O'Leary

18 - 8

Try 54'

Caolin Blade

18 - 10

Substitute 53'

Off: Niyi Adeolokun

On: Danie Poolman

18 - 10

Substitute 53'

Off: John Cooney

On: Caolin Blade

18 - 3

Substitute 53'

Off: Chris Henry

On: Sean Reidy

18 - 3

Substitute 53'

Off: Callum Black

On: Kyle McCall

18 - 3

Yellow card 47'

Andrew Trimble

18 - 3

Substitute 45'

Off: Aly Muldowney

On: Ultan Dillane

18 - 3

Substitute 45'

Off: Rodney Ah You

On: Finlay Bealham

18 - 3

Conversion 44'

Paddy Jackson

16 - 3

Try 43'

Craig Gilroy

11 - 3

Penalty 40'

Shane O'Leary

11 - 0

Missed penalty 38'

Shane O'Leary

11 - 0

Missed conversion 28'

Paddy Jackson

11 - 0

Try 27'

Rory Best

6 - 0

Penalty 12'

Paddy Jackson

3 - 0

Penalty 5'

Paddy Jackson

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

18-10

Tries

Rory Best 27'

Craig Gilroy 43'

Caolin Blade 54'

Conversions

Paddy Jackson 44'

Shane O'Leary 55'

Penalties

Paddy Jackson 5' , 12'

Shane O'Leary 40 + 2'

Yellow Cards

Trimble

O'Leary

O'Brien

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

18 - 10

Substitute 77'

Off: Iain Henderson

On: Rob Herring

18 - 10

Substitute 76'

Off: Ricky Lutton

On: Bronson Ross

18 - 10

Substitute 75'

Off: Stuart McCloskey

On: Stuart Olding

18 - 10

Yellow card 72'

Sean O'Brien

18 - 10

Substitute 70'

Off: Rob Herring

On: Rory Best

18 - 10

Substitute 70'

Off: Tom McCartney

On: Dave Heffernan

18 - 10

Substitute 70'

Off: Denis Buckley

On: Ronan Loughney

18 - 10

Yellow card 70'

Shane O'Leary

18 - 10

Substitute 65'

Off: Ruan Pienaar

On: Paul Marshall

18 - 10

Substitute 65'

Off: Rory Best

On: Rob Herring

18 - 10

Substitute 62'

Off: Luke Marshall

On: Darren Cave

18 - 10

Substitute 62'

Off: James Connolly

On: Sean O'Brien

18 - 10

Substitute 57'

Off: Pete Browne

On: Robbie Diack

18 - 10

Conversion 55'

Shane O'Leary

18 - 8

Try 54'

Caolin Blade

18 - 10

Substitute 53'

Off: Niyi Adeolokun

On: Danie Poolman

18 - 10

Substitute 53'

Off: John Cooney

On: Caolin Blade

18 - 3

Substitute 53'

Off: Chris Henry

On: Sean Reidy

18 - 3

Substitute 53'

Off: Callum Black

On: Kyle McCall

18 - 3

Yellow card 47'

Andrew Trimble

18 - 3

Substitute 45'

Off: Aly Muldowney

On: Ultan Dillane

18 - 3

Substitute 45'

Off: Rodney Ah You

On: Finlay Bealham

18 - 3

Conversion 44'

Paddy Jackson

16 - 3

Try 43'

Craig Gilroy

11 - 3

Penalty 40'

Shane O'Leary

11 - 0

Missed penalty 38'

Shane O'Leary

11 - 0

Missed conversion 28'

Paddy Jackson

11 - 0

Try 27'

Rory Best

6 - 0

Penalty 12'

Paddy Jackson

3 - 0

Penalty 5'

Paddy Jackson

Match Page - Lineups - Performance

Ulster Rugby Connacht Rugby Compare
  • M - Metres Gained
  • C - Carries
  • P - Passes
  • T - Tackles
  • MT - Missed Tackles
  • TW - Turnovers Won
  • TC - Turnovers Conceded
  • DB - Defenders beaten
  • TA - Try Assists
  • O - Offloads
  • CB - Clean Breaks
  • LW - Lineouts Won
  • LS - Lineouts Stolen
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Jared Payne 53 9 5 2 - 1 1 1 - 1 2 - -
14 Andrew Trimble 26 5 4 4 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 -
13 Luke Marshall Darren Cave 62' 37 8 4 10 1 - 1 1 - - - - -
12 Stuart McCloskey Stuart Olding 75' 20 13 3 13 1 - 1 - - 1 - - -
11 Craig Gilroy 76 9 1 5 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - -
10 Paddy Jackson 4 1 22 17 1 1 - - - - - - -
9 Ruan Pienaar Paul Marshall 65' 26 2 52 2 2 - 1 - - 1 1 - -
1 Callum Black Kyle McCall 53' 2 1 2 5 1 - - 1 - - - - -
2 Rory Best Rob Herring 65' 13 7 5 8 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
3 Ricky Lutton Bronson Ross 76' 5 4 3 4 1 - - 1 - - - - -
4 Pete Browne Robbie Diack 57' 14 4 - 6 - 2 - 1 - - - 3 -
5 Franco van der Merwe 3 4 - 7 - - 1 - - - - 4 -
6 Iain Henderson Rob Herring 77' 13 4 5 6 1 1 - 1 - - - 6 -
7 Chris Henry Sean Reidy 53' 1 2 1 2 1 - 1 - - - - - -
8 Roger Wilson 2 13 3 12 2 2 1 1 - 1 - - -
Replacements
16 Rob Herring Rory Best 65' Iain Henderson 77' 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -
17 Kyle McCall Callum Black 53' 4 2 - 4 - 1 - - - - - - -
18 Bronson Ross Ricky Lutton 76' - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -
19 Robbie Diack Pete Browne 57' 1 2 2 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 -
20 Sean Reidy Chris Henry 53' 16 7 - 4 - - 1 1 - - - - -
21 Paul Marshall Ruan Pienaar 65' 1 1 13 1 - - - - - - - - -
22 Stuart Olding Stuart McCloskey 75' - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - -
23 Darren Cave Luke Marshall 62' 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Robbie Henshaw 90 16 13 3 2 1 2 3 - - - - -
14 Niyi Adeolokun Danie Poolman 53' 59 5 2 4 - - - 3 - - 1 - -
13 Bundee Aki 33 12 15 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - -
12 Peter Robb 13 4 4 12 - - - - - - - - -
11 Matt Healy 63 8 10 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - -
10 Shane O'Leary 23 3 37 7 - - 2 3 - - 1 - -
9 John Cooney Caolin Blade 53' 18 3 55 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - -
1 Denis Buckley Ronan Loughney 70' - 1 3 7 1 - 1 - - - - - -
2 Tom McCartney Dave Heffernan 70' - 3 2 6 - - - - - - - - -
3 Rodney Ah You Finlay Bealham 45' - 1 1 1 2 - 2 - - 1 - 1 -
4 Andrew Browne - 4 8 12 2 - 1 - - - - 4 -
5 Aly Muldowney Ultan Dillane 45' 4 6 4 2 - - - - - - - 3 1
6 John Muldoon 44 8 7 8 - 1 1 1 - 2 2 1 -
7 James Connolly Sean O'Brien 62' 34 9 3 8 1 - 2 - - - - - -
8 Eoin McKeon 30 11 4 13 - - 2 1 - - 2 2 -
Replacements
16 Dave Heffernan Tom McCartney 70' 7 4 1 4 - - - - - 1 - - -
17 Ronan Loughney Denis Buckley 70' - 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - -
18 Finlay Bealham Rodney Ah You 45' 7 3 3 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
19 Ultan Dillane Aly Muldowney 45' 14 5 2 6 1 - 1 - - 2 - - -
20 Sean O'Brien James Connolly 62' - - - 5 - 1 - - - - - - -
21 Caolin Blade John Cooney 53' 16 4 23 - - - - - - - 1 - -
22 Cormac Brennan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Danie Poolman Niyi Adeolokun 53' 10 2 2 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Jared Payne 53 9 5 2 - 1 1 1 - 1 2 - -
15 Robbie Henshaw 90 16 13 3 2 1 2 3 - - - - -
14 Andrew Trimble 26 5 4 4 1 - 1 1 - - 1 1 -
14 Niyi Adeolokun Danie Poolman 53' 59 5 2 4 - - - 3 - - 1 - -
13 Luke Marshall Darren Cave 62' 37 8 4 10 1 - 1 1 - - - - -
13 Bundee Aki 33 12 15 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - -
12 Stuart McCloskey Stuart Olding 75' 20 13 3 13 1 - 1 - - 1 - - -
12 Peter Robb 13 4 4 12 - - - - - - - - -
11 Craig Gilroy 76 9 1 5 1 - 1 1 - 1 2 - -
11 Matt Healy 63 8 10 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - -
10 Paddy Jackson 4 1 22 17 1 1 - - - - - - -
10 Shane O'Leary 23 3 37 7 - - 2 3 - - 1 - -
9 Ruan Pienaar Paul Marshall 65' 26 2 52 2 2 - 1 - - 1 1 - -
9 John Cooney Caolin Blade 53' 18 3 55 1 1 - 1 - - - 1 - -
1 Callum Black Kyle McCall 53' 2 1 2 5 1 - - 1 - - - - -
1 Denis Buckley Ronan Loughney 70' - 1 3 7 1 - 1 - - - - - -
2 Rory Best Rob Herring 65' 13 7 5 8 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -
2 Tom McCartney Dave Heffernan 70' - 3 2 6 - - - - - - - - -
3 Ricky Lutton Bronson Ross 76' 5 4 3 4 1 - - 1 - - - - -
3 Rodney Ah You Finlay Bealham 45' - 1 1 1 2 - 2 - - 1 - 1 -
4 Pete Browne Robbie Diack 57' 14 4 - 6 - 2 - 1 - - - 3 -
4 Andrew Browne - 4 8 12 2 - 1 - - - - 4 -
5 Franco van der Merwe 3 4 - 7 - - 1 - - - - 4 -
5 Aly Muldowney Ultan Dillane 45' 4 6 4 2 - - - - - - - 3 1
6 Iain Henderson Rob Herring 77' 13 4 5 6 1 1 - 1 - - - 6 -
6 John Muldoon 44 8 7 8 - 1 1 1 - 2 2 1 -
7 Chris Henry Sean Reidy 53' 1 2 1 2 1 - 1 - - - - - -
7 James Connolly Sean O'Brien 62' 34 9 3 8 1 - 2 - - - - - -
8 Roger Wilson 2 13 3 12 2 2 1 1 - 1 - - -
8 Eoin McKeon 30 11 4 13 - - 2 1 - - 2 2 -
Replacements
16 Rob Herring Rory Best 65' Iain Henderson 77' 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -
16 Dave Heffernan Tom McCartney 70' 7 4 1 4 - - - - - 1 - - -
17 Kyle McCall Callum Black 53' 4 2 - 4 - 1 - - - - - - -
17 Ronan Loughney Denis Buckley 70' - 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - -
18 Bronson Ross Ricky Lutton 76' - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -
18 Finlay Bealham Rodney Ah You 45' 7 3 3 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
19 Robbie Diack Pete Browne 57' 1 2 2 1 - - 1 1 - - - 1 -
19 Ultan Dillane Aly Muldowney 45' 14 5 2 6 1 - 1 - - 2 - - -
20 Sean Reidy Chris Henry 53' 16 7 - 4 - - 1 1 - - - - -
20 Sean O'Brien James Connolly 62' - - - 5 - 1 - - - - - - -
21 Paul Marshall Ruan Pienaar 65' 1 1 13 1 - - - - - - - - -
21 Caolin Blade John Cooney 53' 16 4 23 - - - - - - - 1 - -
22 Stuart Olding Stuart McCloskey 75' - - - 3 - - 1 - - - - - -
22 Cormac Brennan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Darren Cave Luke Marshall 62' 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - -
23 Danie Poolman Niyi Adeolokun 53' 10 2 2 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Teams Players

Match Page - Headline Stats

Ulster Rugby Connacht Rugby
50
Possession
50
56
Territory
44
Headline Stats
323
Metres Gained
465
100
Carries
113
2
Tries
1
125
Passes
200
12
Turnovers
20
13
Penalties Conceded
11

Tackles Made

120

110

Missed Tackles

14

12

Match Page - Statistics - Team Performance

Ulster Connacht
Performance
1
Conversions
1
2
Penalties
1
75%
Goal Kick Success %
67%
0
Drop Goals
0
90%
Tackle success Rate %
90%
Attack
25
Total Kicks
9
6
Clean Breaks
9
12
Defenders Beaten
14
94%
Rucks Won %
93%
8
Mauls Won
4
7
Offloads
10
Set Pieces
83%
Scrums on own Feed %
100%
5
Scrums Won
10
1
Scrums Lost
0
94%
Lineouts won on own throw%
80%
16
Lineouts won
12
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0

Match Page - Statistics - Player Statistics

Ulster Rugby Connacht Rugby
Attack
Points
Paddy Jackson 8
Shane O'Leary 5
Caolin Blade 5
Tries
Rory Best 1
Craig Gilroy 1
Caolin Blade 1
Try Assists
Jared Payne 1
Eoin McKeon 1
Conversions
Paddy Jackson 1
Shane O'Leary 1
Metres Gained
Craig Gilroy 76
Robbie Henshaw 90
Carries
Roger Wilson 13
Stuart McCloskey 13
Robbie Henshaw 16
Defenders beaten
Rory Best 1
Roger Wilson 1
Andrew Trimble 1
Callum Black 1
Pete Browne 1
Robbie Diack 1
Luke Marshall 1
Craig Gilroy 1
Iain Henderson 1
Jared Payne 1
Ricky Lutton 1
Sean Reidy 1
Robbie Henshaw 3
Shane O'Leary 3
Niyi Adeolokun 3
Clean Breaks
Craig Gilroy 2
Jared Payne 2
John Muldoon 2
Eoin McKeon 2
Passes made
Ruan Pienaar 52
John Cooney 55
Off Loads made
Rory Best 1
Roger Wilson 1
Ruan Pienaar 1
Craig Gilroy 1
Jared Payne 1
Stuart McCloskey 1
John Muldoon 2
Matt Healy 2
Ultan Dillane 2
Turnovers Conceded
Roger Wilson 1
Andrew Trimble 1
Ruan Pienaar 1
Franco van der Merwe 1
Chris Henry 1
Robbie Diack 1
Luke Marshall 1
Craig Gilroy 1
Jared Payne 1
Stuart Olding 1
Stuart McCloskey 1
Sean Reidy 1
Rodney Ah You 2
Matt Healy 2
Eoin McKeon 2
Bundee Aki 2
Robbie Henshaw 2
James Connolly 2
Shane O'Leary 2
Kicking
Penalty Goals
Paddy Jackson 2
Shane O'Leary 1
Kicks from hand
Ruan Pienaar 11
Robbie Henshaw 3
Shane O'Leary 3
Defences
Tackles Made
Paddy Jackson 17
Eoin McKeon 13
Missed Tackles
Roger Wilson 2
Ruan Pienaar 2
Andrew Browne 2
Rodney Ah You 2
Robbie Henshaw 2
Turnovers Won
Roger Wilson 2
Pete Browne 2
John Muldoon 1
Robbie Henshaw 1
Sean O'Brien 1
Set Plays
Successful Lineouts takes
Iain Henderson 6
Andrew Browne 4
Stolen Lineouts
Aly Muldowney 1
Discipline
Penalties conceded
Callum Black 2
Pete Browne 2
Kyle McCall 2
Iain Henderson 2
Denis Buckley 2
Yellow Cards
Andrew Trimble 1
Sean O'Brien 1
Shane O'Leary 1