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Friday 23 December 2016
Round 11
Kingspan Stadium
GUINNESS PRO12
Ref: George Clancy
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Ulster Rugby

23 - 7

HT: 13 - 0
Connacht Rugby
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Head to Head

1037
Played
1037
854
Wins
182
1
Draws
1

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Match Page - Preview - Lineups

Line Ups

Charles Piutau

15

Tiernan O'Halloran

Louis Ludik

14

Niyi Adeolokun

Luke Marshall

13

Rory Parata

Stuart McCloskey

12

Danie Poolman

Jacob Stockdale

11

Matt Healy

Paddy Jackson

10

Jack Carty

Ruan Pienaar

9

Kieran Marmion

Andrew Warwick

1

Denis Buckley

Rory Best

2

Dave Heffernan

Rodney Ah You

3

Finlay Bealham

Kieran Treadwell

4

Quinn Roux

Iain Henderson

5

James Cannon

Clive Ross

6

Sean O'Brien

Chris Henry

7

Nepia Fox-Matamua

Roger Wilson

8

John Muldoon

Replacements

Rob Herring

16

Shane Delahunt

Callum Black

17

Tom McCartney

Wiehahn Herbst

18

JP Cooney

Franco van der Merwe

19

Ultan Dillane

Sean Reidy

20

Eoin McKeon

Paul Marshall

21

Caolin Blade

Darren Cave

22

Ciaran Gaffney

Tommy Bowe

23

Naulia Dawai

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

23-7

Tries

Stuart McCloskey 26'

Clive Ross 52'

Jack Carty 55'

Conversions

Paddy Jackson 28' , 53'

Jack Carty 56'

Penalties

Paddy Jackson 20' , 36' , 67'

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

23 - 7

Substitute 75'

Off: Denis Buckley

On: Tom McCartney

23 - 7

Substitute 73'

Off: Stuart McCloskey

On: Tommy Bowe

23 - 7

Substitute 68'

Off: Clive Ross

On: Franco van der Merwe

23 - 7

Penalty 67'

Paddy Jackson

20 - 7

Substitute 66'

Off: John Muldoon

On: Eoin McKeon

20 - 7

Substitute 66'

Off: Rory Best

On: Rob Herring

20 - 7

Substitute 66'

Off: Dave Heffernan

On: Shane Delahunt

20 - 7

Substitute 64'

Off: Kieran Marmion

On: Caolin Blade

20 - 7

Substitute 62'

Off: Nepia Fox-Matamua

On: Naulia Dawai

20 - 7

Substitute 56'

Off: Rodney Ah You

On: Wiehahn Herbst

20 - 7

Substitute 56'

Off: Andrew Warwick

On: Callum Black

20 - 7

Conversion 56'

Jack Carty

20 - 5

Try 55'

Jack Carty

20 - 5

Substitute 54'

Off: Luke Marshall

On: Darren Cave

20 - 0

Substitute 54'

Off: Quinn Roux

On: Ultan Dillane

23 - 7

Conversion 53'

Paddy Jackson

20 - 0

Substitute 53'

Off: Ruan Pienaar

On: Paul Marshall

18 - 0

Try 52'

Clive Ross

13 - 0

Substitute 41'

Off: Roger Wilson

On: Sean Reidy

23 - 7

Penalty 36'

Paddy Jackson

10 - 0

Substitute 36'

Off: Danie Poolman

On: Ciaran Gaffney

23 - 7

Conversion 28'

Paddy Jackson

8 - 0

Try 26'

Stuart McCloskey

3 - 0

Substitute 25'

Off: Finlay Bealham

On: JP Cooney

23 - 7

Penalty 20'

Paddy Jackson

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

23-7

Tries

Stuart McCloskey 26'

Clive Ross 52'

Jack Carty 55'

Conversions

Paddy Jackson 28' , 53'

Jack Carty 56'

Penalties

Paddy Jackson 20' , 36' , 67'

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

23 - 7

Substitute 75'

Off: Denis Buckley

On: Tom McCartney

23 - 7

Substitute 73'

Off: Stuart McCloskey

On: Tommy Bowe

23 - 7

Substitute 68'

Off: Clive Ross

On: Franco van der Merwe

23 - 7

Penalty 67'

Paddy Jackson

20 - 7

Substitute 66'

Off: John Muldoon

On: Eoin McKeon

20 - 7

Substitute 66'

Off: Rory Best

On: Rob Herring

20 - 7

Substitute 66'

Off: Dave Heffernan

On: Shane Delahunt

20 - 7

Substitute 64'

Off: Kieran Marmion

On: Caolin Blade

20 - 7

Substitute 62'

Off: Nepia Fox-Matamua

On: Naulia Dawai

20 - 7

Substitute 56'

Off: Rodney Ah You

On: Wiehahn Herbst

20 - 7

Substitute 56'

Off: Andrew Warwick

On: Callum Black

20 - 7

Conversion 56'

Jack Carty

20 - 5

Try 55'

Jack Carty

20 - 5

Substitute 54'

Off: Luke Marshall

On: Darren Cave

20 - 0

Substitute 54'

Off: Quinn Roux

On: Ultan Dillane

23 - 7

Conversion 53'

Paddy Jackson

20 - 0

Substitute 53'

Off: Ruan Pienaar

On: Paul Marshall

18 - 0

Try 52'

Clive Ross

13 - 0

Substitute 41'

Off: Roger Wilson

On: Sean Reidy

23 - 7

Penalty 36'

Paddy Jackson

10 - 0

Substitute 36'

Off: Danie Poolman

On: Ciaran Gaffney

23 - 7

Conversion 28'

Paddy Jackson

8 - 0

Try 26'

Stuart McCloskey

3 - 0

Substitute 25'

Off: Finlay Bealham

On: JP Cooney

23 - 7

Penalty 20'

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 Charles Piutau 154 18 6 5 1 - 1 4 - - 2 - -
14 Louis Ludik 8 5 3 3 - 1 3 - - - - 1 -
13 Luke Marshall Darren Cave 54' 17 4 3 3 - - 1 1 - - 1 - -
12 Stuart McCloskey Tommy Bowe 73' 41 11 3 8 1 - 3 3 - - 2 - -
11 Jacob Stockdale 51 4 2 5 3 1 - 1 - - 1 - -
10 Paddy Jackson 11 7 26 11 - - 1 2 - 2 - - -
9 Ruan Pienaar Paul Marshall 53' 2 3 57 7 1 - 1 - - - - - -
1 Andrew Warwick Callum Black 56' 1 4 1 4 - - - - - - - - -
2 Rory Best Rob Herring 66' - 6 2 8 - - - - - - - - -
3 Rodney Ah You Wiehahn Herbst 56' 16 6 1 2 1 - 2 1 - - 1 - -
4 Kieran Treadwell 18 7 1 6 - - - - - - - 1 1
5 Iain Henderson 16 10 3 7 1 4 1 1 - - - 2 1
6 Clive Ross Franco van der Merwe 68' 6 6 2 5 - 1 1 - - - - - -
7 Chris Henry 1 4 2 11 - 1 - - - - - - -
8 Roger Wilson Sean Reidy 41' 5 4 - 6 - - 2 - - - - - -
Replacements
16 Rob Herring Rory Best 66' - - - 4 - - - - - - - - -
17 Callum Black Andrew Warwick 56' - 3 2 3 - - - - - - - - -
18 Wiehahn Herbst Rodney Ah You 56' - 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - -
19 Franco van der Merwe Clive Ross 68' 7 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
20 Sean Reidy Roger Wilson 41' 29 4 1 7 1 - - 2 - - 1 1 -
21 Paul Marshall Ruan Pienaar 53' 6 3 36 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - -
22 Darren Cave Luke Marshall 54' 6 3 2 5 1 - - - - 1 - - -
23 Tommy Bowe Stuart McCloskey 73' 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Tiernan O'Halloran 88 16 6 7 1 - - 2 - - - - -
14 Niyi Adeolokun 8 7 4 7 - - 2 1 - - - - -
13 Rory Parata 19 6 11 17 2 - 3 - - - - - -
12 Danie Poolman Ciaran Gaffney 36' 7 5 5 4 - 1 1 - - - - - -
11 Matt Healy 43 5 8 4 2 - 1 3 - - 1 - -
10 Jack Carty 6 4 47 6 3 - 1 - - 1 - - -
9 Kieran Marmion Caolin Blade 64' 34 5 67 4 1 - 3 2 - - 1 - -
1 Denis Buckley Tom McCartney 75' - 2 4 9 1 - - - - - - - -
2 Dave Heffernan Shane Delahunt 66' 12 11 9 12 - - 1 - - 2 - - -
3 Finlay Bealham JP Cooney 25' - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -
4 Quinn Roux Ultan Dillane 54' 17 6 8 5 1 - - - - 1 1 2 -
5 James Cannon 6 5 2 13 2 - - - - - - 4 1
6 Sean O'Brien 4 2 6 14 - - - 1 - - - - -
7 Nepia Fox-Matamua Naulia Dawai 62' 11 6 3 9 - - - - - - - - -
8 John Muldoon Eoin McKeon 66' - 4 5 3 - 2 1 - - - - - -
Replacements
16 Shane Delahunt Dave Heffernan 66' - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
17 Tom McCartney Denis Buckley 75' 6 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - -
18 JP Cooney Finlay Bealham 25' - 1 7 8 - - - - - - - - -
19 Ultan Dillane Quinn Roux 54' 2 3 7 4 1 - 1 - - - - 1 -
20 Eoin McKeon John Muldoon 66' 1 2 3 2 - - - - - - - - -
21 Caolin Blade Kieran Marmion 64' - 2 23 - - - - - - - - - -
22 Ciaran Gaffney Danie Poolman 36' 17 4 2 6 1 - 1 - - - - - -
23 Naulia Dawai Nepia Fox-Matamua 62' 51 5 - 2 - - 1 1 - - 1 - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Charles Piutau 154 18 6 5 1 - 1 4 - - 2 - -
15 Tiernan O'Halloran 88 16 6 7 1 - - 2 - - - - -
14 Louis Ludik 8 5 3 3 - 1 3 - - - - 1 -
14 Niyi Adeolokun 8 7 4 7 - - 2 1 - - - - -
13 Luke Marshall Darren Cave 54' 17 4 3 3 - - 1 1 - - 1 - -
13 Rory Parata 19 6 11 17 2 - 3 - - - - - -
12 Stuart McCloskey Tommy Bowe 73' 41 11 3 8 1 - 3 3 - - 2 - -
12 Danie Poolman Ciaran Gaffney 36' 7 5 5 4 - 1 1 - - - - - -
11 Jacob Stockdale 51 4 2 5 3 1 - 1 - - 1 - -
11 Matt Healy 43 5 8 4 2 - 1 3 - - 1 - -
10 Paddy Jackson 11 7 26 11 - - 1 2 - 2 - - -
10 Jack Carty 6 4 47 6 3 - 1 - - 1 - - -
9 Ruan Pienaar Paul Marshall 53' 2 3 57 7 1 - 1 - - - - - -
9 Kieran Marmion Caolin Blade 64' 34 5 67 4 1 - 3 2 - - 1 - -
1 Andrew Warwick Callum Black 56' 1 4 1 4 - - - - - - - - -
1 Denis Buckley Tom McCartney 75' - 2 4 9 1 - - - - - - - -
2 Rory Best Rob Herring 66' - 6 2 8 - - - - - - - - -
2 Dave Heffernan Shane Delahunt 66' 12 11 9 12 - - 1 - - 2 - - -
3 Rodney Ah You Wiehahn Herbst 56' 16 6 1 2 1 - 2 1 - - 1 - -
3 Finlay Bealham JP Cooney 25' - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -
4 Kieran Treadwell 18 7 1 6 - - - - - - - 1 1
4 Quinn Roux Ultan Dillane 54' 17 6 8 5 1 - - - - 1 1 2 -
5 Iain Henderson 16 10 3 7 1 4 1 1 - - - 2 1
5 James Cannon 6 5 2 13 2 - - - - - - 4 1
6 Clive Ross Franco van der Merwe 68' 6 6 2 5 - 1 1 - - - - - -
6 Sean O'Brien 4 2 6 14 - - - 1 - - - - -
7 Chris Henry 1 4 2 11 - 1 - - - - - - -
7 Nepia Fox-Matamua Naulia Dawai 62' 11 6 3 9 - - - - - - - - -
8 Roger Wilson Sean Reidy 41' 5 4 - 6 - - 2 - - - - - -
8 John Muldoon Eoin McKeon 66' - 4 5 3 - 2 1 - - - - - -
Replacements
16 Rob Herring Rory Best 66' - - - 4 - - - - - - - - -
16 Shane Delahunt Dave Heffernan 66' - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
17 Callum Black Andrew Warwick 56' - 3 2 3 - - - - - - - - -
17 Tom McCartney Denis Buckley 75' 6 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - -
18 Wiehahn Herbst Rodney Ah You 56' - 4 - 4 - - - - - - - - -
18 JP Cooney Finlay Bealham 25' - 1 7 8 - - - - - - - - -
19 Franco van der Merwe Clive Ross 68' 7 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
19 Ultan Dillane Quinn Roux 54' 2 3 7 4 1 - 1 - - - - 1 -
20 Sean Reidy Roger Wilson 41' 29 4 1 7 1 - - 2 - - 1 1 -
20 Eoin McKeon John Muldoon 66' 1 2 3 2 - - - - - - - - -
21 Paul Marshall Ruan Pienaar 53' 6 3 36 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - -
21 Caolin Blade Kieran Marmion 64' - 2 23 - - - - - - - - - -
22 Darren Cave Luke Marshall 54' 6 3 2 5 1 - - - - 1 - - -
22 Ciaran Gaffney Danie Poolman 36' 17 4 2 6 1 - 1 - - - - - -
23 Tommy Bowe Stuart McCloskey 73' 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
23 Naulia Dawai Nepia Fox-Matamua 62' 51 5 - 2 - - 1 1 - - 1 - -
Teams Players

Match Page - Headline Stats

Ulster Rugby Connacht Rugby
54
Possession
46
59
Territory
41
Headline Stats
396
Metres Gained
332
119
Carries
104
2
Tries
1
155
Passes
228
17
Turnovers
16
8
Penalties Conceded
6

Tackles Made

118

141

Missed Tackles

10

15

Match Page - Statistics - Team Performance

Ulster Connacht
Performance
2
Conversions
1
3
Penalties
0
100%
Goal Kick Success %
100%
0
Drop Goals
0
92%
Tackle success Rate %
90%
Attack
18
Total Kicks
12
8
Clean Breaks
4
15
Defenders Beaten
10
96%
Rucks Won %
94%
2
Mauls Won
0
5
Offloads
5
Set Pieces
100%
Scrums on own Feed %
90%
12
Scrums Won
9
0
Scrums Lost
1
71%
Lineouts won on own throw%
70%
5
Lineouts won
7
Discipline
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0

Match Page - Statistics - Player Statistics

Ulster Rugby Connacht Rugby
Attack
Points
Paddy Jackson 13
Paul Jackson 13
Jack Carty 7
Tries
Stuart McCloskey 1
Clive Ross 1
Jack Carty 1
Try Assists
Ruan Pienaar 2
Kieran Marmion 1
Conversions
Paddy Jackson 2
Paul Jackson 2
Jack Carty 1
Metres Gained
Charles Piutau 154
Tiernan O'Halloran 88
Carries
Charles Piutau 18
Tiernan O'Halloran 16
Defenders beaten
Charles Piutau 4
Matt Healy 3
Clean Breaks
Stuart McCloskey 2
Charles Piutau 2
Kieran Marmion 1
Matt Healy 1
Quinn Roux 1
Naulia Dawai 1
Passes made
Ruan Pienaar 57
Kieran Marmion 67
Off Loads made
Paddy Jackson 2
Dave Heffernan 2
Turnovers Conceded
Louis Ludik 3
Stuart McCloskey 3
Kieran Marmion 3
Rory Parata 3
Kicking
Penalty Goals
Paddy Jackson 3
Paul Jackson 3
Kicks from hand
Ruan Pienaar 8
Matt Healy 4
Defences
Tackles Made
Chris Henry 11
Paddy Jackson 11
Rory Parata 17
Missed Tackles
Jacob Stockdale 3
Jack Carty 3
Turnovers Won
Iain Henderson 4
John Muldoon 2
Set Plays
Successful Lineouts takes
Iain Henderson 2
James Cannon 4
Stolen Lineouts
Iain Henderson 1
Kieran Treadwell 1
James Cannon 1
Discipline
Penalties conceded
Rory Best 2
Roger Wilson 2
Jacob Stockdale 2
Denis Buckley 1
Dave Heffernan 1
Quinn Roux 1
Danie Poolman 1
JP Cooney 1
Ciaran Gaffney 1