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Saturday 21 September 2024
Round 1
Thomond Park
United Rugby Championship
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Munster Rugby

35 - 33

HT: 14 - 19
Connacht Rugby
Butler Has Final Say As Munster Pip Connacht In 10-Try Thriller
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Match Page - Overview - Head to Head

Head to Head

542
Played
542
365
Wins
176
1
Draws
1

Match Page - Overview - Ireland Senior Form Guide

Recent Munster Rugby Form

L

Vodacom Bulls

13 - 16

L

Bordeaux

47 - 29

W

La Rochelle

24 - 25

W

Connacht

24 - 30

L

Glasgow

28 - 25

L

Edinburgh

28 - 34

Match Page - Overview - Last 3 Meetings

Last 3 meetings

24 - 30
29/03/2025
United Rugby Championship
35 - 33
21/09/2024
United Rugby Championship
47 - 12
11/05/2024
United Rugby Championship

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Score Card

35-33

Tries

Alex Nankivell 28'

Mike Haley 31'

John Hodnett 44'

Gavin Coombes 58'

Shane Daly 69'

Josh Ioane 13'

Ben Murphy 20' , 39'

Cathal Forde 63'

David Hawkshaw 53'

Conversions

Billy Burns 28' , 32' , 45'

Tony Butler 59' , 70'

Josh Ioane 21' , 54' , 64'

Cathal Forde 40'

Yellow Cards

Cordero Pociello-Argerich

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

35 - 33

Substitute 73'

Off: Tom Farrell

On: Sean O'Brien

35 - 33

Conversion 70'

Tony Butler

33 - 33

Try 69'

Shane Daly

28 - 33

Substitute 66'

Off: Dave Heffernan

On: Dylan Tierney-Martin

28 - 33

Conversion 64'

Josh Ioane

28 - 31

Try 63'

Cathal Forde

28 - 33

Substitute 62'

Off: Ben Murphy

On: Caolin Blade

28 - 26

Substitute 62'

Off: Diarmuid Barron

On: Niall Scannell

28 - 26

Conversion 59'

Tony Butler

26 - 26

Try 58'

Gavin Coombes

21 - 26

Substitute 54'

Off: Jean Kleyn

On: Jack O'Donoghue

21 - 26

Conversion 54'

Josh Ioane

21 - 24

Try 53'

David Hawkshaw

21 - 19

Substitute 53'

Off: Billy Burns

On: Tony Butler

21 - 26

Missed penalty 51'

Josh Ioane

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Darragh Murray

On: Shamus Hurley-Langton

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Ruadhan Quinn

On: Alex Kendellen

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: John Ryan

On: Oli Jager

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Jeremy Loughman

On: Josh Wycherley

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Joe Joyce

On: Oisin Dowling

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Conor Oliver

On: Sean Jansen

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Jack Aungier

On: Sam Illo

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Denis Buckley

On: Peter Dooley

21 - 19

Conversion 45'

Billy Burns

19 - 19

Try 44'

John Hodnett

14 - 19

Substitute 41'

Off: Sean O'Brien

On: Shane Daly

14 - 19

Conversion 40'

Cathal Forde

14 - 17

Try 39'

Ben Murphy

14 - 12

Substitute 36'

Off: Shane Daly

On: Sean O'Brien

14 - 12

Substitute 33'

Off: Shayne Bolton

On: David Hawkshaw

14 - 12

Conversion 32'

Billy Burns

12 - 12

Try 31'

Mike Haley

7 - 12

Conversion 28'

Billy Burns

5 - 12

Try 28'

Alex Nankivell

0 - 12

Yellow card 27'

Santiago Cordero Pociello-Argerich

0 - 12

Conversion 21'

Josh Ioane

0 - 10

Try 20'

Ben Murphy

0 - 5

Missed conversion 15'

Josh Ioane

0 - 5

Try 13'

Josh Ioane

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

35-33

Tries

Alex Nankivell 28'

Mike Haley 31'

John Hodnett 44'

Gavin Coombes 58'

Shane Daly 69'

Josh Ioane 13'

Ben Murphy 20' , 39'

Cathal Forde 63'

David Hawkshaw 53'

Conversions

Billy Burns 28' , 32' , 45'

Tony Butler 59' , 70'

Josh Ioane 21' , 54' , 64'

Cathal Forde 40'

Yellow Cards

Cordero Pociello-Argerich

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

35 - 33

Substitute 73'

Off: Tom Farrell

On: Sean O'Brien

35 - 33

Conversion 70'

Tony Butler

33 - 33

Try 69'

Shane Daly

28 - 33

Substitute 66'

Off: Dave Heffernan

On: Dylan Tierney-Martin

28 - 33

Conversion 64'

Josh Ioane

28 - 31

Try 63'

Cathal Forde

28 - 33

Substitute 62'

Off: Ben Murphy

On: Caolin Blade

28 - 26

Substitute 62'

Off: Diarmuid Barron

On: Niall Scannell

28 - 26

Conversion 59'

Tony Butler

26 - 26

Try 58'

Gavin Coombes

21 - 26

Substitute 54'

Off: Jean Kleyn

On: Jack O'Donoghue

21 - 26

Conversion 54'

Josh Ioane

21 - 24

Try 53'

David Hawkshaw

21 - 19

Substitute 53'

Off: Billy Burns

On: Tony Butler

21 - 26

Missed penalty 51'

Josh Ioane

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Darragh Murray

On: Shamus Hurley-Langton

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Ruadhan Quinn

On: Alex Kendellen

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: John Ryan

On: Oli Jager

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Jeremy Loughman

On: Josh Wycherley

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Joe Joyce

On: Oisin Dowling

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Conor Oliver

On: Sean Jansen

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Jack Aungier

On: Sam Illo

21 - 19

Substitute 50'

Off: Denis Buckley

On: Peter Dooley

21 - 19

Conversion 45'

Billy Burns

19 - 19

Try 44'

John Hodnett

14 - 19

Substitute 41'

Off: Sean O'Brien

On: Shane Daly

14 - 19

Conversion 40'

Cathal Forde

14 - 17

Try 39'

Ben Murphy

14 - 12

Substitute 36'

Off: Shane Daly

On: Sean O'Brien

14 - 12

Substitute 33'

Off: Shayne Bolton

On: David Hawkshaw

14 - 12

Conversion 32'

Billy Burns

12 - 12

Try 31'

Mike Haley

7 - 12

Conversion 28'

Billy Burns

5 - 12

Try 28'

Alex Nankivell

0 - 12

Yellow card 27'

Santiago Cordero Pociello-Argerich

0 - 12

Conversion 21'

Josh Ioane

0 - 10

Try 20'

Ben Murphy

0 - 5

Missed conversion 15'

Josh Ioane

0 - 5

Try 13'

Josh Ioane

Match Page - Lineups - Performance

Munster 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 Mike Haley 120 8 12 4 - 1 - 7 1 1 1 - -
14 Thaakir Abrahams 5 2 1 9 3 - - - - - - - -
13 Tom Farrell Sean O'Brien 73' 85 12 7 7 1 1 2 8 - 2 2 - -
12 Alex Nankivell 56 13 11 5 1 - 3 5 - 1 1 - -
11 Shane Daly Sean O'Brien 36' 65 8 7 5 1 - 2 - - 1 2 - -
10 Billy Burns Tony Butler 53' 11 6 13 6 1 - 2 - - - - - -
9 Craig Casey 66 9 64 8 2 - 1 4 1 - 2 - -
1 Jeremy Loughman Josh Wycherley 50' 4 6 - 10 2 - 1 1 - - - - -
2 Diarmuid Barron Niall Scannell 62' 14 5 4 13 1 - - - - - - - -
3 John Ryan Oli Jager 50' 2 5 3 11 2 - 1 - 1 - - - -
4 Jean Kleyn Jack O'Donoghue 54' 1 7 3 12 1 - - - - - - 1 -
5 Fineen Wycherley 12 7 2 17 1 - 1 - - - - 4 -
6 Ruadhan Quinn Alex Kendellen 50' 16 3 1 11 2 - 1 - - 1 1 - -
7 John Hodnett 2 5 3 15 1 - 1 2 1 - - - -
8 Gavin Coombes 21 10 11 17 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 - -
Replacements
16 Niall Scannell Diarmuid Barron 62' - - 2 3 - - - - - - - - -
17 Josh Wycherley Jeremy Loughman 50' 2 1 1 12 1 - - 1 - - - - -
18 Oli Jager John Ryan 50' 4 2 1 10 1 - - - - - - - -
19 Jack O'Donoghue Jean Kleyn 54' 6 3 2 4 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 -
20 Alex Kendellen Ruadhan Quinn 50' 3 1 2 10 1 - - - - - - 1 -
21 Ethan Coughlan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Tony Butler Billy Burns 53' - 1 5 2 3 - - - - - - - -
23 Sean O'Brien Shane Daly 36' Tom Farrell 73' - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Santiago Cordero 63 8 7 1 3 - - 2 - 1 - - -
14 Mack Hansen 19 10 13 4 1 - 1 4 - 4 - - -
13 Piers O'Conor 42 9 3 8 3 - - 2 - - 2 - -
12 Cathal Forde 64 15 13 11 3 - - 4 - - - - -
11 Shayne Bolton David Hawkshaw 33' 8 1 1 2 4 - - - 1 1 - - -
10 Josh Ioane 62 10 40 5 2 - 1 1 2 - 1 - -
9 Ben Murphy Caolin Blade 62' 44 3 77 - - - 1 3 - - 2 - -
1 Denis Buckley Peter Dooley 50' - 4 - 7 - - - - - - - - -
2 Dave Heffernan Dylan Tierney-Martin 66' 29 11 4 11 - - 1 - 1 1 - - -
3 Jack Aungier Sam Illo 50' 4 3 2 8 1 - - - - - - - -
4 Joe Joyce Oisin Dowling 50' 4 7 2 8 - - - 1 - - - - 1
5 Darragh Murray Shamus Hurley-Langton 50' 1 4 1 13 2 2 - - - - - 3 -
6 Josh Murphy 33 12 2 12 - - - 3 - - - 2 -
7 Conor Oliver Sean Jansen 50' 8 9 5 6 3 - - 1 - 1 - - -
8 Cian Prendergast 2 9 5 10 2 - - - - 1 - 1 -
Replacements
16 Dylan Tierney-Martin Dave Heffernan 66' 7 2 - 6 - - 1 1 - - - - -
17 Peter Dooley Denis Buckley 50' - 5 3 3 - - - 2 - - - - -
18 Sam Illo Jack Aungier 50' - 1 - 4 - - - - - - - - -
19 Oisin Dowling Joe Joyce 50' 4 3 3 2 4 - - - - - - - -
20 Shamus Hurley-Langton Darragh Murray 50' 7 3 4 2 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
21 Caolin Blade Ben Murphy 62' 11 1 19 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - -
22 David Hawkshaw Shayne Bolton 33' 38 5 6 6 - - 1 3 - - 1 - -
23 Sean Jansen Conor Oliver 50' 5 9 - 9 - 1 1 - - - - - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Mike Haley 120 8 12 4 - 1 - 7 1 1 1 - -
15 Santiago Cordero 63 8 7 1 3 - - 2 - 1 - - -
14 Thaakir Abrahams 5 2 1 9 3 - - - - - - - -
14 Mack Hansen 19 10 13 4 1 - 1 4 - 4 - - -
13 Tom Farrell Sean O'Brien 73' 85 12 7 7 1 1 2 8 - 2 2 - -
13 Piers O'Conor 42 9 3 8 3 - - 2 - - 2 - -
12 Alex Nankivell 56 13 11 5 1 - 3 5 - 1 1 - -
12 Cathal Forde 64 15 13 11 3 - - 4 - - - - -
11 Shane Daly Sean O'Brien 36' 65 8 7 5 1 - 2 - - 1 2 - -
11 Shayne Bolton David Hawkshaw 33' 8 1 1 2 4 - - - 1 1 - - -
10 Billy Burns Tony Butler 53' 11 6 13 6 1 - 2 - - - - - -
10 Josh Ioane 62 10 40 5 2 - 1 1 2 - 1 - -
9 Craig Casey 66 9 64 8 2 - 1 4 1 - 2 - -
9 Ben Murphy Caolin Blade 62' 44 3 77 - - - 1 3 - - 2 - -
1 Jeremy Loughman Josh Wycherley 50' 4 6 - 10 2 - 1 1 - - - - -
1 Denis Buckley Peter Dooley 50' - 4 - 7 - - - - - - - - -
2 Diarmuid Barron Niall Scannell 62' 14 5 4 13 1 - - - - - - - -
2 Dave Heffernan Dylan Tierney-Martin 66' 29 11 4 11 - - 1 - 1 1 - - -
3 John Ryan Oli Jager 50' 2 5 3 11 2 - 1 - 1 - - - -
3 Jack Aungier Sam Illo 50' 4 3 2 8 1 - - - - - - - -
4 Jean Kleyn Jack O'Donoghue 54' 1 7 3 12 1 - - - - - - 1 -
4 Joe Joyce Oisin Dowling 50' 4 7 2 8 - - - 1 - - - - 1
5 Fineen Wycherley 12 7 2 17 1 - 1 - - - - 4 -
5 Darragh Murray Shamus Hurley-Langton 50' 1 4 1 13 2 2 - - - - - 3 -
6 Ruadhan Quinn Alex Kendellen 50' 16 3 1 11 2 - 1 - - 1 1 - -
6 Josh Murphy 33 12 2 12 - - - 3 - - - 2 -
7 John Hodnett 2 5 3 15 1 - 1 2 1 - - - -
7 Conor Oliver Sean Jansen 50' 8 9 5 6 3 - - 1 - 1 - - -
8 Gavin Coombes 21 10 11 17 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 - -
8 Cian Prendergast 2 9 5 10 2 - - - - 1 - 1 -
Replacements
16 Niall Scannell Diarmuid Barron 62' - - 2 3 - - - - - - - - -
16 Dylan Tierney-Martin Dave Heffernan 66' 7 2 - 6 - - 1 1 - - - - -
17 Josh Wycherley Jeremy Loughman 50' 2 1 1 12 1 - - 1 - - - - -
17 Peter Dooley Denis Buckley 50' - 5 3 3 - - - 2 - - - - -
18 Oli Jager John Ryan 50' 4 2 1 10 1 - - - - - - - -
18 Sam Illo Jack Aungier 50' - 1 - 4 - - - - - - - - -
19 Jack O'Donoghue Jean Kleyn 54' 6 3 2 4 1 - - - 1 1 - 1 -
19 Oisin Dowling Joe Joyce 50' 4 3 3 2 4 - - - - - - - -
20 Alex Kendellen Ruadhan Quinn 50' 3 1 2 10 1 - - - - - - 1 -
20 Shamus Hurley-Langton Darragh Murray 50' 7 3 4 2 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
21 Ethan Coughlan - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Caolin Blade Ben Murphy 62' 11 1 19 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - -
22 Tony Butler Billy Burns 53' - 1 5 2 3 - - - - - - - -
22 David Hawkshaw Shayne Bolton 33' 38 5 6 6 - - 1 3 - - 1 - -
23 Sean O'Brien Shane Daly 36' Tom Farrell 73' - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
23 Sean Jansen Conor Oliver 50' 5 9 - 9 - 1 1 - - - - - -
Teams Players

Match Page - Headline Stats

Munster Rugby Connacht Rugby
45
Possession
55
52
Territory
48
Headline Stats
496
Metres Gained
456
69
Carries
75
5
Tries
5
155
Passes
210
16
Turnovers
8
6
Penalties Conceded
6

Tackles Made

191

139

Missed Tackles

28

29

Match Page - Statistics - Team Performance

Munster Connacht
Performance
5
Conversions
4
0
Penalties
0
100%
Goal Kick Success %
67%
0
Drop Goals
0
81%
Tackle success Rate %
75%
Attack
18
Total Kicks
20
10
Clean Breaks
6
29
Defenders Beaten
28
98%
Rucks Won %
97%
3
Mauls Won
5
9
Offloads
10
Set Pieces
100%
Scrums on own Feed %
88%
5
Scrums Won
7
0
Scrums Lost
1
78%
Lineouts won on own throw%
100%
7
Lineouts won
7
Discipline
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0

Match Page - Statistics - Player Statistics

Munster Rugby Connacht Rugby
Attack
Points
Billy Burns 6
Josh Ioane 11
Tries
Mike Haley 1
Shane Daly 1
Gavin Coombes 1
Alex Nankivell 1
John Hodnett 1
Ben Murphy 2
Try Assists
John Ryan 1
Jack O'Donoghue 1
Mike Haley 1
Craig Casey 1
John Hodnett 1
Josh Ioane 2
Conversions
Billy Burns 3
Josh Ioane 3
Metres Gained
Mike Haley 120
Cathal Forde 64
Carries
Alex Nankivell 13
Cathal Forde 15
Defenders beaten
Tom Farrell 8
Mack Hansen 4
Cathal Forde 4
Clean Breaks
Tom Farrell 2
Shane Daly 2
Craig Casey 2
Piers O'Conor 2
Ben Murphy 2
Passes made
Craig Casey 64
Ben Murphy 77
Off Loads made
Tom Farrell 2
Gavin Coombes 2
Mack Hansen 4
Turnovers Conceded
Alex Nankivell 3
Dave Heffernan 1
Caolin Blade 1
Dylan Tierney-Martin 1
Mack Hansen 1
Josh Ioane 1
David Hawkshaw 1
Ben Murphy 1
Sean Jansen 1
Kicking
Kicks from hand
Craig Casey 8
Ben Murphy 7
Defences
Tackles Made
Gavin Coombes 17
Fineen Wycherley 17
Darragh Murray 13
Missed Tackles
Thaakir Abrahams 3
Tony Butler 3
Oisin Dowling 4
Shayne Bolton 4
Turnovers Won
Mike Haley 1
Tom Farrell 1
Darragh Murray 2
Set Plays
Successful Lineouts takes
Fineen Wycherley 4
Darragh Murray 3
Stolen Lineouts
Joe Joyce 1
Discipline
Penalties conceded
John Ryan 1
Shane Daly 1
Gavin Coombes 1
Fineen Wycherley 1
Diarmuid Barron 1
Alex Kendellen 1
Denis Buckley 2
Yellow Cards
Santiago Cordero 1