Cardiff 19 - 28 Connacht

Full time

17 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 1 Round 4

Cardiff Arms Park

Connacht Rugby defeated Cardiff Rugby 28-19 in a closely contested match at Cardiff Arms Park. The away team took an early lead with a try from Murphy, converted by Ioane, followed by a response from Cardiff's Lloyd. Connacht extended their advantage with another try from Joyce, also converted by Ioane. After halftime, Cardiff's Young scored twice, narrowing the gap, but Conor Oliver's yellow card impacted Connacht's rhythm. Ralston's try for Connacht and a conversion by Ioane solidified their lead. Cardiff struggled to maintain momentum with substitutions and missed opportunities. Ultimately, Connacht's strong performance secured them a crucial away victory.

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Weather

Temperature: 4.1°C (Feels like 2.6°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 7.9 km/h, gusting to 14.5 km/h Humidity: 89% Cloud Cover: 46%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Try

Josh Murphy · Connacht

0 - 5
13'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

0 - 7
17'

Try

Evan Lloyd · Cardiff

5 - 7
18'

Conversion

Ben Thomas · Cardiff

7 - 7
36'

Try

Joe Joyce · Connacht

7 - 12
37'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

7 - 14
Halftime 7 - 14
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card

Conor Oliver · Connacht
42'

Try

Thomas Young · Cardiff

12 - 14
43'

Conversion

Ben Thomas · Cardiff

14 - 14
51'

Yellow Card Complete

Conor Oliver · Connacht
52'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Josh McNally · Cardiff
53'

Try

Byron Ralston · Connacht

14 - 19
54'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

14 - 21
57'

Substitution

Sean Jansen on for Conor Oliver · Connacht
57'

Substitution

David Hawkshaw on for Chay Mullins · Connacht
58'

Try

Thomas Young · Cardiff

19 - 21
59'

Substitution

Matthew Devine on for Ben Murphy · Connacht
59'

Substitution

Jack Aungier on for Finlay Bealham · Connacht
59'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
59'

Substitution

Efan Daniel on for Evan Lloyd · Cardiff
59'

Substitution

Rhys Litterick on for Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff
59'

Substitution

Johan Mulder on for Ellis Bevan · Cardiff
61'

Substitution

David O'Connor on for Joe Joyce · Connacht
61'

Substitution

JJ Hanrahan on for Santiago Cordero · Connacht
63'

Substitution

Jordan Duggan on for Peter Dooley · Connacht
65'

Try

Matthew Devine · Connacht

19 - 26
66'

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan · Connacht

19 - 28
66'

Substitution

Rory Thornton on for Thomas Young · Cardiff
66'

Substitution

Eoin de Buitlear on for Dave Heffernan · Connacht
70'

Substitution

Cameron Winnett on for Rey Lee-Lo · Cardiff
Fulltime 19 - 28

Player ratings

Cardiff

15 Jacob Beetham 6.8
14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 6.0
13 Rey Lee-Lo 6.5
12 Rory Jennings 6.2
11 Tom Bowen 6.3
10 Ben Thomas 6.5
9 Ellis Bevan 6.8
1 Rhys Barratt 8.2
2 Evan Lloyd 7.0
3 Keiron Assiratti 6.7
4 Josh McNally 6.3
5 Teddy Williams 7.7
6 Alex Mann 6.5
7 Thomas Young 9.2
8 Alun Lawrence 7.7
16 Efan Daniel 5.4
17 Danny Southworth 6.3
18 Rhys Litterick 5.5
19 Rory Thornton 5.9
20 Seb Davies 6.2
21 Johan Mulder 5.9
22 Callum Sheedy –
23 Cameron Winnett 5.8

Connacht

15 Santiago Cordero 7.4
14 Chay Mullins 6.9
13 Piers O'Conor 7.0
12 Bundee Aki 7.9
11 Byron Ralston 7.7
10 Josh Ioane 7.7
9 Ben Murphy 6.6
1 Peter Dooley 6.6
2 Dave Heffernan 7.0
3 Finlay Bealham 6.6
4 Josh Murphy 7.9
5 Joe Joyce 7.3
6 Cian Prendergast 8.3
7 Conor Oliver 5.3
8 Paul Boyle 6.8
16 Eoin de Buitlear 6.4
17 Jordan Duggan 6.4
18 Jack Aungier 6.3
19 David O'Connor 6.4
20 Sean Jansen 6.5
21 Matthew Devine 6.6
22 JJ Hanrahan 6.3
23 David Hawkshaw 6.2