Connacht
35 - 20
Cardiff
05 Apr 2025
Stage: R16 Round 5
Dexcom Stadium
Connacht Rugby secured a convincing 35-20 victory over Cardiff Rugby in the Challenge Cup. Matthew Devine opened the scoring with an early try, converted by JJ Hanrahan. Cardiff responded with a penalty from Callum Sheedy, but Connacht maintained control, with Finn Treacy scoring just after halftime. Despite Mack Hansen receiving a yellow card, Connacht scored two quick tries, one from Sean Jansen and another from Shayne Bolton, extending their lead. Cardiff fought back with a try from Ben Thomas, but Connacht's Paul Boyle sealed the win with a late try. Hanrahan's kicking kept the scoreboard ticking for Connacht, and Josh Ioane added conversions in the second half. Overall, Connacht's strong performance showcased their attacking prowess and defensive resilience.
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Weather
Temperature: 14.0°C (Feels like 7.9°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 23.1 km/h, gusting to 41.3 km/h Humidity: 56% Cloud Cover: 0%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 2' try Matthew Devine
- 3' conversion JJ Hanrahan
- 12' penalty Callum Sheedy
- 32' yellow_card Mack Hansen
- 37' try Rey Lee-Lo
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' try Finn Treacy
- 41' substitution Shayne Bolton
- 41' substitution Josh Ioane
- 42' yellow_card Josh McNally
- 42' conversion JJ Hanrahan
- 42' yellow_card_complete Mack Hansen
- 43' substitution Dave Heffernan
- 44' try Sean Jansen
- 45' conversion JJ Hanrahan
- 51' substitution Taulupe Faletau
- 51' substitution Keiron Assiratti
- 52' yellow_card_complete Josh McNally
- 53' try Ben Thomas
- 54' conversion Ben Thomas
- 54' substitution JJ Hanrahan
- 54' substitution Matthew Devine
- 54' substitution Shamus Hurley-Langton
- 54' substitution Jordan Duggan
- 54' substitution Liam Belcher
- 56' substitution Finlay Bealham
- 60' try Josh Adams
- 61' substitution Hugh Gavin
- 61' substitution James Botham
- 61' substitution Callum Sheedy
- 61' substitution Danny Southworth
- 65' substitution Darragh Murray
- 66' try Shayne Bolton
- 66' conversion Josh Ioane
- 67' substitution Josh McNally
- 75' yellow_card Ben Thomas
- 78' try Paul Boyle
- 79' conversion Josh Ioane
- 80' full_time