Connacht
26 - 15
Benetton
27 Sep 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 1
Dexcom Stadium
Connacht Rugby secured a solid 26-15 victory against Benetton Rugby at Dexcom Stadium. Josh Ioane opened the scoring early with a try, followed by a successful conversion from Cathal Forde. Despite a yellow card for Malakai Fekitoa of Benetton, Connacht extended their lead with a try from Sean Naughton. In the second half, Connacht's Dylan Tierney-Martin added another try, again converted by Forde. Benetton's attempts to fight back included a late try from Alessandro Garbisi, but it wasn't enough to close the gap. Connacht's defense held firm throughout, capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes. Overall, Connacht's disciplined performance and effective set pieces led them to a well-deserved win.
Weather
Temperature: 13.5°C (Feels like 9.8°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 14.7 km/h, gusting to 24.9 km/h Humidity: 72% Cloud Cover: 19%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 1' substitution Ivan Nemer
- 7' try Josh Ioane
- 8' conversion Cathal Forde
- 9' yellow_card Malakai Fekitoa
- 9' substitution Dylan Tierney-Martin
- 11' substitution Shamus Hurley-Langton
- 15' penalty Jacob Umaga
- 18' try Sean Naughton
- 19' yellow_card_complete Malakai Fekitoa
- 20' substitution Dave Heffernan
- 24' substitution Cian Prendergast
- 24' substitution Josh Ioane
- 25' yellow_card Chay Mullins
- 35' yellow_card_complete Chay Mullins
- 40' try Louis Lynagh
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 43' yellow_card Michele Lamaro
- 45' try Dylan Tierney-Martin
- 46' conversion Cathal Forde
- 46' substitution Byron Ralston
- 46' substitution Niall Murray
- 49' substitution Dylan Tierney-Martin
- 49' substitution Peter Dooley
- 49' substitution Sam Illo
- 49' substitution Siua Maile
- 53' substitution So'otala Fa'aso'o
- 53' substitution Eli Snyman
- 53' yellow_card_complete Michele Lamaro
- 56' substitution Shamus Hurley-Langton
- 58' substitution Simone Ferrari
- 65' substitution Onisi Ratave
- 65' substitution Louis Werchon
- 69' substitution Josh Murphy
- 72' try Sean Jansen
- 73' conversion Cathal Forde
- 76' substitution Mirco Spagnolo
- 80' try Alessandro Garbisi
- 81' conversion Jacob Umaga
- 80' full_time