Connacht
27 - 28
Bulls
17 Oct 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 4
Dexcom Stadium
In a thrilling URC clash, Connacht narrowly lost to the Bulls with a final score of 27-28. Connacht started strong with a try from Ioane, who also converted his effort to lead early on. However, a red card for Murphy shortly after allowed the Bulls to capitalize, with tries from de Wet and le Roux putting them ahead. Johannes extended the Bulls' lead with a drop goal shortly after halftime. Connacht fought back with a try from Blade and another from Naughton, but the Bulls' resilience shone through. Johannes' kicking proved decisive, as he added penalties to keep Connacht at bay. The match concluded with Hansen's late try not being enough to secure victory for the home side.
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Weather
Temperature: 14.0°C (Feels like 11.1°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 15.4 km/h, gusting to 26.0 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 99%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 9' try Josh Ioane
- 10' conversion Josh Ioane
- 12' try Paul de Wet
- 18' red_card Josh Murphy
- 19' try Willie le Roux
- 20' conversion Keagan Johannes
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 42' drop_goal Keagan Johannes
- 44' try Caolin Blade
- 45' conversion Josh Ioane
- 51' substitution Peter Dooley
- 51' substitution David O'Connor
- 53' try Paul de Wet
- 54' conversion Keagan Johannes
- 54' substitution Wilco Louw
- 55' substitution Chay Mullins
- 55' substitution Cian Prendergast
- 57' substitution Finlay Bealham
- 59' substitution Alulutho Tshakweni
- 59' substitution Jan-Hendrik Wessels
- 59' substitution Bundee Aki
- 62' penalty Keagan Johannes
- 64' substitution Jan Serfontein
- 66' substitution Dylan Tierney-Martin
- 66' substitution Caolin Blade
- 67' try Sean Naughton
- 69' substitution Reinhardt Ludwig
- 71' penalty Keagan Johannes
- 73' penalty Sean Naughton
- 73' substitution Sebastian de Klerk
- 74' substitution Paul de Wet
- 78' try Mack Hansen
- 80' substitution JJ Theron
- 80' full_time