Munster Munster 17 - 15 Connacht Connacht

● full_time 80 minutes

25 Oct 2025

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Thomond Park

Head to Head

🎉 1
👏 2

Munster Rugby triumphed over Connacht Rugby 17-15 in a tightly contested match at Thomond Park. Jack O'Donoghue opened the scoring with an early try for Munster, followed shortly after by Connacht's Byron Ralston, who scored two tries in quick succession. Diarmuid Kilgallen added another try for Munster, bringing the home side into a strong position before halftime. The second half saw Paul Boyle score for Connacht, narrowing the gap and setting up a tense finish. O'Donoghue scored his second try for Munster, which proved crucial as the game progressed. Despite Connacht's efforts and a strong performance from Ralston, they fell just short at the end. The win marked another close encounter between the two teams, continuing Munster's recent dominance over Connacht.

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Weather

Temperature: 10.6°C (Feels like 4.7°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 21.8 km/h, gusting to 43.0 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 58%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 9' substitution Finn Treacy
  • 14' try Jack O'Donoghue
  • 15' substitution Thaakir Abrahams
  • 19' try Byron Ralston
  • 27' try Byron Ralston
  • 32' try Diarmuid Kilgallen
  • 32' conversion JJ Hanrahan
  • 33' substitution Joe Joyce
  • 40' substitution Sean Jansen
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 41' try Paul Boyle
  • 42' substitution Byron Ralston
  • 46' substitution John Hodnett
  • 49' substitution Jordan Duggan
  • 49' substitution Sam Illo
  • 55' substitution Michael Milne
  • 55' substitution Lee Barron
  • 58' substitution Fineen Wycherley
  • 61' substitution Dave Heffernan
  • 61' substitution JJ Hanrahan
  • 61' substitution Ethan Coughlan
  • 64' substitution Niall Scannell
  • 64' substitution John Ryan
  • 67' try Jack O'Donoghue
  • 68' substitution Paul Boyle
  • 78' substitution Alex Nankivell
  • 80' full_time