Munster 17 - 15 Connacht

Full time

25 Oct 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Thomond Park

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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.

Broadcasters

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Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

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

Kickoff
9'

Substitution

Sean Naughton on for Finn Treacy · Connacht
14'

Try

Jack O'Donoghue · Munster

5 - 0
15'

Substitution

Shay McCarthy on for Thaakir Abrahams · Munster
19'

Try

Byron Ralston · Connacht

5 - 5
27'

Try

Byron Ralston · Connacht

5 - 10
32'

Try

Diarmuid Kilgallen · Munster

10 - 10
32'

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan · Munster

12 - 10
33'

Substitution

Niall Murray on for Joe Joyce · Connacht
40'

Substitution

Sean O'Brien on for Sean Jansen · Connacht
Halftime 12 - 10
Second Half
41'

Try

Paul Boyle · Connacht

12 - 15
42'

Substitution

Matthew Devine on for Byron Ralston · Connacht
46'

Substitution

Ruadhan Quinn on for John Hodnett · Munster
49'

Substitution

Peter Dooley on for Jordan Duggan · Connacht
49'

Substitution

Fiachna Barrett on for Sam Illo · Connacht
55'

Substitution

Jeremy Loughman on for Michael Milne · Munster
55'

Substitution

Niall Scannell on for Lee Barron · Munster
58'

Substitution

Evan O'Connell on for Fineen Wycherley · Munster
61'

Substitution

Dylan Tierney-Martin on for Dave Heffernan · Connacht
61'

Substitution

Tony Butler on for JJ Hanrahan · Munster
61'

Substitution

Jake O'Riordan on for Ethan Coughlan · Munster
64'

Substitution

Lee Barron on for Niall Scannell · Munster
64'

Substitution

Ronan Foxe on for John Ryan · Munster
67'

Try

Jack O'Donoghue · Munster

17 - 15
68'

Substitution

David O'Connor on for Paul Boyle · Connacht
78'

Substitution

JJ Hanrahan on for Alex Nankivell · Munster
Fulltime 17 - 15

Player ratings

Munster

15 Shane Daly 6.6
14 Diarmuid Kilgallen 8.5
13 Dan Kelly 6.8
12 Alex Nankivell 8.3
11 Thaakir Abrahams 6.6
10 JJ Hanrahan 7.4
9 Ethan Coughlan 6.6
1 Michael Milne 7.2
2 Lee Barron 7.1
3 John Ryan 6.8
4 Jean Kleyn 7.7
5 Fineen Wycherley 7.2
6 Jack O'Donoghue 8.0
7 John Hodnett 7.6
8 Gavin Coombes 8.8
16 Niall Scannell –
17 Jeremy Loughman 6.3
18 Ronan Foxe 6.8
19 Evan O'Connell 6.3
20 Ruadhan Quinn 6.8
21 Jake O'Riordan 6.4
22 Tony Butler 6.4
23 Shay McCarthy 7.3

Connacht

15 Harry West 5.9
14 Byron Ralston 7.3
13 Hugh Gavin 6.9
12 Cathal Forde 6.5
11 Finn Treacy –
10 Josh Ioane 6.8
9 Ben Murphy 6.1
1 Jordan Duggan 6.1
2 Dave Heffernan 7.1
3 Sam Illo 6.9
4 Joe Joyce 6.2
5 Darragh Murray 6.5
6 Josh Murphy 5.7
7 Paul Boyle 7.7
8 Sean Jansen 6.4
16 Dylan Tierney-Martin 6.0
17 Peter Dooley 6.5
18 Fiachna Barrett 6.4
19 Niall Murray 6.7
20 David O'Connor 6.0
21 Matthew Devine 6.1
22 Sean Naughton 6.2
23 Sean O'Brien 6.7