Edinburgh 5 - 26 Connacht

Full time

15 May 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 18

Hive Stadium

Edinburgh vs Connacht head to head

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👏 1

🔥 1

Connacht Rugby secured a convincing 26-5 victory over Edinburgh Rugby at Hive Stadium. Josh Ioane opened the scoring with a try in the 23rd minute, followed by Shamus Hurley-Langton who added another just before halftime. Sam Gilbert's conversions were critical, and he converted both of Hurley-Langton's tries, giving Connacht a solid 14-0 lead at the break. The second half saw Hurley-Langton score his second try, further extending the lead. Matthew Devine added a fourth try for Connacht, with Gilbert successfully converting once again. Edinburgh's only response came from Ewan Ashman, who scored a late try but could not convert. Connacht's powerful performance highlighted their dominance and secured them a crucial win in the URC competition.

Broadcasters

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Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 10.6°C (Feels like 8.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 10.5 km/h, gusting to 21.8 km/h Humidity: 53% Cloud Cover: 70%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
23'

Try

Josh Ioane · Connacht

0 - 5
35'

Try

Shamus Hurley-Langton · Connacht

0 - 10
35'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

0 - 12
Halftime 0 - 12
Second Half
42'

Try

Shamus Hurley-Langton · Connacht

0 - 17
43'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

0 - 19
60'

Try

Matthew Devine · Connacht

0 - 24
60'

Conversion

Sam Gilbert · Connacht

0 - 26
71'

Try

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh

5 - 26
Fulltime 5 - 26

Player ratings

Edinburgh

15 Harry Paterson 5.9
14 Darcy Graham 7.4
13 Piers O'Conor 6.3
12 Findlay Thomson 6.6
11 Duhan van der Merwe 8.4
10 Ross Thompson 5.6
9 Hector Patterson 5.4
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.4
2 Ewan Ashman 8.9
3 Ollie Blyth-Lafferty 6.8
4 Marshall Sykes 7.1
5 Glen Young 6.8
6 Tom Dodd 6.5
7 Freddy Douglas 7.1
8 Magnus Bradbury 8.2
16 Jerry Blyth-Lafferty –
17 Boan Venter –
18 Paul Hill –
19 Callum Hunter-Hill –
20 Euan McVie –
21 Tom Currie –
22 Charlie Shiel –
23 Jack Brown –

Connacht

15 Sam Gilbert 7.3
14 Shane Jennings 6.7
13 Harry West 6.9
12 Bundee Aki 6.9
11 Shayne Bolton 8.0
10 Josh Ioane 8.0
9 Ben Murphy 7.0
1 Billy Bohan 7.2
2 Eoin de Buitlear 9.0
3 Finlay Bealham 6.0
4 Joe Joyce 6.9
5 Josh Murphy 7.2
6 Cian Prendergast 6.5
7 Shamus Hurley-Langton 8.6
8 Sean Jansen 7.4
16 Mikey Yarr –
17 Peter Dooley –
18 Sam Illo –
19 David O'Connor –
20 Paul Boyle –
21 Matthew Devine –
22 Jack Carty –
23 Sean Naughton –