Munster 35 - 33 Connacht

Full time

21 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Thomond Park

Munster Rugby triumphed over Connacht Rugby with a thrilling score of 35-33 in a nail-biting encounter at Thomond Park. Connacht started strong, with Josh Ioane and Ben Murphy both crossing for tries early on. Munster responded with three tries, including a brace from Mike Haley, showcasing their attacking prowess. The match saw Santiago Cordero of Connacht receive a yellow card, which Munster capitalized on. In the second half, Connacht rallied with tries from David Hawkshaw and Cathal Forde, keeping the pressure on. Munster's Gavin Coombes and Shane Daly added further scores, but Connacht's late push fell just short. The match highlighted the resilience and skill of both teams, with Munster ultimately emerging victorious.

Weather

Temperature: 19.4°C (Feels like 17.4°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 18.3 km/h, gusting to 31.2 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 49%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Try

Josh Ioane · Connacht

0 - 5
20'

Try

Ben Murphy · Connacht

0 - 10
21'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

0 - 12
27'

Yellow Card

Santiago Cordero · Connacht
28'

Try

Alex Nankivell · Munster

5 - 12
28'

Conversion

Billy Burns · Munster

7 - 12
31'

Try

Mike Haley · Munster

12 - 12
32'

Conversion

Billy Burns · Munster

14 - 12
33'

Substitution

David Hawkshaw on for Shayne Bolton · Connacht
36'

Substitution

Sean O'Brien on for Shane Daly · Munster
37'

Yellow Card Complete

Santiago Cordero · Connacht
39'

Try

Ben Murphy · Connacht

14 - 17
40'

Conversion

Cathal Forde · Connacht

14 - 19
40'

Substitution

Shane Daly on for Sean O'Brien · Munster
Halftime 14 - 19
Second Half
44'

Try

John Hodnett · Munster

19 - 19
45'

Conversion

Billy Burns · Munster

21 - 19
50'

Substitution

Peter Dooley on for Denis Buckley · Connacht
50'

Substitution

Sam Illo on for Jack Aungier · Connacht
50'

Substitution

Sean Jansen on for Conor Oliver · Connacht
50'

Substitution

Shamus Hurley-Langton on for Darragh Murray · Connacht
50'

Substitution

Oisin Dowling on for Joe Joyce · Connacht
50'

Substitution

Josh Wycherley on for Jeremy Loughman · Munster
50'

Substitution

Oli Jager on for John Ryan · Munster
50'

Substitution

Alex Kendellen on for Ruadhan Quinn · Munster
53'

Try

David Hawkshaw · Connacht

21 - 24
53'

Substitution

Tony Butler on for Billy Burns · Munster
54'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

21 - 26
54'

Substitution

Jack O'Donoghue on for Jean Kleyn · Munster
58'

Try

Gavin Coombes · Munster

26 - 26
59'

Conversion

Tony Butler · Munster

28 - 26
62'

Substitution

Niall Scannell on for Diarmuid Barron · Munster
62'

Substitution

Caolin Blade on for Ben Murphy · Connacht
63'

Try

Cathal Forde · Connacht

28 - 31
64'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

28 - 33
66'

Substitution

Dylan Tierney-Martin on for Dave Heffernan · Connacht
69'

Try

Shane Daly · Munster

33 - 33
70'

Conversion

Tony Butler · Munster

35 - 33
73'

Substitution

Sean O'Brien on for Tom Farrell · Munster
Fulltime 35 - 33

Player ratings

Munster

15 Mike Haley 9.6
14 Thaakir Abrahams 6.3
13 Tom Farrell 8.5
12 Alex Nankivell 8.5
11 Shane Daly 7.6
10 Billy Burns 6.4
9 Craig Casey 7.9
1 Jeremy Loughman 6.9
2 Diarmuid Barron 7.3
3 John Ryan 6.8
4 Jean Kleyn 7.2
5 Fineen Wycherley 7.0
6 Ruadhan Quinn 6.9
7 John Hodnett 8.1
8 Gavin Coombes 8.2
16 Niall Scannell 6.5
17 Josh Wycherley 7.3
18 Oli Jager 6.9
19 Jack O'Donoghue 6.6
20 Alex Kendellen 6.6
21 Ethan Coughlan –
22 Tony Butler 6.1
23 Sean O'Brien 6.1

Connacht

15 Santiago Cordero 4.9
14 Mack Hansen 7.0
13 Piers O'Conor 6.4
12 Cathal Forde 8.0
11 Shayne Bolton 5.8
10 Josh Ioane 8.1
9 Ben Murphy 8.3
1 Denis Buckley 6.2
2 Dave Heffernan 8.3
3 Jack Aungier 6.4
4 Joe Joyce 6.7
5 Darragh Murray 6.9
6 Josh Murphy 7.7
7 Conor Oliver 6.4
8 Cian Prendergast 6.7
16 Dylan Tierney-Martin 6.1
17 Peter Dooley 6.5
18 Sam Illo 6.1
19 Oisin Dowling 5.6
20 Shamus Hurley-Langton 6.2
21 Caolin Blade 6.6
22 David Hawkshaw 7.1
23 Sean Jansen 6.3