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Connacht Connacht 31 - 7 Dragons Dragons

Full time

26 Oct 2024

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Dexcom Stadium

Connacht vs Dragons head to head

Connacht Rugby secured a convincing 31-7 victory against Dragons RFC at Dexcom Stadium. The home side started strong with early tries from Boyle and Blade, both converted by Forde, giving Connacht a 14-0 lead by the 20-minute mark. Prendergast added a third try just before halftime, extending their advantage to 21-0. In the second half, Forde scored his own try, further solidifying Connacht's dominance, before Dragons finally broke through with a try from Basham. Forde's impressive performance included two tries and three conversions. Connacht continued to press, with Devine scoring a final try in the dying moments of the match. Overall, Connacht's forwards controlled the game, while Dragons struggled to find their rhythm.

Weather

Temperature: 9.8°C (Feels like 5.4°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 15.1 km/h, gusting to 25.9 km/h Humidity: 78% Cloud Cover: 30%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 5'

    Try

    Paul Boyle 路 Connacht

    5 - 0
  • 6'

    Conversion

    Cathal Forde 路 Connacht

    7 - 0
  • 18'

    Try

    Caolin Blade 路 Connacht

    12 - 0
  • 20'

    Conversion

    Cathal Forde 路 Connacht

    14 - 0
  • 20'

    Substitution

    Hugh Gavin on for Shayne Bolton 路 Connacht

  • 36'

    Substitution

    Lloyd Evans on for Cai Evans 路 Dragons

  • 38'

    Try

    Cian Prendergast 路 Connacht

    19 - 0
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Aki Seiuli on for Cameron Jones 路 Dragons

  • Halftime 19 - 0
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Substitution

    Rhodri Williams on for Dane Blacker 路 Dragons

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Taine Basham on for Aaron Wainwright 路 Dragons

  • 52'

    Substitution

    James Benjamin on for Brodie Coghlan 路 Dragons

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Eoin de Buitlear on for Dylan Tierney-Martin 路 Connacht

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Denis Buckley on for Peter Dooley 路 Connacht

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Jack Aungier on for Finlay Bealham 路 Connacht

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Sean Jansen on for Sean O'Brien 路 Connacht

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Matthew Devine on for Caolin Blade 路 Connacht

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Luke Yendle on for Chris Coleman 路 Dragons

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Byron Ralston on for Hugh Gavin 路 Connacht

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Steven Cummins on for Matthew Screech 路 Dragons

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Harry Wilson on for Joe Westwood 路 Dragons

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Darragh Murray on for Joe Joyce 路 Connacht

  • 73'

    Try

    Cathal Forde 路 Connacht

    24 - 0
  • 74'

    Conversion

    Cathal Forde 路 Connacht

    26 - 0
  • 77'

    Try

    Taine Basham 路 Dragons

    26 - 5
  • 77'

    Conversion

    Angus O'Brien 路 Dragons

    26 - 7
  • 80'

    Try

    Matthew Devine 路 Connacht

    31 - 7
  • Fulltime 31 - 7