Connacht Connacht 31 - 7 Dragons Dragons

● full_time 80 minutes

26 Oct 2024

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Dexcom Stadium

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

  • 0' kickoff
  • 5' try Paul Boyle
  • 6' conversion Cathal Forde
  • 18' try Caolin Blade
  • 20' conversion Cathal Forde
  • 20' substitution Shayne Bolton
  • 36' substitution Cai Evans
  • 38' try Cian Prendergast
  • 40' substitution Cameron Jones
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 43' substitution Dane Blacker
  • 49' substitution Aaron Wainwright
  • 52' substitution Brodie Coghlan
  • 55' substitution Dylan Tierney-Martin
  • 55' substitution Peter Dooley
  • 56' substitution Finlay Bealham
  • 56' substitution Sean O'Brien
  • 56' substitution Caolin Blade
  • 56' substitution Chris Coleman
  • 58' substitution Hugh Gavin
  • 64' substitution Matthew Screech
  • 64' substitution Joe Westwood
  • 67' substitution Joe Joyce
  • 73' try Cathal Forde
  • 74' conversion Cathal Forde
  • 77' try Taine Basham
  • 77' conversion Angus O'Brien
  • 80' try Matthew Devine
  • 80' full_time