Connacht 14 - 28 Bulls

Full time

30 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 7

Dexcom Stadium

The Bulls secured a convincing 28-14 victory over Connacht at Dexcom Stadium. Sebastian de Klerk opened the scoring with a try in the fifth minute, followed by a conversion from Johan Goosen. Connacht faced a setback when Sean Jansen received a red card in the 21st minute, leaving them at a numerical disadvantage. Despite this, David Hawkshaw managed to score a try for Connacht in the second half, converting it himself. The Bulls responded with further tries from David Kriel and Canan Moodie, both of which were converted by Goosen. Connacht's late efforts were highlighted by a try from Caolin Blade, but it wasn't enough to change the outcome. Goosen's consistent kicking and the Bulls' solid defense proved decisive in their dominant performance.

Weather

Temperature: 13.8°C (Feels like 6.8°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 35.0 km/h, gusting to 61.7 km/h Humidity: 88% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

Sebastian de Klerk · Bulls

0 - 5
6'

Conversion

Johan Goosen · Bulls

0 - 7
21'

Red Card

Sean Jansen · Connacht
23'

Substitution

Paul Boyle on for Santiago Cordero · Connacht
29'

Substitution

Cameron Hanekom on for Marcell Coetzee · Bulls
29'

Substitution

David Hawkshaw on for Cathal Forde · Connacht
35'

Try

Embrose Papier · Bulls

0 - 12
37'

Conversion

Johan Goosen · Bulls

0 - 14
40'

Substitution

Cathal Forde on for David Hawkshaw · Connacht
40'

Substitution

Gerhard Steenekamp on for Alulutho Tshakweni · Bulls
Halftime 0 - 14
Second Half
41'

Try

David Kriel · Bulls

0 - 19
42'

Conversion

Johan Goosen · Bulls

0 - 21
48'

Substitution

Dylan Tierney-Martin on for Jack Aungier · Connacht
48'

Substitution

Sam Illo on for Denis Buckley · Connacht
48'

Substitution

Jordan Duggan on for Conor Oliver · Connacht
48'

Substitution

Shamus Hurley-Langton on for Akker van der Merwe · Connacht
51'

Substitution

Johan Grobbelaar on for Ben Murphy · Bulls
52'

Substitution

Caolin Blade on for Joe Joyce · Connacht
54'

Try

Canan Moodie · Bulls

0 - 26
55'

Conversion

Johan Goosen · Bulls

0 - 28
55'

Substitution

David Hawkshaw on for Jack Carty · Connacht
57'

Red Card

Mpilo Gumede · Bulls
61'

Try

David Hawkshaw · Connacht

5 - 28
62'

Conversion

Cathal Forde · Connacht

7 - 28
62'

Substitution

Mornay Smith on for Francois Klopper · Bulls
62'

Substitution

Stedman Gans on for Harold Vorster · Bulls
62'

Substitution

Aphiwe Dyantyi on for Sebastian de Klerk · Bulls
73'

Substitution

Jannes Kirsten on for Cobus Wiese · Bulls
73'

Substitution

Keagan Johannes on for Embrose Papier · Bulls
74'

Try

Caolin Blade · Connacht

14 - 28
74'

Conversion

Cathal Forde · Connacht

9 - 28
Fulltime 14 - 28

Player ratings

Connacht

15 Shane Jennings 6.4
14 Shayne Bolton 6.1
13 Piers O'Conor 7.3
12 Cathal Forde 6.3
11 Santiago Cordero 5.9
10 Jack Carty 5.3
9 Ben Murphy 6.1
1 Denis Buckley 6.5
2 Dave Heffernan 6.3
3 Jack Aungier 6.1
4 Joe Joyce 5.5
5 Niall Murray 6.4
6 Josh Murphy 5.8
7 Conor Oliver 5.6
8 Sean Jansen 3.7
16 Dylan Tierney-Martin 6.5
17 Jordan Duggan 6.2
18 Sam Illo 5.4
19 Darragh Murray –
20 Paul Boyle 7.7
21 Caolin Blade 7.3
22 David Hawkshaw 7.0
23 Shamus Hurley-Langton 6.0

Bulls

15 Willie Le Roux 6.3
14 Canan Moodie 8.6
13 David Kriel 8.1
12 Harold Vorster 5.9
11 Sebastian de Klerk 6.9
10 Johan Goosen 6.8
9 Embrose Papier 8.8
1 Alulutho Tshakweni 6.5
2 Akker van der Merwe 7.3
3 Francois Klopper 7.0
4 Ruan Vermaak 7.0
5 JF van Heerden 6.1
6 Marcell Coetzee 7.0
7 Cobus Wiese 6.7
8 Mpilo Gumede 4.8
16 Johan Grobbelaar 6.6
17 Gerhard Steenekamp 6.6
18 Mornay Smith 6.7
19 Jannes Kirsten –
20 Cameron Hanekom 6.9
21 Keagan Johannes –
22 Aphiwe Dyantyi 6.3
23 Stedman Gans 6.3