Benetton 34 - 19 Ulster

Full time

15 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 11

Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Benetton Rugby secured a convincing 34-19 victory over Ulster Rugby at Stadio Comunale di Monigo. Ulster started strong, with Nathan Doak scoring a try and converting early in the match. However, Benetton responded quickly with tries from Matt Gallagher and Ignacio Mendy, aided by Tomas Albornoz's accurate kicking. The home side capitalized on Ulster's yellow cards, particularly from David McCann and Nick Timoney, to extend their lead. Mirco Spagnolo's late try further solidified Benetton's dominance as they closed out the match. Albornoz's excellent performance ensured consistent scoring throughout, finishing with a perfect conversion record. Despite Ulster's fighting spirit, they could not overcome the disciplined and dynamic play of Benetton.

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Weather

Temperature: 6.5°C (Feels like 6.2°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 2.3 km/h, gusting to 6.7 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 3%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Nathan Doak · Ulster

0 - 5
3'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

0 - 7
11'

Try

Matt Gallagher · Benetton

5 - 7
12'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

7 - 7
16'

Try

Mike Lowry · Ulster

7 - 12
17'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

7 - 14
20'

Substitution

Kieran Treadwell on for Cormac Izuchukwu · Ulster
25'

Penalty

Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

10 - 14
29'

Try

Jacob Stockdale · Ulster

10 - 19
38'

Try

Ignacio Mendy · Benetton

15 - 19
39'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

17 - 19
40'

Substitution

Bautista Bernasconi on for Siua Maile · Benetton
40'

Substitution

Mirco Spagnolo on for Thomas Gallo · Benetton
Halftime 17 - 19
Second Half
43'

Yellow Card

David McCann · Ulster
43'

Substitution

Jude Postlethwaite on for Mike Lowry · Ulster
48'

Substitution

Scott Wilson on for Jacob Boyd · Ulster
53'

Yellow Card Complete

David McCann · Ulster
56'

Substitution

Riccardo Favretto on for Giulio Marini · Benetton
56'

Substitution

Jadin Kingi on for Manuel Zuliani · Benetton
57'

Yellow Card

Nick Timoney · Ulster
57'

Penalty

Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

20 - 19
57'

Substitution

Jake Flannery on for Aidan Morgan · Ulster
58'

Substitution

Simon Koroiyadi on for Toa Halafihi · Benetton
59'

Substitution

John Andrew on for Rob Herring · Ulster
61'

Substitution

Tiziano Pasquali on for Giosue Zilocchi · Benetton
63'

Yellow Card

Stewart Moore · Ulster
64'

Try

Mirco Spagnolo · Benetton

25 - 19
65'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

27 - 19
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Nick Timoney · Ulster
69'

Substitution

Dave Shanahan on for Jake Flannery · Ulster
73'

Substitution

Reuben Crothers on for David McCann · Ulster
73'

Yellow Card Complete

Stewart Moore · Ulster
74'

Substitution

Leonardo Marin on for Matt Gallagher · Benetton
76'

Substitution

Bryan O'Connor on for Tom O'Toole · Ulster
81'

Try

Alessandro Izekor · Benetton

32 - 19
82'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

34 - 19
Fulltime 34 - 19

Player ratings

Benetton

15 Rhyno Smith 6.1
14 Ignacio Mendy 8.4
13 Malakai Fekitoa 6.6
12 Marco Zanon 6.4
11 Matt Gallagher 7.5
10 Tomas Albornoz 6.7
9 Andy Uren 6.8
1 Thomas Gallo 7.2
2 Siua Maile 7.6
3 Giosue Zilocchi 7.1
4 Giulio Marini 6.9
5 Eli Snyman 6.2
6 Alessandro Izekor 8.1
7 Manuel Zuliani 7.1
8 Toa Halafihi 7.0
16 Bautista Bernasconi 6.9
17 Mirco Spagnolo 7.8
18 Tiziano Pasquali 6.5
19 Riccardo Favretto 6.6
20 Jadin Kingi 6.7
21 Simon Koroiyadi 6.5
22 Nicolo Casilio –
23 Leonardo Marin –

Ulster

15 Stewart Moore 5.1
14 Mike Lowry 6.9
13 James Hume 6.0
12 Stuart McCloskey 6.6
11 Jacob Stockdale 7.7
10 Aidan Morgan 6.2
9 Nathan Doak 6.4
1 Jacob Boyd 5.8
2 Rob Herring 7.3
3 Tom O'Toole 6.2
4 Alan O'Connor 5.9
5 Cormac Izuchukwu 6.1
6 Matty Rea 6.0
7 Nick Timoney 6.6
8 David McCann 5.4
16 John Andrew 6.1
17 Bryan O'Connor –
18 Scott Wilson 6.3
19 Kieran Treadwell 6.3
20 Reuben Crothers –
21 Dave Shanahan 5.5
22 Jake Flannery 5.4
23 Jude Postlethwaite 5.6