Connacht 24 - 19 Cardiff

Full time

15 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 11

Dexcom Stadium

Connacht Rugby triumphed over Cardiff Rugby with a final score of 24-19 in a closely contested match at Dexcom Stadium. Ben Murphy opened the scoring for Connacht with a try in the 7th minute, quickly followed by a successful conversion from Josh Ioane. Shamus Hurley-Langton added another try for Connacht, again converted by Ioane, giving them a strong 14-0 lead early on. Cardiff responded with Rey Lee-Lo scoring a try just after the half, with Callum Sheedy converting to narrow the gap. The second half saw tries from both teams, including a crucial late try from Dylan Tierney-Martin for Connacht. Callum Braley and Ben Donnell scored for Cardiff, but it wasn't enough to overcome Connacht's lead. The match showcased strong performances, particularly from Ioane and Heffernan, ensuring Connacht secured a well-deserved victory.

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Weather

Temperature: 9.7°C (Feels like 5.2°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 18.6 km/h, gusting to 32.0 km/h Humidity: 90% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

Jacob Beetham on for Harri Millard · Cardiff
7'

Try

Ben Murphy · Connacht

5 - 0
8'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

7 - 0
14'

Substitution

Sean Jansen on for Paul Boyle · Connacht
17'

Try

Shamus Hurley-Langton · Connacht

12 - 0
18'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

14 - 0
21'

Substitution

Sam Illo on for Jack Aungier · Connacht
25'

Substitution

Paul Boyle on for Sean Jansen · Connacht
29'

Substitution

Jack Aungier on for Sam Illo · Connacht
Halftime 14 - 0
Second Half
41'

Substitution

Santiago Cordero on for Chay Mullins · Connacht
47'

Try

Dave Heffernan · Connacht

19 - 0
52'

Try

Rey Lee-Lo · Cardiff

19 - 5
52'

Substitution

Jordan Duggan on for Peter Dooley · Connacht
53'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

19 - 7
53'

Substitution

JJ Hanrahan on for Piers O'Conor · Connacht
53'

Substitution

Matthew Devine on for Ben Murphy · Connacht
56'

Substitution

Sean Jansen on for Paul Boyle · Connacht
56'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
56'

Substitution

Efan Daniel on for Liam Belcher · Cardiff
56'

Substitution

Ben Donnell on for Alex Mann · Cardiff
56'

Substitution

Rory Thornton on for Seb Davies · Cardiff
59'

Substitution

Callum Braley on for Jacob Beetham · Cardiff
60'

Substitution

Sam Illo on for Jack Aungier · Connacht
60'

Substitution

Thomas Young on for Dave Heffernan · Connacht
60'

Substitution

Dylan Tierney-Martin on for Josh Murphy · Connacht
63'

Try

Ben Donnell · Cardiff

19 - 12
69'

Try

Callum Braley · Cardiff

19 - 17
70'

Conversion

Callum Sheedy · Cardiff

19 - 19
75'

Try

Dylan Tierney-Martin · Connacht

24 - 19
Fulltime 24 - 19

Player ratings

Connacht

15 Piers O'Conor 5.7
14 Shayne Bolton 6.0
13 Hugh Gavin 7.1
12 Cathal Forde 8.4
11 Chay Mullins 7.0
10 Josh Ioane 7.2
9 Ben Murphy 7.4
1 Peter Dooley 6.8
2 Dave Heffernan 8.2
3 Jack Aungier 6.5
4 Josh Murphy 6.8
5 Joe Joyce 6.9
6 Cian Prendergast 7.3
7 Shamus Hurley-Langton 8.0
8 Paul Boyle 7.2
16 Dylan Tierney-Martin 7.0
17 Jordan Duggan 6.0
18 Sam Illo 6.4
19 Oisin Dowling –
20 Sean Jansen 6.7
21 Matthew Devine 6.7
22 JJ Hanrahan 6.3
23 Santiago Cordero 6.4

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 6.3
14 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 6.6
13 Rey Lee-Lo 8.3
12 Rory Jennings 6.3
11 Harri Millard –
10 Callum Sheedy 6.3
9 Johan Mulder 7.2
1 Rhys Barratt 6.6
2 Liam Belcher 6.7
3 Rhys Litterick 7.0
4 Josh McNally 5.9
5 Seb Davies 6.3
6 Alex Mann 6.3
7 Dan Thomas 6.6
8 Alun Lawrence 6.7
16 Efan Daniel 6.4
17 Danny Southworth 6.0
18 Will Davies-King –
19 Rory Thornton 5.9
20 Ben Donnell 6.5
21 Thomas Young 5.7
22 Callum Braley 6.4
23 Jacob Beetham 6.8