Connacht 24 - 30 Munster

Full time

29 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 14

Hastings Insurance MacHale Park

In a thrilling encounter at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Munster Rugby triumphed over Connacht Rugby with a score of 30-24. Early on, Jack Crowley opened the scoring for Munster with a penalty, followed by a try from Thomas Ahern. Connacht responded with a try from Sean Jansen, but Munster quickly answered back through Craig Casey. Munster's Alex Nankivell received a red card, leaving them a man down. However, Jack Crowley extended the lead with another try shortly after the break. Connacht's Caolin Blade and Josh Ioane's tries kept them competitive, but Munster held firm despite late pressure. Ultimately, Munster's discipline and strong performances, particularly from Crowley, secured their victory.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 12.1°C (Feels like 5.6°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 24.3 km/h, gusting to 44.4 km/h Humidity: 87% Cloud Cover: 95%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Substitution

Santiago Cordero on for Chay Mullins · Connacht
6'

Penalty

Jack Crowley · Munster

0 - 3
12'

Try

Thomas Ahern · Munster

0 - 8
20'

Try

Sean Jansen · Connacht

5 - 8
22'

Try

Craig Casey · Munster

5 - 13
23'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Munster

5 - 15
23'

Substitution

Alex Kendellen on for John Hodnett · Munster
25'

Red Card

Alex Nankivell · Munster
25'

Substitution

Josh Murphy on for Cian Prendergast · Connacht
37'

Penalty

Jack Crowley · Munster

5 - 18
Halftime 5 - 18
Second Half
44'

Try

Caolin Blade · Connacht

10 - 18
44'

Conversion

Josh Ioane · Connacht

12 - 18
50'

Try

Jack Crowley · Munster

12 - 23
51'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Munster

12 - 25
53'

Substitution

Matthew Devine on for Caolin Blade · Connacht
53'

Substitution

JJ Hanrahan on for Santiago Cordero · Connacht
56'

Substitution

Stephen Archer on for Oli Jager · Munster
56'

Substitution

Jean Kleyn on for Fineen Wycherley · Munster
56'

Substitution

Denis Buckley on for Jordan Duggan · Connacht
56'

Substitution

Jack Aungier on for Finlay Bealham · Connacht
56'

Substitution

Paul Boyle on for Joe Joyce · Connacht
58'

Try

Diarmuid Barron · Munster

12 - 30
59'

Substitution

Dylan Tierney-Martin on for Dave Heffernan · Connacht
60'

Substitution

Josh Wycherley on for Jeremy Loughman · Munster
60'

Substitution

Niall Scannell on for Diarmuid Barron · Munster
61'

Yellow Card

Tadhg Beirne · Munster
61'

Try

Sean Jansen · Connacht

17 - 30
62'

Conversion

JJ Hanrahan · Connacht

19 - 30
67'

Substitution

Conor Murray on for Craig Casey · Munster
67'

Substitution

Ruadhan Quinn on for Alex Kendellen · Munster
71'

Yellow Card Complete

Tadhg Beirne · Munster
72'

Try

Josh Ioane · Connacht

24 - 30
78'

Yellow Card

Niall Scannell · Munster
Fulltime 24 - 30

Player ratings

Connacht

15 Mack Hansen 7.1
14 Chay Mullins –
13 Hugh Gavin 6.2
12 Bundee Aki 6.7
11 Finn Treacy 7.3
10 Josh Ioane 6.2
9 Caolin Blade 7.0
1 Jordan Duggan 6.1
2 Dave Heffernan 7.2
3 Finlay Bealham 6.5
4 Joe Joyce 6.8
5 Darragh Murray 7.1
6 Cian Prendergast 6.3
7 Shamus Hurley-Langton 7.7
8 Sean Jansen 9.8
16 Dylan Tierney-Martin 6.6
17 Denis Buckley 5.9
18 Jack Aungier 6.4
19 Josh Murphy 6.9
20 Paul Boyle 6.2
21 Matthew Devine 6.1
22 JJ Hanrahan 5.7
23 Santiago Cordero 5.6

Munster

15 Ben O'Connor 7.2
14 Calvin Nash 7.7
13 Tom Farrell 7.4
12 Alex Nankivell 3.6
11 Sean O'Brien 7.0
10 Jack Crowley 8.3
9 Craig Casey 7.8
1 Jeremy Loughman 6.6
2 Diarmuid Barron 7.6
3 Oli Jager 7.2
4 Fineen Wycherley 7.3
5 Tadhg Beirne 6.1
6 Thomas Ahern 6.9
7 John Hodnett 6.7
8 Gavin Coombes 7.1
16 Niall Scannell 5.4
17 Josh Wycherley 6.5
18 Stephen Archer 6.5
19 Jean Kleyn 6.6
20 Ruadhan Quinn 6.3
21 Conor Murray 6.4
22 Rory Scannell –
23 Alex Kendellen 6.9