Cardiff Rugby
19 – 28
Halftime: 7 – 14
Attendance: 6321
Connacht Rugby
Halftime: 7 – 14
Attendance: 6321
Friday 17th January 2025
KO 20:00 GMT Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Morne Ferreira
European Challenge Cup
Match Report
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Cardiff 19-28 Connacht
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Read more : Cardiff 19-28 ConnachtCardiff must wait to learn whether they have done enough to reach the last 16 of the Challenge Cup after completing their group campaign by going down to defeat in a topsy-turvy encounter at the Arms Park. The injury-ravaged hosts were right in this fluctuating contest for the majority of the game, with outstanding flanker […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
Evan Lloyd (17) Thomas Young (42), (58) |
Josh Murphy (13) Joe Joyce (36) Byron Ralston (53) Matthew Devine (65) |
| Conversions | Ben Thomas (18), (43) |
Josh Ioane (13), (37), (54) JJ Hanrahan (66) |
| Penalties |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 26% | 74% |
| Posession Second Half | 48% | 52% |
| Territory First Half | 43% | 57% |
| Territory Second Half | 49% | 51% |
| Tries | 3 | 4 |
| Conversions | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties Conceded | 9 | 10 |
| Turnovers Conceded | 17 | 11 |
| Passes | 162 | 223 |
| Tackles | 225 | 119 |
| Scrums Won | 3 | 9 |
| Lineouts Won | 11 | 13 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 1 |
Player Stats
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Barratt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 2 | Evan Lloyd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Keiron Assiratti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh McNally | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Teddy Williams | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | Alex Mann | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | Thomas Young | 7 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | Alun Lawrence | 8 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| 9 | Ellis Bevan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Ben Thomas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Tom Bowen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | Rory Jennings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Gabe Hamer-Webb | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Jacob Beetham | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Cardiff Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Efan Daniel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Danny Southworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Rhys Litterick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Rory Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Seb Davies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Johan Mulder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Callum Sheedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Cam Winnett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No. |
Connacht Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Dooley | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Dave Heffernan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Finlay Bealham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Murphy | 10 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Joyce | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Cian Prendergast | 16 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Conor Oliver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Paul Boyle | 14 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Ben Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 97 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Josh Ioane | 7 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Byron Ralston | 16 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Bundee Aki | 20 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Piers O'Conor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Chay Mullins | 6 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Santiago Cordero | 12 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Replacements
C: Carries, CB: Clean Breaks, DB: Defenders Beaten, M: Metres, O: Offload, P: Passes, T: Tackles, TW: Turnovers Won
| No. |
Connacht Rugby |
C | CB | DB | M | O | P | T | TW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Eoin de Buitléar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Jordan Duggan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Jack Aungier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | David O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Sean Jansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Matthew Devine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | JJ Hanrahan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | David Hawkshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Barratt | Peter Dooley |
| 2 | Evan Lloyd | Dave Heffernan |
| 3 | Keiron Assiratti | Finlay Bealham |
| 4 | Josh McNally | Josh Murphy |
| 5 | Teddy Williams | Joe Joyce |
| 6 | Alex Mann | Cian Prendergast |
| 7 | Thomas Young | Conor Oliver |
| 8 | Alun Lawrence | Paul Boyle |
| 9 | Ellis Bevan | Ben Murphy |
| 10 | Ben Thomas | Josh Ioane |
| 11 | Tom Bowen | Byron Ralston |
| 12 | Rory Jennings | Bundee Aki |
| 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | Piers O'Conor |
| 14 | Gabe Hamer-Webb | Chay Mullins |
| 15 | Jacob Beetham | Santiago Cordero |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Efan Daniel | Eoin de Buitléar |
| 17 | Danny Southworth | Jordan Duggan |
| 18 | Rhys Litterick | Jack Aungier |
| 19 | Rory Thornton | David O'Connor |
| 20 | Seb Davies | Sean Jansen |
| 21 | Johan Mulder | Matthew Devine |
| 22 | Callum Sheedy | JJ Hanrahan |
| 23 | Cam Winnett | David Hawkshaw |
Team Stats
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Team stats
The season so far
P: Played . W: Won D: Drawn L: Lost F: For A: Against Diff: Difference BP: Bonus Points Pts: Points (Total)
| No. | Team Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Connacht Rugby | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 73 | 81 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 |
|
Cardiff Rugby | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 98 | -7 | 3 | 7 |
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perpignan | Away | 23-20 | Loss |
| Ospreys | Home | 13-13 | Loss |
| Dragons RFC | Away | 22-24 | Win |
| Toyota Cheetahs | Home | 26-10 | Win |
| Connacht Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon O.U. | Home | 52-24 | Win |
| Ulster Rugby | Home | 7-17 | Loss |
| Leinster Rugby | Away | 20-12 | Loss |
| Perpignan | Away | 18-31 | Win |
Past Meetings
Sat 17th Feb 2024
KO 17:15 GMT
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
United Rugby Championship
Cardiff Rugby
12
V
16
Connacht Rugby
Sat 15th Apr 2023
KO 19:35 IST
Dexcom Stadium
Europe
United Rugby Championship
Connacht Rugby
38
V
19
Cardiff Rugby
Fri 24th Sep 2021
KO 19:35 BST
Cardiff Arms Park
Europe
United Rugby Championship
Cardiff Rugby
33
V
21
Connacht Rugby
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Connacht Rugby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 39 | 39 |
| Wins | 25 | 11 |
| Wins at home | 16 | 8 |
| Wins away | 9 | 3 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
From data since 2003