Connacht vs Cardiff Rugby

Europe - European Rugby Challenge Cup Final Stage

Connacht

Finished

Cardiff Rugby

Matthew DevineTRY

5 : 0

JJ HanrahanCON

7 : 0

7 : 3

12'

Callum SheedyPEN

32'

Yellow

7 : 8

37'

Reynold Lee-LoTRY

40'

Josh McnallyYellow

40'

Sean JansenTRY

12 : 8

40'

JJ HanrahanCON

14 : 8

40'

Josh IoaneShayne Bolton

40'

Josh IoaneShayne Bolton

41'

Finn TreacyTRY

19 : 8

41'

Shayne BoltonJosh Ioane

42'

JJ HanrahanCON

21 : 8

43'

Dylan TierneyDavid Heffernan

52'

Rhys LitterickKieron Assiratti

21 : 13

54'

Ben ThomasTRY

54'

Paul BoyleShamus Hurley-Langton

21 : 15

55'

Ben ThomasCON

55'

Josh IoaneJJ Hanrahan

55'

Caolin BladeMatthew Devine

55'

Evan LloydLiam Belcher

55'

Dennis BuckleyJordan Duggan

21 : 20

60'

Josh AdamsTRY

61'

Thomas YoungJames Botham

61'

Rory JenningsCallum Sheedy

61'

Corey DomachowskiDanny Southworth

67'

Rory ThorntonJosh Mcnally

68'

Shayne BoltonTRY

26 : 20

69'

Josh IoaneCON

28 : 20

76'

Ben ThomasYellow

78'

Paul BoyleTRY

33 : 20

79'

Josh IoaneCON

35 : 20

Venue Guide
Stadium	Dexcom Stadium
City	Galway
Capacity	8129

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