81 | Game over! Victory to the home team. Final score: 15 - 0. | |
80 | picks the ball up from the back of the ruck and darts around the edge. He hands off and sprints clear. is running in support, and the Scrum Half slips the ball to him. The defence wasn't fooled though, and brings the winger down with a powerful tackle. |                                                   |
79 | Turnover. Red Bull AXT now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
78 | clearly wasn't expecting 's pass there. The ball goes sailing past him as he vainly fumbles for it. |                                                   |
77 | The ball is loose in open play and there is no offside as Connacht Rugby pounce.. Turnover! | |
76 | The Red Bull AXT scrum half, , decides to use the big men this time. He passes to , who skilfully hands off and runs for the line. Before he can get there though, he is brought down by . |                                                   |
75 | Scrum for Connacht Rugby. It's a good feed, but Red Bull AXT put in a mighty shove. They're pushing Connacht Rugby off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Red Bull AXT front row! | |
74 | can't catch the ball from . Waste of possession, I'd say! |                                                   |
73 | takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Red Bull AXT stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Red Bull AXT player there. |                                                   |
71 | The conversion is missed, though. | |
70 | Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from Red Bull AXT. The ball goes from to and on to , who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face ! |                                                   |
69 | Scrum for Connacht Rugby. It's a good feed, but Red Bull AXT put in a mighty shove. They're pushing Connacht Rugby off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Red Bull AXT front row! | |
68 | Some good attacking play by Red Bull AXT here. easily dismisses before sending a long floating pass towards . That looked forward, but not to the touch judge. A short well timed pass to puts him into space, but he fails to catch the ball. doesn't look too happy to see his hard work wasted. |                                                   |
67 | Loose ball, Red Bull AXT scoop it up and retain possesion. | |
66 | pops the short ball to who muscles his way over the advantage line! Excellent defending there by , who just manages to cling on long enough to bring him down. |                                                   |
65 | Scrum for Connacht Rugby. It's a good feed, but Red Bull AXT put in a mighty shove. They're pushing Connacht Rugby off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Red Bull AXT front row! | |
64 | A short pass from to opens up some space. The fly half runs for a gap, but seeing the defence closing in passes to who sadly drops the ball. |                                                   |
63 | It's a scrum to Red Bull AXT. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Red Bull AXT still win the ball. | |
62 | fires the ball out to who trys to turn it back inside to , but Red Bull AXT manage to bat it down. |                                                   |
61 | Connacht Rugby have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
60 | From the ruck, gets the ball out to . The fly half sets off up the touchline, but puts in a good tap tackle and he falls into touch. |                                                   |
59 | Connacht Rugby cannon into the ruck, smashing the Red Bull AXT players off the ball, turnover to Connacht Rugby. | |
58 | gets the ball. He tries to force his way through, but is stopped by . |                                                   |
57 | takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Red Bull AXT stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Red Bull AXT player there. |                                                   |
55 | The conversion attempt by bounces off the right hand post and goes wide. | |
54 | Superb work there by forwards and backs alike! sends the ball to who carries it on before passing on to . He spots that he has an overlap outside, draws in a defender and then passes to . There's nobody between him and the try line, and he sprints in for a well-worked try. |                                                   |
53 | It's a scrum to Red Bull AXT. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Red Bull AXT still win the ball. | |
52 | can't catch the ball from . Waste of possession, I'd say! |                                                   |
51 | Turnover. Connacht Rugby now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
50 | thinks he sees a gap, but is ready for him and brings him down. |                                                   |
49 | Turnover. Red Bull AXT now has possession and the forwards are calling for the ball, this could be costly for Connacht Rugby. | |
48 | sends the ball out to . He's a powerful runner, but 's tackle slows him down, and 's tackle finishes him off. |                                                   |
47 | Turnover. Connacht Rugby now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
46 | Red Bull AXT try to move the ball wide. The ball is passed from to to to . It's all too lateral, and a bit too obvious though, and is ready and waiting. They'll need to be a bit more creative than that to break down the defence. |                                                   |
45 | Good lineout for Red Bull AXT. The hooker finds his man perfectly, and wins the ball in the air. | |
44 | straightens his run and charges right at the defence. bounces off him and then is effortlessly fended off. He sends a lovely pass to , who is promptly ankle tapped after a spectacular dive by . |                                                   |
43 | Turnover. Connacht Rugby now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
42 | Red Bull AXT are showing us some creative rugby today, passes to who is stood right on the gain line. tries a scissors move with but they are too close together and collide leaving the ball behind them. |                                                   |
41 | signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction. Both and jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce. |                                                   |
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40+1 | is running down the touchline. He seems to be unmarked, but is there to pounce. |                                                   |
40 | Turnover. Red Bull AXT now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
39 | Oooh! has made a right mess of that pass off his left hand! is left clutching at thin air. |                                                   |
38 | Both and go up for this throw together, the contest for the ball is fierce but descends with it firmly in his grasp. | |
37 | A complex training ground play from Red Bull AXT here, throws the ball out to and loops around for the return pass. dummies the return ball to and then fires the ball back inside to who is running the angle into a gap. drifts across the field and hands the ball on to cutting back on the reverse angle! All that guile and effort comes to nothing as has read the play superbly and makes a big hit right on the gain line. |                                                   |
36 | Ruck. Red Bull AXT get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
35 | picks the ball up from the back of the ruck and darts around the edge. He hands off and sprints clear. is running in support, and the Scrum Half slips the ball to him. The defence wasn't fooled though, and brings the winger down with a powerful tackle. |                                                   |
34 | Ruck. Red Bull AXT get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
33 | Nice breakthrough by who gets low and charges. He cannons into like a stampeding bull, but wraps him up and manages to bring him down. Looks like we finally know what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. |                                                   |
32 | Red Bull AXT have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
31 | digs the ball out of the ruck and distributes it well to . He takes the ball into contact, but manages to bring him down and Connacht Rugby recover possession. |                                                   |
30 | Good lineout for Red Bull AXT. The hooker finds his man perfectly, and wins the ball in the air. | |
29 | and team up well, with a good angle and a nice pass. makes good ground with the ball in both hands, then tries to dummy left before passing right to . He'd have been better going for a straightforward pass! The dummy move seems to throw him off balance, and he ends up spilling the ball. |                                                   |
28 | takes the kickoff. takes the ball in the air right in front of , who wasn't aggressive enough. |                                                   |
26 | had a chance to put two points on the board, but he seemed to hurry his conversion attempt and pushed it wide. | |
25 | Try time ! A beautiful phase of play from Red Bull AXT. The ball goes from to and on to , who is running in support. There is nothing to stop him as he crashes over the line with a big smile on his face ! |                                                   |
24 | Ruck. Red Bull AXT get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
23 | pops the short ball to who muscles his way over the advantage line! Excellent defending there by , who just manages to cling on long enough to bring him down. |                                                   |
22 | Scrum for Connacht Rugby. It's a good feed, but Red Bull AXT put in a mighty shove. They're pushing Connacht Rugby off the ball. They've taken one against the head. Fabulous work by the Red Bull AXT front row! | |
21 | Some good attacking play by Red Bull AXT here. easily dismisses before sending a long floating pass towards . That looked forward, but not to the touch judge. A short well timed pass to puts him into space, but he fails to catch the ball. doesn't look too happy to see his hard work wasted. |                                                   |
20 | It's a scrum to Red Bull AXT. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Red Bull AXT still win the ball. | |
19 | A short pass from to opens up some space. The fly half runs for a gap, but seeing the defence closing in passes to who sadly drops the ball. |                                                   |
18 | Connacht Rugby have stolen Red Bull AXT's lineout ball! mistimed his jump, and got his hands to it first. Good work by Connacht Rugby at that lineout! | |
17 | Connacht Rugby's scrum half is smashed by . That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! |                                                   |
16 | Ruck. Connacht Rugby get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
15 | pops the short ball to who muscles his way over the advantage line! Excellent defending there by , who just manages to cling on long enough to bring him down. |                                                   |
14 | Connacht Rugby have stolen Red Bull AXT's lineout ball! mistimed his jump, and got his hands to it first. Good work by Connacht Rugby at that lineout! | |
13 | passes to , but, despite his recent involvement in the local version of Dancing with the Stars, he doesn't have the silky smooth moves necessary to outstep . |                                                   |
12 | It's a ruck, Red Bull AXT look like they have secured the ball, but on the far side from the ref a Connacht Rugby hand has flicked the ball back! The Red Bull AXT scrum half throws his arms up in despair, but the ref signals play on. | |
11 | has the ball. is coming in support at an angle, he receives the pass and leaves for dead. He delivers a poor pass to who juggles the ball before dropping it. Poor skills by both players for that last pass. |                                                   |
10 | At the ruck, it looks like Connacht Rugby could be in trouble here.. The Red Bull AXT back row hit the pile hard and the ball appears on the Red Bull AXT side. | |
9 | Connacht Rugby's scrum half is smashed by . That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! |                                                   |
8 | Ruck. Connacht Rugby get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
7 | passes to , but, despite his recent involvement in the local version of Dancing with the Stars, he doesn't have the silky smooth moves necessary to outstep . |                                                   |
6 | It looks like Red Bull AXT lost the ball in the ruck. Their forwards weren't quick enough to protect the ball. | |
5 | is running down the touchline. He seems to be unmarked, but is there to pounce. |                                                   |
4 | Turnover. Red Bull AXT now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
3 | Turnover ball! scoops the ball out of the ruck. I'm not sure he was on his feet there, but the referee is waving play on. He passes the ball to , but Red Bull AXT's scramble defence manages to close him down, and tackles him. |                                                   |
2 | The ball is loose in open play and there is no offside as Connacht Rugby pounce.. Turnover! | |
1 | Some quick hands sees the ball moved from to to , but takes his eye off the ball and the move breaks down. |                                                   |
0 | takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over Red Bull AXT stadium. positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of . Good hands from the Red Bull AXT player there. |                                                   |
16:56 | With the sun starting to burn through the mist, it's looking like it will be a nice day. Lets hope the game is as good! |