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Connacht Rugby

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4

5

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Connacht

Cian Prendergast (2) tries

Shamus Hurley-Langton tries

Ciarán Frawley (2) tries

Cathal Forde tries

Caolin Blade tries

Sam Gilbert (5) conversions

k.o.: 5:30 pm

17 October, 2026

Venue: Dexcom Stadium

Competition: European Champions Cup

Spectators: 10,019

Pierre Brousset

European Champions Cup

Saracens

3

3

6

6

Rotimi Segun

Sione Va'enuku (2)

Nick Tompkins

Noah Caluori

Elliot Daly

Owen Farrell (3)

Saracens

Saracens

24

Kicks

16

206

Passes

200

153

Carries

165

680

Meters Run

462

19

Breaks

11

17

Offloads

7

26

Defenders Beaten

26

9

Turnovers

16

2

Yellow Cards

0

16

Penalties

7

7

Dominant Tackles

11

4

Tackle Turnovers

3

27

201

Tackles

168

26

3

Mauls

5

2

103

Rucks

117

2

6

Scrums

3

1

10

Lineouts

15

3

47

Possession

53

41

Territory

59

53 min

François van Wyk

1

50 min

53 min

Matthew Victory

2

50 min

66 min

Sam Illo

3

48 min

67 min

4

18 min

80 min

5

80 min

78 min

Cian Prendergast

6

80 min

70 min

Shamus Hurley-Langton

7

51 min

61 min

8

Ben Earl

67 min

55 min

9

69 min

80 min

Ciarán Frawley

10

80 min

10 min

11

80 min

58 min

12

68 min

80 min

13

80 min

80 min

14

80 min

80 min

15

80 min

27 min

Eoin de Buitlear

16

30 min

27 min

17

Phil Brantingham

30 min

14 min

Thomas Connolly

18

Corné Weilbach

32 min

13 min

19

62 min

19 min

20

Nathan Michelow

13 min

25 min

21

28 min

22 min

22

11 min

70 min

23

13 min

2

François van Wyk

1

10

6

Matthew Victory

2

3

5

Sam Illo

3

7

4

3

11

5

7

13

Cian Prendergast

6

9

7

Shamus Hurley-Langton

7

2

15

8

Ben Earl

18

9

9

5

11

Ciarán Frawley

10

6

1

11

8

6

12

9

13

13

10

8

14

14

15

15

9

1

Eoin de Buitlear

16

8

2

17

Phil Brantingham

9

2

Thomas Connolly

18

Corné Weilbach

2

1

19

6

2

20

Nathan Michelow

4

3

21

12

4

22

3

9

23

8

François van Wyk

1

1

Matthew Victory

2

1

Sam Illo

3

1

4

5

1

3

Cian Prendergast

6

3

Shamus Hurley-Langton

7

8

Ben Earl

2

9

1

2

Ciarán Frawley

10

1

11

1

12

1

13

1

1

14

1

1

15

Eoin de Buitlear

16

17

Phil Brantingham

Thomas Connolly

18

Corné Weilbach

19

20

Nathan Michelow

1

1

21

22

23

François van Wyk

1

Matthew Victory

2

Sam Illo

3

4

5

1

Cian Prendergast

6

1

Shamus Hurley-Langton

7

1

8

Ben Earl

1

1

9

3

Ciarán Frawley

10

1

11

2

1

12

1

1

13

4

14

2

1

15

2

Eoin de Buitlear

16

17

Phil Brantingham

Thomas Connolly

18

Corné Weilbach

19

20

Nathan Michelow

1

21

1

22

4

23

1

1

François van Wyk

1

5

18

Matthew Victory

2

11

3

Sam Illo

3

2

4

6

23

5

15

55

Cian Prendergast

6

12

18

Shamus Hurley-Langton

7

4

50

8

Ben Earl

58

29

9

24

72

Ciarán Frawley

10

25

1

11

65

28

12

31

29

13

15

106

14

36

102

15

32

Eoin de Buitlear

16

5

1

17

Phil Brantingham

9

Thomas Connolly

18

Corné Weilbach

1

19

5

9

20

Nathan Michelow

16

37

21

52

22

15

95

23

21

Dominant Tackles

Completed Tackles

Missed Tackles

10

François van Wyk

1

9

13

Matthew Victory

2

14

2

15

1

Sam Illo

3

10

1

11

4

1

3

1

20

2

5

2

15

1

12

Cian Prendergast

6

4

16

2

2

19

1

Shamus Hurley-Langton

7

11

3

2

11

8

Ben Earl

1

10

2

1

3

9

7

1

1

5

1

Ciarán Frawley

10

1

7

1

2

11

5

1

2

11

12

1

11

2

2

12

13

10

1

3

5

14

13

3

2

3

15

3

3

2

12

Eoin de Buitlear

16

2

2

12

17

Phil Brantingham

2

4

Thomas Connolly

18

Corné Weilbach

3

1

6

1

19

1

12

2

7

1

20

Nathan Michelow

1

21

2

1

2

4

22

2

3

23

3

2

penalties conceded

François van Wyk

(35)

1

(30)

penalties conceded

Matthew Victory

(23)

2

(35)

penalty try

penalties conceded

Sam Illo

(25)

3

(27)

(25)

4

(21)

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

(31)

5

(26)

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

yellow card

Cian Prendergast

(26)

6

(31)

penalty try

penalty try

penalties conceded

penalties conceded

yellow card

Shamus Hurley-Langton

(26)

7

(24)

penalties conceded

(27)

8

(28)

Ben Earl

penalty try

(27)

9

(31)

penalties conceded

Ciarán Frawley

(28)

10

(35)

penalty try

penalty try

(25)

11

(30)

penalties conceded

(36)

12

(23)

penalties conceded

(25)

13

(31)

(22)

14

(20)

penalty try

(27)

15

(34)

penalties conceded

Eoin de Buitlear

(24)

16

(28)

(20)

17

(25)

Phil Brantingham

Thomas Connolly

(26)

18

(24)

Corné Weilbach

(27)

19

(28)

(26)

20

(22)

Nathan Michelow

(32)

21

(26)

(31)

22

(33)

penalties conceded

(20)

23

(27)

Only players who played > 40 minutes are rated. Figures show comparison with average player's performance in that position over the last five seasons

51

François van Wyk

1

176

105

Matthew Victory

2

83

128

3

43

88

4

128

5

131

141

Cian Prendergast

6

164

121

Shamus Hurley-Langton

7

40

91

8

Ben Earl

108

222

9

68

252

Ciarán Frawley(MOM)

10

98

11

123

129

12

122

135

13

111

193

14

135

118

15

67

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