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The Irish Sun
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Connacht crumble late as Edinburgh boost URC play-off hopes with five-try win in Galway
Connacht fought back from 14 points down to draw level in the second half but ultimately fell to a fifth successive United Rugby Championship defeat, losing 31–21 to Edinburgh at Dexcom Stadium. It was a frustrating finale to their 2 Connacht suffered yet another defeat in the URC late on against Edinburgh 2 Sean Jansen of Connacht is tackled by Sam Skinner of Edinburgh during the United Rugby Championship match clash Connacht and Edinburgh at Dexcom Stadium in Galway The defeat ended any lingering hopes of a positive finish, with Connacht already out of the running for both the URC knockout stages and next season's By contrast, Edinburgh arrived in Galway with plenty to play for and left with a vital bonus-point win that keeps their hopes of qualification alive heading into the final round. On a sunny evening in Galway, However, it was another Lion, Edinburgh prop Pierre Schoeman, who opened the scoring after eight minutes, powering over following a series of lineout penalties. read more on rugby Ross Thompson added the conversion for a 7–0 lead. Connacht dominated possession thereafter but were wasteful. A potential try from captain Cian Prendergast was chalked off on 19 minutes for crossing by Sean Jansen in the buildup. Edinburgh struck again on 27 minutes when winger Jack Brown released Hamish Watson down the left. The flanker dummied full-back Santiago Cordero and finished well in the corner. Thompson nailed a difficult conversion to double the visitors' lead. Most read in Rugby Union Connacht responded after the interval with real purpose. A brilliant break from Shayne Bolton led to a try for Finn Treacy two minutes into the second half, converted by JJ Hanrahan. Treacy crossed again ten minutes later, this time latching onto a pop pass from scrum-half Ben Murphy to level the score at 14–14. 'It's a failure on the camogie association' - RTE GAA pundits don't sit on fence over 'no-brainer' skorts saga Edinburgh regained the lead on 57 minutes through Ben Muncaster, but Connacht hit back again. A clever counter-kick from Cordero created the platform, and the Argentine full-back — set to leave the province shortly — delivered the final pass for Bolton to touch down. Hanrahan, also on his way out, slotted the conversion from the touchline to tie the game once more at 21–21. But it was Edinburgh who finished stronger. Replacement Charlie Shiel broke from deep to score under the posts, before Ben Healy's late 40-metre penalty secured the win and all five points. Connacht 21 Edinburgh 31 Scorers Connacht : Tries – Finn Treacy (2), Shayne Bolton Conversions – JJ Hanrahan (3/3) Edinburgh : Tries – Pierre Schoeman, Hamish Watson, Ben Muncaster, Charlie Shiel Conversions – Ross Thompson (3/3), Ben Healy (1/1) Penalty – Ben Healy Connacht : S Cordero; S Bolton, H Gavin (D Hawkshaw HT), B Aki, F Treacy; JJ Hanrahan, B Murphy (C Blade 65); D Buckley (P Dooley 61), D Heffernan (D Tierney-Martin 62), F Bealham (J Aungier 62); J Murphy, D Murray (O Dowling 54–68); C Prendergast (c), C Oliver, S Jansen (P Boyle 54) Edinburgh : W Goosen; D Graham, M Currie, M Tuipulotu (F Thomson 56), J Brown; R Thompson (B Healy 73), A Price (C Shiel 68); P Schoeman (B Venter 62), E Ashman (P Harrison 64), D Rae (J Sebastian 50); M Sykes (G Young 72), S Skinner; B Muncaster (L McConnell 74), H Watson, M Bradbury (c)
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Edinburgh boost play-off hopes with win at Connacht
United Rugby ChampionshipConnacht (0) 21Tries: Treacy 2, Bolton Cons: Hanrahan 3Edinburgh (14) 31Tries: Shoeman, Watson, Muncaster, Shiel Cons: Thompson 3, Healy Pen: Healy Edinburgh boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish in the United Rugby Championship with a vital bonus-point victory over tries from Pierre Schoeman - named in Andy Farrell's Lions squad on Thursday - and Hamish Watson had Edinburgh in control at half-time, but Connacht hit back after the Treacy crossed twice in the opening 11 minutes of the second half to level the scores and a captivating back-and-forth battle Muncaster crashed over to restore Edinburgh's seven-point advantage following a powerful rolling maul, but Connacht - with faint play-off ambitions of their own - continued to Bolton dotted down in the corner, allowing home fly-half JJ Hanrahan to make it 21-21 off the with seven minutes to play, a moment of magic swung the match Edinburgh's scrum-half Charlie Shiel darted down the side of a ruck and showed an impressive burst of pace to go under the posts for the visitors' bonus-point score before Ben Healy kicked a penalty in the final minute to ensure Everitt's side are ninth in the URC table, just two points behind Benetton in sixth, while Connacht are out of contention in 14th. Edinburgh finish the regular league season against Ulster on Friday; Connacht travel to Italy to play Zebre on Saturday. Line-ups Connacht: Cordero, Bolton, Gavin, Aki, Treacy, Hanrahan, Murphy; Buckley, Heffernan, Bealham, Murphy, Murray, Prendergast, Oliver, Tierney-Martin, Dooley, Aungier, Dowling, Boyle, Blade, Forde, Goosen, Graham, Currie, Tuipulotu, Brown, Thompson, Price; Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Sykes, Skinner, Muncaster, Watson, Harrison, Venter, Sebastian, Young, McConnell, Shiel, Healy, Ben Breakspear
Irish Times
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ben Healy third behind Tadej Pogačar in prestigious Liège-Bastogne-Liège classic
Ben Healy took one of Ireland's best-ever performances in the prestigious Liège-Bastogne-Liège classic on Sunday, finishing third after a stellar performance. The race was won by a dominant Tadej Pogačar , who struck out on the climb of Côte de la Redoute with 35km remaining and soloed to the finish line. The Tour de France winner and current world champion has taken seven wins in 14 race days this season, furthering comparisons with the legendary Eddy Merckx. Healy went over the summit of the climb in third place and was part of a small chase group behind Pogačar. He later pushed ahead with the Italian rider Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and the duo finished 1:03 behind. Ciccone took the sprint for second, with Healy admitting he 'bottled it', doing too much work in the final kilometre to fend off the next group behind. READ MORE Seán Kelly won the race in 1984 and 1989, while Dan Martin triumphed in 2013. Stephen Roche and his nephew Martin were runners-up in 1987 and 2017 respectively. Healy took fourth two years ago and the result marks his continued evolution as a top rider. 'I am really, really happy with it,' he said of the result. 'We had a plan today and just tried to set a pace on La Redoute and let Tadej do his thing. Maybe we would have reeled him in, but he was a lot stronger today than he was in Amstel [the Amstel Gold Race]. 'I had good legs and was able to follow favourites. I made it into Roche aux Faucons [climb] with a bit of a gap and still had the legs to go. 'Over the top then me and Giulio just fully committed to the line. I am super happy with the podium.' Liège-Bastogne-Liège is one of cycling's five Monuments, the most prestigious of the one-day classics.
