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Ospreys vs Connacht · EPCR Challenge Cup

EPCR Challenge Cup · 2025-26Full time
Ospreys
24–21
Connacht

Match report

Ospreys beat Connacht 24-21 at Brewery Field, Bridgend in round 1 of the EPCR Challenge Cup on Sunday, 7 December 2025.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

3
Ospreys wins (38%)
0
Draws (0%)
5
Connacht wins (63%)

Last 8 meetings, since January 2021

Biggest Ospreys win
26–20
24 Jan 2021
Biggest Connacht win
46–18
26 Nov 2021

Last 5 meetings

  • 28 Mar 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht21
    Ospreys14
  • 7 Dec 2025 · Challenge Cup
    Ospreys24
    Connacht21
  • 22 Mar 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Ospreys43
    Connacht40
  • 21 Oct 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht34
    Ospreys26
  • 29 Oct 2022 · United Rugby Championship
    Ospreys19
    Connacht22

Lineups

Avg. age
28.2
Avg. age
29.6

Ospreys

  1. 1Garyn Phillips
  2. 2Sam Parry
  3. 3Tom Botha
  4. 4Rhys Davies
  5. 5Ryan Smith
  6. 6James Ratti
  7. 7Harri Deaves
  8. 8Ross Moriarty
  9. 9Reuben Morgan
  10. 10Dan Edwards
  11. 11Iestyn Hopkins
  12. 12Phil Cokanasiga
  13. 13Evardi Boshoff
  14. 14Daniel Kasende
  15. 15Jack Walsh
Replacements
  1. 16Lewis Lloyd
  2. 17Gareth Thomas
  3. 18Rhys Henry
  4. 19Huw Owen-Sutton
  5. 20Gwilym Evans
  6. 21Luke Davies
  7. 22Max Nagy
  8. 23Keelan Giles

Connacht

  1. 1Dennis Buckley
  2. 2Dave Heffernan
  3. 3Finlay Bealham
  4. 4Joe Joyce
  5. 5David O'Connor
  6. 6Josh Murphy
  7. 7Sean O'Brien
  8. 8Sean Jansen
  9. 9Ben Murphy
  10. 10Jack Carty
  11. 11Finn Treacy
  12. 12Bundee Aki
  13. 13Sam Gilbert
  14. 14Shane Jennings
  15. 15Sean Naughton
Replacements
  1. 16Eoin de Buitléar
  2. 17Jordan Duggan
  3. 18Jack Aungier
  4. 19Darragh Murray
  5. 20Paul Boyle
  6. 21Colm Reilly
  7. 22Sean Walsh
  8. 23Harry West