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Connacht vs Munster · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Connacht
26–7
Munster

Match report

Connacht beat Munster 26-7 at Dexcom Stadium, Galway in round 17 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 9 May 2026.

Peter Martin refereed.

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

Head to head

4
Connacht wins (40%)
0
Draws (0%)
6
Munster wins (60%)

Last 10 meetings, since October 2021

Biggest Connacht win
26–7
9 May 2026
Biggest Munster win
47–12
11 May 2024

Last 5 meetings

  • 9 May 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht26
    Munster7
  • 25 Oct 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Munster17
    Connacht15
  • 29 Mar 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht24
    Munster30
  • 21 Sept 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Munster35
    Connacht33
  • 11 May 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Munster47
    Connacht12

Lineups

Avg. age
26.7
Avg. age
28.4

Connacht

  1. 1Billy Bohan
  2. 2Dylan Tierney-Martin
  3. 3Sam Illo
  4. 4Darragh Murray
  5. 5Josh Murphy
  6. 6Cian Prendergast
  7. 7Shamus Hurley-Langton
  8. 8Sean Jansen
  9. 9Ben Murphy
  10. 10Josh Ioane
  11. 11Shayne Bolton
  12. 12Bundee Aki
  13. 13Harry West
  14. 14Shane Jennings
  15. 15Sam Gilbert
Replacements
  1. 16Eoin de Buitléar
  2. 17Peter Dooley
  3. 18Finlay Bealham
  4. 19Joe Joyce
  5. 20Paul Boyle
  6. 21Matthew Devine
  7. 22Jack Carty
  8. 23Sean Naughton

Munster

  1. 1Jeremy Loughman
  2. 2Diarmuid Barron
  3. 3Michael Ala'alatoa
  4. 4Edwin Edogbo
  5. 5Fineen Wycherley
  6. 6Thomas Ahern
  7. 7John Hodnett
  8. 8Gavin Coombes
  9. 9Craig Casey
  10. 10JJ Hanrahan
  11. 11Andrew Smith
  12. 12Dan Kelly
  13. 13Alex Nankivell
  14. 14Thaakir Abrahams
  15. 15Mike Haley
Replacements
  1. 16Lee Barron
  2. 17Josh Wycherley
  3. 18Conor Bartley
  4. 19Jack O'Donoghue
  5. 20Brian Gleeson
  6. 21Ben O'Donovan
  7. 22Sean O'Brien
  8. 23Alex Kendellen