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Connacht vs Sharks · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Connacht
44–17
Sharks

Match report

Connacht beat Sharks 44-17 at Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway in round 6 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 29 November 2025.

The win ends a run of three defeats for Connacht. Ben Breakspear refereed.

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

Head to head

5
Connacht wins (83%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Sharks wins (17%)

Last 6 meetings, since April 2022

Biggest Connacht win
44–17
29 Nov 2025
Biggest Sharks win
41–21
30 Apr 2022

Last 5 meetings

  • 3 Apr 2026 · Challenge Cup
    Connacht29
    Sharks12
  • 29 Nov 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht44
    Sharks17
  • 28 Sept 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht36
    Sharks30
  • 18 Nov 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Sharks12
    Connacht13
  • 7 Jan 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Connacht24
    Sharks12

Lineups

Avg. age
26.9
Avg. age
28.4

Connacht

  1. 1Jordan Duggan
  2. 2Dave Heffernan
  3. 3Jack Aungier
  4. 4Niall Murray
  5. 5Darragh Murray
  6. 6Josh Murphy
  7. 7Paul Boyle
  8. 8Sean Jansen
  9. 9Ben Murphy
  10. 10Josh Ioane
  11. 11Shayne Bolton
  12. 12Cathal Forde
  13. 13Hugh Gavin
  14. 14Chay Mullins
  15. 15Sean Naughton
Replacements
  1. 16Eoin de Buitléar
  2. 17Dennis Buckley
  3. 18Sam Illo
  4. 19David O'Connor
  5. 21Matthew Devine
  6. 22Bundee Aki
  7. 23Sam Gilbert

Sharks

  1. 1Phatu Ganyane
  2. 3Hanro Jacobs
  3. 4Jason Jenkins
  4. 5Marvin Orie
  5. 6Matt Romao
  6. 7Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka
  7. 8Emmanuel Tshituka
  8. 9Jaden Hendrikse
  9. 10George Whitehead
  10. 11Makazole Mapimpi
  11. 12Francois Venter
  12. 13Jurenzo Julius
  13. 14Edwill Van Der Merwe
  14. 15Jordan Hendrikse
Replacements
  1. 16Eduan Swart
  2. 17Lee Marvin Mazibuko
  3. 18Mawande Mdanda
  4. 19Emile van Heerden
  5. 20Phepsi Buthelezi
  6. 21Grant Williams
  7. 23Hakeem Kunene