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Munster
17 - 15
Full Time
Connacht
Connacht vs Munster
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Match Information
Munster v Connacht 
United Rugby Championship - Round 5 
Sat 25th October 2025, 11:45am PDT 
Thomond Park 
Andrea Piardi Head to Head
Wins
4 Wins
1 Average Points scored
First try wins
80%
Home team wins
80%
Team Form
Last 5 Games
33-25
26-26
26-22
20-26
45-14
48-27
45-36
36-19
19-22
15-29
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Match Information
Munster v Connacht United Rugby Championship - Round 5 Sat 25th October 2025, 11:45am PDT Thomond Park Andrea Piardi Points Flow Chart
28
Mins in lead
32
33%
% Of Game In Lead
37%
58%
Possession Last 10 min
42%
0
Points Last 10 min
0
Key Events
Full Time
O'Donoghue
17-15 67'
Half Time
Boyle
12-15 41'
Hanrahan
12-10 32'
Kilgallen
10-10 32'
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
1.5
22m Entries
11
Avg. Points Scored
2.5
22m Entries
6
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last 5 Penalties
66' 71' 71' 77' 79' Key Players
10
Points 
Jack O'Donoghue 2
Last Try Jack O'Donoghue 24
Carries 
Gavin Coombes 21
Tackles Completed 
Sean O'Brien 4
Line Breaks 
Diarmuid Kilgallen 1
Turnovers Won Diarmuid Kilgallen 7
Defenders Beaten 
Shay McCarthy 90
Successful Passes 
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That's full time
80+2'
The second half ends
80+2'
JJ Hanrahan comes on for Munster Rugby and Alex Nankivell comes off
78'
David O'Connor comes on and Paul Boyle comes off
68'
Conversion
Tony Butler has missed the conversion 68'
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Munster vs Connacht Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Munster face off against Connacht in United Rugby Championship Round 5 on Sat 25th October 2025 at Thomond Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST, 07:45 NZST in New Zealand, 05:45 AEST in Australia and 11:45 EST in the US.
Connacht won the last encounter but Connacht are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Table Standings
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Connacht in 5th and Munster in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.
Munster vs Connacht Squads
The official squads for Munster vs Connacht will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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