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Ospreys
24 - 21
Full Time
Connacht
Connacht vs Ospreys
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Match Information
Ospreys v Connacht 
Challenge Cup - Round 1 
Sun 7th December 2025, 07:15am PST 
Electric Brewery Field 
Evan Urruzmendi Head to Head
Wins
2 Wins
3 Average Points scored
First try wins
40%
Home team wins
80%
Team Form
Last 5 Games
14-39
31-38
35-19
41-24
68-14
48-27
45-36
36-19
19-22
15-29
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Match Information
Ospreys v Connacht Challenge Cup - Round 1 Sun 7th December 2025, 07:15am PST Electric Brewery Field Evan Urruzmendi Points Flow Chart
7
Mins in lead
65
8%
% Of Game In Lead
75%
9%
Possession Last 10 min
91%
5
Points Last 10 min
0
Key Events
Full Time
Hopkins
24-21 74'
Edwards
19-21 67'
Smith
17-21 66'
Buckley
66' 12-21
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
3
22m Entries
8
Avg. Points Scored
2.1
22m Entries
10
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last 5 Penalties
63' 65' 66' 70' 79' Key Players
6
Points 
Sean Naughton 1
Last Try 
Iestyn Hopkins 16
Carries 
Bundee Aki 27
Tackles Completed 
Harri Deaves 4
Line Breaks Iestyn Hopkins 2
Turnovers Won 
Sean Jansen 5
Defenders Beaten Bundee Aki 82
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Live Updates
That's full time
80+4'
The second half ends
80+3'
Gwilym Evans comes on and Harri Deaves comes off
78'
Conversion
Dan Edwards stepped up and missed the conversion 75'
Try
Ospreys have scored a try by Iestyn Hopkins 74'
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Challenge Cup
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Ospreys vs Connacht Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Ospreys face off against Connacht in Challenge Cup Round 1 on Sun 7th December 2025 at Electric Brewery Field. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:15. In South Africa it’s at 17:15 SAST, 04:15 NZST in New Zealand, 02:15 AEST in Australia and 07:15 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 1 place in the league table with Connacht in 3rd and Ospreys in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.
Ospreys vs Connacht Squads
The official squads for Ospreys 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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