Montauban 25 - 23 Valence

Full time

17 Jan 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 17

Stade Sapiac

US Montauban triumphed over Valence Romans with a final score of 25-23 in a closely contested match at Stade Sapiac. Thomas Fortunel opened the scoring for Montauban with multiple penalties, showcasing his kicking prowess. Valence responded with a try from Thomas Roziere, which Lucas Meret converted, briefly giving them the lead. However, the game turned when Valence's Adam Vargas received a red card, leaving his team down a man. Montauban capitalized on this advantage, with Yvan Reilhac scoring a crucial try that was converted by Baptiste Mouchous. Despite a late resurgence from Valence, including penalties from Meret, they fell just short. Montauban's disciplined play and effective use of the extra player secured their narrow victory.

Weather

Temperature: 2.1°C (Feels like 1.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 3.9 km/h, gusting to 7.9 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 0%

Events

Kickoff
12'

Penalty

Thomas Fortunel · Montauban

3 - 0
17'

Penalty

Thomas Fortunel · Montauban

6 - 0
29'

Penalty

Lucas Meret · Valence

6 - 3
34'

Yellow Card

Sven Bernat Girlando · Valence
35'

Substitution

Facundo Pomponio on for Tietie Tuimauga · Montauban
Halftime 6 - 3
Second Half
41'

Try

Thomas Roziere · Valence

6 - 8
42'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

6 - 10
44'

Yellow Card Complete

Sven Bernat Girlando · Valence
45'

Penalty

Thomas Fortunel · Montauban

9 - 10
45'

Substitution

Anatole Pauvert on for Ben Neiceru · Valence
47'

Substitution

Jeremie Maurouard on for Kevin Firmin · Montauban
48'

Substitution

Julien Royer on for Andrea Pontanier · Valence
50'

Substitution

Thembelani Bholi on for Ilia Spanderashvili · Valence
51'

Try

Anatole Pauvert · Valence

9 - 15
52'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

9 - 17
52'

Substitution

Fred Quercy on for Karl Wilkins · Montauban
52'

Substitution

Noa Kanika on for Lewis Bean · Montauban
52'

Substitution

Tjiuee Uanivi on for Clement Bitz · Montauban
55'

Substitution

Thomas Larregain on for Thomas Fortunel · Montauban
57'

Penalty

Baptiste Mouchous · Montauban

12 - 17
59'

Red Card

Adam Vargas · Valence
61'

Substitution

Lucas Seyrolle on for Thomas Bue · Montauban
62'

Penalty

Lucas Meret · Valence

12 - 20
66'

Penalty

Baptiste Mouchous · Montauban

15 - 20
69'

Try

Yvan Reilhac · Montauban

20 - 20
70'

Conversion

Baptiste Mouchous · Montauban

22 - 20
71'

Penalty

Lucas Meret · Valence

22 - 23
73'

Substitution

Thomas Fortunel on for Thomas Larregain · Montauban
77'

Penalty

Baptiste Mouchous · Montauban

25 - 23
Fulltime 25 - 23

Player ratings

Montauban

15 Baptiste Mouchous 8.5
14 Maxime Espeut 7.0
13 JT Jackson 7.1
12 Simon Renda 7.9
11 Yvan Reilhac 7.9
10 Thomas Fortunel 6.5
9 Joe Powell 6.3
1 Thomas Bue 7.1
2 Kevin Firmin 6.9
3 Tietie Tuimauga 8.0
4 Clement Bitz 6.3
5 Lewis Bean 6.5
6 Karl Wilkins 7.4
7 Kyllian Ringuet 8.8
8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe 7.5
16 Jeremie Maurouard 6.7
17 Lucas Seyrolle 5.9
18 Tjiuee Uanivi 6.4
19 Noa Kanika 6.3
20 Fred Quercy 6.7
21 Hugo Zabalza –
22 Thomas Larregain 7.1
23 Facundo Pomponio 6.7

Valence

15 Joris Moura 6.5
14 Adam Vargas 3.6
13 Ben Neiceru 6.3
12 Louis Marrou 7.2
11 Thomas Roziere 7.1
10 Lucas Meret 6.2
9 Thomas Lhusero 6.2
1 Andrea Pontanier 7.0
2 Cyril Deligny 6.6
3 Gareth Milasinovich 6.5
4 Eloi Massot 6.3
5 Florian Goumat 7.2
6 Adrien Roux 6.5
7 Ilia Spanderashvili 5.5
8 Sven Bernat Girlando 4.5
16 Dorian Marco-Pena –
17 Julien Royer 6.2
18 Yassine Maamry –
19 Thembelani Bholi 5.8
20 Matteo Rodor –
21 Anatole Pauvert 6.6
22 Axel Bruchet –
23 Enzo Bailly –