Valence 63 - 7 Provence

Full time

28 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 24

Stade Georges-Pompidou

Valence Romans delivered a resounding performance, defeating Provence Rugby 63-7 at Stade Georges-Pompidou. Joris Moura opened the scoring with an early try, followed by another from Dorian Marco-Pena, both converted by Lucas Meret. Meret continued to excel, adding a penalty and a drop goal before halftime, allowing Valence to lead 34-7. Provence managed a try through Adrien Lapegue-Lafaye, but struggled to keep pace. In the second half, Valence's dominance continued with tries from Anatole Pauvert, Thomas Lhusero, Louis Marrou, Cyril Deligny, and Ilia Spanderashvili, all converted by Meret. The home side's strong forward play and quick transitions overwhelmed Provence's defense. Ultimately, Valence Romans showcased their attacking prowess and solidified their position in the Pro D2 standings.

Weather

Temperature: 13.5°C (Feels like 8.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 20.2 km/h, gusting to 40.6 km/h Humidity: 58% Cloud Cover: 43%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Joris Moura · Valence

5 - 0
4'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

7 - 0
7'

Try

Dorian Marco-Pena · Valence

12 - 0
8'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

14 - 0
11'

Penalty

Lucas Meret · Valence

17 - 0
21'

Try

Thomas Roziere · Valence

22 - 0
22'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

24 - 0
23'

Yellow Card

Louis Marrou · Valence
27'

Try

Adrien Lapegue-Lafaye · Provence

24 - 5
28'

Conversion

Jules Soulan · Provence

24 - 7
32'

Penalty

Lucas Meret · Valence

27 - 7
33'

Yellow Card Complete

Louis Marrou · Valence
38'

Drop Goal

Lucas Meret · Valence

30 - 7
40'

Substitution

Federico Wegrzyn on for Thomas Vernet · Provence
40'

Substitution

Arthur Coville on for Joris Cazenave · Provence
40'

Substitution

Jules Plisson on for Jules Soulan · Provence
40'

Substitution

Enrique Pieretto on for Eliott Yemsi · Provence
40'

Substitution

Thomas Sauveterre on for Kapeli Pifeleti · Provence
40'

Substitution

Paul Cellio on for Mathias Colombet · Provence
40'

Substitution

Baptiste Belhadj on for Yannick Youyoutte · Provence
40'

Substitution

Malohi Suta on for Tornike Jalagonia · Provence
Halftime 30 - 7
Second Half
46'

Try

Anatole Pauvert · Valence

35 - 7
47'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

37 - 7
50'

Substitution

Adam Vargas on for Joris Moura · Valence
51'

Substitution

Anthony Aleo on for Andrea Pontanier · Valence
56'

Try

Thomas Lhusero · Valence

42 - 7
56'

Substitution

Cyril Deligny on for Dorian Marco-Pena · Valence
56'

Substitution

Thomas Lhusero on for Matteo Rodor · Valence
57'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

44 - 7
60'

Yellow Card

Baptiste Belhadj · Provence
60'

Substitution

Vincent Vial on for Gareth Milasinovich · Valence
63'

Substitution

Axel Bruchet on for Adrien Roux · Valence
63'

Substitution

Tornike Jalagonia on for Florian Goumat · Valence
63'

Substitution

Thembelani Bholi on for Anatole Pauvert · Valence
64'

Try

Louis Marrou · Valence

51 - 7
64'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

46 - 7
68'

Substitution

Yannick Youyoutte on for Izack Rodda · Provence
69'

Try

Cyril Deligny · Valence

56 - 7
70'

Yellow Card Complete

Baptiste Belhadj · Provence
73'

Substitution

Adrien Roux on for Matthieu Vachon · Valence
77'

Try

Ilia Spanderashvili · Valence

61 - 7
77'

Substitution

Andrea Pontanier on for Anthony Aleo · Valence
78'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

63 - 7
Fulltime 63 - 7

Player ratings

Valence

15 Joris Moura 7.6
14 Owen Lane 6.1
13 Anatole Pauvert 7.9
12 Louis Marrou 5.3
11 Thomas Roziere 7.7
10 Lucas Meret 7.5
9 Matteo Rodor 6.5
1 Andrea Pontanier 6.9
2 Dorian Marco-Pena 7.9
3 Gareth Milasinovich 7.4
4 Ryan McCauley 6.9
5 Florian Goumat 7.3
6 Adrien Roux 8.4
7 Ilia Spanderashvili 7.6
8 Matthieu Vachon 7.1
16 Cyril Deligny 7.6
17 Anthony Aleo 6.5
18 Thembelani Bholi 6.4
19 Axel Bruchet 7.7
20 Thomas Lhusero 8.4
21 Ben Neiceru –
22 Adam Vargas 7.0
23 Vincent Vial 6.4

Provence

15 Mathias Colombet 5.6
14 Adrien Lapegue-Lafaye 9.4
13 George North 6.6
12 Inga Finau 6.2
11 Leo Drouet 6.3
10 Jules Soulan 6.3
9 Joris Cazenave 5.8
1 Thomas Vernet 6.6
2 Kapeli Pifeleti 6.5
3 Eliott Yemsi 5.2
4 Andres Zafra Tarazona 6.2
5 Izack Rodda 6.0
6 Yannick Youyoutte 6.7
7 Charly Gambini 6.8
8 Tornike Jalagonia 6.4
16 Thomas Sauveterre 5.5
17 Federico Wegrzyn 6.1
18 Malohi Suta 6.6
19 Baptiste Belhadj 5.1
20 Arthur Coville 5.5
21 Jules Plisson 5.9
22 Paul Cellio 5.8
23 Enrique Pieretto 5.9