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Nice Nice 42 - 41 Biarritz Biarritz

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11 Apr 2025

Pro D2

Stage: Regular Season Round 26

Stade Marcel Volot

Nice vs Biarritz head to head

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Stade Nicois triumphed over Biarritz with a thrilling 42-41 victory in a nail-biting Pro D2 clash. Taufua opened the scoring with an early try, quickly followed by efforts from Bouton and Conduche, giving the home side a strong lead. Biarritz responded with a try from Hebert and continued to fight back, narrowing the gap with penalties from Retiere. The second half saw Taufua score again, but Biarritz's Dyer and Acebes made crucial contributions, bringing the score to a dramatic finish. In the final minutes, Stade Nicois held their nerve, capitalizing on penalties to secure the win. Flavio Asquini's consistent kicking proved vital for the home team, while Retiere's efforts kept Biarritz in contention throughout. This match highlighted the intense rivalry between the two sides, with Stade Nicois avenging their previous defeat.

Weather

Temperature: 16.7°C (Feels like 17.7°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 5.6 km/h, gusting to 13.1 km/h Humidity: 72% Cloud Cover: 30%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 6'

    Try

    Jordan Taufua · Nice

    5 - 0
  • 13'

    Penalty

    Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

    5 - 3
  • 15'

    Try

    Alexis Bouton · Nice

    10 - 3
  • 16'

    Conversion

    Flavio Asquini · Nice

    12 - 3
  • 21'

    Try

    Alban Conduche · Nice

    17 - 3
  • 22'

    Conversion

    Flavio Asquini · Nice

    19 - 3
  • 22'

    Yellow Card

    Luvuyo Pupuma · Nice

  • 22'

    Substitution

    Filimo Taofifenua on for Tom Murday · Nice

  • 23'

    Try

    Thomas Hebert · Biarritz

    19 - 8
  • 24'

    Conversion

    Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

    19 - 10
  • 25'

    Try

    Pierre Strippoli · Nice

    24 - 10
  • 26'

    Conversion

    Flavio Asquini · Nice

    26 - 10
  • 27'

    Substitution

    Tom Ross on for Andrzej Charlat · Nice

  • 31'

    Penalty

    Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

    26 - 13
  • 32'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Luvuyo Pupuma · Nice

  • 34'

    Substitution

    Andrzej Charlat on for Tom Ross · Nice

  • 40'

    Try

    Baptiste Fariscot · Biarritz

    26 - 18
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Killian Taofifenua on for Giorgi Nutsubidze · Biarritz

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Solomone Tukuafu on for Nikoloz Narmania · Biarritz

  • Halftime 26 - 18
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Substitution

    Kerman Aurrekoetxea on for Anoa Laurent · Biarritz

  • 48'

    Try

    Jordan Taufua · Nice

    31 - 18
  • 49'

    Substitution

    Thomas Dolhagaray on for Francois Vergnaud · Biarritz

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Clement Martinez on for Yohan Beheregaray · Biarritz

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Johnny Dyer on for Filimo Taofifenua · Biarritz

  • 52'

    Try

    Johnny Dyer · Biarritz

    31 - 23
  • 53'

    Conversion

    Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

    31 - 25
  • 53'

    Substitution

    Martin Freytes on for Clement Chartier · Nice

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Kylian Laurans on for Jordan Taufua · Nice

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Tom Ross on for Luvuyo Pupuma · Nice

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Sacha Idoumi on for Pierre Strippoli · Nice

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Julien Beaufils on for Fabio Gonzalez · Nice

  • 55'

    Penalty

    Tanguy Menoret · Nice

    34 - 25
  • 55'

    Substitution

    Jules Solinas on for Jules Gimbert · Nice

  • 58'

    Penalty

    Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

    34 - 28
  • 61'

    Penalty

    Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

    34 - 31
  • 64'

    Substitution

    Mathieu Acebes on for Zach Kibirige · Biarritz

  • 67'

    Try

    Mathieu Acebes · Biarritz

    34 - 36
  • 69'

    Substitution

    Luca Cutayar on for Alban Conduche · Nice

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Yohan Beheregaray on for Ekain Imaz · Biarritz

  • 71'

    Try

    Mathieu Acebes · Biarritz

    34 - 41
  • 74'

    Try

    Alexis Bouton · Nice

    39 - 41
  • 75'

    Substitution

    Alban Conduche on for Alexis Bouton · Nice

  • 79'

    Penalty

    Tanguy Menoret · Nice

    42 - 41
  • Fulltime 42 - 41

Player ratings

Nice
  • 15 Tanguy Menoret 6.5
  • 14 Andrzej Charlat 7.2
  • 13 Nathan Courtade 5.9
  • 12 Alban Conduche 8.9
  • 11 Alexis Bouton 8.6
  • 10 Flavio Asquini 6.9
  • 9 Jules Gimbert 7.6
  • 1 Fabio Gonzalez 6.5
  • 2 Pierre Strippoli 8.6
  • 3 Luvuyo Pupuma 5.4
  • 4 Tom Murday 6.3
  • 5 Clement Chartier 6.7
  • 6 Bastien Berenguel 7.6
  • 7 Louis Suaud 6.4
  • 8 Jordan Taufua 9.0
  • 16 Sacha Idoumi 6.4
  • 17 Julien Beaufils 6.4
  • 18 Martin Freytes 6.2
  • 19 Thibaud Rey –
  • 20 Kylian Laurans 7.1
  • 21 Jules Solinas 6.6
  • 22 Luca Cutayar 6.4
  • 23 Tom Ross 5.8
Biarritz
  • 15 Baptiste Fariscot 7.5
  • 14 Zach Kibirige 6.4
  • 13 Yohan Tapie 6.4
  • 12 Francois Vergnaud 6.1
  • 11 Bastien Guillemin 6.4
  • 10 Edgar Retiere 6.6
  • 9 Anoa Laurent 5.9
  • 1 Giorgi Nutsubidze 6.1
  • 2 Yohan Beheregaray 6.4
  • 3 Nikoloz Narmania 5.8
  • 4 Ekain Imaz 7.2
  • 5 Ellande Sanderson 6.1
  • 6 Aitor Hourcade 6.5
  • 7 Yoni Tuataane 6.3
  • 8 Thomas Hebert 7.1
  • 16 Clement Martinez 5.9
  • 17 Killian Taofifenua 6.2
  • 18 Johnny Dyer 6.8
  • 19 Filimo Taofifenua 5.8
  • 20 Kerman Aurrekoetxea 6.6
  • 21 Thomas Dolhagaray 6.2
  • 22 Mathieu Acebes 7.2
  • 23 Solomone Tukuafu 6.1