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Stade Français Stade Français 45 - 35 Northampton Northampton

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11 Jan 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Pool 3 Round 3

Stade Jean Bouin

Stade Français vs Northampton head to head

Stade Francais triumphed over Northampton Saints with a score of 45-35 in a thrilling encounter at Stade Jean Bouin. The Saints started strong with three quick tries from Lockett and two from Pollock, supported by Hutchinson's conversions, establishing an early 21-10 lead. However, Stade Francais responded decisively with Dakuwaqa and van der Mescht scoring tries, and Henry converting, bringing the score to 22-21 before halftime. The home side continued their momentum with a penalty try and further scores from Ezeala and Tanga, showcasing their attacking prowess. Despite Northampton's efforts, including a late try from Langdon, Stade Francais maintained control of the match. Hutchinson's consistent kicking kept Northampton in contention, but they struggled to keep pace with Stade's relentless offense. The match concluded with Stade Francais securing a well-deserved victory.

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Where to watch in: United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 1.8°C (Feels like 1.7°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 4.7 km/h, gusting to 15.6 km/h Humidity: 85% Cloud Cover: 59%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 11'

    Try

    Tom Lockett · Northampton

    0 - 5
  • 11'

    Conversion

    Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

    0 - 7
  • 15'

    Try

    Henry Pollock · Northampton

    0 - 12
  • 16'

    Conversion

    Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

    0 - 14
  • 17'

    Try

    Henry Pollock · Northampton

    0 - 19
  • 17'

    Conversion

    Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

    0 - 21
  • 22'

    Try

    Peniasi Dakuwaqa · Stade Français

    5 - 21
  • 29'

    Try

    JJ van der Mescht · Stade Français

    10 - 21
  • 30'

    Conversion

    Zack Henry · Stade Français

    12 - 21
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Brad Weber on for Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

  • Halftime 12 - 21
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Try

    Yoan Tanga · Stade Français

    19 - 21
  • 43'

    Conversion

    Zack Henry · Stade Français

    14 - 21
  • 44'

    Try

    Henry Walker · Northampton

    19 - 26
  • 45'

    Conversion

    Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

    19 - 28
  • 46'

    Yellow Card

    Alex Mitchell · Northampton

  • 46'

    Penalty Try

    No Player · Stade Français

    26 - 28
  • 47'

    Substitution

    Sekou Macalou on for JJ van der Mescht · Stade Français

  • 50'

    Substitution

    Luke Green on for Trevor Davison · Northampton

  • 51'

    Try

    Samuel Ezeala · Stade Français

    31 - 28
  • 55'

    Substitution

    Alvaro Garcia on for Giacomo Nicotera · Stade Français

  • 56'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Alex Mitchell · Northampton

  • 57'

    Try

    Yoan Tanga · Stade Français

    36 - 28
  • 58'

    Conversion

    Zack Henry · Stade Français

    38 - 28
  • 58'

    Substitution

    Tom Pearson on for Angus Scott-Young · Northampton

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Curtis Langdon on for Henry Walker · Northampton

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Hugo Ndiaye on for Francisco Gomez Kodela · Stade Français

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Tom West on for Tarek Haffar · Northampton

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Callum Hunter-Hill on for Ed Prowse · Northampton

  • 67'

    Yellow Card

    Josh Kemeny · Northampton

  • 68'

    Try

    Paul Gabrillagues · Stade Français

    43 - 28
  • 69'

    Conversion

    Zack Henry · Stade Français

    45 - 28
  • 69'

    Substitution

    Joe Marchant on for Julien Delbouis · Stade Français

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Baptiste Pesenti on for Romain Briatte · Stade Français

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Isaac Koffi on for Moses Alo-Emile · Stade Français

  • 77'

    Try

    Curtis Langdon · Northampton

    45 - 33
  • 77'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Josh Kemeny · Northampton

  • 78'

    Conversion

    Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

    45 - 35
  • Fulltime 45 - 35

Player ratings

Stade Français
  • 15 Joe Jonas 6.6
  • 14 Peniasi Dakuwaqa 7.0
  • 13 Samuel Ezeala 7.8
  • 12 Julien Delbouis 6.7
  • 11 Lester Etien 5.6
  • 10 Zack Henry 6.7
  • 9 Louis Foursans-Bourdette 6.0
  • 1 Moses Alo-Emile 6.3
  • 2 Giacomo Nicotera 7.3
  • 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela 6.5
  • 4 Paul Gabrillagues 7.9
  • 5 JJ van der Mescht 7.1
  • 6 Tanginoa Halaifonua 7.9
  • 7 Romain Briatte 7.5
  • 8 Yoan Tanga 8.7
  • 16 Alvaro Garcia 6.9
  • 17 Isaac Koffi 5.7
  • 18 Hugo Ndiaye 6.3
  • 19 Sekou Macalou 6.2
  • 20 Baptiste Pesenti 6.3
  • 21 Brad Weber 6.8
  • 22 Louis Carbonel –
  • 23 Joe Marchant 6.2
Northampton
  • 15 James Ramm 6.6
  • 14 Tommy Freeman 6.8
  • 13 Tom Litchfield 6.3
  • 12 Charlie Savala 6.7
  • 11 Tom Seabrook 6.6
  • 10 Rory Hutchinson 6.4
  • 9 Alex Mitchell 5.5
  • 1 Tarek Haffar 7.1
  • 2 Henry Walker 7.0
  • 3 Trevor Davison 6.5
  • 4 Ed Prowse 6.0
  • 5 Tom Lockett 6.8
  • 6 Josh Kemeny 5.3
  • 7 Angus Scott-Young 6.8
  • 8 Henry Pollock 10.0
  • 16 Curtis Langdon 6.6
  • 17 Tom West 5.9
  • 18 Luke Green 6.1
  • 19 Callum Hunter-Hill 5.5
  • 20 Fyn Brown –
  • 21 Tom Pearson 5.7
  • 22 Archie McParland –
  • 23 George Makepeace-Cubitt –