Perpignan
23 - 20
Cardiff
11 Jan 2025
Stage: Pool 1 Round 3
Stade Aime Giral
USA Perpignan secured a narrow 23-20 victory over Cardiff Rugby in a tightly contested match at Stade Aime Giral. Tommaso Allan was instrumental for the home side, scoring a try and contributing significantly with his penalties. Cardiff's Tinus de Beer kept the pressure on with his own penalties and a conversion following Rey Lee-Lo's try. The game swung in Perpignan's favor with a quick succession of tries from Tavite Veredamu and Lucas Velarte. Cardiff fought back, with Johan Mulder scoring a late try to bring them within three points. Perpignan held on despite a yellow card for Jake McIntyre in the final minutes. The win showcased Perpignan's resilience and strong home advantage, while Cardiff demonstrated their fighting spirit throughout the match.
Weather
Temperature: 14.4°C (Feels like 6.9°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 43.7 km/h, gusting to 80.1 km/h Humidity: 63% Cloud Cover: 42%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 3' penalty Tommaso Allan
- 35' penalty Tinus de Beer
- 39' try Tommaso Allan
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' conversion Tommaso Allan
- 42' try Rey Lee-Lo
- 43' conversion Tinus de Beer
- 48' penalty Tommaso Allan
- 48' substitution Mathieu Tanguy
- 48' substitution Job Poulet
- 49' try Tavite Veredamu
- 51' substitution Evan Lloyd
- 53' penalty Tinus de Beer
- 53' substitution Giorgi Beria
- 53' substitution Victor Montgaillard
- 56' substitution Regan Grace
- 58' substitution Gela Aprasidze
- 58' substitution Nemo Roelofse
- 58' substitution Tommaso Allan
- 58' substitution Aled Davies
- 59' substitution Josh McNally
- 59' substitution Rhys Barratt
- 59' substitution Keiron Assiratti
- 61' try Lucas Velarte
- 62' substitution Dan Thomas
- 64' yellow_card Jake McIntyre
- 68' try Johan Mulder
- 69' conversion Tinus de Beer
- 73' substitution Tinus de Beer
- 74' yellow_card_complete Jake McIntyre
- 80' full_time