Perpignan 23 - 20 Cardiff

Full time

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

Kickoff
3'

Penalty

Tommaso Allan · Perpignan

3 - 0
35'

Penalty

Tinus de Beer · Cardiff

3 - 3
39'

Try

Tommaso Allan · Perpignan

8 - 3
Halftime 8 - 3
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Tommaso Allan · Perpignan

10 - 3
42'

Try

Rey Lee-Lo · Cardiff

10 - 8
43'

Conversion

Tinus de Beer · Cardiff

10 - 10
48'

Penalty

Tommaso Allan · Perpignan

13 - 10
48'

Substitution

Patrick Sobela on for Mathieu Tanguy · Perpignan
48'

Substitution

Apisai Naqalevu on for Job Poulet · Perpignan
49'

Try

Tavite Veredamu · Perpignan

18 - 10
51'

Substitution

Dafydd Hughes on for Evan Lloyd · Cardiff
53'

Penalty

Tinus de Beer · Cardiff

18 - 13
53'

Substitution

Bruce Devaux on for Giorgi Beria · Perpignan
53'

Substitution

Seilala Lam on for Victor Montgaillard · Perpignan
56'

Substitution

Jacob Beetham on for Regan Grace · Cardiff
58'

Substitution

Tom Ecochard on for Gela Aprasidze · Perpignan
58'

Substitution

Tristan Labouteley on for Nemo Roelofse · Perpignan
58'

Substitution

Akato Fakatika on for Tommaso Allan · Perpignan
58'

Substitution

Antoine Aucagne on for Aled Davies · Perpignan
59'

Substitution

Johan Mulder on for Josh McNally · Cardiff
59'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Rhys Barratt · Cardiff
59'

Substitution

Danny Southworth on for Keiron Assiratti · Cardiff
61'

Try

Lucas Velarte · Perpignan

23 - 13
62'

Substitution

Mackenzie Martin on for Dan Thomas · Cardiff
64'

Yellow Card

Jake McIntyre · Perpignan
68'

Try

Johan Mulder · Cardiff

23 - 18
69'

Conversion

Tinus de Beer · Cardiff

23 - 20
73'

Substitution

Ben Thomas on for Tinus de Beer · Cardiff
74'

Yellow Card Complete

Jake McIntyre · Perpignan
Fulltime 23 - 20

Player ratings

Perpignan

15 Tommaso Allan 6.6
14 Tavite Veredamu 9.2
13 Job Poulet 6.4
12 Jeronimo de la Fuente 6.8
11 Setareki Toganiyadrava 7.2
10 Jake McIntyre 4.8
9 Gela Aprasidze 6.5
1 Giorgi Beria 6.1
2 Victor Montgaillard 7.3
3 Nemo Roelofse 7.0
4 Marvin Orie 6.8
5 Mathieu Tanguy 6.6
6 Noe Della Schiava 7.1
7 Alessandro Ortombina 7.6
8 Lucas Velarte 8.3
16 Seilala Lam 6.8
17 Bruce Devaux 6.0
18 Akato Fakatika 6.3
19 Tristan Labouteley 6.3
20 Patrick Sobela 6.3
21 Tom Ecochard 6.5
22 Antoine Aucagne 6.8
23 Apisai Naqalevu 7.2

Cardiff

15 Cameron Winnett 6.7
14 Regan Grace 6.1
13 Rey Lee-Lo 7.5
12 Rory Jennings 6.2
11 Tom Bowen 6.3
10 Tinus de Beer 7.9
9 Aled Davies 5.8
1 Rhys Barratt 6.3
2 Evan Lloyd 6.2
3 Keiron Assiratti 5.6
4 Josh McNally 6.6
5 Teddy Williams 7.1
6 Alex Mann 7.2
7 Dan Thomas 6.4
8 Alun Lawrence 7.5
16 Dafydd Hughes 6.1
17 Danny Southworth 6.2
18 Will Davies-King –
19 Seb Davies 5.9
20 Mackenzie Martin 5.7
21 Johan Mulder 7.1
22 Ben Thomas –
23 Jacob Beetham 5.9