Montpellier 28 - 5 Lions

Full time

11 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 2 Round 3

GGL Stadium

Montpellier Herault Rugby showcased their dominance at GGL Stadium, defeating the Lions 28-5. Marco Tauleigne opened the scoring early with a try, followed by a successful conversion from Thomas Vincent. The Lions managed to respond shortly after halftime with a try from Quan Horn, but their momentum was halted by a yellow card to Etienne Oosthuizen. Montpellier continued to assert their control, with Alexis Bernadet scoring two tries in quick succession, both converted by Vincent. Sam Simmonds capped off the victory with another try late in the game, converted by Aurelien Barreau. Montpellier's forwards were particularly impressive, consistently winning battles at the breakdown. Overall, it was a commanding performance from the home side, who firmly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with.

Weather

Temperature: 10.2°C (Feels like 5.3°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 16.2 km/h, gusting to 27.3 km/h Humidity: 68% Cloud Cover: 28%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Marco Tauleigne · Montpellier

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Thomas Vincent · Montpellier

7 - 0
Halftime 7 - 0
Second Half
46'

Try

Quan Horn · Lions

7 - 5
47'

Substitution

Vano Karkadze on for Lyam Akrab · Montpellier
47'

Substitution

Yacouba Camara on for Youssouf Soucouna · Montpellier
48'

Yellow Card

Etienne Oosthuizen · Lions
50'

Substitution

Sanele Nohamba on for Nico Steyn · Lions
53'

Try

Alexis Bernadet · Montpellier

12 - 5
55'

Conversion

Thomas Vincent · Montpellier

14 - 5
58'

Substitution

PJ Botha on for Jaco Visagie · Lions
58'

Substitution

Baptiste Erdocio on for Enzo Forletta · Montpellier
58'

Substitution

Mohamed Haouas on for Luka Japaridze · Montpellier
58'

Substitution

Conraad van Vuuren on for Asenathi Ntlabakanye · Lions
58'

Substitution

Darrien-Lane Landsberg on for Ruan Delport · Lions
58'

Yellow Card Complete

Etienne Oosthuizen · Lions
60'

Try

Alexis Bernadet · Montpellier

19 - 5
61'

Conversion

Thomas Vincent · Montpellier

21 - 5
61'

Substitution

Morgan Naude on for Madosh Tambwe · Montpellier
61'

Substitution

Pierre Lucas on for Thomas Vincent · Montpellier
61'

Substitution

Rynhardt Jonker on for Nicolas Martins · Montpellier
61'

Substitution

Aurelien Barreau on for Sam Francis · Montpellier
64'

Substitution

Nico Steyn on for Marius Louw · Lions
64'

Substitution

JC Pretorius on for Francke Horn · Lions
67'

Substitution

Ruhan Straeuli on for Auguste Cadot · Lions
72'

Try

Sam Simmonds · Montpellier

26 - 5
73'

Conversion

Aurelien Barreau · Montpellier

28 - 5
Fulltime 28 - 5

Player ratings

Montpellier

15 Anthony Bouthier 7.6
14 Madosh Tambwe 7.2
13 Thomas Darmon 7.8
12 Auguste Cadot 7.9
11 George Bridge 7.5
10 Thomas Vincent 8.2
9 Alexis Bernadet 7.9
1 Enzo Forletta 5.7
2 Lyam Akrab 6.9
3 Luka Japaridze 7.6
4 Youssouf Soucouna 6.6
5 Marco Tauleigne 7.5
6 Nicolas Martins 6.9
7 Lenni Nouchi 7.3
8 Sam Simmonds 9.0
16 Vano Karkadze 6.3
17 Baptiste Erdocio 6.5
18 Mohamed Haouas 6.5
19 Yacouba Camara 6.3
20 Jules Veyrier –
21 Aurelien Barreau 7.3
22 Arthur Vincent –
23 Pierre Lucas 6.3

Lions

15 Quan Horn 6.7
14 Kelly Mpeku 6.3
13 Erich Cronje 6.6
12 Marius Louw 4.9
11 Edwill van der Merwe 6.5
10 Sam Francis 5.6
9 Nico Steyn 7.5
1 Juan Schoeman 6.4
2 Jaco Visagie 6.7
3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 7.2
4 Etienne Oosthuizen 4.7
5 Ruan Delport 6.3
6 WJ Steenkamp 5.3
7 Izan Esterhuizen 8.0
8 Francke Horn 5.9
16 PJ Botha 6.0
17 Morgan Naude 6.1
18 Conraad van Vuuren 5.8
19 Darrien-Lane Landsberg 6.0
20 Ruhan Straeuli 5.9
21 JC Pretorius 5.9
22 Sanele Nohamba 5.8
23 Rynhardt Jonker 6.1