Montpellier
28 - 5
Lions
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
- 0' kickoff
- 2' try Marco Tauleigne
- 3' conversion Thomas Vincent
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 46' try Quan Horn
- 47' substitution Lyam Akrab
- 47' substitution Youssouf Soucouna
- 48' yellow_card Etienne Oosthuizen
- 50' substitution Nico Steyn
- 53' try Alexis Bernadet
- 55' conversion Thomas Vincent
- 58' substitution Jaco Visagie
- 58' substitution Enzo Forletta
- 58' substitution Luka Japaridze
- 58' substitution Asenathi Ntlabakanye
- 58' substitution Ruan Delport
- 58' yellow_card_complete Etienne Oosthuizen
- 60' try Alexis Bernadet
- 61' conversion Thomas Vincent
- 61' substitution Madosh Tambwe
- 61' substitution Thomas Vincent
- 61' substitution Nicolas Martins
- 61' substitution Sam Francis
- 64' substitution Marius Louw
- 64' substitution Francke Horn
- 67' substitution Auguste Cadot
- 72' try Sam Simmonds
- 73' conversion Aurelien Barreau
- 80' full_time