Dragons 15 - 24 Pau

Full time

12 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 2 Round 3

Rodney Parade

Section Paloise defeated Dragons RFC 24-15 at Rodney Parade. Thibaut Hamonou received an early yellow card, which put Paloise on the back foot. Despite this, Axel Desperes's kicking kept them in contention, scoring multiple penalties. Aaron Wainwright's try for Dragons offered hope as they led 10-9 at halftime. However, Clement Mondinat's try soon after the break shifted momentum back to Paloise. Dan Jooste's late try cemented the victory, despite a consolation score from Rio Dyer. The match showcased strong performances from both teams, with Paloise’s discipline ultimately proving decisive.

Weather

Temperature: 6.2°C (Feels like 6.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 6.8 km/h, gusting to 18.6 km/h Humidity: 85% Cloud Cover: 58%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Yellow Card

Thibaut Hamonou · Pau
2'

Substitution

Lloyd Evans on for Cai Evans · Dragons
11'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

0 - 3
12'

Yellow Card Complete

Thibaut Hamonou · Pau
13'

Penalty

Lloyd Evans · Dragons

3 - 3
14'

Substitution

Cai Evans on for Lloyd Evans · Dragons
23'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

3 - 6
25'

Substitution

Lloyd Evans on for Cai Evans · Dragons
28'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

3 - 9
30'

Substitution

Loic Credoz on for Mehdi Tlili · Pau
37'

Try

Aaron Wainwright · Dragons

8 - 9
40'

Substitution

Ewan Rosser on for Angus O'Brien · Dragons
Halftime 8 - 9
Second Half
47'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

8 - 12
49'

Substitution

Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
49'

Substitution

Dmitri Arhip on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
49'

Substitution

Dan Lydiate on for George Young · Dragons
52'

Try

Clement Mondinat · Pau

8 - 17
53'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

8 - 19
54'

Substitution

Thomas Souverbie on for Dan Robson · Pau
54'

Substitution

Daniel Bibi Biziwu on for Remi Seneca · Pau
54'

Substitution

Harry Williams on for Jon Zabala · Pau
54'

Substitution

George Nott on for Joseph Davies · Dragons
59'

Substitution

Quentin Valentino on for Fabien Brau Boirie · Pau
61'

Substitution

Dan Jooste on for Romain Ruffenach · Pau
62'

Try

Dan Jooste · Pau

8 - 24
64'

Substitution

James Benjamin on for Elliot Dee · Dragons
64'

Substitution

Morgan Lloyd on for Che Hope · Dragons
79'

Try

Rio Dyer · Dragons

15 - 24
79'

Conversion

Lloyd Evans · Dragons

10 - 24
Fulltime 15 - 24

Player ratings

Dragons

15 Cai Evans 5.2
14 Rio Dyer 7.7
13 Joe Westwood 6.6
12 Harri Ackerman 6.7
11 Jared Rosser 6.4
10 Angus O'Brien 5.9
9 Che Hope 6.3
1 Rodrigo Martinez 5.9
2 Elliot Dee 7.3
3 Chris Coleman 5.6
4 Joseph Davies 6.1
5 Barny Langton 6.1
6 George Young 5.9
7 Taine Basham 6.9
8 Aaron Wainwright 6.9
16 James Benjamin 6.1
17 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths 5.4
18 Dmitri Arhip 5.9
19 George Nott 6.0
20 Dan Lydiate 5.4
21 Morgan Lloyd 5.8
22 Lloyd Evans 6.3
23 Ewan Rosser 6.0

Pau

15 Clement Mondinat 7.4
14 Theo Attissogbe 7.0
13 Eliott Roudil 6.8
12 Fabien Brau Boirie 7.5
11 Gregoire Arfeuil 6.5
10 Axel Desperes 7.9
9 Dan Robson 6.0
1 Remi Seneca 6.9
2 Romain Ruffenach 8.0
3 Jon Zabala 6.9
4 Remi Picquette 6.5
5 Jimi Maximin 6.6
6 Mehdi Tlili 7.1
7 Hugo Auradou 7.2
8 Thibaut Hamonou 5.4
16 Dan Jooste 7.0
17 Daniel Bibi Biziwu 6.2
18 Harry Williams 6.5
19 Victor Templier –
20 Loic Credoz 6.8
21 Thomas Souverbie 6.7
22 Quentin Valentino 6.5
23 Jack Maddocks –