Bayonne 26 - 23 Montpellier

Full time

13 Sep 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Stade Jean Dauger

Bayonne secured a narrow 26-23 victory over Montpellier at Stade Jean Dauger. The match started with Ngandebe scoring an early try for Montpellier, quickly followed by a try from Maqala for Bayonne. Segonds' conversions put Bayonne ahead after they took the lead with a try from Capilla. Miotti kept Montpellier in contention with penalties, including one just before half-time. A second-half try from Tolofua brought Montpellier within striking distance, but Bayonne's defense held firm. Segonds' kicking proved crucial, as he contributed significantly to the scoreboard. Ultimately, Bayonne's resilience and tactical execution led them to a hard-fought victory.

Weather

Temperature: 21.4°C (Feels like 20.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 8.7 km/h, gusting to 17.2 km/h Humidity: 69% Cloud Cover: 88%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Try

Gabriel Ngandebe · Montpellier

0 - 5
10'

Conversion

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

0 - 7
12'

Try

Sireli Maqala · Bayonne

5 - 7
13'

Conversion

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

7 - 7
18'

Penalty

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

7 - 10
19'

Try

Esteban Capilla · Bayonne

12 - 10
20'

Conversion

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

14 - 10
26'

Penalty

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

14 - 13
30'

Penalty

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

17 - 13
34'

Yellow Card

Florian Verhaeghe · Montpellier
40'

Substitution

Baptiste Erdocio on for Nika Abuladze · Montpellier
40'

Substitution

Mohamed Haouas on for Luka Japaridze · Montpellier
Halftime 17 - 13
Second Half
43'

Substitution

Adam Beard on for Tyler Duguid · Montpellier
44'

Yellow Card Complete

Florian Verhaeghe · Montpellier
45'

Substitution

Christopher Tolofua on for Lyam Akrab · Montpellier
47'

Penalty

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

20 - 13
49'

Substitution

Ali Price on for Leo Coly · Montpellier
49'

Substitution

Baptiste Heguy on for Esteban Capilla · Bayonne
51'

Penalty

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

20 - 16
51'

Substitution

Giovanni Habel-Kueffner on for Rodrigo Bruni · Bayonne
51'

Substitution

Mael Moustin on for Karl Martin · Montpellier
56'

Substitution

Tyler Duguid on for Florian Verhaeghe · Montpellier
56'

Substitution

Lucas Martin on for Facundo Bosch · Bayonne
56'

Substitution

Herschel Jantjies on for Maxime Machenaud · Bayonne
56'

Substitution

Swan Cormenier on for Andy Bordelai · Bayonne
57'

Substitution

Ewan Johnson on for Arthur Iturria · Bayonne
61'

Penalty

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

23 - 16
61'

Substitution

Alexander Masibaka on for Alexandre Becognee · Montpellier
64'

Substitution

Rodrigo Bruni on for Alexandre Fischer · Bayonne
67'

Try

Christopher Tolofua · Montpellier

23 - 21
68'

Conversion

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

23 - 23
74'

Substitution

Esteban Capilla on for Alex Moon · Bayonne
77'

Penalty

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

26 - 23
Fulltime 26 - 23

Player ratings

Bayonne

15 Cheikh Tiberghien 6.4
14 Tom Spring 6.7
13 Sireli Maqala 7.9
12 Manu Tuilagi 5.9
11 Arnaud Erbinartegaray 6.8
10 Joris Segonds 6.5
9 Maxime Machenaud 6.3
1 Andy Bordelai 7.0
2 Facundo Bosch 7.1
3 Emerick Setiano 6.7
4 Arthur Iturria 6.8
5 Alex Moon 6.4
6 Alexandre Fischer 6.9
7 Esteban Capilla 7.7
8 Rodrigo Bruni 6.8
16 Lucas Martin 6.2
17 Swan Cormenier 6.2
18 Ewan Johnson 6.1
19 Baptiste Heguy 5.9
20 Giovanni Habel-Kueffner 6.3
21 Herschel Jantjies 6.1
22 Yohan Orabe –
23 Pascal Cotet –

Montpellier

15 Tom Banks 7.1
14 Gabriel Ngandebe 7.6
13 Auguste Cadot 6.1
12 Karl Martin 6.0
11 Madosh Tambwe 6.3
10 Domingo Miotti 6.4
9 Leo Coly 6.0
1 Nika Abuladze 6.6
2 Lyam Akrab 6.4
3 Luka Japaridze 6.1
4 Florian Verhaeghe 4.8
5 Tyler Duguid 6.0
6 Yacouba Camara 6.6
7 Alexandre Becognee 5.9
8 Lenni Nouchi 6.6
16 Christopher Tolofua 6.9
17 Baptiste Erdocio 5.7
18 Adam Beard 6.0
19 Alexander Masibaka 6.6
20 Ali Price 5.8
21 Hugo Reus –
22 Mael Moustin 6.3
23 Mohamed Haouas 4.8