La Rochelle 34 - 16 Clermont

Full time

13 Sep 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Stade Marcel-Deflandre

Stade Rochelais secured a convincing 34-16 victory over ASM Clermont Auvergne at Stade Marcel-Deflandre. The home side capitalized on an early yellow card to Akhaladze, with Hastoy scoring a penalty and Vunivalu crossing for a try shortly after. Clermont responded with a try from Fall, but Rochelais maintained pressure with more penalties from Hastoy. Despite Vunivalu receiving a yellow card, Rochelais extended their lead with a try from Hastoy after halftime. Clermont's Simmons received a red card, severely impacting their chances. Late tries from Niniashvili and Le Garrec sealed the match for Rochelais, with Hastoy contributing significantly through conversions. Overall, Rochelais showcased a dominant performance, outclassing Clermont throughout the game.

Weather

Temperature: 20.2°C (Feels like 16.5°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 27.2 km/h, gusting to 43.9 km/h Humidity: 68% Cloud Cover: 76%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
11'

Yellow Card

Giorgi Akhaladze · Clermont
12'

Penalty

Antoine Hastoy · La Rochelle

3 - 0
14'

Penalty

Harry Plummer · Clermont

3 - 3
20'

Try

Suliasi Vunivalu · La Rochelle

8 - 3
20'

Conversion

Antoine Hastoy · La Rochelle

10 - 3
21'

Yellow Card Complete

Giorgi Akhaladze · Clermont
26'

Try

Yerim Fall · Clermont

10 - 8
27'

Yellow Card

Suliasi Vunivalu · La Rochelle
30'

Penalty

Antoine Hastoy · La Rochelle

13 - 8
37'

Yellow Card Complete

Suliasi Vunivalu · La Rochelle
Halftime 13 - 8
Second Half
42'

Try

Yerim Fall · Clermont

13 - 13
44'

Substitution

Karl Sorin on for Aleksandre Kuntelia · La Rochelle
44'

Substitution

Will Skelton on for Kane Douglas · La Rochelle
46'

Substitution

Etienne Fourcade on for Barnabe Massa · Clermont
46'

Substitution

Etienne Falgoux on for Giorgi Akhaladze · Clermont
46'

Substitution

Regis Montagne on for Cristian Ojovan · Clermont
46'

Substitution

Pita Gus Sowakula on for Selevasio Tolofua · Clermont
51'

Substitution

Tolu Latu on for Pierre Bourgarit · La Rochelle
51'

Substitution

Judicael Cancoriet on for Levani Botia · La Rochelle
51'

Substitution

Rob Simmons on for Thomas Ceyte · Clermont
51'

Substitution

Pio Muarua on for Baptiste Jauneau · Clermont
52'

Substitution

Matthias Haddad on for Oscar Jegou · La Rochelle
52'

Substitution

Semi Lagivala on for Jules Favre · La Rochelle
61'

Try

Antoine Hastoy · La Rochelle

18 - 13
62'

Conversion

Antoine Hastoy · La Rochelle

20 - 13
65'

Substitution

Lucas Zamora on for Lucas Dessaigne · Clermont
65'

Substitution

Tom Raffy on for Harry Plummer · Clermont
65'

Substitution

Thomas Berjon on for Suliasi Vunivalu · La Rochelle
68'

Red Card

Rob Simmons · Clermont
73'

Penalty

Tom Raffy · Clermont

20 - 16
75'

Yellow Card

Etienne Fourcade · Clermont
77'

Try

Davit Niniashvili · La Rochelle

25 - 16
78'

Conversion

Antoine Hastoy · La Rochelle

27 - 16
78'

Substitution

Christian Luaki on for Alexandre Kaddouri · La Rochelle
82'

Try

Nolann Le Garrec · La Rochelle

32 - 16
83'

Conversion

Antoine Hastoy · La Rochelle

34 - 16
Fulltime 34 - 16

Player ratings

La Rochelle

15 Ugo Pacome 6.4
14 Suliasi Vunivalu 6.4
13 Jules Favre 6.6
12 Jonathan Danty 6.1
11 Davit Niniashvili 7.6
10 Antoine Hastoy 6.9
9 Nolann Le Garrec 8.6
1 Alexandre Kaddouri 6.3
2 Pierre Bourgarit 7.2
3 Aleksandre Kuntelia 6.2
4 Paul Boudehent 6.7
5 Kane Douglas 6.6
6 Levani Botia 6.5
7 Oscar Jegou 6.7
8 Gregory Alldritt 6.6
16 Tolu Latu 6.6
17 Christian Luaki –
18 Will Skelton 6.3
19 Judicael Cancoriet 6.3
20 Matthias Haddad 6.6
21 Thomas Berjon 6.2
22 Semi Lagivala 5.8
23 Karl Sorin 5.9

Clermont

15 Kylan Hamdaoui 7.2
14 Yerim Fall 7.8
13 Leon Darricarrere 6.1
12 Pierre Fouyssac 6.7
11 Alivereti Raka 6.4
10 Harry Plummer 5.7
9 Baptiste Jauneau 5.1
1 Giorgi Akhaladze 4.4
2 Barnabe Massa 6.5
3 Cristian Ojovan 5.8
4 Tevita Ratuva 6.1
5 Thomas Ceyte 6.2
6 Killian Tixeront 6.3
7 Lucas Dessaigne 6.8
8 Selevasio Tolofua 6.3
16 Etienne Fourcade 4.6
17 Etienne Falgoux 6.1
18 Rob Simmons 2.7
19 Pita Gus Sowakula 5.6
20 Pio Muarua 5.8
21 Tom Raffy 6.0
22 Lucas Zamora 6.0
23 Regis Montagne 6.1