Montpellier 35 - 13 Lyon

Full time

18 Oct 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 7

Septeo Stadium

Montpellier secured a convincing 35-13 victory over Lyon at Septeo Stadium. Lenni Nouchi opened the scoring with an early try, and Domingo Miotti added the conversion and a penalty shortly after. Justo Piccardo extended the lead with another try, followed by Miotti's successful conversion. In the second half, Jordan Uelese scored, and Madosh Tambwe added another try to solidify Montpellier's dominance. Lyon managed to respond with tries from Jiuta Wainiqolo and Monty Ioane, but it was too little, too late. Miotti's consistent kicking kept the scoreboard ticking for Montpellier throughout the match. Overall, Montpellier showcased their attacking prowess and defensive resilience against a struggling Lyon side.

Weather

Temperature: 21.8°C (Feels like 23.5°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 8.5 km/h, gusting to 18.8 km/h Humidity: 49% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Lenni Nouchi · Montpellier

5 - 0
4'

Conversion

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

7 - 0
16'

Penalty

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

10 - 0
18'

Penalty

Leo Berdeu · Lyon

10 - 3
21'

Try

Justo Piccardo · Montpellier

15 - 3
21'

Substitution

Gabin Lorre on for Vincent Rattez · Lyon
22'

Conversion

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

17 - 3
27'

Penalty

Domingo Miotti · Montpellier

20 - 3
Halftime 20 - 3
Second Half
43'

Try

Jordan Uelese · Montpellier

25 - 3
45'

Substitution

Arno Botha on for Theo William · Lyon
45'

Substitution

Ave Jonathan Maalo on for Irakli Aptsiauri · Lyon
45'

Substitution

Beka Saginadze on for Beka Shvangiradze · Lyon
48'

Yellow Card

Justo Piccardo · Montpellier
50'

Substitution

Marco Tauleigne on for Adam Beard · Montpellier
50'

Substitution

Killian Geraci on for Mickael Guillard · Lyon
54'

Substitution

Enzo Forletta on for Baptiste Erdocio · Montpellier
54'

Substitution

Christopher Tolofua on for Jordan Uelese · Montpellier
54'

Substitution

Mohamed Haouas on for Luka Japaridze · Montpellier
54'

Substitution

Alexander Masibaka on for Billy Vunipola · Montpellier
54'

Substitution

Charlie Cassang on for Esteban Gonzalez · Lyon
54'

Substitution

Hamza Kaabeche on for Jerome Rey · Lyon
54'

Substitution

Mathis Sarragallet on for Guillaume Marchand · Lyon
56'

Substitution

Theo William on for Dylan Cretin · Lyon
58'

Try

Madosh Tambwe · Montpellier

30 - 3
58'

Yellow Card Complete

Justo Piccardo · Montpellier
61'

Substitution

Thomas Darmon on for Arthur Vincent · Montpellier
61'

Substitution

Thomas Vincent on for Domingo Miotti · Montpellier
61'

Substitution

Melvyn Rates on for Gabriel Ngandebe · Montpellier
62'

Try

Jiuta Wainiqolo · Lyon

30 - 8
67'

Substitution

Billy Vunipola on for Lenni Nouchi · Montpellier
68'

Try

Monty Ioane · Lyon

30 - 13
72'

Try

Melvyn Rates · Montpellier

35 - 13
73'

Substitution

Arthur Vincent on for Justo Piccardo · Montpellier
Fulltime 35 - 13

Player ratings

Montpellier

15 Tom Banks 7.3
14 Gabriel Ngandebe 6.8
13 Arthur Vincent 6.7
12 Justo Piccardo 6.6
11 Madosh Tambwe 6.7
10 Domingo Miotti 7.5
9 Alexis Bernadet 6.7
1 Baptiste Erdocio 6.2
2 Jordan Uelese 8.3
3 Luka Japaridze 6.9
4 Adam Beard 6.1
5 Tyler Duguid 7.4
6 Lenni Nouchi 8.2
7 Alexandre Becognee 7.1
8 Billy Vunipola 7.0
16 Christopher Tolofua 6.2
17 Enzo Forletta 5.6
18 Marco Tauleigne 6.7
19 Alexander Masibaka 7.1
20 Thomas Vincent 6.6
21 Melvyn Rates 7.1
22 Thomas Darmon 6.4
23 Mohamed Haouas 6.0

Lyon

15 Vincent Rattez 5.6
14 Jiuta Wainiqolo 7.6
13 Alfred Parisien 6.3
12 Thibaut Regard 6.2
11 Monty Ioane 7.2
10 Leo Berdeu 6.0
9 Esteban Gonzalez 6.2
1 Jerome Rey 5.5
2 Guillaume Marchand 7.0
3 Irakli Aptsiauri 6.2
4 Theo William 6.6
5 Mickael Guillard 6.7
6 Dylan Cretin 6.6
7 Beka Shvangiradze 6.3
8 Sam Simmonds 6.7
16 Mathis Sarragallet 6.4
17 Hamza Kaabeche 5.7
18 Killian Geraci 6.1
19 Arno Botha 6.7
20 Charlie Cassang 5.1
21 Gabin Lorre 7.3
22 Beka Saginadze 5.9
23 Ave Jonathan Maalo 5.9