Lyon 22 - 17 Pau

Full time

03 Jan 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 14

Matmut Stadium de Gerland

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Lyon secured a hard-fought victory over Section Paloise with a final score of 22-17 at the Matmut Stadium de Gerland. The home side took an early lead with a try from Cretin, converted by Meliande, followed by another try from Ioane. Section Paloise responded with a try from Arfeuil and a penalty from Desperes to keep the game tight. Simmonds added a third try for Lyon just after half-time, further extending their lead. Maximin scored a late try for Section Paloise, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit. Meliande's kicking proved crucial, scoring two conversions and a penalty. The result marked a significant turnaround for Lyon, having lost their previous three encounters against Section Paloise.

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Weather

Temperature: 3.0°C (Feels like 3.2°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 8.7 km/h, gusting to 18.5 km/h Humidity: 61% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

Martin Meliande on for Leo Berdeu · Lyon
13'

Try

Dylan Cretin · Lyon

5 - 0
14'

Conversion

Martin Meliande · Lyon

7 - 0
23'

Try

Gregoire Arfeuil · Pau

7 - 5
24'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

7 - 7
29'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

7 - 10
32'

Try

Monty Ioane · Lyon

12 - 10
Halftime 12 - 10
Second Half
48'

Substitution

Youri Delhommel on for Lucas Rey · Pau
49'

Substitution

Loic Credoz on for Reece Hewat · Pau
50'

Substitution

Theo Attissogbe on for Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang · Pau
51'

Substitution

Jerome Rey on for Hamza Kaabeche · Lyon
51'

Substitution

Felix Lambey on for Theo William · Lyon
53'

Try

Sam Simmonds · Lyon

17 - 10
54'

Conversion

Martin Meliande · Lyon

19 - 10
55'

Substitution

Remi Seneca on for Alexandre Etchebehere · Pau
57'

Substitution

Jon Zabala on for Thomas Laclayat · Pau
57'

Substitution

Jimi Maximin on for Mickael Capelli · Pau
57'

Substitution

Thomas Souverbie on for Dan Robson · Pau
59'

Substitution

Guillaume Marchand on for Camille Chat · Lyon
63'

Substitution

Quentin Valentino on for Nathan Decron · Pau
68'

Substitution

Arno Botha on for Beka Shvangiradze · Lyon
70'

Substitution

Cedate Gomes Sa on for Irakli Aptsiauri · Lyon
72'

Try

Jimi Maximin · Pau

19 - 15
72'

Substitution

Theo William on for Dylan Cretin · Lyon
73'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

19 - 17
80'

Yellow Card

Hugo Auradou · Pau
80'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

22 - 17
Fulltime 22 - 17

Player ratings

Lyon

15 Alexandre Tchaptchet 6.2
14 Iosefo Masi 8.1
13 Josiah Maraku 7.2
12 Theo Millet 7.2
11 Monty Ioane 8.5
10 Leo Berdeu –
9 Baptiste Couilloud 7.1
1 Hamza Kaabeche 6.6
2 Camille Chat 7.4
3 Irakli Aptsiauri 6.8
4 Theo William 6.6
5 Mickael Guillard 6.8
6 Dylan Cretin 7.2
7 Beka Shvangiradze 7.6
8 Sam Simmonds 8.5
16 Guillaume Marchand 6.5
17 Jerome Rey 6.0
18 Arno Botha 6.7
19 Felix Lambey 6.3
20 Esteban Gonzalez –
21 Martin Meliande 6.2
22 Arthur Mathiron –
23 Cedate Gomes Sa 6.3

Pau

15 Clement Mondinat 6.1
14 Gregoire Arfeuil 7.4
13 Fabien Brau-Boirie 6.6
12 Nathan Decron 6.3
11 Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang 5.8
10 Axel Desperes 6.5
9 Dan Robson 6.9
1 Alexandre Etchebehere 6.1
2 Lucas Rey 6.6
3 Thomas Laclayat 6.4
4 Hugo Auradou 5.9
5 Mickael Capelli 6.3
6 Sacha Zegueur 6.2
7 Reece Hewat 6.4
8 Facundo Isa 7.3
16 Youri Delhommel 6.2
17 Remi Seneca 6.0
18 Jimi Maximin 6.6
19 Loic Credoz 6.3
20 Thomas Souverbie 5.2
21 Quentin Valentino 5.9
22 Theo Attissogbe 5.6
23 Jon Zabala 6.2