Pau Pau 27 - 35 Northampton Northampton

● full_time 80 minutes

07 Dec 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Pool 4 Round 1

Stade du Hameau

Head to Head

🎉 3
👏 1
🔥 1
😭 1

Northampton Saints defeated Section Paloise 35-27 in a thrilling Champions Cup encounter at Stade du Hameau. Facundo Isa opened the scoring for Paloise with a try, converted by Axel Desperes. However, James Ramm quickly responded for the Saints, with Fin Smith converting to level the scores. Paloise surged ahead again with another try from Gregoire Arfeuil, also converted by Desperes, but Ramm and Fraser Dingwall added further tries for Northampton before halftime. Early in the second half, Ramm received a red card, but the Saints remained resilient, with Alex Mitchell scoring a try shortly after. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Northampton held on, with Fin Smith's penalties and a late try from George Hendy sealing the victory. The match showcased strong performances from both teams, particularly from Desperes for Paloise and Smith for the Saints.

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Weather

Temperature: 17.6°C (Feels like 17.8°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 4.2 km/h, gusting to 10.8 km/h Humidity: 68% Cloud Cover: 88%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 19' try Facundo Isa
  • 19' conversion Axel Desperes
  • 31' try James Ramm
  • 32' conversion Fin Smith
  • 33' try Gregoire Arfeuil
  • 34' conversion Axel Desperes
  • 34' substitution Jon Zabala
  • 36' try Fraser Dingwall
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 43' try James Ramm
  • 47' penalty Axel Desperes
  • 47' red_card James Ramm
  • 48' try Gregoire Arfeuil
  • 48' substitution JJ van der Mescht
  • 48' substitution Callum Chick
  • 49' conversion Axel Desperes
  • 49' substitution Lucas Rey
  • 49' substitution Alexandre Etchebehere
  • 49' substitution Remi Picquette
  • 49' substitution Sacha Zegueur
  • 50' try Alex Mitchell
  • 51' conversion Fin Smith
  • 56' substitution Danilo Fischetti
  • 56' substitution Trevor Davison
  • 58' penalty Fin Smith
  • 58' substitution Dan Robson
  • 61' substitution Craig Wright
  • 62' substitution Nathan Decron
  • 63' penalty Axel Desperes
  • 74' substitution Thomas Jolmes
  • 74' substitution Guram Papidze
  • 74' substitution Tom Pearson
  • 76' try George Hendy
  • 80' penalty Fin Smith
  • 80' full_time