Pau 34 - 35 Montpellier

Full time

22 Mar 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 19

Stade du Hameau

In a thrilling encounter, Montpellier narrowly defeated Section Paloise 35-34 at Stade du Hameau. The away side took an early lead with a penalty from Reus, followed by tries from Reinach and Ngandebe. Section Paloise responded with a strong performance, highlighted by Grandidier and Ruffenach's tries, and a penalty try that put them ahead at halftime. The second half saw Vunipola score for Montpellier, but the home team fought back, with Brau Boirie adding another try. Joe Simmonds' kicking was pivotal for Section Paloise, as he added multiple conversions. Despite a late surge from Montpellier, including a try from Ngandebe, they managed to hold onto their slim margin. Ultimately, Montpellier's resilience secured a hard-fought victory in a match filled with momentum swings.

Weather

Temperature: 14.8°C (Feels like 8.7°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 23.1 km/h, gusting to 39.4 km/h Humidity: 48% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Substitution

Guram Papidze on for Jon Zabala · Pau
7'

Penalty

Hugo Reus · Montpellier

0 - 3
13'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

3 - 3
15'

Try

Cobus Reinach · Montpellier

3 - 8
17'

Substitution

Jon Zabala on for Guram Papidze · Pau
25'

Try

Gabriel Ngandebe · Montpellier

3 - 13
26'

Conversion

Hugo Reus · Montpellier

3 - 15
26'

Substitution

Romain Ruffenach on for Youri Delhommel · Pau
27'

Try

Aaron Grandidier · Pau

8 - 15
28'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

10 - 15
33'

Penalty

Hugo Reus · Montpellier

10 - 18
35'

Yellow Card

Tyler Duguid · Montpellier
36'

Try

Romain Ruffenach · Pau

15 - 18
37'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

17 - 18
Halftime 17 - 18
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card

Yacouba Camara · Montpellier
42'

Substitution

Billy Vunipola on for Gabriel Ngandebe · Montpellier
43'

Penalty Try

No Player · Pau

24 - 18
45'

Try

Fabien Brau Boirie · Pau

29 - 18
45'

Yellow Card Complete

Tyler Duguid · Montpellier
46'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

31 - 18
46'

Substitution

Anthony Bouthier on for Hugo Reus · Montpellier
46'

Substitution

Gabriel Ngandebe on for Mael Moustin · Montpellier
46'

Substitution

Leo Coly on for Cobus Reinach · Montpellier
49'

Substitution

Thomas Jolmes on for Remi Picquette · Pau
51'

Try

Billy Vunipola · Montpellier

31 - 25
51'

Conversion

Leo Coly · Montpellier

31 - 20
51'

Substitution

Arthur Vincent on for Sam Simmonds · Montpellier
51'

Yellow Card Complete

Yacouba Camara · Montpellier
54'

Substitution

Florian Verhaeghe on for Lenni Nouchi · Montpellier
55'

Substitution

Carwyn Tuipulotu on for Hugo Auradou · Pau
55'

Substitution

Mohamed Haouas on for Wilfrid Hounkpatin · Montpellier
58'

Substitution

Thibault Daubagna on for Dan Robson · Pau
58'

Substitution

Nathan Decron on for Eliott Roudil · Pau
59'

Yellow Card

Tumua Manu · Pau
59'

Substitution

Christopher Tolofua on for Jordan Uelese · Montpellier
59'

Substitution

Enzo Forletta on for Baptiste Erdocio · Montpellier
60'

Try

Arthur Vincent · Montpellier

31 - 30
64'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

34 - 30
65'

Try

Gabriel Ngandebe · Montpellier

34 - 35

Player ratings

Ratings update as the match is played.

Pau

15 Theo Attissogbe 8.0
14 Eliott Roudil 6.0
13 Tumua Manu 6.6
12 Fabien Brau Boirie 8.2
11 Aaron Grandidier 7.2
10 Joe Simmonds 7.1
9 Dan Robson 6.8
1 Daniel Bibi Biziwu 6.5
2 Youri Delhommel 6.2
3 Jon Zabala 5.2
4 Hugo Auradou 5.9
5 Remi Picquette 5.7
6 Luke Whitelock 5.7
7 Loic Credoz 5.7
8 Beka Gorgadze 7.1
16 Romain Ruffenach 6.9
17 Lekso Kaulashvili –
18 Thomas Jolmes 6.1
19 Carwyn Tuipulotu 6.1
20 Thibault Daubagna 6.0
21 Axel Desperes –
22 Nathan Decron 6.0
23 Guram Papidze 6.1

Montpellier

15 Joshua Moorby 6.5
14 Gabriel Ngandebe 8.1
13 Auguste Cadot 6.5
12 Jan Serfontein 6.5
11 Mael Moustin 6.9
10 Hugo Reus 6.7
9 Cobus Reinach 6.7
1 Baptiste Erdocio 5.8
2 Jordan Uelese 6.7
3 Wilfrid Hounkpatin 6.2
4 Yacouba Camara 6.5
5 Tyler Duguid 5.3
6 Lenni Nouchi 6.9
7 Alexandre Becognee 6.8
8 Sam Simmonds 7.1
16 Christopher Tolofua 6.3
17 Enzo Forletta 6.0
18 Florian Verhaeghe 5.9
19 Billy Vunipola 6.7
20 Leo Coly 5.7
21 Anthony Bouthier 5.4
22 Arthur Vincent 7.1
23 Mohamed Haouas 6.0