Bayonne 13 - 22 Leinster

Full time

17 Jan 2026

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: Pool 3 Round 4

Stade Jean Dauger

Bayonne vs Leinster head to head

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Leinster Rugby secured a 22-13 victory against Bayonne in the Champions Cup. Sireli Maqala opened the scoring for Bayonne with a try in the 14th minute, successfully converted by Joris Segonds. However, Leinster responded quickly with a penalty from Harry Byrne and continued to dominate the match. Key contributions came from Dan Sheehan, who scored a try in the 55th minute, followed by another try from Sam Prendergast shortly thereafter. Max Deegan sealed the win with a late try in the 80th minute. Despite Bayonne's efforts, including Segonds' penalties, they could not overcome Leinster's strong performance. The match showcased Leinster's resilience and tactical prowess, especially in the second half.

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Where to watch in: France, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 9.8°C (Feels like 9.0°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 5.9 km/h, gusting to 14.3 km/h Humidity: 88% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
14'

Try

Sireli Maqala · Bayonne

5 - 0
15'

Conversion

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

7 - 0
16'

Substitution

Thomas Clarkson on for Tadhg Furlong · Leinster
20'

Penalty

Harry Byrne · Leinster

7 - 3
23'

Penalty

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

10 - 3
33'

Substitution

Rieko Ioane on for Robbie Henshaw · Leinster
40'

Substitution

Sam Prendergast on for Tommy O'Brien · Leinster
Halftime 10 - 3
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Dan Sheehan on for Ronan Kelleher · Leinster
46'

Substitution

Baptiste Heguy on for Arthur Iturria · Bayonne
49'

Yellow Card

Herschel Jantjies · Bayonne
49'

Substitution

Guillaume Martocq on for Manu Tuilagi · Bayonne
50'

Substitution

Facundo Bosch on for Lucas Martin · Bayonne
50'

Substitution

Emerick Setiano on for Luke Tagi · Bayonne
52'

Substitution

Manex Ariceta on for Nika Lomidze · Bayonne
55'

Try

Dan Sheehan · Leinster

10 - 8
55'

Substitution

Joe McCarthy on for RG Snyman · Leinster
56'

Conversion

Harry Byrne · Leinster

10 - 10
56'

Substitution

Emosi Tumania on for Ignacio Calles · Bayonne
59'

Penalty

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

13 - 10
59'

Yellow Card Complete

Herschel Jantjies · Bayonne
71'

Substitution

Jerry Cahir on for Jack Boyle · Leinster
73'

Substitution

Victor Hannoun on for Yohan Orabe · Bayonne
74'

Try

Sam Prendergast · Leinster

13 - 15
75'

Conversion

Harry Byrne · Leinster

13 - 17
75'

Substitution

Scott Penny on for Josh van der Flier · Leinster
80'

Try

Max Deegan · Leinster

13 - 22
Fulltime 13 - 22

Player ratings

Bayonne

15 Cheikh Tiberghien 5.5
14 Tom Spring 6.2
13 Sireli Maqala 6.4
12 Manu Tuilagi 6.2
11 Yohan Orabe 7.2
10 Joris Segonds 6.1
9 Herschel Jantjies 4.8
1 Ignacio Calles 5.7
2 Lucas Martin 6.8
3 Luke Tagi 6.1
4 Ewan Johnson 6.2
5 Lucas Paulos 6.1
6 Alexandre Fischer 6.1
7 Arthur Iturria 6.7
8 Nika Lomidze 7.5
16 Facundo Bosch 6.6
17 Emosi Tumania 6.3
18 Emerick Setiano 6.1
19 Alvaro Garcia Iandolino –
20 Baptiste Heguy 5.7
21 Manex Ariceta 6.2
22 Guillaume Martocq 5.3
23 Victor Hannoun –

Leinster

15 Jimmy O'Brien 7.6
14 Tommy O'Brien 5.5
13 Garry Ringrose 7.0
12 Robbie Henshaw 6.5
11 Joshua Kenny 7.5
10 Harry Byrne 7.5
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 7.2
1 Jack Boyle 7.0
2 Ronan Kelleher 7.1
3 Tadhg Furlong 6.3
4 RG Snyman 6.3
5 James Ryan 6.9
6 Max Deegan 6.9
7 Caelan Doris 7.6
8 Josh van der Flier 6.2
16 Dan Sheehan 7.4
17 Jerry Cahir –
18 Thomas Clarkson 6.3
19 Joe McCarthy 6.4
20 Scott Penny –
21 Luke McGrath –
22 Sam Prendergast 7.5
23 Rieko Ioane 6.1