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Benetton Benetton 44 - 31 Perpignan Perpignan

Full time

13 Dec 2025

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: Pool 2 Round 2

Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Benetton vs Perpignan head to head

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Benetton Rugby secured a convincing 44-31 victory against USA Perpignan in the Challenge Cup at Stadio Comunale di Monigo. Paolo Odogwu was a standout performer for the home side, scoring two tries and contributing significantly to the team's offense. Tomas Albornoz added to his team's score with a try and multiple conversions before being substituted at halftime. USA Perpignan fought back valiantly, with Hugo Reus scoring a penalty and a conversion, but they struggled to contain Benetton's attacking prowess. Mayron Fahy and Job Poulet both crossed for tries, but the visitors were unable to close the gap. In the second half, Benetton continued their dominance, with Ignacio Mendy also scoring. Overall, the match highlighted Benetton's strong attacking game and solid defense, ensuring their place in the competition.

Weather

Temperature: 13.3°C (Feels like 15.9°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 4.4 km/h, gusting to 9.0 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 2%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 2'

    Penalty

    Hugo Reus · Perpignan

    0 - 3
  • 7'

    Try

    Paolo Odogwu · Benetton

    5 - 3
  • 8'

    Conversion

    Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

    7 - 3
  • 13'

    Penalty

    Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

    10 - 3
  • 15'

    Penalty

    Hugo Reus · Perpignan

    10 - 6
  • 18'

    Try

    Alessandro Izekor · Benetton

    15 - 6
  • 18'

    Conversion

    Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

    17 - 6
  • 20'

    Try

    Alivereti Duguivalu · Perpignan

    17 - 11
  • 20'

    Conversion

    Hugo Reus · Perpignan

    17 - 13
  • 23'

    Try

    Paolo Odogwu · Benetton

    22 - 13
  • 24'

    Conversion

    Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

    24 - 13
  • 31'

    Missed Drop Goal

    Hugo Reus · Perpignan

  • 33'

    Try

    Job Poulet · Perpignan

    24 - 18
  • 34'

    Conversion

    Hugo Reus · Perpignan

    24 - 20
  • Halftime 24 - 20
  • Second Half
  • 45'

    Penalty

    Hugo Reus · Perpignan

    24 - 23
  • 45'

    Substitution

    Lorencio Boyer Gallardo on for Bruce Devaux · Perpignan

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Pietro Ceccarelli on for Akato Fakatika · Perpignan

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Jacob Umaga on for Tomas Albornoz · Benetton

  • 46'

    Substitution

    Mathys Lotrian on for Sama Malolo · Perpignan

  • 48'

    Try

    Bautista Bernasconi · Benetton

    29 - 23
  • 49'

    Conversion

    Jacob Umaga · Benetton

    31 - 23
  • 52'

    Penalty

    Hugo Reus · Perpignan

    31 - 26
  • 52'

    Substitution

    Riccardo Favretto on for Eli Snyman · Benetton

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Simone Ferrari on for Giosue Zilocchi · Benetton

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Thomas Gallo on for Mirco Spagnolo · Benetton

  • 52'

    Substitution

    Siua Maile on for Bautista Bernasconi · Benetton

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Malakai Fekitoa on for Rhyno Smith · Benetton

  • 58'

    Try

    Ignacio Mendy · Benetton

    36 - 26
  • 59'

    Conversion

    Jacob Umaga · Benetton

    38 - 26
  • 60'

    Substitution

    James Hall on for Gela Aprasidze · Perpignan

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Alessandro Garbisi on for Andy Uren · Benetton

  • 62'

    Try

    Mayron Fahy · Perpignan

    38 - 31
  • 62'

    Substitution

    Tavite Veredamu on for Mayron Fahy · Perpignan

  • 66'

    Penalty

    Jacob Umaga · Benetton

    41 - 31
  • 66'

    Substitution

    Giulio Marini on for So'otala Fa'aso'o · Benetton

  • 77'

    Penalty

    Jacob Umaga · Benetton

    44 - 31
  • Fulltime 44 - 31

Player ratings

Benetton
  • 15 Rhyno Smith 6.7
  • 14 Louis Lynagh 7.0
  • 13 Paolo Odogwu 9.0
  • 12 Leonardo Marin 8.7
  • 11 Ignacio Mendy 7.1
  • 10 Tomas Albornoz 6.3
  • 9 Andy Uren 6.9
  • 1 Mirco Spagnolo 5.9
  • 2 Bautista Bernasconi 7.6
  • 3 Giosue Zilocchi 6.6
  • 4 Niccolo Cannone 7.1
  • 5 Eli Snyman 5.4
  • 6 Alessandro Izekor 8.1
  • 7 Manuel Zuliani 6.9
  • 8 So'otala Fa'aso'o 7.5
  • 16 Siua Maile 7.2
  • 17 Thomas Gallo 6.5
  • 18 Simone Ferrari 6.3
  • 19 Giulio Marini 6.3
  • 20 Riccardo Favretto 6.7
  • 21 Alessandro Garbisi 6.4
  • 22 Jacob Umaga 6.4
  • 23 Malakai Fekitoa 6.4
Perpignan
  • 15 Mayron Fahy 6.8
  • 14 Eneriko Buliruarua 5.8
  • 13 Alivereti Duguivalu 7.0
  • 12 Job Poulet 7.1
  • 11 Lucas Dubois 6.2
  • 10 Hugo Reus 5.5
  • 9 Gela Aprasidze 6.4
  • 1 Bruce Devaux 6.3
  • 2 Sama Malolo 6.1
  • 3 Akato Fakatika 5.0
  • 4 Peceli Yato 6.1
  • 5 Bastien Chinarro 6.6
  • 6 Mahamadou Diaby 6.2
  • 7 Max Hicks 6.5
  • 8 Andro Dvali 6.7
  • 16 Mathys Lotrian 5.5
  • 17 Lorencio Boyer Gallardo 6.0
  • 18 Pietro Ceccarelli 6.1
  • 19 Davit Lagvilava –
  • 20 Simon Taty –
  • 21 James Hall 5.9
  • 22 Gabin Kretchmann –
  • 23 Tavite Veredamu 5.9