Cheetahs 22 - 45 Stade Français

Full time

13 Dec 2025

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: Pool 3 Round 2

National Rugby Centre Amsterdam

Cheetahs vs Stade Français head to head

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Stade Francais secured a commanding 45-22 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs in the Challenge Cup. Thibaut Motassi opened the scoring with an early try, followed by Joe Marchant extending their lead. The Cheetahs responded well, with Louis van der Westhuizen and Munier Hartzenberg scoring tries, bringing the game to a competitive 19-12 at halftime. After the break, Stade Francais surged ahead with quick tries from Iakopo Mapu and Motassi, showcasing their attacking strength. Louis Foursans-Bourdette was instrumental with the boot, converting six tries and adding a penalty. The Cheetahs fought back with a late try from Jandre Nel, but it was not enough to close the gap. Overall, Stade Francais demonstrated superior play and discipline, dominating the match throughout.

Weather

Temperature: 10.5°C (Feels like 10.7°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 10.1 km/h, gusting to 19.9 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 10%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Thibaut Motassi · Stade Français

0 - 5
6'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

0 - 7
12'

Penalty

Cohen Jasper · Cheetahs

3 - 7
21'

Try

Joe Marchant · Stade Français

3 - 12
21'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

3 - 14
33'

Try

Louis van der Westhuizen · Cheetahs

8 - 14
34'

Conversion

Cohen Jasper · Cheetahs

10 - 14
37'

Try

Munier Hartzenberg · Cheetahs

15 - 14
38'

Conversion

Cohen Jasper · Cheetahs

17 - 14
Halftime 17 - 14
Second Half
41'

Try

Iakopo Mapu · Stade Français

17 - 19
42'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

17 - 21
43'

Try

Thibaut Motassi · Stade Français

17 - 26
44'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

17 - 28
49'

Substitution

Braxton Lua Asi on for Paul Alo-Emile · Stade Français
49'

Substitution

Moses Alo-Emile on for Jack Iscaro · Stade Français
49'

Substitution

Lucas Peyresblanques on for Alvaro Garcia · Stade Français
49'

Substitution

Mathieu Hirigoyen on for Ryan Chapuis · Stade Français
52'

Penalty

Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

17 - 31
53'

Substitution

Noah Nene on for Jeremy Ward · Stade Français
55'

Substitution

Clayton Blommetjies on for Michael Annies · Cheetahs
55'

Substitution

Francisco dos Reis on for Aranos Coetzee · Cheetahs
55'

Substitution

Matome Manyama on for Cameron Dawson · Cheetahs
59'

Substitution

Setareki Turagacoke on for Pierre-Henri Azagoh · Stade Français
59'

Substitution

Joe Jonas on for Joe Marchant · Stade Français
61'

Substitution

Neels Volschenk on for Gideon van der Merwe · Cheetahs
64'

Try

Noah Nene · Stade Français

17 - 38
64'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

17 - 33
65'

Substitution

Jandre Nel on for Marco Jansen van Vuren · Cheetahs
69'

Substitution

Martin Blum on for Thibaut Motassi · Stade Français
70'

Substitution

Curtly Thomas on for Juan Venter · Cheetahs
72'

Try

Juan Martin Scelzo · Stade Français

17 - 43
72'

Substitution

Vernon Paulo on for Louis van der Westhuizen · Cheetahs
73'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette · Stade Français

17 - 45
77'

Try

Jandre Nel · Cheetahs

22 - 45
Fulltime 22 - 45

Player ratings

Cheetahs

15 Michael Annies 5.9
14 Cohen Jasper 6.3
13 Munier Hartzenberg 7.3
12 De-an Ackermann 6.3
11 Prince Nkabinde 6.6
10 George Lourens 6.1
9 Marco Jansen van Vuren 6.4
1 Cameron Dawson 5.5
2 Louis van der Westhuizen 7.3
3 Aranos Coetzee 5.1
4 Carl Wegner 6.1
5 Juan Venter 6.1
6 Daniel Maartens 6.3
7 Pierre-Raymond Uys 5.8
8 Gideon van der Merwe 6.6
16 Vernon Paulo –
17 Matome Manyama 5.9
18 Francisco dos Reis 5.9
19 Curtly Thomas 5.8
20 Sisonke Vumazonke –
21 Neels Volschenk 5.9
22 Jandre Nel 6.5
23 Clayton Blommetjies 5.2

Stade Français

15 Mathis Ibo 6.1
14 Charles Laloi 6.2
13 Joe Marchant 7.3
12 Jeremy Ward 6.4
11 Andy Timo 6.9
10 Louis Foursans-Bourdette 7.9
9 Thibaut Motassi 7.8
1 Jack Iscaro 6.9
2 Alvaro Garcia 6.8
3 Paul Alo-Emile 6.3
4 Pierre-Henri Azagoh 6.9
5 Jacques Botha 6.6
6 Juan Martin Scelzo 6.6
7 Ryan Chapuis 6.2
8 Iakopo Mapu 8.1
16 Lucas Peyresblanques 7.0
17 Moses Alo-Emile 5.9
18 Braxton Lua Asi 5.9
19 Mathieu Hirigoyen 6.8
20 Setareki Turagacoke 6.2
21 Noah Nene 6.9
22 Martin Blum 6.1
23 Joe Jonas 6.6