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Montauban Montauban 22 - 33 Ospreys Ospreys

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13 Dec 2025

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: Pool 1 Round 2

Stade Sapiac

Montauban vs Ospreys head to head

Ospreys secured a 33-22 victory against US Montauban in the Challenge Cup. The away side took an early lead with tries from Moriarty and Morse, both converted by Walsh, putting them 14-3 ahead. Montauban's Tuculet received a yellow card, but they managed to respond with a try from Maurouard before halftime. In the second half, Tuculet scored again, narrowing the gap to 14-17, before Ospreys' Daniel extended their lead with a try. Hardy added another try for Ospreys, further widening the score to 22-33. Montauban closed the match with a late try from Kanika, but it was not enough to change the outcome. Walsh's consistent kicking proved crucial for Ospreys, allowing them to maintain their advantage throughout the game.

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Where to watch in: United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 14.0°C (Feels like 16.0°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 3.9 km/h, gusting to 7.0 km/h Humidity: 75% Cloud Cover: 4%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 1'

    Penalty

    Thomas Fortunel 路 Montauban

    3 - 0
  • 5'

    Try

    Ross Moriarty 路 Ospreys

    3 - 5
  • 5'

    Conversion

    Jack Walsh 路 Ospreys

    3 - 7
  • 13'

    Yellow Card

    Segundo Tuculet 路 Montauban

  • 15'

    Try

    Morgan Morse 路 Ospreys

    3 - 12
  • 16'

    Conversion

    Jack Walsh 路 Ospreys

    3 - 14
  • 23'

    Try

    Keelan Giles 路 Ospreys

    3 - 19
  • 23'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Segundo Tuculet 路 Montauban

  • 34'

    Try

    Jeremie Maurouard 路 Montauban

    8 - 19
  • 38'

    Substitution

    Merlin Leflamand on for Hugo Zabalza 路 Montauban

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Hugo Zabalza on for Merlin Leflamand 路 Montauban

  • Halftime 8 - 19
  • Second Half
  • 47'

    Substitution

    Kevin Firmin on for Jeremie Maurouard 路 Montauban

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Facundo Pomponio on for Valentin Simutoga 路 Montauban

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Thomas Bue on for Leo Aouf 路 Montauban

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Kieran Hardy on for Luke Davies 路 Ospreys

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Owen Watkin on for Phil Cokanasiga 路 Ospreys

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Steffan Thomas on for Cameron Jones 路 Ospreys

  • 53'

    Yellow Card

    Ryan Conbeer 路 Ospreys

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Morgan Morris on for Morgan Morse 路 Ospreys

  • 55'

    Try

    Segundo Tuculet 路 Montauban

    13 - 19
  • 55'

    Conversion

    Thomas Fortunel 路 Montauban

    15 - 19
  • 56'

    Substitution

    Nafi Ma'afu on for Tyrone Vi'iga 路 Montauban

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Maxime Mathy on for Gibson Popoali'i 路 Montauban

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Efan Daniel on for Lewis Lloyd 路 Ospreys

  • 59'

    Try

    Efan Daniel 路 Ospreys

    15 - 24
  • 60'

    Conversion

    Jack Walsh 路 Ospreys

    15 - 26
  • 60'

    Substitution

    Merlin Leflamand on for Hugo Zabalza 路 Montauban

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Tjiuee Uanivi on for Fred Quercy 路 Montauban

  • 63'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Ryan Conbeer 路 Ospreys

  • 66'

    Substitution

    Mael Castel on for Thomas Fortunel 路 Montauban

  • 66'

    Substitution

    Iestyn Hopkins on for Keelan Giles 路 Ospreys

  • 66'

    Substitution

    Kian Hire on for Rhys Henry 路 Ospreys

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Jeremie Maurouard on for Kevin Firmin 路 Montauban

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Lewis Jones on for Ross Moriarty 路 Ospreys

  • 70'

    Try

    Kieran Hardy 路 Ospreys

    15 - 31
  • 71'

    Conversion

    Jack Walsh 路 Ospreys

    15 - 33
  • 83'

    Try

    Noa Kanika 路 Montauban

    20 - 33
  • 84'

    Conversion

    Mael Castel 路 Montauban

    22 - 33
  • Fulltime 22 - 33

Player ratings

Montauban
  • 15 Segundo Tuculet 6.0
  • 14 Stephane Ahmed 5.3
  • 13 Romain Fonnicola 7.6
  • 12 Gibson Popoali'i 7.4
  • 11 Paul Vallee 6.3
  • 10 Thomas Fortunel 5.1
  • 9 Hugo Zabalza 5.7
  • 1 Leo Aouf 6.1
  • 2 Jeremie Maurouard 7.4
  • 3 Valentin Simutoga 6.4
  • 4 Clement Bitz 5.6
  • 5 Noa Kanika 7.0
  • 6 Fred Quercy 6.7
  • 7 Vaea Fifita 6.3
  • 8 Tyrone Vi'iga 7.7
  • 16 Kevin Firmin 6.6
  • 17 Thomas Bue 6.5
  • 18 Nafi Ma'afu 7.1
  • 19 Tjiuee Uanivi 6.0
  • 20 Mael Castel 6.3
  • 21 Merlin Leflamand 5.9
  • 22 Maxime Mathy 5.6
  • 23 Facundo Pomponio 6.2
Ospreys
  • 15 Max Nagy 7.8
  • 14 Ryan Conbeer 4.7
  • 13 Evardi Boshoff 6.0
  • 12 Phil Cokanasiga 6.8
  • 11 Keelan Giles 7.7
  • 10 Jack Walsh 7.1
  • 9 Luke Davies 7.0
  • 1 Cameron Jones 6.9
  • 2 Lewis Lloyd 8.1
  • 3 Rhys Henry 7.2
  • 4 Huw Owen-Sutton 7.2
  • 5 James Fender 7.3
  • 6 Ross Moriarty 8.1
  • 7 Gwilym Evans 7.8
  • 8 Morgan Morse 7.1
  • 16 Efan Daniel 6.8
  • 17 Steffan Thomas 6.6
  • 18 Kian Hire 6.3
  • 19 Lewis Jones 6.4
  • 20 Morgan Morris 6.5
  • 21 Kieran Hardy 7.3
  • 22 Owen Watkin 6.6
  • 23 Iestyn Hopkins 6.3