Montpellier 45 - 22 Connacht

● full_time 80 minutes

11 Apr 2026

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: QF Round 6

Septeo Stadium

Head to Head

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👏 2

💩 1

🔥 2

😭 2

Montpellier Herault Rugby triumphed over Connacht Rugby with a commanding score of 45-22 in the Challenge Cup. The match started with Connacht's Sam Gilbert opening the scoring with a penalty, but they quickly found themselves down to 13 men due to yellow cards for Dylan Tierney-Martin and Shamus Hurley-Langton. Montpellier capitalized on this advantage, scoring a penalty try followed by a try from Christopher Tolofua, with Domingo Miotti converting both. Connacht's Dylan Tierney-Martin managed to score a try, but Montpellier's momentum continued, with additional tries from Mohamed Haouas and Miotti before halftime. In the second half, Connacht's Sean Naughton and Jack Aungier added to their tally, but Montpellier responded with tries from Ali Price and Jack Aungier, solidifying their lead. A late try from Valentin Welsch for Connacht brought some consolation, but Montpellier's dominance was clear throughout the match. This victory marked another strong performance for Montpellier, following their earlier win against Connacht earlier in the year.

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Weather

Temperature: 20.7°C (Feels like 19.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 16.5 km/h, gusting to 30.3 km/h Humidity: 57% Cloud Cover: 52%

Highlights

Events

0' kickoff
3' penalty Sam Gilbert
5' yellow_card Dylan Tierney-Martin
6' yellow_card Shamus Hurley-Langton
6' penalty_try No Player
13' substitution Shayne Bolton
14' try Christopher Tolofua
15' conversion Domingo Miotti
15' yellow_card_complete Dylan Tierney-Martin
16' substitution Matt Victory
16' yellow_card_complete Shamus Hurley-Langton
18' try Dylan Tierney-Martin
27' yellow_card Shayne Bolton
28' try Mohamed Haouas
36' try Domingo Miotti
37' conversion Domingo Miotti
37' yellow_card_complete Shayne Bolton
40' half_time
40' second_half
45' try Sean Naughton
45' conversion Sam Gilbert
45' substitution Christopher Tolofua
45' substitution Domingo Miotti
48' substitution Sean Naughton
48' substitution Billy Bohan
48' substitution Sam Illo
48' substitution Dylan Tierney-Martin
48' substitution Yacouba Camara
52' try Auguste Cadot
53' conversion Thomas Vincent
53' substitution Joe Joyce
53' substitution Shamus Hurley-Langton
53' substitution Matthew Devine
53' substitution Baptiste Erdocio
53' substitution Mohamed Haouas
55' yellow_card Lyam Akrab
56' substitution Billy Vunipola
59' substitution Florian Verhaeghe
59' substitution Auguste Cadot
65' substitution Shayne Bolton
65' yellow_card_complete Lyam Akrab
66' substitution Christopher Tolofua
67' substitution Jon Echegaray
68' try Ali Price
69' conversion Thomas Vincent
75' try Jack Aungier
76' conversion Sam Gilbert
78' substitution Marco Tauleigne
79' try Valentin Welsch
80' full_time