Montpellier 18 - 12 Dragons

Full time

03 May 2026

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: SF Round 7

Septeo Stadium

Montpellier vs Dragons head to head

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Montpellier Herault Rugby secured an 18-12 victory over Dragons RFC in the Challenge Cup. Thomas Vincent opened the scoring with a penalty in the ninth minute, followed by a try from Tyler Duguid, which Vincent converted to extend the lead. The Dragons responded with a try from Aneurin Owen, narrowing the gap to 10-5. In the second half, Vincent added another penalty before Alexis Bernadet scored Montpellier's second try, increasing their advantage to 18-5. Owen struck again for Dragons with his second try, and Angus O'Brien's conversion brought them closer at 18-12. Montpellier's Nika Abuladze received a yellow card during a tense period, but the home side held on to secure the win. This match continued Montpellier's recent dominance, having also defeated Dragons in their previous encounter.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: France, Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 18.7°C (Feels like 14.7°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 21.7 km/h, gusting to 38.3 km/h Humidity: 68% Cloud Cover: 93%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Penalty

Thomas Vincent · Montpellier

3 - 0
24'

Try

Tyler Duguid · Montpellier

8 - 0
25'

Conversion

Thomas Vincent · Montpellier

10 - 0
30'

Try

Aneurin Owen · Dragons

10 - 5
36'

Substitution

Domingo Miotti on for Lennox Anyanwu · Montpellier
36'

Substitution

Thomas Darmon on for Melvyn Rates · Montpellier
Halftime 10 - 5
Second Half
41'

Penalty

Thomas Vincent · Montpellier

13 - 5
44'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Levi Douglas · Dragons
50'

Substitution

Harrison Keddie on for Ryan Woodman · Dragons
56'

Substitution

Wyn Jones on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
56'

Substitution

Brodie Coghlan on for Elliot Dee · Dragons
56'

Substitution

Dillon Lewis on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
56'

Substitution

Nika Abuladze on for Baptiste Erdocio · Montpellier
56'

Substitution

Lyam Akrab on for Ricky Riccitelli · Montpellier
56'

Substitution

Mohamed Haouas on for Valentin Welsch · Montpellier
58'

Yellow Card

Nika Abuladze · Montpellier
60'

Substitution

Fetuli Paea on for Fine Inisi · Dragons
63'

Substitution

Yacouba Camara on for Marco Tauleigne · Montpellier
63'

Substitution

Morgan Lloyd on for Niall Armstrong · Dragons
64'

Substitution

Baptiste Erdocio on for Alexandre Becognee · Montpellier
66'

Try

Alexis Bernadet · Montpellier

18 - 5
68'

Substitution

Huw Anderson on for David Richards · Dragons
68'

Yellow Card Complete

Nika Abuladze · Montpellier
69'

Substitution

Alexandre Becognee on for Baptiste Erdocio · Montpellier
71'

Substitution

Alexander Masibaka on for Lenni Nouchi · Montpellier
72'

Try

Aneurin Owen · Dragons

18 - 12
72'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

18 - 7
Fulltime 18 - 12

Player ratings

Montpellier

15 Tom Banks 6.5
14 Donovan Taofifenua 6.9
13 Auguste Cadot 7.2
12 Lennox Anyanwu 6.3
11 Melvyn Rates 6.3
10 Thomas Vincent 7.4
9 Alexis Bernadet 7.3
1 Baptiste Erdocio 6.4
2 Ricky Riccitelli 6.9
3 Valentin Welsch 6.5
4 Adam Beard 7.0
5 Tyler Duguid 7.1
6 Marco Tauleigne 6.6
7 Alexandre Becognee 5.7
8 Lenni Nouchi 8.4
16 Lyam Akrab 7.2
17 Nika Abuladze 4.8
18 Mohamed Haouas 6.6
19 Yacouba Camara 6.4
20 Alexander Masibaka –
21 Tom Baraer –
22 Domingo Miotti 6.4
23 Thomas Darmon 6.9

Dragons

15 Angus O'Brien 6.2
14 David Richards 7.8
13 Fine Inisi 6.0
12 Aneurin Owen 8.9
11 Rio Dyer 6.7
10 Tinus de Beer 6.3
9 Niall Armstrong 5.2
1 Rodrigo Martinez 6.6
2 Elliot Dee 6.9
3 Chris Coleman 5.5
4 Levi Douglas 6.1
5 Ben Carter 6.6
6 Ryan Woodman 5.9
7 Thomas Young 7.3
8 Aaron Wainwright 6.7
16 Brodie Coghlan 6.3
17 Wyn Jones 5.9
18 Dillon Lewis 6.2
19 Seb Davies 6.1
20 Harrison Keddie 5.4
21 Morgan Lloyd 6.1
22 Fetuli Paea 5.6
23 Huw Anderson 6.3