Montpellier
18 - 12
Dragons
03 May 2026
Stage: SF Round 7
Septeo Stadium
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.
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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
- 0' kickoff
- 9' penalty Thomas Vincent
- 24' try Tyler Duguid
- 25' conversion Thomas Vincent
- 30' try Aneurin Owen
- 36' substitution Lennox Anyanwu
- 36' substitution Melvyn Rates
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' penalty Thomas Vincent
- 44' substitution Levi Douglas
- 50' substitution Ryan Woodman
- 56' substitution Rodrigo Martinez
- 56' substitution Elliot Dee
- 56' substitution Chris Coleman
- 56' substitution Baptiste Erdocio
- 56' substitution Ricky Riccitelli
- 56' substitution Valentin Welsch
- 58' yellow_card Nika Abuladze
- 60' substitution Fine Inisi
- 63' substitution Marco Tauleigne
- 63' substitution Niall Armstrong
- 64' substitution Alexandre Becognee
- 66' try Alexis Bernadet
- 68' substitution David Richards
- 68' yellow_card_complete Nika Abuladze
- 69' substitution Baptiste Erdocio
- 71' substitution Lenni Nouchi
- 72' try Aneurin Owen
- 72' conversion Angus O'Brien
- 80' full_time