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Valence Valence 24 - 17 US Carcassonne US Carcassonne

Full time

23 Jan 2026

Pro D2

Stage: Regular Season Round 18

Stade Georges-Pompidou

Valence vs US Carcassonne head to head

Valence Romans secured a 24-17 victory over US Carcassonne in a closely contested Pro D2 match. Dorian Marco-Pena was instrumental for the home side, scoring two tries and contributing significantly to their attack. Johnny McPhillips kept Carcassonne in the game with a try and multiple conversions, including a penalty. The home team took control early, with Marco-Pena scoring their first try, quickly followed by another from him before half-time. Carcassonne fought back with a try from Gaetan Pichon, but their hopes were dampened by a yellow card to Marius Iftimiciuc. In the second half, Thomas Roziere sealed the win for Valence with a late try, showcasing their resilience. Both teams demonstrated strong performances, but Valence's home advantage proved decisive.

Broadcasters

  • GB, IE

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 4.9°C (Feels like 3.0°C) Condition: Rain Wind: 10.4 km/h, gusting to 36.2 km/h Humidity: 90% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 9'

    Try

    Mathys Barka 路 US Carcassonne

    0 - 5
  • 9'

    Conversion

    Johnny McPhillips 路 US Carcassonne

    0 - 7
  • 13'

    Try

    Dorian Marco-Pena 路 Valence

    5 - 7
  • 14'

    Conversion

    Lucas Meret 路 Valence

    7 - 7
  • 18'

    Penalty

    Lucas Meret 路 Valence

    10 - 7
  • 18'

    Substitution

    Xavier Mignot on for Osea Waqaninavatu 路 Valence

  • 20'

    Try

    Gaetan Pichon 路 US Carcassonne

    10 - 12
  • 20'

    Conversion

    Johnny McPhillips 路 US Carcassonne

    10 - 14
  • 32'

    Try

    Dorian Marco-Pena 路 Valence

    15 - 14
  • 33'

    Conversion

    Lucas Meret 路 Valence

    17 - 14
  • 36'

    Yellow Card

    Marius Iftimiciuc 路 US Carcassonne

  • 36'

    Substitution

    Yan Arnold on for Florent Lorenzon 路 US Carcassonne

  • 37'

    Substitution

    Evrard Dion Oulai on for Frank Bradshaw-Ryan 路 US Carcassonne

  • Halftime 17 - 14
  • Second Half
  • 46'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Marius Iftimiciuc 路 US Carcassonne

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Thomas Hoarau on for Lopeti Timani 路 US Carcassonne

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Ben Neiceru on for Louis Marrou 路 Valence

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Andrea Pontanier on for Anthony Aleo 路 Valence

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Hugo Fabregue on for Florian Goumat 路 Valence

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Sonatane Takulua on for Gaetan Pichon 路 US Carcassonne

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Gabin Michet on for James Daniel Ah Hing 路 US Carcassonne

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Louis Suaud on for Axel Bruchet 路 Valence

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Andrew Quattrin on for Dorian Marco-Pena 路 Valence

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Suetena Asomua on for Gareth Milasinovich 路 Valence

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Vakhtangi Akhobadze on for Fabien Lorenzon 路 US Carcassonne

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Kerron van Vuuren on for Yan Tabarot 路 US Carcassonne

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Florent Lorenzon on for Yan Arnold 路 US Carcassonne

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Romain Guyot on for Ferdinand Dreno 路 US Carcassonne

  • 70'

    Penalty

    Johnny McPhillips 路 US Carcassonne

    17 - 17
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Paul Dumas on for Thomas Lhusero 路 Valence

  • 73'

    Substitution

    Marius Iftimiciuc on for Romain Manchia 路 US Carcassonne

  • 73'

    Substitution

    Fabien Lorenzon on for Vakhtangi Akhobadze 路 US Carcassonne

  • 74'

    Substitution

    Axel Bruchet on for Matthieu Vachon 路 Valence

  • 75'

    Try

    Thomas Roziere 路 Valence

    22 - 17
  • 76'

    Conversion

    Lucas Meret 路 Valence

    24 - 17
  • Fulltime 24 - 17

Player ratings

Valence
  • 15 Adrien Martin 6.4
  • 14 Thomas Roziere 8.8
  • 13 Mathieu Guillomot 6.4
  • 12 Louis Marrou 6.1
  • 11 Osea Waqaninavatu 6.3
  • 10 Lucas Meret 6.5
  • 9 Thomas Lhusero 6.5
  • 1 Anthony Aleo 6.1
  • 2 Dorian Marco-Pena 8.9
  • 3 Gareth Milasinovich 6.1
  • 4 Ryan McCauley 6.4
  • 5 Florian Goumat 6.8
  • 6 Axel Bruchet 7.2
  • 7 Ilia Spanderashvili 6.9
  • 8 Matthieu Vachon 6.9
  • 16 Andrew Quattrin 6.3
  • 17 Andrea Pontanier 6.3
  • 18 Hugo Fabregue 6.5
  • 19 Louis Suaud 6.0
  • 20 Paul Dumas 6.2
  • 21 Xavier Mignot 6.4
  • 22 Ben Neiceru 6.4
  • 23 Suetena Asomua 6.2
US Carcassonne
  • 15 James Daniel Ah Hing 5.9
  • 14 Paul Gadea 5.5
  • 13 Lukas Doyhenard 6.4
  • 12 Mathys Barka 7.1
  • 11 Sefa Naivalu 7.4
  • 10 Johnny McPhillips 6.2
  • 9 Gaetan Pichon 7.3
  • 1 Florent Lorenzon 5.2
  • 2 Yan Tabarot 6.6
  • 3 Fabien Lorenzon 7.5
  • 4 Romain Manchia 6.6
  • 5 Marius Iftimiciuc 4.9
  • 6 Ferdinand Dreno 6.6
  • 7 Frank Bradshaw-Ryan 6.1
  • 8 Lopeti Timani 5.4
  • 16 Kerron van Vuuren 6.1
  • 17 Yan Arnold 6.7
  • 18 Evrard Dion Oulai 6.3
  • 19 Romain Guyot 6.0
  • 20 Sonatane Takulua 6.0
  • 21 Gabin Michet 5.7
  • 22 Thomas Hoarau 6.1
  • 23 Vakhtangi Akhobadze 5.9