Biarritz 25 - 15 Grenoble

Full time

30 Jan 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 19

Parc des Sports Aguilera

Biarritz secured a convincing 25-15 victory over FC Grenoble at Parc des Sports Aguilera. The home side took an early lead with a try from Acebes in the 11th minute, followed by a penalty from Selponi. Grenoble responded with a try by Hardwick, but Biarritz maintained control with another try from Sonzogni shortly after halftime. Sonzogni added a second try, demonstrating his impact on the match as Biarritz pulled ahead. Grenoble's Rasaku scored late to narrow the gap, but it was not enough to change the outcome. Retiere's kicking and overall play were crucial for Biarritz, contributing significantly to their score. This result marked a strong comeback for Biarritz after losing to Grenoble in their previous encounter.

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Weather

Temperature: 9.5°C (Feels like 6.8°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 12.3 km/h, gusting to 22.6 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 82%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Penalty

Mael Navizet · Grenoble

0 - 3
11'

Try

Mathieu Acebes · Biarritz

5 - 3
17'

Penalty

Enzo Selponi · Biarritz

8 - 3
35'

Try

Richard Hardwick · Grenoble

8 - 8
Halftime 8 - 8
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Giorgi Mamaiashvili on for Sascha Mistrulli · Grenoble
46'

Substitution

Romain Ruffenach on for Bastien Soury · Grenoble
46'

Substitution

Cody Thomas on for Giorgi Pertaia · Grenoble
51'

Substitution

Francois Mur on for Zakaria El Fakir · Biarritz
51'

Substitution

Aitor Hourcade on for Heath Backhouse · Biarritz
51'

Substitution

Edgar Retiere on for Enzo Selponi · Biarritz
51'

Substitution

Yohan Tapie on for Arthur Bonneval · Biarritz
52'

Try

Adrien Sonzogni · Biarritz

13 - 8
53'

Conversion

Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

15 - 8
53'

Substitution

Tristan Labouteley on for Jose Madeira · Grenoble
57'

Yellow Card

Brandon Nansen · Grenoble
57'

Try

Adrien Sonzogni · Biarritz

20 - 8
58'

Conversion

Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

22 - 8
59'

Substitution

Piula Fa'asalele on for Johnny Dyer · Biarritz
59'

Substitution

Solomone Tukuafu on for Hugo Pirlet · Biarritz
59'

Substitution

Jose Madeira on for Hanru Sirgel · Grenoble
59'

Substitution

Jessy Jegerlehner on for Thomas Hebert · Biarritz
62'

Substitution

Eric Escande on for Barnabe Couilloud · Grenoble
62'

Substitution

Millian Ouldji on for Adrien Sonzogni · Biarritz
62'

Substitution

Romain Trouilloud on for Yan Lestrade · Grenoble
63'

Try

Kaminieli Rasaku · Grenoble

22 - 13
64'

Conversion

Romain Trouilloud · Grenoble

22 - 15
65'

Substitution

Mathis Baret on for Richard Hardwick · Grenoble
65'

Substitution

Samuel Bielle-Biarrey on for Hugo Avogadro · Grenoble
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Brandon Nansen · Grenoble
69'

Substitution

Hanru Sirgel on for Jose Madeira · Grenoble
72'

Substitution

Heath Backhouse on for Aitor Hourcade · Biarritz
80'

Penalty

Edgar Retiere · Biarritz

25 - 15
Fulltime 25 - 15

Player ratings

Biarritz

15 Kylian Jaminet 7.5
14 Arthur Bonneval 5.8
13 Carlo Mignot 6.5
12 Dorian Laborde 7.1
11 Mathieu Acebes 7.5
10 Enzo Selponi 6.9
9 Yann Lesgourgues 6.2
1 Zakaria El Fakir 6.0
2 Adrien Sonzogni 9.2
3 Hugo Pirlet 6.2
4 Heath Backhouse 6.2
5 Johnny Dyer 7.0
6 Thomas Hebert 6.4
7 Remi Bourdeau 6.9
8 Andrea Sacco 6.9
16 Millian Ouldji 6.5
17 Francois Mur 7.0
18 Piula Fa'asalele 6.8
19 Aitor Hourcade 6.3
20 Edgar Retiere 7.3
21 Yohan Tapie 6.6
22 Jessy Jegerlehner 6.7
23 Solomone Tukuafu 6.4

Grenoble

15 Max Clement 6.3
14 Kaminieli Rasaku 8.1
13 Giorgi Kveseladze 6.9
12 Yan Lestrade 5.8
11 Hugo Avogadro 5.4
10 Mael Navizet 7.1
9 Barnabe Couilloud 6.6
1 Sascha Mistrulli 6.9
2 Bastien Soury 6.3
3 Giorgi Pertaia 6.0
4 Jose Madeira 6.1
5 Brandon Nansen 5.0
6 Antonin Berruyer 6.6
7 Hanru Sirgel 6.7
8 Richard Hardwick 7.3
16 Romain Ruffenach 6.7
17 Giorgi Mamaiashvili 6.2
18 Tristan Labouteley 6.1
19 Mathis Baret 6.3
20 Eric Escande 5.8
21 Romain Trouilloud 5.8
22 Samuel Bielle-Biarrey 5.9
23 Cody Thomas 6.2