Pau 25 - 21 Toulon

Full time

17 May 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 24

Stade du Hameau

Section Paloise secured a thrilling 25-21 victory over RC Toulon at Stade du Hameau. Lekso Kaulashvili opened the scoring with a try, quickly followed by a conversion from Joe Simmonds. Paloise continued to dominate the first half, with tries from Emilien Gailleton and Tumua Manu, giving them a solid lead. Toulon came back strong in the second half, scoring tries through Melvyn Jaminet and Gabin Villiere, closing the gap. Kyle Sinckler added another try for Toulon, but it wasn't enough to overcome the deficit. The match was marked by intense play, with Remi Seneca receiving a yellow card late in the game. Ultimately, Paloise's strong first-half performance proved decisive in this closely contested encounter.

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Weather

Temperature: 21.7°C (Feels like 23.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 6.6 km/h, gusting to 18.2 km/h Humidity: 50% Cloud Cover: 12%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Try

Lekso Kaulashvili · Pau

5 - 0
9'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

7 - 0
12'

Penalty

Thibault Daubagna · Pau

10 - 0
12'

Substitution

Reece Hewat on for Luke Whitelock · Pau
21'

Substitution

Luke Whitelock on for Reece Hewat · Pau
24'

Try

Emilien Gailleton · Pau

15 - 0
25'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

17 - 0
38'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

20 - 0
40'

Substitution

Daniel Brennan on for Dany Priso · Toulon
40'

Substitution

Teddy Baubigny on for Pierre Damond · Toulon
40'

Substitution

Kyle Sinckler on for Beka Gigashvili · Toulon
Halftime 20 - 0
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Lucas Rey on for Romain Ruffenach · Pau
46'

Substitution

Facundo Isa on for Selevasio Tolofua · Toulon
46'

Substitution

Swan Rebbadj on for Corentin Mezou · Toulon
46'

Substitution

Matteo Le Corvec on for Jules Coulon · Toulon
47'

Try

Tumua Manu · Pau

25 - 0
49'

Substitution

Guram Papidze on for Siate Tokolahi · Pau
49'

Substitution

Remi Seneca on for Lekso Kaulashvili · Pau
50'

Substitution

Enzo Herve on for Dan Biggar · Toulon
50'

Substitution

Setariki Tuicuvu on for Duncan Paia'aua · Toulon
51'

Substitution

Reece Hewat on for Beka Gorgadze · Pau
54'

Try

Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

25 - 5
55'

Conversion

Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

25 - 7
56'

Try

Gabin Villiere · Toulon

25 - 12
58'

Conversion

Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

25 - 14
59'

Substitution

Thomas Jolmes on for Remi Picquette · Pau
59'

Substitution

Sacha Zegueur on for Luke Whitelock · Pau
64'

Substitution

Axel Desperes on for Joe Simmonds · Pau
65'

Substitution

Luke Whitelock on for Loic Credoz · Pau
67'

Substitution

Dan Biggar on for Jules Danglot · Toulon
70'

Substitution

Corentin Mezou on for Brian Alainu'uese · Toulon
70'

Substitution

Jules Coulon on for Esteban Abadie · Toulon
73'

Yellow Card

Remi Seneca · Pau
73'

Try

Kyle Sinckler · Toulon

25 - 19
73'

Substitution

Lekso Kaulashvili on for Clement Laporte · Pau
74'

Conversion

Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

25 - 21
Fulltime 25 - 21

Player ratings

Pau

15 Theo Attissogbe 7.5
14 Clement Laporte 6.7
13 Emilien Gailleton 7.4
12 Fabien Brau Boirie 7.8
11 Tumua Manu 8.5
10 Joe Simmonds 6.5
9 Thibault Daubagna 6.4
1 Lekso Kaulashvili 7.4
2 Romain Ruffenach 6.5
3 Siate Tokolahi 6.4
4 Hugo Auradou 5.8
5 Remi Picquette 6.5
6 Luke Whitelock 7.6
7 Loic Credoz 7.8
8 Beka Gorgadze 7.1
16 Lucas Rey 5.5
17 Remi Seneca 5.3
18 Thomas Jolmes 6.7
19 Sacha Zegueur 6.2
20 Reece Hewat 6.1
21 Thomas Souverbie –
22 Axel Desperes 6.3
23 Guram Papidze 6.3

Toulon

15 Melvyn Jaminet 7.8
14 Jiuta Wainiqolo 7.7
13 Leicester Fainga'anuku 6.2
12 Duncan Paia'aua 5.1
11 Gabin Villiere 8.3
10 Dan Biggar 5.7
9 Jules Danglot 6.7
1 Dany Priso 5.9
2 Pierre Damond 6.1
3 Beka Gigashvili 6.1
4 Corentin Mezou 5.9
5 Brian Alainu'uese 6.6
6 Jules Coulon 6.5
7 Esteban Abadie 7.2
8 Selevasio Tolofua 6.9
16 Teddy Baubigny 7.0
17 Daniel Brennan 6.2
18 Matteo Le Corvec 6.7
19 Swan Rebbadj 5.9
20 Facundo Isa 6.5
21 Enzo Herve 6.9
22 Setariki Tuicuvu 6.4
23 Kyle Sinckler 6.6