Racing 25 - 27 Montpellier

Full time

31 May 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 25

Paris La Defense Arena

Montpellier Herault Rugby narrowly defeated Racing 92 with a score of 27-25 in a thrilling Top 14 encounter. Henry Chavancy opened the scoring for Racing with an early try, followed by a conversion from Nolann Le Garrec. However, Montpellier responded quickly with a try from Jordan Uelese and a conversion by Leo Coly. The match took a pivotal turn when Billy Vunipola received a red card, leaving Montpellier down to 14 players. Despite the disadvantage, Montpellier showcased resilience, with Marco Tauleigne and Lyam Akrab scoring critical tries. Racing made a late surge with a try from Maxime Baudonne, but they fell short as Montpellier held on for the win. Le Garrec's outstanding performance with the boot kept Racing competitive, but it was Montpellier's tenacity that secured their victory.

Weather

Temperature: 29.4°C (Feels like 28.7°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 11.5 km/h, gusting to 29.4 km/h Humidity: 48% Cloud Cover: 93%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Henry Chavancy · Racing

5 - 0
2'

Conversion

Nolann Le Garrec · Racing

7 - 0
9'

Try

Jordan Uelese · Montpellier

7 - 5
10'

Conversion

Leo Coly · Montpellier

7 - 7
20'

Substitution

Arthur Vincent on for Auguste Cadot · Montpellier
24'

Penalty

Nolann Le Garrec · Racing

10 - 7
36'

Red Card

Billy Vunipola · Montpellier
37'

Try

Nolann Le Garrec · Racing

15 - 7
Halftime 15 - 7
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Romain Taofifenua on for Wame Naituvi · Racing
44'

Substitution

Vinaya Habosi on for Henry Chavancy · Racing
44'

Substitution

Josua Tuisova on for Dan Lancaster · Racing
48'

Penalty

Nolann Le Garrec · Racing

18 - 7
49'

Substitution

Hassane Kolingar on for Guram Gogichashvili · Racing
49'

Substitution

Eddy Ben Arous on for Janick Tarrit · Racing
49'

Substitution

Gia Kharaishvili on for Demba Bamba · Racing
52'

Try

Marco Tauleigne · Montpellier

18 - 12
53'

Conversion

Leo Coly · Montpellier

18 - 14
53'

Substitution

Wilfrid Hounkpatin on for Mohamed Haouas · Montpellier
53'

Substitution

Baptiste Erdocio on for Enzo Forletta · Montpellier
53'

Substitution

Lyam Akrab on for Christopher Tolofua · Montpellier
53'

Substitution

Joshua Moorby on for Thomas Vincent · Montpellier
57'

Substitution

Alexandre Becognee on for Bastien Chalureau · Montpellier
57'

Substitution

Junior Kpoku on for Ibrahim Diallo · Racing
58'

Substitution

Alexis Bernadet on for Leo Coly · Montpellier
59'

Substitution

Janick Tarrit on for Eddy Ben Arous · Racing
60'

Try

Lyam Akrab · Montpellier

18 - 19
60'

Substitution

Tyler Duguid on for Jordan Uelese · Montpellier
61'

Conversion

Anthony Bouthier · Montpellier

18 - 21
63'

Substitution

Wame Naituvi on for Max Spring · Racing
63'

Substitution

Boris Palu on for Jordan Joseph · Racing
65'

Penalty

Anthony Bouthier · Montpellier

18 - 24
72'

Try

Maxime Baudonne · Racing

23 - 24
73'

Conversion

Nolann Le Garrec · Racing

25 - 24
73'

Substitution

Dan Lancaster on for Vinaya Habosi · Racing
77'

Yellow Card

Junior Kpoku · Racing
78'

Penalty

Anthony Bouthier · Montpellier

25 - 27
Fulltime 25 - 27

Player ratings

Racing

15 Max Spring 6.4
14 Wame Naituvi 7.2
13 Gael Fickou 6.2
12 Henry Chavancy 7.2
11 Donovan Taofifenua 5.9
10 Dan Lancaster 6.6
9 Nolann Le Garrec 7.3
1 Guram Gogichashvili 5.4
2 Janick Tarrit 6.6
3 Demba Bamba 6.3
4 Boris Palu 6.2
5 Jordan Joseph 6.1
6 Maxime Baudonne 6.0
7 Ibrahim Diallo 7.0
8 Cameron Woki 6.2
16 Eddy Ben Arous 5.8
17 Hassane Kolingar 5.8
18 Junior Kpoku 4.2
19 Romain Taofifenua 6.1
20 Antoine Gibert –
21 Vinaya Habosi 6.2
22 Josua Tuisova 7.0
23 Gia Kharaishvili 5.7

Montpellier

15 Thomas Vincent 5.5
14 Mael Moustin 7.8
13 Thomas Darmon 6.8
12 Auguste Cadot 6.3
11 Gabriel Ngandebe 7.6
10 Anthony Bouthier 6.0
9 Leo Coly 6.5
1 Enzo Forletta 6.1
2 Christopher Tolofua 7.0
3 Mohamed Haouas 5.9
4 Marco Tauleigne 7.3
5 Bastien Chalureau 7.3
6 Yacouba Camara 6.7
7 Jordan Uelese 7.5
8 Billy Vunipola 4.2
16 Lyam Akrab 7.9
17 Baptiste Erdocio 6.4
18 Tyler Duguid 6.8
19 Alexandre Becognee 6.3
20 Alexis Bernadet 6.7
21 Arthur Vincent 6.1
22 Joshua Moorby 6.2
23 Wilfrid Hounkpatin 6.4