Vannes 12 - 26 Montpellier

Full time

12 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Stade de la Rabine

Montpellier Herault Rugby triumphed over RC Vannes with a final score of 26-12 in a closely contested Top 14 clash. Adam Hastings opened the scoring for Montpellier with a try, followed by a penalty to put them ahead early. RC Vannes responded with two tries from Paul Surano, who showcased excellent finishing skills. However, Montpellier regained control with a try from Arthur Vincent just after halftime. Tom Banks added another try to extend Montpellier's lead, and Stuart Hogg's penalty sealed the victory. The game saw Montpellier dealing with multiple yellow cards but still managing to secure a convincing win. Overall, Montpellier's disciplined play and strategic kicking proved decisive against Vannes.

Weather

Temperature: 24.6°C (Feels like 25.1°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 11.0 km/h, gusting to 22.0 km/h Humidity: 54% Cloud Cover: 32%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Try

Adam Hastings · Montpellier

0 - 5
14'

Penalty

Adam Hastings · Montpellier

0 - 8
20'

Yellow Card

Melvyn Rates · Montpellier
20'

Try

Paul Surano · Vannes

5 - 8
25'

Penalty

Adam Hastings · Montpellier

5 - 11
25'

Substitution

Joseph Edwards on for Leon Boulier · Vannes
27'

Try

Paul Surano · Vannes

10 - 11
27'

Conversion

Maxime Lafage · Vannes

12 - 11
29'

Substitution

Nick Schonert on for Santiago Medrano · Vannes
30'

Yellow Card Complete

Melvyn Rates · Montpellier
32'

Yellow Card

Baptiste Erdocio · Montpellier
34'

Substitution

Valentin Welsch on for Yacouba Camara · Montpellier
Halftime 12 - 11
Second Half
42'

Substitution

Arthur Vincent on for Auguste Cadot · Montpellier
42'

Substitution

Baptiste Erdocio on for Valentin Welsch · Montpellier
42'

Yellow Card Complete

Baptiste Erdocio · Montpellier
43'

Try

Arthur Vincent · Montpellier

12 - 16
46'

Substitution

Christopher Tolofua on for Lyam Akrab · Montpellier
46'

Substitution

Wilfrid Hounkpatin on for Luka Japaridze · Montpellier
50'

Yellow Card

Billy Vunipola · Montpellier
51'

Substitution

Ugo Boniface on for Giorgi Beria · Vannes
60'

Yellow Card Complete

Billy Vunipola · Montpellier
65'

Try

Tom Banks · Montpellier

12 - 21
66'

Conversion

Stuart Hogg · Montpellier

12 - 23
75'

Yellow Card

Santiago Medrano · Vannes
76'

Penalty

Stuart Hogg · Montpellier

12 - 26
Fulltime 12 - 26

Player ratings

Vannes

15 Anthony Bouthier 7.6
14 Paul Surano 8.3
13 Pierre Boudehent 6.3
12 Raymond Nu'u 6.8
11 Enzo Benmegal 5.9
10 Maxime Lafage 5.3
9 Michael Ruru 6.0
1 Giorgi Beria 6.4
2 Dave Cherry 7.1
3 Santiago Medrano 4.4
4 Matias Alemanno 6.0
5 Matteo Desjeux 6.1
6 Ioane Iashagashvili 7.7
7 Francisco Gorrissen 6.5
8 Leon Boulier 6.8
16 Mills Sanerivi –
17 Ugo Boniface 5.4
18 Timothe Mezou –
19 Joseph Edwards 6.7
20 Steeve Blanc-Mappaz –
21 Clovis Le Bail –
22 Ben Stevenson –
23 Nick Schonert 5.8

Montpellier

15 Tom Banks 8.7
14 Dimitri Delibes 7.7
13 Auguste Cadot 7.1
12 Justo Piccardo 7.2
11 Melvyn Rates 7.6
10 Adam Hastings 7.8
9 Alexis Bernadet 7.3
1 Baptiste Erdocio 6.3
2 Lyam Akrab 7.1
3 Luka Japaridze 6.1
4 Florian Verhaeghe 6.6
5 Tyler Duguid 7.3
6 Yacouba Camara 6.8
7 Alexandre Becognee 6.2
8 Billy Vunipola 5.5
16 Christopher Tolofua 7.4
17 Valentin Welsch –
18 Ruben van Heerden –
19 Alexander Masibaka –
20 Ali Price –
21 Stuart Hogg –
22 Arthur Vincent 7.7
23 Wilfrid Hounkpatin 6.6