Lyon 51 - 25 Pau

Full time

19 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Matmut Stadium de Gerland

Lyon delivered an impressive performance at Matmut Stadium, securing a 51-25 victory against Section Paloise. The home team surged ahead early with a try from Millet, quickly followed by a conversion from Meliande. Section Paloise responded strongly, with Marta scoring two tries to level the match at 10-10. However, Lyon regained momentum before halftime with a try from Masi, leading 20-13 at the break. In the second half, Wainiqolo and Simmonds extended Lyon's lead, despite a brief challenge from Auradou's try for Section Paloise. A red card for Pesenti further weakened the visitors, allowing Lyon to dominate the latter stages of the match. The game concluded with Lyon scoring a total of seven tries, showcasing their attacking prowess and solidifying their position in the Top 14.

Weather

Temperature: 25.6°C (Feels like 26.7°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 6.6 km/h, gusting to 16.2 km/h Humidity: 32% Cloud Cover: 33%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Theo Millet · Lyon

5 - 0
3'

Conversion

Martin Meliande · Lyon

7 - 0
12'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

10 - 0
13'

Try

Rodrigo Marta · Pau

10 - 5
16'

Try

Rodrigo Marta · Pau

10 - 10
24'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

10 - 13
27'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

13 - 13
27'

Substitution

Janse Roux on for Theo William · Lyon
30'

Substitution

Santiago Grondona on for Thomas Jolmes · Pau
36'

Try

Iosefo Masi · Lyon

18 - 13
37'

Conversion

Martin Meliande · Lyon

20 - 13
40'

Substitution

Thomas Jolmes on for Santiago Grondona · Pau
Halftime 20 - 13
Second Half
43'

Substitution

Baptiste Couilloud on for Charlie Cassang · Lyon
43'

Substitution

Dylan Cretin on for Beka Saginadze · Lyon
43'

Substitution

Thomas Gallo on for Jerome Rey · Lyon
45'

Try

Hugo Auradou · Pau

20 - 18
45'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

20 - 20
48'

Try

Jiuta Wainiqolo · Lyon

25 - 20
49'

Substitution

Jon Zabala on for Thomas Laclayat · Pau
50'

Substitution

Hugo Parrou on for Alexandre Etchebehere · Pau
50'

Substitution

Tumua Manu on for Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang · Pau
50'

Substitution

Thibault Daubagna on for Thomas Souverbie · Pau
50'

Substitution

Youri Delhommel on for Lucas Rey · Pau
51'

Red Card

Baptiste Pesenti · Pau
52'

Try

Sam Simmonds · Lyon

30 - 20
57'

Substitution

Adrien Seguret on for Theo Millet · Lyon
57'

Substitution

Thomas Marceline on for Irakli Aptsiauri · Lyon
57'

Substitution

Camille Chat on for Guillaume Marchand · Lyon
58'

Try

Youri Delhommel · Pau

30 - 25
58'

Substitution

Remi Picquette on for Thomas Jolmes · Pau
62'

Try

Camille Chat · Lyon

35 - 25
63'

Conversion

Martin Meliande · Lyon

37 - 25
63'

Substitution

Joe Simmonds on for Axel Desperes · Pau
70'

Yellow Card

Dylan Cretin · Lyon
72'

Substitution

Leo Berdeu on for Martin Meliande · Lyon
72'

Substitution

Santiago Grondona on for Facundo Isa · Pau
74'

Substitution

Irakli Aptsiauri on for Thomas Marceline · Lyon
75'

Try

Gabin Lorre · Lyon

42 - 25
76'

Conversion

Leo Berdeu · Lyon

44 - 25
78'

Try

Adrien Seguret · Lyon

49 - 25
79'

Conversion

Leo Berdeu · Lyon

51 - 25
80'

Yellow Card Complete

Dylan Cretin · Lyon
Fulltime 51 - 25

Player ratings

Lyon

15 Gabin Lorre 9.1
14 Ethan Dumortier 5.9
13 Iosefo Masi 7.9
12 Theo Millet 7.4
11 Jiuta Wainiqolo 8.6
10 Martin Meliande 6.9
9 Charlie Cassang 8.0
1 Jerome Rey 7.2
2 Guillaume Marchand 6.8
3 Irakli Aptsiauri 6.4
4 Theo William 6.5
5 Mickael Guillard 8.3
6 Antoine Deliance 6.6
7 Beka Saginadze 7.2
8 Sam Simmonds 8.6
16 Camille Chat 7.7
17 Thomas Gallo 7.0
18 Dylan Cretin 5.1
19 Janse Roux 6.7
20 Baptiste Couilloud 6.6
21 Leo Berdeu –
22 Adrien Seguret 6.7
23 Thomas Marceline 6.3

Pau

15 Theo Attissogbe 6.6
14 Rodrigo Marta 8.5
13 Emilien Gailleton 6.8
12 Fabien Brau-Boirie 7.0
11 Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang 6.9
10 Axel Desperes 6.1
9 Thomas Souverbie 5.8
1 Alexandre Etchebehere 6.3
2 Lucas Rey 6.3
3 Thomas Laclayat 5.7
4 Thomas Jolmes 6.5
5 Baptiste Pesenti 3.3
6 Loic Credoz 6.4
7 Hugo Auradou 7.2
8 Facundo Isa 7.4
16 Youri Delhommel 6.9
17 Hugo Parrou 6.7
18 Remi Picquette 6.0
19 Santiago Grondona 5.7
20 Thibault Daubagna 6.0
21 Joe Simmonds 5.6
22 Tumua Manu 6.2
23 Jon Zabala 5.3