Pau 39 - 17 La Rochelle

Full time

26 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 4

Stade du Hameau

Section Paloise delivered a commanding performance against Stade Rochelais, finishing the match 39-17. After conceding an early penalty by Healy, Simmonds equalized before Montoya crossed for the first try. Simmonds converted and added two more penalties, leading to a dominant first half where Section Paloise scored four tries, including a late effort from Kaulashvili. Rochelais struggled to find their footing, only managing a try from Lespiaucq early in the second half. However, Gorgadze responded quickly for Section Paloise, further extending their lead. Stade Rochelais added a late consolation try from Sorin, but it was too little, too late. This victory marked a strong statement from Section Paloise in the Top 14, showcasing their attacking prowess and solid defence.

Weather

Temperature: 21.5°C (Feels like 20.7°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 7.5 km/h, gusting to 15.2 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 12%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
11'

Penalty

Ben Healy · La Rochelle

0 - 3
15'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

3 - 3
19'

Try

Julian Montoya · Pau

8 - 3
20'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

10 - 3
27'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

13 - 3
29'

Try

Rodrigo Marta · Pau

18 - 3
30'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

20 - 3
37'

Yellow Card

Ugo Pacome · La Rochelle
37'

Try

Lekso Kaulashvili · Pau

25 - 3
38'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

27 - 3
40'

Substitution

Alexandre Etchebehere on for Lekso Kaulashvili · Pau
Halftime 27 - 3
Second Half
47'

Substitution

Sacha Elissalde on for Ugo Pacome · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Thomas Laclayat on for Siate Tokolahi · Pau
47'

Substitution

Alexandre Kaddouri on for Louis Penverne · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Quentin Lespiaucq on for Nika Sutidze · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Karl Sorin on for Aleksandre Kuntelia · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Andy Timo on for Matthias Haddad · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Oscar Jegou on for Levani Botia · La Rochelle
47'

Yellow Card Complete

Ugo Pacome · La Rochelle
53'

Try

Quentin Lespiaucq · La Rochelle

27 - 8
54'

Conversion

Nolann Le Garrec · La Rochelle

27 - 10
54'

Substitution

Thomas Adelaide on for Watisoni Waqanisaravi · La Rochelle
56'

Substitution

Youri Delhommel on for Julian Montoya · Pau
56'

Substitution

Baptiste Pesenti on for Mickael Capelli · Pau
56'

Substitution

Sacha Zegueur on for Facundo Isa · Pau
58'

Try

Beka Gorgadze · Pau

32 - 10
59'

Conversion

Joe Simmonds · Pau

34 - 10
68'

Yellow Card

Thomas Laclayat · Pau
68'

Substitution

Valentin Bouju on for Nolann Le Garrec · La Rochelle
68'

Substitution

Siate Tokolahi on for Loic Credoz · Pau
68'

Substitution

Axel Desperes on for Theo Attissogbe · Pau
69'

Yellow Card

Oscar Jegou · La Rochelle
75'

Substitution

Thomas Jolmes on for Hugo Auradou · Pau
76'

Try

Tumua Manu · Pau

39 - 10
77'

Substitution

Thomas Souverbie on for Thibault Daubagna · Pau
78'

Yellow Card Complete

Thomas Laclayat · Pau
79'

Yellow Card Complete

Oscar Jegou · La Rochelle
80'

Try

Karl Sorin · La Rochelle

39 - 17
80'

Conversion

Valentin Bouju · La Rochelle

39 - 12
Fulltime 39 - 17

Player ratings

Pau

15 Theo Attissogbe 7.2
14 Rodrigo Marta 8.9
13 Emilien Gailleton 7.1
12 Fabien Brau-Boirie 7.4
11 Tumua Manu 8.4
10 Joe Simmonds 7.3
9 Thibault Daubagna 7.3
1 Lekso Kaulashvili 7.2
2 Julian Montoya 7.6
3 Siate Tokolahi 6.7
4 Hugo Auradou 7.3
5 Mickael Capelli 6.8
6 Beka Gorgadze 8.4
7 Loic Credoz 6.9
8 Facundo Isa 7.2
16 Youri Delhommel 6.1
17 Alexandre Etchebehere 6.5
18 Thomas Jolmes –
19 Baptiste Pesenti 5.9
20 Sacha Zegueur 6.3
21 Thomas Souverbie –
22 Axel Desperes 6.1
23 Thomas Laclayat 4.7

La Rochelle

15 Ugo Pacome 4.6
14 Dillyn Leyds 6.9
13 Peni Torau Vuetimaiwai 6.9
12 Simeli Daunivucu 6.4
11 Nathan Bollengier 6.1
10 Ben Healy 6.1
9 Nolann Le Garrec 6.4
1 Louis Penverne 6.4
2 Nika Sutidze 6.2
3 Aleksandre Kuntelia 6.3
4 Charles Kante-Samba 5.6
5 Watisoni Waqanisaravi 6.4
6 Matthias Haddad 6.9
7 Levani Botia 6.7
8 Gregory Alldritt 6.6
16 Quentin Lespiaucq 6.7
17 Alexandre Kaddouri 5.9
18 Thomas Adelaide 5.9
19 Oscar Jegou 4.7
20 Andy Timo 6.1
21 Valentin Bouju 5.9
22 Sacha Elissalde 5.9
23 Karl Sorin 6.5