Montauban 20 - 17 Grenoble

Full time

04 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Stade Sapiac

US Montauban secured a narrow 20-17 victory against FC Grenoble in a closely contested Pro D2 match. FC Grenoble started strongly, with Marc Palmier kicking three penalties and Otunuku Pauta scoring a try, putting them ahead 14-7 by halftime. Josua Vici's try for Montauban ignited their comeback efforts, followed by a successful conversion from Enzo Herve. After the break, Montauban took the lead with another try from Stephane Ahmed, despite playing with a yellow card for Leo Aouf early in the second half. Grenoble was unable to capitalize on their scoring opportunities, failing to convert a late drop goal attempt by Palmier. The match showcased strong performances from both teams, particularly from Montauban's Herve and Vici. Ultimately, Montauban's resilience secured them a well-deserved win at Stade Sapiac.

Weather

Temperature: 33.3°C (Feels like 34.5°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 9.4 km/h, gusting to 19.2 km/h Humidity: 30% Cloud Cover: 0%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Marc Palmier · Grenoble

0 - 3
3'

Try

Otunuku Pauta · Grenoble

0 - 8
7'

Penalty

Marc Palmier · Grenoble

0 - 11
13'

Penalty

Marc Palmier · Grenoble

0 - 14
17'

Try

Josua Vici · Montauban

5 - 14
18'

Conversion

Enzo Herve · Montauban

7 - 14
32'

Penalty

Enzo Herve · Montauban

10 - 14
39'

Missed Drop Goal

Marc Palmier · Grenoble
Halftime 10 - 14
Second Half
46'

Yellow Card

Leo Aouf · Montauban
49'

Try

Stephane Ahmed · Montauban

15 - 14
56'

Yellow Card Complete

Leo Aouf · Montauban
Fulltime 20 - 17

Player ratings

Montauban

15 Baptiste Mouchous 6.4
14 Josua Vici 7.7
13 Maxime Espeut 7.8
12 Joey Walton 7.0
11 Stephane Ahmed 8.0
10 Enzo Herve 7.3
9 Hugo Zabalza 7.1
1 Daniel Brennan 5.8
2 Johnny Matthews 7.7
3 Christopher Vaotoa 6.2
4 Karl Wilkins 6.3
5 Lewis Bean 6.7
6 Lucas Dessaigne 6.7
7 Vaea Fifita 6.8
8 Vaiolini Ekuasi 6.3
16 Ru-Hann Greyling –
17 Leo Aouf –
18 Romain Macurdy –
19 Noa Kanika –
20 Nafi Ma'afu –
21 Mael Castel –
22 Simon Renda –
23 Sidi-Mohammed Diallo –

Grenoble

12 Lalomilo 7.4
11 Aurelien Callandret 5.5
10 Marc Palmier 6.2
9 Barnabe Couilloud 7.1
1 Zack Gauthier 6.9
2 Bastien Soury 5.5
3 Giorgi Pertaia 6.1
4 Fergus Lee-Warner 6.6
5 Cameron Holt 5.6
6 Josh Thompson 6.6
7 Antonin Berruyer 6.6
8 Otunuku Pauta 7.8
16 Jeremy Toevalu –
17 Eli Eglaine –
18 Tristan Labouteley –
19 Baptiste Abescat –
20 Max Clement –
21 Thomas Alary –
22 Corentin Peccaud –
23 Cody Thomas –
15 Hugo Trouilloud 6.8