Aurillac 28 - 29 Brive

Full time

17 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 4

Stade Jean-Alric

In a closely contested Pro D2 match, CA Brive narrowly defeated Aurillac 29-28 at Stade Jean-Alric. Brive took an early lead with a try from Charcosset, quickly followed by a conversion from Cooney. Aurillac responded well, with Houston scoring a try, equalizing the match shortly after. Despite Aurillac's efforts, Brive maintained their advantage with penalties and a second try from Masse. The home side rallied in the second half, with Abzhandadze and Mtchedlidze scoring tries to put them ahead. However, Cooney's consistent kicking kept Brive in contention, ultimately sealing their victory with a late penalty. This match showcased strong performances, particularly from Strachan for Aurillac and Cooney for Brive, highlighting the competitive nature of the Pro D2 league.

Weather

Temperature: 13.6°C (Feels like 13.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 5.4 km/h, gusting to 13.2 km/h Humidity: 65% Cloud Cover: 88%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

Yanis Charcosset · Brive

0 - 5
5'

Conversion

John Cooney · Brive

0 - 7
9'

Substitution

Geoffrey Malaterre on for Lucas Oudard · Brive
14'

Try

Ben Houston · Aurillac

5 - 7
15'

Conversion

Jake Strachan · Aurillac

7 - 7
19'

Substitution

Lucas Oudard on for Geoffrey Malaterre · Brive
22'

Try

Gatien Masse · Brive

7 - 12
22'

Conversion

John Cooney · Brive

7 - 14
29'

Penalty

John Cooney · Brive

7 - 17
33'

Penalty

Jake Strachan · Aurillac

10 - 17
36'

Yellow Card

Tim de Jong · Aurillac
38'

Penalty

John Cooney · Brive

10 - 20
Halftime 10 - 20
Second Half
46'

Try

Tedo Abzhandadze · Aurillac

15 - 20
46'

Yellow Card Complete

Tim de Jong · Aurillac
47'

Conversion

Jake Strachan · Aurillac

17 - 20
47'

Substitution

Irakli Mtchedlidze on for Robert Rodgers · Aurillac
47'

Substitution

Luka Nioradze on for Ronan Loughnane · Aurillac
47'

Substitution

Giorgi Kartvelishvili on for Lasha Tabidze · Aurillac
47'

Substitution

Boris Hadinegoro on for Kleo Labarbe · Aurillac
49'

Substitution

Lucas Da Silva on for Yanis Charcosset · Brive
49'

Substitution

Simon-Pierre Chauvac on for Vakh Abdaladze · Brive
49'

Substitution

Matteo Coustalat on for Eoghan Masterson · Aurillac
49'

Substitution

Francisco Coria Marchetti on for Christian Judge · Brive
51'

Substitution

Samuel Maximin on for Alexandre Ricard · Brive
51'

Substitution

Teun Karst on for Irne Herbst · Brive
54'

Penalty

John Cooney · Brive

17 - 23
56'

Substitution

Ronald Pieters on for Thomas Carol · Aurillac
62'

Substitution

Victor Rayeur on for Benjamin Lefranc · Brive
63'

Substitution

Mehdi Slamani on for Skip Jongejan · Aurillac
65'

Penalty

Jake Strachan · Aurillac

20 - 23
67'

Penalty

John Cooney · Brive

20 - 26
67'

Substitution

Hugo Bastard on for Nathan Azais · Aurillac
69'

Substitution

Geoffrey Malaterre on for Lucas Oudard · Brive
73'

Try

Irakli Mtchedlidze · Aurillac

25 - 26
73'

Yellow Card

Samuel Maximin · Brive
77'

Penalty

Jake Strachan · Aurillac

28 - 26
80'

Penalty

John Cooney · Brive

28 - 29
Fulltime 28 - 29

Player ratings

Aurillac

15 Tedo Abzhandadze 7.2
14 Angus Staniforth 6.9
13 Ben O'Donnell 7.0
12 Nathan Azais 7.1
11 Thomas Carol 6.7
10 Jake Strachan 6.9
9 Kleo Labarbe 5.7
1 Robert Rodgers 6.5
2 Ronan Loughnane 6.8
3 Lasha Tabidze 5.6
4 Martial Rolland 6.0
5 Skip Jongejan 6.2
6 Eoghan Masterson 6.2
7 Tim de Jong 5.1
8 Ben Houston 7.0
16 Luka Nioradze 6.3
17 Irakli Mtchedlidze 7.0
18 Mehdi Slamani 5.9
19 Matteo Coustalat 5.1
20 Hugo Bastard 5.7
21 Boris Hadinegoro 6.0
22 Ronald Pieters 6.0
23 Giorgi Kartvelishvili 5.9

Brive

15 Aymeric Luc 6.3
14 Benjamin Lefranc 7.1
13 Gatien Masse 7.6
12 Nic Krone 6.8
11 Geoffrey Cros 6.4
10 Leny Broncan 5.7
9 John Cooney 7.6
1 Vakh Abdaladze 6.9
2 Yanis Charcosset 7.7
3 Christian Judge 6.8
4 Alexandre Ricard 6.6
5 Irne Herbst 6.8
6 Sasha Gue 6.7
7 Lucas Oudard 8.0
8 Yann Peysson 7.0
16 Lucas Da Silva 6.5
17 Simon-Pierre Chauvac 6.1
18 Teun Karst 6.4
19 Samuel Maximin 5.2
20 Geoffrey Malaterre 6.2
21 Maxime Sidobre –
22 Victor Rayeur 6.4
23 Francisco Coria Marchetti 6.1