Narbonne 31 - 26 Angouleme

Full time

18 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 4

Parc des Sports et de l'Amitie

RC Narbonne secured a thrilling 31-26 victory over Soyaux Angouleme in a high-scoring Pro D2 clash. Narbonne dominated the first half, scoring four tries within the first 20 minutes, with standout performances from Bitz, Dobela, Dyantyi, and Peni. Thibault Santoro was instrumental, converting all four tries and later adding a penalty. Soyaux Angouleme responded with a try from Javakhia before the break, but Narbonne maintained a commanding 28-7 lead at halftime. The second half saw Angouleme mount a spirited comeback, scoring three tries, including one from Balakarev and a late effort from Tumba. Despite the pressure, Narbonne held on to their lead with Santoro's penalty providing crucial points. Ultimately, Narbonne's early dominance proved decisive in this closely contested match.

Weather

Temperature: 25.5°C (Feels like 23.8°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 23.4 km/h, gusting to 40.6 km/h Humidity: 43% Cloud Cover: 2%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
12'

Try

Clement Bitz · Narbonne

5 - 0
13'

Conversion

Thibault Santoro · Narbonne

7 - 0
16'

Try

Lubabalo Dobela · Narbonne

12 - 0
16'

Conversion

Thibault Santoro · Narbonne

14 - 0
18'

Try

Aphiwe Dyantyi · Narbonne

19 - 0
18'

Conversion

Thibault Santoro · Narbonne

21 - 0
19'

Try

Faletoi Peni · Narbonne

26 - 0
20'

Conversion

Thibault Santoro · Narbonne

28 - 0
32'

Try

Giorgi Javakhia · Angouleme

28 - 5
33'

Conversion

Ben Botica · Angouleme

28 - 7
40'

Substitution

Clement Sentubery on for Samuel Nollet · Angouleme
Halftime 28 - 7
Second Half
45'

Try

Jean-Maurice Decubber · Angouleme

28 - 12
46'

Conversion

Ben Botica · Angouleme

28 - 14
46'

Substitution

Georgy Balakarev on for Elias Coulibaly · Angouleme
46'

Substitution

Mamoudou Meite on for Patxi Bidart · Angouleme
46'

Substitution

Seydou Diakite on for Yassin Boutemmani · Angouleme
46'

Substitution

Alexis Levron on for Gela Aprasidze · Angouleme
46'

Substitution

Leo Labarthe on for Leo Morand-Bruyat · Angouleme
46'

Substitution

Enzo Morand-Bruyat on for Giorgi Javakhia · Angouleme
46'

Substitution

George Tilsley on for Ledua Mau · Angouleme
46'

Substitution

Charles-Henri Berguet on for Abraham Pole · Narbonne
46'

Substitution

Stefan Buruiana on for Daniel Jooste · Narbonne
46'

Substitution

Facundo Pomponio on for Thomas Vernet · Narbonne
50'

Substitution

Clement Clavieres on for Aphiwe Dyantyi · Narbonne
53'

Try

Georgy Balakarev · Angouleme

28 - 21
53'

Conversion

Ben Botica · Angouleme

28 - 16
54'

Substitution

Simon Huchet on for Ruben Schoeman · Narbonne
55'

Substitution

Cameron Wright on for Imanol Biscay · Narbonne
60'

Penalty

Thibault Santoro · Narbonne

31 - 21
62'

Substitution

Theo Gomez on for Lubabalo Dobela · Narbonne
74'

Try

Katende Tumba · Angouleme

31 - 26
75'

Substitution

Morgan Maga on for Chlayton Frans · Narbonne
80'

Substitution

Thomas Vernet on for Facundo Pomponio · Narbonne
Fulltime 31 - 26

Player ratings

Narbonne

15 Thibault Santoro 6.9
14 Hugo Navizet 8.3
13 Solomon Alaimalo 8.0
12 Faletoi Peni 7.9
11 Aphiwe Dyantyi 6.7
10 Lubabalo Dobela 8.0
9 Imanol Biscay 6.0
1 Abraham Pole 7.0
2 Daniel Jooste 7.0
3 Thomas Vernet 7.1
4 Clement Bitz 6.5
5 Ruben Schoeman 6.3
6 Chlayton Frans 7.8
7 Nael Souid 7.3
8 Caleb Timu 6.8
16 Stefan Buruiana 6.9
17 Charles-Henri Berguet 6.0
18 Simon Huchet 6.7
19 Morgan Maga –
20 Cameron Wright 6.4
21 Theo Gomez 6.1
22 Clement Clavieres 6.5
23 Facundo Pomponio 5.5

Angouleme

15 Noe Darrelatour 6.5
14 Eoghan Barrett 7.1
13 Arthur Proult 6.9
12 Ledua Mau 7.1