Nevers 20 - 22 Biarritz

Full time

18 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 4

Stade du Pre Fleuri

Biarritz narrowly defeated USON Nevers 22-20 in a thrilling Pro D2 encounter. The visitors took an early lead with tries from Tapie and Hiriart-Urruty, followed by a conversion from Dolhagaray, making it 14-0. Nevers responded with a try from Guillet and a conversion by Tarel to close the gap. Just before half-time, Ma'afu scored for Nevers, reducing the deficit to 19-12 after an additional try from Paia'aua for Biarritz. In the second half, Viellard's try brought Nevers to within two points, and Sanchez's penalty put them ahead 20-19. However, Dolhagaray's late penalty clinched the win for Biarritz. Both teams showcased strong performances, but Biarritz's resilience secured the victory.

Weather

Temperature: 20.2°C (Feels like 19.3°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 8.0 km/h, gusting to 15.5 km/h Humidity: 47% Cloud Cover: 91%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Yohan Tapie · Biarritz

0 - 5
4'

Conversion

Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz

0 - 7
18'

Try

Iban Hiriart-Urruty · Biarritz

0 - 12
19'

Conversion

Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz

0 - 14
23'

Try

Fred Guillet · Nevers

5 - 14
23'

Conversion

Simon Tarel · Nevers

7 - 14
28'

Substitution

Duncan Paia'aua on for Baptiste Fariscot · Biarritz
36'

Try

Duncan Paia'aua · Biarritz

7 - 19
37'

Substitution

Baptiste Fariscot on for Duncan Paia'aua · Biarritz
38'

Substitution

Edgar Retiere on for Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz
40'

Yellow Card

Kylian Jaminet · Biarritz
40'

Try

Efi Ma'afu · Nevers

12 - 19
40'

Substitution

Thomas Dolhagaray on for Edgar Retiere · Biarritz
40'

Substitution

Edgar Retiere on for Baptiste Fariscot · Biarritz
40'

Substitution

Ahmed Kane on for Ugo Vignolles · Nevers
40'

Substitution

Luka Ungiadze on for Aitor Kitutu-Mbombo · Nevers
Halftime 12 - 19
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Raphael Sanchez on for Yanis Brillant · Nevers
46'

Substitution

Raphael Sanchez on for Yanis Brillant · Nevers
48'

Substitution

Giorgi Nutsubidze on for Francois Mur · Biarritz
48'

Substitution

Regi Churchward on for Kakhaber Darbaidze · Biarritz
50'

Try

Wendemi Viellard · Nevers

17 - 19
50'

Yellow Card Complete

Kylian Jaminet · Biarritz
51'

Substitution

Heath Backhouse on for Ellande Sanderson · Biarritz
51'

Substitution

Yoni Tuataane on for Sione Vailanu · Biarritz
58'

Substitution

Aselo Ikahehegi on for Herman Coetzee · Nevers
58'

Substitution

Jean-Maxence Jules-Rosette on for Efi Ma'afu · Nevers
61'

Penalty

Raphael Sanchez · Nevers

20 - 19
61'

Substitution

Baptiste Britz on for Remi Bourdeau · Biarritz
70'

Substitution

Liam Turner on for Rudy Derrieux · Nevers
73'

Substitution

Luka Begic on for Iban Hiriart-Urruty · Biarritz
73'

Substitution

Hugues Bastide on for Paul Jedrasiak · Nevers
79'

Penalty

Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz

20 - 22
Fulltime 20 - 22

Player ratings

Nevers

15 Fred Guillet 7.2
14 Ebenezer Tshimanga 6.7
13 Varian Pasquet 7.9
12 Rudy Derrieux 6.9
11 Johan Wasserman 6.4
10 Yanis Brillant 5.8
9 Simon Tarel 7.3
1 Aitor Kitutu-Mbombo 6.0
2 Efi Ma'afu 7.4
3 Herman Coetzee 5.5
4 Ugo Vignolles 6.4
5 Paul Jedrasiak 6.5
6 Philip Kleynhans 7.0
7 Wendemi Viellard 7.0
8 Arno Botha 6.9
16 Jean-Maxence Jules-Rosette 6.1
17 Aselo Ikahehegi 5.9
18 Ahmed Kane 6.5
19 Hugues Bastide –
20 Guillaume Manevy –
21 Raphael Sanchez 5.8
22 Liam Turner 5.8
23 Luka Ungiadze 5.4

Biarritz

15 Kylian Jaminet 5.9
14 Baptiste Fariscot 6.4
13 Mosese Dawai 7.4
12 Yohan Tapie 7.1
11 Mathieu Acebes 6.4
10 Thomas Dolhagaray 6.6
9 Yann Lesgourgues 7.1
1 Francois Mur 6.8
2 Iban Hiriart-Urruty 8.6
3 Kakhaber Darbaidze 6.0
4 Ellande Sanderson 6.3
5 Johnny Dyer 8.3
6 Andrea Sacco 7.0
7 Remi Bourdeau 6.9
8 Sione Vailanu 6.8
16 Luka Begic –
17 Giorgi Nutsubidze 6.9
18 Heath Backhouse 6.7
19 Yoni Tuataane 7.1
20 Edgar Retiere –
21 Baptiste Britz 6.1
22 Duncan Paia'aua –
23 Regi Churchward 6.6