Biarritz 32 - 20 Montauban

Full time

25 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Parc des Sports Aguilera

Biarritz secured a 32-20 victory against US Montauban at Parc des Sports Aguilera. The home side took an early lead with a try from Doyhenard, followed by a conversion from Dolhagaray. Montauban responded with a try from Matthews, taking the lead briefly in the first half. Dolhagaray’s penalties kept Biarritz in contention, allowing them to equalize before halftime. The second half saw Biarritz regain control with two quick tries from Tapie and Acebes. Despite another try from Matthews for Montauban, Biarritz maintained their advantage with consistent penalties from Laclau. Ultimately, Biarritz sealed the win with a final penalty, reflecting a strong performance throughout the match.

Weather

Temperature: 22.1°C (Feels like 21.3°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 12.5 km/h, gusting to 22.5 km/h Humidity: 75% Cloud Cover: 81%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

Lukas Doyhenard · Biarritz

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz

7 - 0
18'

Penalty

Enzo Herve · Montauban

7 - 3
24'

Try

Johnny Matthews · Montauban

7 - 8
24'

Conversion

Enzo Herve · Montauban

7 - 10
36'

Penalty

Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz

10 - 10
38'

Penalty

Dachi Papunashvili · Montauban

10 - 13
Halftime 10 - 13
Second Half
41'

Try

Yohan Tapie · Biarritz

15 - 13
45'

Penalty

Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz

23 - 13
45'

Try

Mathieu Acebes · Biarritz

20 - 13
45'

Substitution

Heath Backhouse on for Remi Bourdeau · Biarritz
47'

Substitution

Daniel Brennan on for Nugzar Somkhishvili · Montauban
49'

Yellow Card

Kakhaber Darbaidze · Biarritz
50'

Try

Johnny Matthews · Montauban

23 - 18
50'

Substitution

Zakaria El Fakir on for Giorgi Nutsubidze · Biarritz
51'

Conversion

Enzo Herve · Montauban

23 - 20
55'

Substitution

Noa Kanika on for Lewis Bean · Montauban
55'

Substitution

Nafi Ma'afu on for Fred Quercy · Montauban
55'

Substitution

Sidi-Mohammed Diallo on for Christopher Vaotoa · Montauban
55'

Substitution

Regi Churchward on for Yohan Tapie · Biarritz
59'

Substitution

Youssouf Soucouna on for Romain Macurdy · Montauban
59'

Yellow Card Complete

Kakhaber Darbaidze · Biarritz
60'

Substitution

Yohan Tapie on for Kakhaber Darbaidze · Biarritz
64'

Substitution

Ellande Sanderson on for Sione Vailanu · Biarritz
64'

Substitution

Kevin Firmin on for Johnny Matthews · Montauban
64'

Substitution

Thomas Fortunel on for Enzo Herve · Montauban
67'

Substitution

Luka Begic on for Iban Hiriart-Urruty · Biarritz
68'

Substitution

Iban Laclau on for Thomas Dolhagaray · Biarritz
68'

Substitution

JT Jackson on for Paul Vallee · Montauban
70'

Penalty

Iban Laclau · Biarritz

26 - 20
75'

Yellow Card

Nafi Ma'afu · Montauban
75'

Penalty

Iban Laclau · Biarritz

29 - 20
76'

Substitution

Baptiste Britz on for Johnny Dyer · Biarritz
79'

Penalty

Iban Laclau · Biarritz

32 - 20
79'

Substitution

Kerman Aurrekoetxea on for Yann Lesgourgues · Biarritz
Fulltime 32 - 20

Player ratings

Biarritz

15 Kylian Jaminet 6.9
14 Yohan Tapie 7.7
13 Mosese Dawai 6.6
12 Lukas Doyhenard 8.3
11 Mathieu Acebes 7.7
10 Thomas Dolhagaray 6.2
9 Yann Lesgourgues 7.4
1 Giorgi Nutsubidze 6.8
2 Iban Hiriart-Urruty 7.8
3 Kakhaber Darbaidze 5.0
4 Aston Fortuin 7.3
5 Johnny Dyer 5.8
6 Andrea Sacco 6.8
7 Remi Bourdeau 6.1
8 Sione Vailanu 6.9
16 Luka Begic 6.6
17 Zakaria El Fakir 6.4
18 Ellande Sanderson 6.3
19 Heath Backhouse 6.6
20 Kerman Aurrekoetxea –
21 Iban Laclau 6.6
22 Baptiste Britz –
23 Regi Churchward 6.4

Montauban

15 Dachi Papunashvili 4.9
14 Josua Vici 6.1
13 Maxime Espeut 5.5
12 Joey Walton 6.1
11 Paul Vallee 6.3
10 Enzo Herve 6.5
9 Jack Maunder 6.0
1 Nugzar Somkhishvili 5.8
2 Johnny Matthews 8.1
3 Christopher Vaotoa 6.7
4 Karl Wilkins 6.2
5 Lewis Bean 5.7
6 Fred Quercy 5.8
7 Romain Macurdy 5.8
8 Vaiolini Ekuasi 6.4
16 Kevin Firmin 6.0
17 Daniel Brennan 6.0
18 Youssouf Soucouna 5.5
19 Noa Kanika 6.3
20 Nafi Ma'afu 5.1
21 Thomas Fortunel 5.7
22 JT Jackson 6.0
23 Sidi-Mohammed Diallo 6.2