Grenoble 20 - 17 Valence

Full time

25 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Stade des Alpes

FC Grenoble triumphed over Valence Romans with a final score of 20-17 in a tightly contested Pro D2 match. Grenoble initially took the lead with a penalty from Sam Davies. However, Valence Romans responded quickly with a try from Louis Suaud, converted by Lucas Meret, putting them ahead. Max Clement briefly restored Grenoble's lead with a try, followed by a conversion from Davies. The second half saw Matthieu Vachon score for Valence, but Grenoble's Aurelien Callandret countered with a try of his own. A penalty from Meret gave Valence a brief advantage, but Nathan Coutin's late try secured the win for Grenoble. This match marked a crucial victory for Grenoble, reversing their recent losing streak against Valence Romans.

Weather

Temperature: 19.1°C (Feels like 19.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 2.5 km/h, gusting to 7.9 km/h Humidity: 58% Cloud Cover: 78%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
26'

Penalty

Sam Davies · Grenoble

3 - 0
26'

Substitution

Louis Suaud on for Axel Bruchet · Valence
27'

Try

Louis Suaud · Valence

3 - 5
28'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

3 - 7
36'

Try

Max Clement · Grenoble

8 - 7
36'

Conversion

Sam Davies · Grenoble

10 - 7
40'

Substitution

Otunuku Pauta on for Josh Thompson · Grenoble
Halftime 10 - 7
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Zack Gauthier on for Sascha Mistrulli · Grenoble
46'

Substitution

Bastien Soury on for Lilian Rossi · Grenoble
47'

Try

Matthieu Vachon · Valence

10 - 14
47'

Conversion

Lucas Meret · Valence

10 - 9
52'

Substitution

Baptiste Abescat on for Antonin Berruyer · Grenoble
53'

Yellow Card

Hugo Fabregue · Valence
53'

Substitution

Izzy Moore-Aiono on for Matthieu Vachon · Valence
56'

Substitution

Anthony Aleo on for Esteban Chouteau · Valence
56'

Substitution

Sacha Idoumi on for Dorian Marco-Pena · Valence
57'

Substitution

Dylan Idrissi on for Calum Randle · Valence
58'

Try

Aurelien Callandret · Grenoble

15 - 14
59'

Substitution

Barnabe Couilloud on for Max Clement · Grenoble
60'

Substitution

Louis Marrou on for Joris Dupont · Valence
62'

Penalty

Lucas Meret · Valence

15 - 17
62'

Substitution

Cody Thomas on for Giorgi Pertaia · Grenoble
62'

Substitution

Tristan Labouteley on for Fergus Lee-Warner · Grenoble
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Hugo Fabregue · Valence
64'

Try

Nathan Coutin · Grenoble

20 - 17
66'

Substitution

Eddie Sawailau on for Lalomilo Lalomilo · Grenoble
69'

Substitution

Giga Tutisani on for Vincent Vial · Valence
73'

Substitution

Paul Dumas on for Matteo Rodor · Valence
77'

Missed Drop Goal

Sam Davies · Grenoble
Fulltime 20 - 17

Player ratings

Grenoble

15 Thomas Alary 8.3
14 Aurelien Callandret 9.1
13 Romain Fusier 7.5
12 Lalomilo 7.8
11 Nathan Coutin 8.1
10 Sam Davies 6.9
9 Max Clement 7.4
1 Sascha Mistrulli 5.6
2 Lilian Rossi 6.9
3 Giorgi Pertaia 6.4
4 Fergus Lee-Warner 6.3
5 Manuel Leindekar 6.2
6 Josh Thompson 6.5
7 Antonin Berruyer 7.3
8 Steven David 7.2
16 Bastien Soury 6.6
17 Zack Gauthier 7.0
18 Tristan Labouteley 6.3
19 Baptiste Abescat 6.6
20 Otunuku Pauta 7.7
21 Barnabe Couilloud 6.0
22 Eddie Sawailau 6.4
23 Cody Thomas 6.3

Valence

15 Thomas Roziere 6.5
14 Paul Marsan 7.3
13 Joris Dupont 5.7
12 Mathieu Guillomot 7.0
11 Calum Randle 6.8
10 Lucas Meret 5.8
9 Matteo Rodor 6.7
1 Esteban Chouteau 6.5
2 Dorian Marco-Pena 6.6
3 Vincent Vial 7.2
4 Ryan McCauley 7.0
5 Hugo Fabregue 5.0
6 Axel Bruchet 6.4
7 Hugo Descube 6.7
8 Matthieu Vachon 6.9
16 Sacha Idoumi 6.4
17 Anthony Aleo 6.3
18 Louis Suaud 6.5
19 Izzy Moore-Aiono 6.3
20 Paul Dumas –
21 Dylan Idrissi 5.6
22 Louis Marrou 5.6
23 Giga Tutisani 6.2