Angouleme 26 - 28 Provence

Full time

09 Oct 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Stade Chanzy

Provence Rugby secured a narrow victory against Soyaux Angouleme, finishing 28-26 at Stade Chanzy. Manuel Vareiro opened the scoring with a penalty for Provence, followed by tries from Lino Julien and Thibaut Martel that established an early lead. Soyaux responded with a try from Kaminieli Rasaku just before halftime, making the score 15-8 at the break. In the second half, Setareki Bituniyata extended Provence's lead, but Soyaux fought back with a try from Mathis Lafon. A late try from Maxence Lemardelet brought Soyaux within two points, but they couldn't clinch the win. Vareiro's consistent kicking proved crucial for Provence, contributing to their overall score. The match highlighted both teams' resilience, but ultimately, Provence's efforts paid off as they maintained their dominance in recent encounters.

Weather

Temperature: 14.7°C (Feels like 10.6°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 20.7 km/h, gusting to 37.7 km/h Humidity: 81% Cloud Cover: 97%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
11'

Penalty

Manuel Vareiro · Provence

0 - 3
14'

Penalty

Ben Botica · Angouleme

3 - 3
18'

Try

Lino Julien · Provence

3 - 8
19'

Conversion

Manuel Vareiro · Provence

3 - 10
22'

Try

Thibaut Martel · Provence

3 - 15
24'

Yellow Card

Mamoudou Meite · Angouleme
25'

Substitution

Patxi Bidart on for Maxence Lemardelet · Angouleme
34'

Yellow Card Complete

Mamoudou Meite · Angouleme
35'

Substitution

Maxence Lemardelet on for Patxi Bidart · Angouleme
40'

Try

Kaminieli Rasaku · Angouleme

8 - 15
Halftime 8 - 15
Second Half
42'

Penalty

Manuel Vareiro · Provence

8 - 18
45'

Substitution

Joris Cazenave on for Caleb Muntz · Provence
50'

Substitution

Paul Tailhades on for Georgy Balakarev · Angouleme
50'

Substitution

Seydou Diakite on for Yassin Boutemmani · Angouleme
50'

Substitution

Avakuki Niusalelekitoga on for Arthur Proult · Angouleme
50'

Substitution

Albert Tuisue on for Yannick Youyoutte · Provence
52'

Penalty

Ben Botica · Angouleme

11 - 18
52'

Substitution

Eliott Yemsi on for Aurelien Azar · Provence
52'

Substitution

Andrea Pontanier on for Lino Julien · Provence
52'

Substitution

Vincent Giudicelli on for Romain Latterrade · Provence
52'

Substitution

Paul Berges on for Giorgi Javakhia · Angouleme
52'

Substitution

Richie Arnold on for Ben Botica · Angouleme
54'

Try

Setareki Bituniyata · Provence

11 - 23
55'

Conversion

Manuel Vareiro · Provence

11 - 25
60'

Try

Mathis Lafon · Angouleme

16 - 25
61'

Substitution

Charly Gambini on for Thibaut Martel · Provence
69'

Substitution

Adrian Mitu on for Mathis Lafon · Angouleme
69'

Substitution

Patxi Bidart on for Mamoudou Meite · Angouleme
69'

Substitution

Leo Morand-Bruyat on for Leo Labarthe · Angouleme
69'

Substitution

Baptiste Lenoir on for Arthur Coville · Provence
71'

Yellow Card

Tyler Ardron · Provence
71'

Penalty

Paul Berges · Angouleme

19 - 25
74'

Penalty

Manuel Vareiro · Provence

19 - 28
74'

Substitution

Etonia Waqa on for Andres Zafra · Provence
76'

Try

Maxence Lemardelet · Angouleme

26 - 28
76'

Conversion

Paul Berges · Angouleme

21 - 28
81'

Yellow Card Complete

Tyler Ardron · Provence
Fulltime 26 - 28

Player ratings

Angouleme

15 Noe Darrelatour 4.9
14 Nathan Farissier 7.4
13 Arthur Proult 6.3
12 Mathis Lafon 8.3
11 Kaminieli Rasaku 7.6
10 Ben Botica 5.8
9 Gela Aprasidze 5.8
1 Georgy Balakarev 5.3
2 Mamoudou Meite 5.2
3 Yassin Boutemmani 5.6
4 Leo Labarthe 6.5
5 Giorgi Javakhia 6.3
6 Hubert Texier 5.9
7 Clement Sentubery 5.4
8 Maxence Lemardelet 7.3
16 Patxi Bidart 5.9
17 Paul Tailhades 6.2
18 Leo Morand-Bruyat 6.0
19 Richie Arnold 6.1
20 Adrian Mitu 5.9
21 Paul Berges 5.7
22 Avakuki Niusalelekitoga 6.0
23 Seydou Diakite 6.4

Provence

15 Manuel Vareiro 6.1
14 Paul Cellio-Zwiler 7.2
13 Setareki Bituniyata 6.1
12 Inga Finau 5.8
11 Sione Tui 7.3
10 Caleb Muntz 6.8
9 Arthur Coville 6.6
1 Lino Julien 6.6
2 Romain Latterrade 6.8
3 Aurelien Azar 6.5
4 Andres Zafra 6.3
5 Yannick Youyoutte 6.5
6 Thibaut Martel 7.2
7 Tyler Ardron 4.9
8 Tornike Jalagonia 8.4
16 Vincent Giudicelli 6.8
17 Andrea Pontanier 6.7
18 Albert Tuisue 7.1
19 Charly Gambini 6.8
20 Etonia Waqa –
21 Joris Cazenave 6.2
22 Baptiste Lenoir 6.2
23 Eliott Yemsi 6.3