Montpellier Herault vs Lions | EPCR Challenge Cup

Montpellier Herault

Lions

Saturday 11 Jan 2025

GGL Stadium, TBC

Montpellier Herault

Lions

Tries

Sam Simmonds 71'

Alexis Bernadet 60'; 53'

Marco Tauleigne 2'

Quan Horn 46'

Conversions

Aurelien Barreau 72'

Thomas Vincent 61'; 55'; 3'

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Montpelier Herault v Emirates Lions | Match Highlights | European Rugby Challenge Cup

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Aurelien Barreau

Conversion

72'

Sam Simmonds

Try

71'

Arthur Vincent

Out: Auguste Cadot

69'

Ruhan Straeuli

Out: Etienne Oostuizen

67'

JC Pretorius

Out: WJ Steenkamp

64'

Sanele Nohamba

Out: Sam Francis

61'

Jules Veyrier

Out: Nicolas Martins

61'

Nico Steyn

Out: Sanele Nohamba

61'

Aurelien Barreau

Out: Thomas Vincent

61'

Rynhardt Jonker

Out: Erich Cronje

61'

Pierre Lucas

Out: Madosh Tambwe

61'

Morgan Naude

Out: Juan Schoeman

61'

Thomas Vincent

Conversion

61'

Alexis Bernadet

Try

60'

Darrien-Lane Landsberg

Out: Ruan Delport

58'

Conraad van Vuuren

Out: Asenathi Ntlabakanye

58'

Mohamed Haouas

Out: Luka Japaridze

58'

Baptiste Erdocio

Out: Enzo Forletta

58'

PJ Botha

Out: Jaco Visagie

58'

Thomas Vincent

Conversion

55'

Alexis Bernadet

Try

53'

Sanele Nohamba

Out: Nico Steyn

50'

Etienne Oosthuizen

Yellow Card

48'

Yacouba Camara

Out: Youssouf Soucouna

47'

Vano Karkadze

Out: Lyam Akrab

47'

Quan Horn

Try

46'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Thomas Vincent

Conversion

Marco Tauleigne

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Montpellier Herault

Lions

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Simmonds

Ball Carries: 18

Tackles

S. Simmonds

Tackles: 16

Points

A. Bernadet

Points: 10

Insights

EPCR Challenge Cup

Points per match

3330

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

109

Match Information

GGL Stadium, TBC

EPCR Challenge Cup

Saturday 11 Jan 2025

GGL Stadium, TBC

Montpellier Herault

Lions

Tries

Sam Simmonds 71'

Alexis Bernadet 60'; 53'

Marco Tauleigne 2'

Quan Horn 46'

Conversions

Aurelien Barreau 72'

Thomas Vincent 61'; 55'; 3'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Aurelien Barreau

Conversion

72'

Sam Simmonds

Try

71'

Arthur Vincent

Out: Auguste Cadot

69'

Ruhan Straeuli

Out: Etienne Oostuizen

67'

JC Pretorius

Out: WJ Steenkamp

64'

Sanele Nohamba

Out: Sam Francis

61'

Jules Veyrier

Out: Nicolas Martins

61'

Nico Steyn

Out: Sanele Nohamba

61'

Aurelien Barreau

Out: Thomas Vincent

61'

Rynhardt Jonker

Out: Erich Cronje

61'

Pierre Lucas

Out: Madosh Tambwe

61'

Morgan Naude

Out: Juan Schoeman

61'

Thomas Vincent

Conversion

61'

Alexis Bernadet

Try

60'

Darrien-Lane Landsberg

Out: Ruan Delport

58'

Conraad van Vuuren

Out: Asenathi Ntlabakanye

58'

Mohamed Haouas

Out: Luka Japaridze

58'

Baptiste Erdocio

Out: Enzo Forletta

58'

PJ Botha

Out: Jaco Visagie

58'

Thomas Vincent

Conversion

55'

Alexis Bernadet

Try

53'

Sanele Nohamba

Out: Nico Steyn

50'

Etienne Oosthuizen

Yellow Card

48'

Yacouba Camara

Out: Youssouf Soucouna

47'

Vano Karkadze

Out: Lyam Akrab

47'

Quan Horn

Try

46'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Thomas Vincent

Conversion

Marco Tauleigne

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

4Tries1

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

187

214

Offload

Metres Gained

740

347

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

140

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

13 Jan 2024

13 - 3

EPCR Challenge Cup

Head to Head

Previous 1 meetings

Won

Last 1 Meetings

13 Jan 2024

13 - 3

EPCR Challenge Cup

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Montpellier ...

Ospreys 59 - 15 Montpellier Herault

14 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Dragons 14 - 18 Montpellier Herault

6 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Ulster 17 - 40 Montpellier Herault

7 Apr 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Benetton Rugby - Montpellier Herault

20 Jan 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Lions 13 - 3 Montpellier Herault

13 Jan 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Lions

Stormers 29 - 10 Lions

21 Dec 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Section Paloise 43 - 35 Lions

14 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Ospreys 30 - 14 Lions

8 Dec 2024 • EPCR Challenge Cup

Munster 17 - 10 Lions

30 Nov 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Leinster 24 - 6 Lions

26 Oct 2024 • United Rugby Championship

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Enzo Forletta

Lyam Akrab

Luka Japaridze

Youssouf Soucouna

Marco Tauleigne

Nicolas Martins

Lenni Nouchi

Sam Simmonds

Alexis Bernadet

Thomas Vincent

George Bridge

Auguste Cadot

Thomas Darmon

Madosh Tambwe

Anthony Bouthier

Juan Schoeman

Jaco Visagie

Asenathi Ntlabakanye

Etienne Oostuizen

Ruan Delport

WJ Steenkamp

Izan Esterhuizen

Francke Horn

Nico Steyn

Sam Francis

Edwill van der Merwe

Marius Louw

Erich Cronje

Kelly Mpeku

Quan Horn

Substitutes

Vano Karkadze

Baptiste Erdocio

Mohamed Haouas

Yacouba Camara

Jules Veyrier

Aurelien Barreau

Arthur Vincent

Pierre Lucas

PJ Botha

Morgan Naude

Conraad van Vuuren

Darrien-Lane Landsberg

Ruhan Straeuli

JC Pretorius

Sanele Nohamba

Rynhardt Jonker

Match Videos

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Montpelier Herault v Emirates Lions | Match Highlights | European Rugby Challenge Cup

Commentary

80’

End of second half

It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

79’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Quan Horn bursts through to advance the Lions attack.

72’

Conversion

Aurelien Barreau has kicked a conversion.

71’

Try

A series of passes by Montpellier Herault Rugby results in a try for Sam Simmonds

71’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Anthony Bouthier.

71’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Aurelien Barreau took full advantage.

71’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and JC Pretorius took full advantage.

69’

Substitution on

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Arthur Vincent coming on.

69’

Substitution off

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Auguste Cadot coming off.

67’

Substitution on

Lions make a substitution with Ruhan Straeuli coming on.

67’

Substitution off

Lions make a substitution with Etienne Oosthuizen coming off.

66’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Francke Horn goes through the gap.

64’

Substitution on

Lions sub JC Pretorius comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

WJ Steenkamp departs for Lions.

62’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Auguste Cadot goes through the gap.

61’

Substitution on

Lions sub Sanele Nohamba comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Sam Francis departs for Lions.

61’

Substitution on

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Jules Veyrier comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Nicolas Martins departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

61’

Substitution on

Lions sub Nico Steyn comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Sanele Nohamba departs for Lions.

61’

Substitution on

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Aurelien Barreau comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Thomas Vincent departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

61’

Substitution on

Lions sub Rynhardt Jonker comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Erich Cronje departs for Lions.

61’

Substitution on

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Pierre Lucas comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Madosh Tambwe departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

61’

Substitution on

Lions sub Morgan Naude comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Juan Schoeman departs for Lions.

61’

Conversion

The Montpellier Herault Rugby supporters go wild as Thomas Vincent successfully kicks the conversion.

60’

Try

Great hands by Montpellier Herault Rugby leads to a try for Alexis Bernadet

60’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Thomas Darmon is finished off with a try.

60’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Thomas Darmon goes through the gap.

58’

Substitution on

Darrien-Lane Landsberg comes on for Lions.

58’

Substitution off

Ruan Delport leaves the field.

58’

Substitution on

Conraad van Vuuren comes on for Lions.

58’

Substitution off

Asenathi Ntlabakanye leaves the field.

58’

Substitution on

Mohamed Haouas comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

58’

Substitution off

Luka Japaridze leaves the field.

58’

Substitution on

Baptiste Erdocio comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

58’

Substitution off

Enzo Forletta leaves the field.

58’

Substitution on

PJ Botha comes on for Lions.

58’

Substitution off

Jaco Visagie leaves the field.

56’

Clean break

What a run here by Thomas Vincent as they get over the gainline!

55’

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Thomas Vincent kicks the conversion.

53’

Try

A penetrating move by Montpellier Herault Rugby results in a try for Alexis Bernadet.

53’

Try assist

That's a great try assist by Nicolas Martins.

53’

Clean break

What a run here by Thomas Vincent as they get over the gainline!

50’

Substitution on

Sanele Nohamba comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Nico Steyn comes off.

48’

Yellow card

Etienne Oosthuizen (Lions) is shown a yellow card

47’

Substitution on

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Yacouba Camara getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Youssouf Soucouna being replaced.

47’

Substitution on

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Vano Karkadze getting some game time.

47’

Substitution off

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Lyam Akrab being replaced.

47’

Conversion

Sam Francis has ran out of time to kick the Conversion!!

46’

Try

Slick passing by Lions leads to a try for Quan Horn.

46’

Clean break

Quan Horn makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46’

Try assist

Spellbinding play by Nico Steyn is finished off with a try.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

37’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Montpellier Herault Rugby has led to Sam Simmonds being able to wriggle through a gap.

33’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Montpellier Herault Rugby has led to George Bridge being able to wriggle through a gap.

21’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Nicolas Martins bursts through to advance the Montpellier Herault Rugby attack.

3’

Conversion

Thomas Vincent has kicked a conversion.

2’

Try

Great hands by Montpellier Herault Rugby leads to a try for Marco Tauleigne

2’

Try assist

Lenni Nouchi sets up the try.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Montpellier Herault

Lions

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

S. Simmonds

Ball Carries: 18

Tackles

S. Simmonds

Tackles: 16

Points

A. Bernadet

Points: 10

Insights

EPCR Challenge Cup

Points per match

3330

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

109

Match Information

GGL Stadium, TBC

EPCR Challenge Cup