Pau

24 - 26

Full Time

Bulls

Bulls vs Pau

Events

Commentary

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

82'

Guram Papidze comes on.

77'

Loic Credoz comes off.

77'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Keagan Johannes getting some game time.

74'

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Zak Burger being replaced.

74'

Conversion

Handre Pollard has kicked a conversion.

73'

Try

Nizaam Carr scores the try from close range.

72'

Section Paloise decide to make a substitution, with Remi Picquette getting some game time.

71'

Section Paloise decide to make a substitution, with Jimi Maximin being replaced.

71'

Yellow Card

Thomas Laclayat (Section Paloise) is shown a yellow card

69'

Bulls make a substitution with Alulutho Tshakweni coming on.

67'

Bulls make a substitution with Akker van der Merwe coming off.

67'

The defensive line has been broken as Zak Burger goes through the gap.

66'

Bulls sub Jeandre Rudolph comes onto the field.

64'

Mpilo Gumede departs for Bulls.

64'

The defensive line has been broken as Theo Attissogbe goes through the gap.

63'

Section Paloise sub Thomas Jolmes comes onto the field.

61'

Luke Whitelock departs for Section Paloise.

61'

Francois Klopper comes on for Bulls.

59'

Mornay Smith leaves the field.

59'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Handre Pollard kicks the conversion.

58'

Try

Cheswill Jooste scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

57'

What a run here by Sebastian de Klerk as they get over the gainline!

57'

Marco van Staden comes on for Bulls.

56'

Marcell Coetzee leaves the field.

56'

Ruan Nortje comes on for Bulls.

56'

Reinhardt Ludwig leaves the field.

56'

Cobus Wiese comes on for Bulls.

56'

Ruan Vermaak leaves the field.

56'

Facundo Isa comes on.

51'

Carwyn Tuipulotu comes off.

51'

Thomas Laclayat comes on.

51'

Guram Papidze comes off.

51'

Julian Montoya comes on.

51'

Youri Delhommel comes off.

51'

Remi Seneca comes on.

51'

Daniel Bibi Biziwu comes off.

51'

What a run here by Quentin Valentino as they get over the gainline!

50'

Penalty Goal

Thomas Souverbie makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

48'

Section Paloise make a substitution with Fabien Brau-Boirie coming on.

40'

Section Paloise make a substitution with Jack Maddocks coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Conversion

Thomas Souverbie adds the two points for Section Paloise.

41'

Try

The Section Paloise maul pushes over the tryline as Youri Delhommel scores.

40'

Yellow Card

Reinhardt Ludwig (Bulls) is shown a yellow card

37'

Conversion

Thomas Souverbie does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

33'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Jimi Maximin scores from close range.

32'

Dan Robson sets up the try.

32'

Conversion

Handre Pollard makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

29'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Akker van der Merwe scores from close range.

29'

Thomas Souverbie comes on.

25'

Clement Mondinat comes off.

25'

This is dangerous for the defence as Carwyn Tuipulotu bursts through to advance the Section Paloise attack.

23'

This is dangerous for the defence as Zak Burger bursts through to advance the Bulls attack.

17'

Conversion

Clement Mondinat converts the try.

10'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Youri Delhommel places the ball down for the try.

Handre Pollard has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Try

Great hands by Bulls leads to a try for Mpilo Gumede

Akker van der Merwe sets up the try.

We are underway as the referee Karl Dickson blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Pau v Bulls 
  
 Round 4 
  
 Fri 16th January 2026, 12:00pm PST 
  
 Stade du Hameau 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Karl Dickson

Points Flow Chart

Bulls win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

71%

% Of Game In Lead

22%

81%

Possession Last 10 min

19%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Pollard

73'

24 - 26

Carr

72'

24 - 24

Laclayat

24 - 19

69'

Pollard

58'

24 - 19

Jooste

57'

24 - 17

Souverbie

24 - 12

48'

Half Time

Souverbie

21 - 12

41'

Delhommel

19 - 12

40'

Ludwig

37'

14 - 12

Souverbie

14 - 12

33'

Maximin

12 - 12

32'

Pollard

29'

7 - 12

van der Merwe

29'

7 - 10

Mondinat

7 - 5

10'

Delhommel

5 - 5

Gumede

0 - 5

Start

Win Probability

Pau

77%

Draw

Bulls

22%

Start of Possession Passages by Handre Pollard

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

5.2

Entries

Attack Profile

Pau

Bulls

More Less

Defence Profile

Pau

Bulls

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

58%

41%

3-6 secs

27%

36%

6+ secs

14%

23%

154

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

67'

68'

69'

71'

81'

Pau

Bulls

Pau vs Bulls Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Pau face off against Bulls in Investec Champions Cup Round 4 on Fri 16th January 2026 at Stade du Hameau. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST on SuperSport, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

Bulls won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Bulls in 4th and Pau in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Pau vs Bulls Squads

The official squads for Pau vs Bulls will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.