Montpellier

21 - 15

Full Time

Edinburgh

Edinburgh vs Montpellier

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

80'

Fabulous play by Montpellier has led to Louis Picamoles being able to wriggle through a gap.

80'

Julien Tomas comes on for Montpellier.

76'

Vincent Martin leaves the field.

76'

Louis Picamoles has made 20 good tackles so far this game.

76'

Kevin Kornath comes on.

74'

Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg comes off.

74'

Edinburgh have won 140 rucks so far this game.

73'

Chris Dean comes on.

72'

Matt Scott comes off.

72'

Sean Kennedy comes on.

72'

Henry Pyrgos comes off.

72'

Trouble here as Jaco van der Walt breaches the defence.

68'

Ruan Pienaar has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

68'

This is dangerous for the defence as Henry Pyrgos bursts through to advance the Edinburgh attack.

67'

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with Luke Hamilton getting some game time.

67'

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with Viliame Mata being replaced.

67'

Montpellier make a substitution with Yvan Reilhac coming on.

67'

Montpellier make a substitution with Benjamin Fall coming off.

67'

Paul Willemse has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

66'

Edinburgh sub Jamie Ritchie comes onto the field.

65'

Hamish Watson departs for Edinburgh.

65'

Edinburgh have won 120 rucks so far this game.

64'

Gregory Fichten comes on for Montpellier.

61'

Mikheil Nariashvili leaves the field.

61'

Rory Sutherland comes on.

59'

Allan Dell comes off.

59'

Jaco van der Walt has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

59'

Kelian Galletier comes on.

59'

Bismarck Du Plessis comes off.

59'

A gap opened in the defence and Dougie Fife took full advantage.

58'

Spellbinding play by Viliame Mata is finished off with a try.

58'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Edinburgh is finished off by Dougie Fife.

57'

The defensive line has been broken as Ben Toolis goes through the gap.

57'

Jaco van der Walt comes on.

56'

Simon Hickey comes off.

56'

Montpellier have won 40 rucks so far this game.

55'

Edinburgh have won 100 rucks so far this game.

52'

Vincent Martin has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52'

Fulgence Ouedraogo has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52'

Jan Serfontein has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52'

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with Simon Berghan getting some game time.

50'

Edinburgh decide to make a substitution, with WP Nel being replaced.

50'

Montpellier make a substitution with Vincent Giudicelli coming on.

47'

Montpellier make a substitution with Wian Liebenberg coming off.

47'

Yellow Card

Bismarck Du Plessis (Montpellier) is shown a yellow card.

47'

Mikheil Nariashvili has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47'

Edinburgh have won 80 rucks so far this game.

46'

Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

46'

Montpellier sub Alexandre Dumoulin comes onto the field.

43'

Enzo Sanga departs for Montpellier.

43'

Antoine Guillamon comes on for Montpellier.

43'

Jannie du Plessis leaves the field.

43'

What a run here by Darcy Graham as they gets over the gainline!.

42'

Bismarck Du Plessis has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

42'

Louis Picamoles has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

42'

Ross Ford comes on.

40'

Stuart McInally comes off.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

Penalty Goal

Simon Hickey has kicked a penalty goal.

40'

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

40'

Edinburgh have won 60 rucks so far this game.

39'

Wian Liebenberg has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

39'

Conversion

Ruan Pienaar does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

37'

Gabriel Ngandebe makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

36'

Ruan Pienaar played a key part in that try.

36'

Try

The kick through from Montpellier has allowed Gabriel Ngandebe to touch down.

36'

Fabulous play by Montpellier has led to Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg being able to wriggle through a gap.

35'

Edinburgh have won 40 rucks so far this game.

34'

Conversion

Ruan Pienaar makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

32'

That's a great try assist by Jan Serfontein.

31'

Try

A series of passes by Montpellier results in a try for Benjamin Fall.

31'

Trouble here as Benjamin Fall breaches the defence.

31'

Conversion

Simon Hickey converts the try.

20'

Try

Edinburgh are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Stuart McInally touching down.

19'

This is dangerous for the defence as Simon Hickey bursts through to advance the Edinburgh attack.

19'

Edinburgh have won 20 rucks so far this game.

19'

Montpellier have won 20 rucks so far this game.

12'

Conversion

Ruan Pienaar has kicked a conversion.

A gap opened in the defence and Henry Immelman took full advantage.

Ruan Pienaar sets up the try.

Try

Great hands by Montpellier leads to a try for Henry Immelman.

The defensive line has been broken as Hamish Watson goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Montpellier v Edinburgh

Sat 13th October 2018, 07:15am PDT

Points Flow Chart

Montpellier win +6

Time in lead

Mins in lead

80%

% Of Game In Lead

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Fife

57'

21 - 15

Du Plessis

21 - 10

47'

Half Time

Hickey

41'

21 - 10

Pienaar

21 - 7

37'

Ngandebe

19 - 7

36'

Pienaar

14 - 7

32'

Fall

12 - 7

31'

Hickey

20'

7 - 7

McInally

19'

7 - 5

Pienaar

7 - 0

Immelman

5 - 0

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Montpellier vs Edinburgh Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Montpellier face off against Edinburgh in Investec Champions Cup on Sat 13th October 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:15. In South Africa it’s at 16:15 SAST, 03:15 NZST in New Zealand, 01:15 AEST in Australia and 07:15 EST in the US.

Edinburgh won the last encounter but Montpellier are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Edinburgh in 1st and Montpellier in 2nd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Montpellier vs Edinburgh Squads

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