Valence Romans

26 - 22

Full Time

Grenoble

Grenoble vs Valence Romans

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

81'

The referee is running towards the posts and a penalty try is given to Valence Romans.

81'

Yellow Card

Tommy Raynaud (Grenoble) is shown a yellow card

81'

Yellow Card

Giorgi Pertaia (Grenoble) is shown a yellow card

76'

Penalty Goal

Lucas Meret has kicked a penalty goal.

74'

Grenoble decide to make a substitution, with Mathis Baret getting some game time.

71'

Grenoble decide to make a substitution, with Richard Hardwick being replaced.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Anatole Pauvert took full advantage.

69'

Grenoble make a substitution with Yan Lestrade coming on.

68'

Grenoble make a substitution with Romain Trouilloud coming off.

68'

Valence Romans sub Thembelani Bholi comes onto the field.

62'

Ilia Spanderashvili departs for Valence Romans.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Richard Hardwick goes through the gap.

61'

Valence Romans sub Esteban Chouteau comes onto the field.

60'

Andrea Pontanier departs for Valence Romans.

60'

Valence Romans sub Mathieu Guillomot comes onto the field.

60'

Joris Moura departs for Valence Romans.

60'

Grenoble sub Tommy Raynaud comes onto the field.

60'

Eli Eglaine departs for Grenoble.

60'

The defensive line has been broken as Bautista Ezcurra goes through the gap.

59'

The defensive line has been broken as Joris Moura goes through the gap.

59'

Jose Madeira comes on for Grenoble.

58'

Pierce Phillips leaves the field.

58'

Lilian Rossi comes on for Grenoble.

58'

Bastien Soury leaves the field.

58'

Penalty Goal

Romain Trouilloud adds the points for Grenoble.

58'

What a run here by Romain Trouilloud as they get over the gainline!

56'

Cyril Deligny comes on for Valence Romans.

55'

Dorian Marco-Pena leaves the field.

55'

Giorgi Pertaia comes on.

54'

Cody Thomas comes off.

54'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Lucas Meret kicks the conversion.

53'

Try

Mosese Mawalu scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

53'

That's a great try assist by Anatole Pauvert.

53'

What a run here by Anatole Pauvert as they get over the gainline!

51'

Vincent Vial comes on.

50'

Gareth Milasinovich comes off.

50'

Valence Romans decide to make a substitution, with Matteo Rodor getting some game time.

45'

Valence Romans decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Lhusero being replaced.

45'

Romain Trouilloud steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

45'

Grenoble make a substitution with Richard Hardwick coming on.

43'

Grenoble make a substitution with Lilian Rossi coming off.

43'

Grenoble make a substitution with Sam Davies coming on.

40'

Grenoble make a substitution with Geoffrey Cros coming off.

40'

Valence Romans make a substitution with Axel Bruchet coming on.

40'

Valence Romans make a substitution with Thembelani Bholi coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Penalty Goal

Romain Trouilloud has kicked a penalty goal.

39'

Valence Romans sub Mosese Mawalu comes onto the field.

37'

Thomas Roziere departs for Valence Romans.

37'

Grenoble sub Lilian Rossi comes onto the field.

37'

Richard Hardwick departs for Grenoble.

37'

Penalty Goal

The Valence Romans supporters go wild as Lucas Meret successfully kicks the penalty goal.

34'

Yellow Card

Bastien Soury (Grenoble) is shown a yellow card

32'

Conversion

Romain Trouilloud makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

Silky skills by Grenoble ends with a try for Bautista Ezcurra.

26'

Trouble here as Bautista Ezcurra breaches the defence.

26'

Bastien Soury played a key part in that try.

26'

Joris Moura looks to land a drop goal but it misses, sailing past the right handside of the posts.

22'

Penalty Goal

Romain Trouilloud adds the points for Grenoble.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Ilia Spanderashvili bursts through to advance the Valence Romans attack.

18'

Penalty Goal

Romain Trouilloud makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

14'

Grenoble sub Richard Hardwick comes onto the field.

11'

Mathis Baret departs for Grenoble.

11'

A gap opened in the defence and Owen Lane took full advantage.

11'

Penalty Goal

Lucas Meret kicks the penalty.

Penalty Goal

Lucas Meret kicks the penalty.

Mathis Baret comes on.

Richard Hardwick comes off.

Thembelani Bholi comes on.

Matthieu Vachon comes off.

The defensive line has been broken as Anatole Pauvert goes through the gap.

Penalty Goal

Romain Trouilloud has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Valence Romans v Grenoble 
  
 Round 26 
  
 Thu 10th April 2025, 12:00pm PDT 
  
 Stade Georges-Pompidou 
  
 Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy

Points Flow Chart

Valence Romans win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

79%

83%

Possession Last 10 min

17%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Penalty Try

26 - 22

81'

Raynaud

81'

19 - 22

Pertaia

76'

19 - 22

Meret

19 - 22

74'

Trouilloud

58'

16 - 22

Meret

16 - 19

53'

Mawalu

14 - 19

53'

Half Time

Trouilloud

39'

9 - 19

Meret

9 - 16

34'

Soury

32'

6 - 16

Trouilloud

27'

6 - 16

Ezcurra

26'

6 - 14

Trouilloud

20'

6 - 9

Trouilloud

14'

6 - 6

Meret

6 - 3

Meret

3 - 3

Trouilloud

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.3

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.4

Entries

Attack Profile

Valence Romans

Grenoble

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Defence Profile

Valence Romans

Grenoble

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

49%

60%

3-6 secs

28%

36%

6+ secs

23%

104

Rucks Won

Valence Romans vs Grenoble Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Valence Romans face off against Grenoble in Pro D2 Round 26 on Thu 10th April 2025 at Stade Georges-Pompidou. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 07:00 NZST in New Zealand, 05:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

Valence Romans won the last encounter but Valence Romans are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 7 places in the league table with Grenoble in 1st and Valence Romans in 8th as such Grenoble are favourites on paper.

Valence Romans vs Grenoble Squads

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