Dragons RFC

14 - 18

Full Time

Montpellier

Dragons RFC vs Montpellier

Events

Commentary

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

83'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Jules Veyrier getting some game time.

71'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Marco Tauleigne being replaced.

71'

Dragons RFC make a substitution with Barny Langton coming on.

69'

Dragons RFC make a substitution with Matthew Screech coming off.

69'

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Christa Powell comes onto the field.

63'

Julien Tisseron departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

63'

Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

59'

Mohamed Haouas leaves the field.

59'

Vano Karkadze comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

59'

Lyam Akrab leaves the field.

59'

Ryan Louwrens comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

58'

Alexis Bernadet leaves the field.

58'

Cai Evans comes on for Dragons RFC.

56'

Will Reed leaves the field.

56'

Luca Tabarot comes on.

54'

Enzo Forletta comes off.

54'

George Nott comes on.

53'

Joseph Davies comes off.

53'

Aki Seiuli comes on.

53'

Josh Reynolds comes off.

53'

Dragons RFC decide to make a substitution, with Jared Rosser getting some game time.

49'

Dragons RFC decide to make a substitution, with Ewan Rosser being replaced.

49'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Alexandre Becognee getting some game time.

49'

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

49'

Thomas Darmon makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48'

Alexis Bernadet makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Vincent getting some game time.

46'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Aurelien Barreau being replaced.

46'

Angus O'Brien steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

46'

Dragons RFC make a substitution with Sam Scarfe coming on.

42'

Dragons RFC make a substitution with James Benjamin coming off.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien adds the two points for Dragons RFC.

41'

Try

Incisive passing by Dragons RFC is finished off by Angus O'Brien, as they goes over for the try.

39'

That's a great try assist by Joseph Davies.

39'

Fabulous play by Dragons RFC has led to Joseph Davies being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Dragons RFC sub Dane Blacker comes onto the field.

39'

Morgan Lloyd departs for Dragons RFC.

39'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Taine Basham scores from close range.

26'

This is dangerous for the defence as Ewan Rosser bursts through to advance the Dragons RFC attack.

22'

Conversion

Aurelien Barreau makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

20'

Try

Montpellier Herault Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Marco Tauleigne picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

19'

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

18'

Aurelien Barreau has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

13'

Try

A series of passes by Montpellier Herault Rugby results in a try for Madosh Tambwe

12'

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

12'

A gap opened in the defence and Thomas Darmon took full advantage.

12'

A gap opened in the defence and Alexis Bernadet took full advantage.

11'

Penalty Goal

Aurelien Barreau kicks the penalty.

The defensive line has been broken as Madosh Tambwe goes through the gap.

Penalty Goal

Aurelien Barreau has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Dragons RFC v Montpellier 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Fri 6th December 2024, 12:00pm PST 
  
 Rodney Parade 
  
 Morne Ferreira

Points Flow Chart

Montpellier win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

96%

89%

Possession Last 10 min

11%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Half Time

O'Brien

14 - 18

41'

O'Brien

12 - 18

39'

O'Brien

7 - 18

27'

Basham

5 - 18

26'

Barreau

20'

0 - 18

Tauleigne

19'

0 - 16

Tambwe

12'

0 - 11

Barreau

0 - 6

Barreau

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Attack Profile

Dragons RFC

Montpellier

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Defence Profile

Dragons RFC

Montpellier

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

49%

62%

3-6 secs

25%

20%

6+ secs

25%

18%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

60'

68'

77'

81'

82'

Dragons RFC

Montpellier

Dragons RFC vs Montpellier Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Dragons RFC face off against Montpellier in Challenge Cup Round 1 on Fri 6th December 2024 at Rodney Parade. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00 and is broadcast on . In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

Montpellier 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 4 places in the league table with Montpellier in 1st and Dragons RFC in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Dragons RFC vs Montpellier Squads

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