London Irish

27 - 32

Full Time

Montpellier

London Irish vs Montpellier

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

82'

So'otala Fa'aso'o comes on.

79'

Chunya Munga comes off.

79'

Penalty Goal

Rory Jennings kicks the penalty.

79'

Masivesi Dakuwaqa comes on.

76'

Bastien Chalureau comes off.

76'

Yellow Card

Leo Coly (Montpellier Herault Rugby) is shown a yellow card

73'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Marco Tauleigne getting some game time.

70'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Alexandre Becognee being replaced.

70'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Karl Tu'inukuafe coming on.

67'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Enzo Forletta coming off.

67'

London Irish make a substitution with Luca Morisi coming on.

67'

London Irish make a substitution with So'otala Fa'aso'o coming off.

67'

London Irish make a substitution with Chunya Munga coming on.

67'

London Irish make a substitution with Adam Coleman coming off.

67'

London Irish make a substitution with Rory Jennings coming on.

67'

London Irish make a substitution with Paddy Jackson coming off.

67'

Louis Carbonel curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

67'

Try

Montpellier Herault Rugby are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Thomas Darmon touching down.

65'

Leo Coly sets up the try.

65'

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Curtis Langdon comes onto the field.

62'

Brandon Paenga-Amosa departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

62'

London Irish sub Oli Hoskins comes onto the field.

62'

Lovejoy Chawatama departs for London Irish.

62'

Conversion

The Montpellier Herault Rugby supporters go wild as Louis Carbonel successfully kicks the conversion.

62'

Try

Montpellier Herault Rugby are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Alexandre Becognee touching down.

61'

Chandler Cunningham-South comes on for London Irish.

57'

Juan Martin Gonzalez leaves the field.

57'

Titi Lamositele comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

57'

Mohamed Haouas leaves the field.

57'

Leo Coly comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

57'

Cobus Reinach leaves the field.

57'

Danilo Fischetti comes on.

53'

Facundo Gigena comes off.

53'

Joe Powell comes on.

53'

Ben White comes off.

53'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Louis Carbonel kicks the conversion.

53'

Try

A penetrating move by Montpellier Herault Rugby results in a try for Thomas Darmon.

52'

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

52'

That's a great try assist by Paolo Garbisi.

52'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Mike Willemse getting some game time.

45'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Ben Loader being replaced.

45'

The second half kicks off.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Clement Doumenc coming on.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Yacouba Camara coming off.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Anthony Bouthier comes onto the field.

40'

Julien Tisseron departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

40'

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

45'

Conversion

Louis Carbonel adds the two points for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

45'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Cobus Reinach dots the ball down from close range.

42'

Cobus Reinach makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

38'

Try

Incisive passing by London Irish is finished off by Juan Martin Gonzalez, as they goes over for the try.

37'

That's a great try assist by Ben Loader.

37'

Fabulous play by London Irish has led to Ben Loader being able to wriggle through a gap.

37'

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Yacouba Camara comes onto the field.

35'

Karl Tu'inukuafe departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

35'

Julien Tisseron comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

33'

Anthony Bouthier leaves the field.

33'

Red Card

Agustin Creevy (London Irish) is shown the red card

32'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

31'

Try

Silky skills by London Irish ends with a try for Lucio Cinti.

30'

Trouble here as Lucio Cinti breaches the defence.

30'

Spellbinding play by Agustin Creevy is finished off with a try.

30'

Trouble here as Ollie Hassell-Collins breaches the defence.

30'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Juan Martin Gonzalez scores from close range.

26'

Karl Tu'inukuafe comes on.

25'

Yacouba Camara comes off.

25'

Yellow Card

Enzo Forletta (Montpellier Herault Rugby) is shown a yellow card

25'

Penalty Goal

Louis Carbonel adds the points for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

22'

Penalty Goal

Louis Carbonel does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

15'

Louis Carbonel steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

11'

Penalty Goal

Paddy Jackson kicks the penalty.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 London Irish v Montpellier 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Fri 9th December 2022, 12:00pm PST 
  
 Gtech Community Stadium

Points Flow Chart

Montpellier win +5

Time in lead

Mins in lead

49%

% Of Game In Lead

29%

88%

Possession Last 10 min

12%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jennings

27 - 32

79'

Coly

73'

24 - 32

Darmon

65'

24 - 32

Carbonel

62'

24 - 27

Becognee

61'

24 - 25

Carbonel

53'

24 - 20

Darmon

52'

24 - 18

Half Time

Carbonel

45'

24 - 13

Reinach

42'

24 - 11

Jackson

24 - 6

38'

Gonzalez

22 - 6

37'

Creevy

17 - 6

32'

Jackson

17 - 6

31'

Cinti

15 - 6

30'

Jackson

10 - 6

27'

Gonzalez

8 - 6

26'

Forletta

25'

3 - 6

Carbonel

22'

3 - 6

Carbonel

15'

3 - 3

Jackson

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Attack Profile

London Irish

Montpellier

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Defence Profile

London Irish

Montpellier

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

62%

59%

3-6 secs

17%

22%

6+ secs

13%

128

Rucks Won

London Irish vs Montpellier Kick Off Times & TV Channel

London Irish face off against Montpellier in Investec Champions Cup Round 1 on Fri 9th December 2022 at Gtech Community Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. 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.

London Irish won the last encounter but London Irish 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 7th and London Irish in 11th underlining just how tight this match could be.

London Irish vs Montpellier Squads

The official squads for London Irish 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.