Montpellier

22 - 26

Full Time

Lyon

Lyon vs Montpellier

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Yacouba Camara comes on.

76'

Lenni Nouchi comes off.

76'

Vincent Rattez comes on.

76'

Monty Ioane comes off.

76'

Arthur Vincent comes on.

75'

Thomas Darmon comes off.

75'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Beka Shvangiradze getting some game time.

72'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Steeve Blanc-Mappaz being replaced.

72'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Martin Meliande getting some game time.

70'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Leo Berdeu being replaced.

70'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Alexandre Becognee coming on.

68'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Billy Vunipola coming off.

68'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Auguste Cadot coming on.

65'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Arthur Vincent coming off.

65'

Lyon sub Mickael Guillard comes onto the field.

64'

Felix Lambey departs for Lyon.

64'

Stuart Hogg curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

63'

Try

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

62'

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Ryan Louwrens comes onto the field.

60'

Leo Coly departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

60'

Montpellier Herault Rugby sub Bastien Chalureau comes onto the field.

60'

Yacouba Camara departs for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

60'

Marco Tauleigne comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

59'

Alexandre Becognee leaves the field.

59'

The defensive line has been broken as Gabriel Ngandebe goes through the gap.

58'

Julien Tisseron comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

55'

Thomas Vincent leaves the field.

55'

Dylan Cretin comes on for Lyon.

55'

Beka Shvangiradze leaves the field.

55'

What a run here by Davit Niniashvili as they get over the gainline!

51'

What a run here by Alexandre Tchaptchet as they get over the gainline!

50'

Guillaume Marchand comes on.

50'

Sam Matavesi comes off.

50'

Arno Botha comes on.

50'

Mickael Guillard comes off.

50'

Vano Karkadze comes on.

50'

Christopher Tolofua comes off.

50'

Mohamed Haouas comes on.

50'

Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes off.

50'

Luca Tabarot comes on.

50'

Baptiste Erdocio comes off.

50'

Penalty Goal

Leo Berdeu does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

50'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Jermaine Ainsley getting some game time.

47'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Cedate Gomes Sa being replaced.

47'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Jerome Rey getting some game time.

47'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Hamza Kaabeche being replaced.

47'

Penalty Goal

Leo Berdeu makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

47'

Penalty Goal

Leo Berdeu kicks the penalty.

44'

Penalty Goal

Leo Coly kicks the penalty.

42'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Billy Vunipola coming on.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Luca Tabarot coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Luca Tabarot coming on.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Billy Vunipola coming off.

40'

Yellow Card

Gabriel Ngandebe (Montpellier Herault Rugby) is shown a yellow card

33'

The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Lyon.

30'

Yellow Card

Baptiste Erdocio (Montpellier Herault Rugby) is shown a yellow card

30'

Penalty Goal

Leo Berdeu adds the points for Lyon.

22'

Conversion

Leo Coly converts the try.

18'

Try

What a kick! Arthur Vincent takes full advantage to score for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

17'

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

17'

Thomas Vincent sets up the try.

17'

Conversion

Leo Coly converts the try.

15'

Try

A series of passes by Montpellier Herault Rugby results in a try for Stuart Hogg

13'

Spellbinding play by Madosh Tambwe is finished off with a try.

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Madosh Tambwe took full advantage.

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Baptiste Couilloud took full advantage.

11'

Conversion

Leo Berdeu has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Lyon leads to a try for Baptiste Couilloud

That's a great try assist by Davit Niniashvili.

The defensive line has been broken as Monty Ioane goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Alexandre Tchaptchet goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Montpellier v Lyon 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 7th September 2024, 07:30am PDT 
  
 Septeo Stadium 
  
 Jeremy Rozier

Points Flow Chart

Lyon win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

16%

% Of Game In Lead

72%

63%

Possession Last 10 min

37%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Karkadze

22 - 26

62'

Berdeu

50'

17 - 26

Berdeu

47'

17 - 23

Berdeu

44'

17 - 20

Coly

17 - 17

42'

Half Time

Ngandebe

14 - 17

33'

Penalty Try

30'

14 - 17

Erdocio

14 - 10

30'

Berdeu

22'

14 - 10

Coly

14 - 7

18'

Vincent

12 - 7

17'

Coly

7 - 7

15'

Hogg

5 - 7

13'

Berdeu

0 - 7

Couilloud

0 - 5

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.2

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

Entries

Attack Profile

Montpellier

Lyon

More Less

Defence Profile

Montpellier

Lyon

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

58%

53%

3-6 secs

30%

39%

6+ secs

12%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

61'

64'

69'

75'

78'

Montpellier

Lyon

Montpellier vs Lyon Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Montpellier face off against Lyon in Top 14 Round 1 on Sat 7th September 2024 at Septeo Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:30. In South Africa it’s at 16:30 SAST, 02:30 NZST in New Zealand, 00:30 AEST in Australia and 07:30 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 2 places in the league table with Lyon in 9th and Montpellier in 11th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Montpellier vs Lyon Squads

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