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Aviron Bayonnais vs Cheetahs · EPCR Challenge Cup

EPCR Challenge Cup · 2026-27Full time
Aviron Bayonnais
29–27
Cheetahs

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. 3'0–3
    PenaltyTiaan Swanepoel
    Cheetahs
  3. 8'0–8
    TryMichael Annies
    Cheetahs
  4. 9'0–10
    ConversionTiaan Swanepoel
    Cheetahs
  5. TryFacundo Bosch
    14'5–10
    Aviron Bayonnais
  6. TryFederico Mori
    19'10–10
    Aviron Bayonnais
  7. ConversionRob Du Preez
    20'12–10
    Aviron Bayonnais
  8. 25'12–13
    PenaltyTiaan Swanepoel
    Cheetahs
  9. TryYohan Orabe
    27'17–13
    Aviron Bayonnais
  10. TryFacundo Bosch
    37'22–13
    Aviron Bayonnais
  11. SubstitutionSwan Cormenier on for Ignacio Calles
    40'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  12. Half-time
  13. 42'
    SubstitutionTebogo Nkosi on for Matome Manyama
    Cheetahs
  14. 42'
    SubstitutionErich Visser on for Faf de Klerk
    Cheetahs
  15. 43'22–18
    TryCarel-Jan Coetzee
    Cheetahs
  16. 44'22–20
    ConversionTiaan Swanepoel
    Cheetahs
  17. SubstitutionTom Spring on for Yohan Orabe
    49'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  18. 51'22–25
    TryLouis Van der Westhuizen
    Cheetahs
  19. 52'22–27
    ConversionTiaan Swanepoel
    Cheetahs
  20. SubstitutionHerschel Jantjies on for Baptiste Tilloles
    52'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  21. SubstitutionLasha Macharashvili on for Luke Tagi
    52'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  22. SubstitutionLucas Paulos on for Manus Van Leeuwen
    55'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  23. SubstitutionBastien Rasal on for Federico Mori
    55'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  24. SubstitutionLucas Martin on for Facundo Bosch
    55'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  25. 61'
    SubstitutionBen Pitout on for Francisco dos Reis
    Cheetahs
  26. TryHerschel Jantjies
    66'27–27
    Aviron Bayonnais
  27. ConversionRob Du Preez
    67'29–27
    Aviron Bayonnais
  28. 67'
    SubstitutionJuandre Schoeman on for Louis Van der Westhuizen
    Cheetahs
  29. 67'
    SubstitutionAidon Davis on for Carl Wegner
    Cheetahs
  30. SubstitutionHugo Leclerq on for Mahno Dealle Facquez Luts
    67'
    Aviron Bayonnais
  31. 68'
    SubstitutionSiyambuka Ningiza on for Simon Miller
    Cheetahs
  32. 68'
    SubstitutionCohen Jasper on for Henry Immelman
    Cheetahs
  33. 69'
    SubstitutionMarco Janse van Vuren on for Zander Du Plessis
    Cheetahs

Team stats

Aviron BayonnaisCheetahs
37%Possession63%
40%Territory60%
5Tries3
71Carries134
379Metres carried435
8Clean breaks8
16Defenders beaten18
4Offloads7
113Passes169
155Tackles88
18Missed tackles16
84%Tackle success78%
7Turnovers won5
12Penalties conceded6
5/6Scrums won6/9
11/15Lineouts won13/14
19Kicks from hand18

Match report

Aviron Bayonnais beat Cheetahs 29-27 at Stade Jean-Dauger, Bayonne in round 1 of the EPCR Challenge Cup on Sunday, 18 October 2026.

In the current table, Aviron Bayonnais are 3rd and Cheetahs 4th.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

1
Aviron Bayonnais wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Cheetahs wins (0%)

One meeting on file, October 2026

Biggest Aviron Bayonnais win
29–27
18 Oct 2026

Last 1 meetings

  • 18 Oct 2026Aviron Bayonnais29–27Cheetahs

Lineups

Avg. age
27
Avg. age
28.7

Aviron Bayonnais

  1. 1Ignacio Calles(30)
  2. 2Facundo Bosch(35)
  3. 3Luke Tagi(29)
  4. 4Manus Van Leeuwen(19)
  5. 5Brian Alainu'u'ese(32)
  6. 6Mahno Dealle Facquez Luts(18)
  7. 7Baptiste Heguy(28)
  8. 8Giovanni Habel-Kuffner(31)
  9. 9Baptiste Tilloles(19)
  10. 10Rob Du Preez(33)
  11. 11Viliame Tutuvuli(25)
  12. 12Federico Mori(26)
  13. 13Guillaume Martocq(27)
  14. 14Madosha Tambwe(29)
  15. 15Yohan Orabe(24)
Replacements
  1. 16Lucas Martin(23)
  2. 17Swan Cormenier(30)
  3. 18Lasha Macharashvili(27)
  4. 19Lucas Paulos(28)
  5. 20Hugo Leclerq
  6. 21Herschel Jantjies(30)
  7. 22Bastien Rasal(20)
  8. 23Tom Spring(24)

Cheetahs

  1. 1Matome Manyama(25)
  2. 2Louis Van der Westhuizen(31)
  3. 3Francisco dos Reis
  4. 4Carl Wegner(35)
  5. 5Victor Sekekete(32)
  6. 6Neels Volschenk(23)
  7. 7Simon Miller(25)
  8. 8Carl Els
  9. 9Faf de Klerk(35)
  10. 10Tiaan Swanepoel(30)
  11. 11Prince Nkabinde(26)
  12. 12Zander Du Plessis(26)
  13. 13Carel-Jan Coetzee(31)
  14. 14Michael Annies(23)
  15. 15Henry Immelman(31)
Replacements
  1. 16Juandre Schoeman(21)
  2. 17Tebogo Nkosi(21)
  3. 18Ben Pitout
  4. 19Aidon Davis(32)
  5. 20Siyambuka Ningiza
  6. 21Erich Visser(21)
  7. 22Cohen Jasper(26)
  8. 23Marco Janse van Vuren(30)