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Section Paloise vs Leicester Tigers · Champions Cup

Champions Cup · 2026-27Full time
Section Paloise
41–17
Leicester Tigers

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. PenaltyAxel Desperes-Rigou
    3'3–0
    Section Paloise
  3. 8'3–5
    TryOllie Chessum
    Leicester Tigers
  4. 9'3–7
    ConversionBilly Searle
    Leicester Tigers
  5. 17'3–10
    PenaltyBilly Searle
    Leicester Tigers
  6. TryRodrigo Marta
    25'8–10
    Section Paloise
  7. ConversionAxel Desperes-Rigou
    26'10–10
    Section Paloise
  8. TryJon Zabala
    30'15–10
    Section Paloise
  9. ConversionAxel Desperes-Rigou
    31'17–10
    Section Paloise
  10. SubstitutionHugo Parrou on for Alexandre Etchebehere
    33'
    Section Paloise
  11. Half-time
  12. SubstitutionGuram Papidze on for Jon Zabala
    42'
    Section Paloise
  13. TryRodrigo Marta
    44'22–10
    Section Paloise
  14. ConversionAxel Desperes-Rigou
    45'24–10
    Section Paloise
  15. 45'
    SubstitutionWill Hurd on for Joel Sclavi
    Leicester Tigers
  16. SubstitutionSantiago Grondona on for Thomas Jolmes
    50'
    Section Paloise
  17. 50'
    SubstitutionGabriel Hamer-Webb on for Adam Radwan
    Leicester Tigers
  18. 50'
    SubstitutionJames Thompson on for Ollie Chessum
    Leicester Tigers
  19. 50'
    SubstitutionJack van Poortvliet on for Tom Whiteley
    Leicester Tigers
  20. 54'24–15
    TryArchie van der Flier
    Leicester Tigers
  21. 55'24–17
    ConversionBilly Searle
    Leicester Tigers
  22. PenaltyAxel Desperes-Rigou
    57'27–17
    Section Paloise
  23. SubstitutionFacundo Isa on for Sacha Zegueur
    57'
    Section Paloise
  24. SubstitutionRemi Picquette on for Mickael Capelli
    57'
    Section Paloise
  25. 58'
    SubstitutionJoe Woodward on for Orlando Bailey
    Leicester Tigers
  26. 58'
    SubstitutionMako Vunipola on for Archie van der Flier
    Leicester Tigers
  27. 58'
    SubstitutionSam Moli on for Jamie Blamire
    Leicester Tigers
  28. SubstitutionGonzalo Garcia on for Thomas Souverbie
    63'
    Section Paloise
  29. SubstitutionYon Caperaa on for Youri Delhommel
    65'
    Section Paloise
  30. TryAaron Grandidier Nkanang
    72'32–17
    Section Paloise
  31. ConversionAxel Desperes-Rigou
    73'34–17
    Section Paloise
  32. 75'
    SubstitutionOsian Thomas on for Olly Cracknell
    Leicester Tigers
  33. SubstitutionQuentin Valentino on for Clement Laporte
    76'
    Section Paloise
  34. TryFabien Brau-Boirie
    77'39–17
    Section Paloise
  35. ConversionAxel Desperes-Rigou
    78'41–17
    Section Paloise

Team stats

Section PaloiseLeicester Tigers
46%Possession54%
50%Territory50%
5Tries2
101Carries137
508Metres carried427
9Clean breaks2
26Defenders beaten12
7Offloads5
115Passes189
175Tackles119
12Missed tackles26
87%Tackle success74%
1Turnovers won3
10Penalties conceded8
9/12Scrums won5/5
10/12Lineouts won14/15
35Kicks from hand32

Match report

Section Paloise beat Leicester Tigers 41-17 at Stade du Hameau, Pau in round 1 of the Champions Cup on Sunday, 18 October 2026.

In the current table, Section Paloise are 3rd and Leicester Tigers 5th.

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

Head to head

1
Section Paloise wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Leicester Tigers wins (0%)

One meeting on file, October 2026

Biggest Section Paloise win
41–17
18 Oct 2026

Last 1 meetings

  • 18 Oct 2026Section Paloise41–17Leicester Tigers

Lineups

Avg. age
25.9
Avg. age
26.9

Section Paloise

  1. 1Alexandre Etchebehere(21)
  2. 2Youri Delhommel(30)
  3. 3Jon Zabala(29)
  4. 4Thomas Jolmes(31)
  5. 5Mickael Capelli(29)
  6. 6Sacha Zegueur(27)
  7. 7Loic Credoz(27)
  8. 8Bastien Vergnes(29)
  9. 9Thomas Souverbie(22)
  10. 10Axel Desperes-Rigou(22)
  11. 11Aaron Grandidier Nkanang(26)
  12. 12Fabien Brau-Boirie(20)
  13. 13Rodrigo Marta(26)
  14. 14Clement Laporte(28)
  15. 15Theo Attissogbe(21)
Replacements
  1. 16Yon Caperaa(19)
  2. 17Hugo Parrou(23)
  3. 18Guram Papidze(29)
  4. 19Remi Picquette(31)
  5. 20Santiago Grondona(28)
  6. 21Facundo Isa(33)
  7. 22Gonzalo Garcia(27)
  8. 23Quentin Valentino(20)

Leicester Tigers

  1. 1Archie van der Flier(24)
  2. 2Jamie Blamire(28)
  3. 3Joel Sclavi(32)
  4. 4Cameron Henderson(26)
  5. 5Ollie Chessum(26)
  6. 6Finn Carnduff(22)
  7. 7Joaquin Moro(25)
  8. 8Olly Cracknell(32)
  9. 9Tom Whiteley(30)
  10. 10Billy Searle(30)
  11. 11Ollie Hassell-Collins(27)
  12. 12Orlando Bailey(25)
  13. 13Will Wand(24)
  14. 14Adam Radwan(28)
  15. 15Freddie Steward(25)
Replacements
  1. 16Sam Moli(27)
  2. 17Mako Vunipola(35)
  3. 18Will Hurd(27)
  4. 19James Thompson(27)
  5. 20Osian Thomas(21)
  6. 21Jack van Poortvliet(25)
  7. 22Joe Woodward(23)
  8. 23Gabriel Hamer-Webb(25)