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Lyon OU vs Section Paloise · Top 14

Top 14 · 2026-27Full time
Lyon OU
51–25
Section Paloise

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. TryTheo Millet
    2'5–0
    Lyon OU
  3. ConversionMartin Meliande
    3'7–0
    Lyon OU
  4. PenaltyMartin Meliande
    12'10–0
    Lyon OU
  5. 13'10–5
    TryRodrigo Marta
    Section Paloise
  6. 16'10–10
    TryRodrigo Marta
    Section Paloise
  7. 24'10–13
    PenaltyAxel Desperes-Rigou
    Section Paloise
  8. PenaltyMartin Meliande
    27'13–13
    Lyon OU
  9. SubstitutionJanse Roux on for Theo William
    27'
    Lyon OU
  10. 30'
    SubstitutionSantiago Grondona on for Thomas Jolmes
    Section Paloise
  11. TryIosefo Masikau Baleiwairiki
    36'18–13
    Lyon OU
  12. ConversionMartin Meliande
    37'20–13
    Lyon OU
  13. 40'
    SubstitutionThomas Jolmes on for Santiago Grondona
    Section Paloise
  14. Half-time
  15. SubstitutionBaptiste Couilloud on for Charlie Cassang
    43'
    Lyon OU
  16. SubstitutionDylan Cretin on for Beka Saginadze
    43'
    Lyon OU
  17. SubstitutionThomas Gallo on for Jerome Rey
    43'
    Lyon OU
  18. 45'20–18
    TryHugo Auradou
    Section Paloise
  19. 45'20–20
    ConversionAxel Desperes-Rigou
    Section Paloise
  20. TryJiuta Wainiqolo
    48'25–20
    Lyon OU
  21. 49'
    SubstitutionJon Zabala on for Thomas Laclayat
    Section Paloise
  22. 50'
    SubstitutionHugo Parrou on for Alexandre Etchebehere
    Section Paloise
  23. 50'
    SubstitutionTumua Manu on for Aaron Grandidier Nkanang
    Section Paloise
  24. 50'
    SubstitutionThibault Daubagna on for Thomas Souverbie
    Section Paloise
  25. 50'
    SubstitutionYouri Delhommel on for Lucas Rey
    Section Paloise
  26. 51'
    Red cardBaptiste Pesenti-Compagnoni
    Section Paloise
  27. TrySam Simmonds
    52'30–20
    Lyon OU
  28. SubstitutionAdrien Seguret on for Theo Millet
    57'
    Lyon OU
  29. SubstitutionThomas Marceline on for Irakli Aptsiauri
    57'
    Lyon OU
  30. SubstitutionCamille Chat on for Guillaume Marchand
    57'
    Lyon OU
  31. 58'30–25
    TryYouri Delhommel
    Section Paloise
  32. 58'
    SubstitutionRemi Picquette on for Thomas Jolmes
    Section Paloise
  33. TryCamille Chat
    62'35–25
    Lyon OU
  34. ConversionMartin Meliande
    63'37–25
    Lyon OU
  35. 63'
    SubstitutionJoe Simmonds on for Axel Desperes-Rigou
    Section Paloise
  36. Yellow cardDylan Cretin
    70'
    Lyon OU
  37. SubstitutionLeo Berdeu on for Martin Meliande
    72'
    Lyon OU
  38. 72'
    SubstitutionSantiago Grondona on for Facundo Isa
    Section Paloise
  39. SubstitutionIrakli Aptsiauri on for Thomas Marceline
    74'
    Lyon OU
  40. TryGabin Lorre
    75'42–25
    Lyon OU
  41. ConversionLeo Berdeu
    76'44–25
    Lyon OU
  42. TryAdrien Seguret
    78'49–25
    Lyon OU
  43. ConversionLeo Berdeu
    79'51–25
    Lyon OU

Team stats

Lyon OUSection Paloise
51%Possession49%
48%Territory52%
7Tries4
138Carries118
647Metres carried453
6Clean breaks8
32Defenders beaten17
12Offloads7
128Passes137
123Tackles161
17Missed tackles32
78%Tackle success75%
4Turnovers won1
10Penalties conceded9
4/8Scrums won3/5
9/14Lineouts won14/14
26Kicks from hand29

Match report

Lyon OU defeated Section Paloise 51–25 at Matmut Stadium Gerland on Saturday to claim their third consecutive victory in the Top 14. The 26-point margin marked a commanding performance from the hosts, who have now scored 88 points and conceded 67 across their opening three matches.

The result sees Lyon OU remain second in the table with nine points from three games, whilst Section Paloise stay top despite the defeat. Lyon OU now lead the head-to-head record 6–5 over eleven meetings, having won 22–17 at home in their most recent encounter in January 2026.

Written by AI from the official match data.

Head to head

6
Lyon OU wins (60%)
0
Draws (0%)
4
Section Paloise wins (40%)

Last 10 meetings, since January 2022

Biggest Lyon OU win
51–25
19 Sept 2026
Biggest Section Paloise win
40–10
2 Sept 2023

Last 5 meetings

  • 19 Sept 2026Lyon OU51–25Section Paloise
  • 3 Jan 2026Lyon OU22–17Section Paloise
  • 27 Sept 2025Section Paloise40–15Lyon OU
  • 10 May 2025Lyon OU27–29Section Paloise
  • 30 Nov 2024Section Paloise29–15Lyon OU

Lineups

Avg. age
26.7
Avg. age
25.2

Lyon OU

  1. 1Jerome Rey(31)
  2. 2Guillaume Marchand(28)
  3. 3Irakli Aptsiauri(23)
  4. 4Theo William(26)
  5. 5Mickael Guillard(25)
  6. 6Antoine Deliance(21)
  7. 7Beka Saginadze(27)
  8. 8Sam Simmonds(31)
  9. 9Charlie Cassang(31)
  10. 10Martin Meliande(24)
  11. 11Jiuta Wainiqolo(27)
  12. 12Theo Millet(29)
  13. 13Iosefo Masikau Baleiwairiki(28)
  14. 14Ethan Dumortier(25)
  15. 15Gabin Lorre(24)
Replacements
  1. 16Camille Chat(30)
  2. 17Thomas Gallo(27)
  3. 18Dylan Cretin(29)
  4. 19Janse Roux(29)
  5. 20Baptiste Couilloud(29)
  6. 21Leo Berdeu(28)
  7. 22Adrien Seguret(28)
  8. 23Thomas Marceline(21)

Section Paloise

  1. 1Alexandre Etchebehere(21)
  2. 2Lucas Rey
  3. 3Thomas Laclayat(29)
  4. 4Thomas Jolmes(31)
  5. 5Baptiste Pesenti-Compagnoni(29)
  6. 6Loic Credoz(27)
  7. 7Hugo Auradou(23)
  8. 8Facundo Isa(33)
  9. 9Thomas Souverbie(22)
  10. 10Axel Desperes-Rigou(22)
  11. 11Aaron Grandidier Nkanang(26)
  12. 12Fabien Brau-Boirie(20)
  13. 13Emilien Gailleton(23)
  14. 14Rodrigo Marta(26)
  15. 15Theo Attissogbe(21)
Replacements
  1. 16Youri Delhommel(30)
  2. 17Hugo Parrou(23)
  3. 18Remi Picquette(31)
  4. 19Santiago Grondona(28)
  5. 20Thibault Daubagna(32)
  6. 21Joe Simmonds
  7. 22Tumua Manu(33)
  8. 23Jon Zabala(29)