Section Paloise vs Bulls | Champions Cup

Section Paloise

Bulls

Friday 16 Jan 2026

Stade du Hameau, TBC

Section Paloise

Bulls

Tries

Youri Delhommel 40'; 9'

Jimi Maximin 32'

Nizaam Carr 72'

Cheswill Jooste 57'

Akker van der Merwe 29'

Mpilo Gumede 3'

Conversions

Thomas Souverbie 41'; 33'

Clement Mondinat 10'

Handre Pollard 73'; 58'; 29';

Penalties

Thomas Souverbie 48'

05:07

Section Paloise v Bulls | Match in 5 Minutes | Champions Cup

00:47

Nizaam Carr With a Try vs. Section Paloise

00:43

Cheswill Jooste With a Try vs. Section Paloise

Timeline

End of Second Half

82'

Guram Papidze

Out: Loic Credoz

77'

Keagan Johannes

Out: Zak Burger

74'

Handre Pollard

Conversion

73'

Nizaam Carr

Try

72'

Remi Picquette

Out: Jimi Maximin

71'

Thomas Laclayat

Yellow Card

69'

Alulutho Tshakweni

Out: Akker van der Merwe

67'

Jeandre Rudolph

Out: Celimpilo Gumede

64'

Thomas Jolmes

Out: Luke Whitelock

61'

Francois Klopper

Out: Mornay Smith

59'

Handre Pollard

Conversion

58'

Cheswill Jooste

Try

57'

Marco van Staden

Out: Marcell Coetzee

56'

Ruan Nortje

Out: Reinhardt Ludwig

56'

Cobus Wiese

Out: Ruan Vermaak

56'

Facundo Isa

Out: Carwyn Tuipulotu

51'

Thomas Laclayat

Out: Guram Papidze

51'

Julian Montoya

Out: Youri Delhommel

51'

Remi Seneca

Out: Daniel Bibi Biziwu

51'

Thomas Souverbie

Penalty

48'

Fabien Brau-Boirie

Out: Jack Maddocks

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

41'

Thomas Souverbie

Conversion

41'

Youri Delhommel

Try

40'

Reinhardt Ludwig

Yellow Card

37'

Thomas Souverbie

Conversion

33'

Jimi Maximin

Try

32'

Handre Pollard

Conversion

29'

Akker van der Merwe

Try

29'

Thomas Souverbie

Out: Clement Mondinat

25'

Clement Mondinat

Conversion

10'

Youri Delhommel

Try

Mpilo Gumede

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

See Full Stats

Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Bulls

-68

Section Paloise

-50

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Tuipulotu

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

N. Carr

Tackles: 22

Points

Y. Delhommel

Points: 10

Insights

Champions Cup

Points per match

2929

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1110

Match Information

Stade du Hameau, TBC

Champions Cup

Friday 16 Jan 2026

Stade du Hameau, TBC

Section Paloise

Bulls

Tries

Youri Delhommel 40'; 9'

Jimi Maximin 32'

Nizaam Carr 72'

Cheswill Jooste 57'

Akker van der Merwe 29'

Mpilo Gumede 3'

Conversions

Thomas Souverbie 41'; 33'

Clement Mondinat 10'

Handre Pollard 73'; 58'; 29';

Penalties

Thomas Souverbie 48'

Timeline

End of Second Half

82'

Guram Papidze

Out: Loic Credoz

77'

Keagan Johannes

Out: Zak Burger

74'

Handre Pollard

Conversion

73'

Nizaam Carr

Try

72'

Remi Picquette

Out: Jimi Maximin

71'

Thomas Laclayat

Yellow Card

69'

Alulutho Tshakweni

Out: Akker van der Merwe

67'

Jeandre Rudolph

Out: Celimpilo Gumede

64'

Thomas Jolmes

Out: Luke Whitelock

61'

Francois Klopper

Out: Mornay Smith

59'

Handre Pollard

Conversion

58'

Cheswill Jooste

Try

57'

Marco van Staden

Out: Marcell Coetzee

56'

Ruan Nortje

Out: Reinhardt Ludwig

56'

Cobus Wiese

Out: Ruan Vermaak

56'

Facundo Isa

Out: Carwyn Tuipulotu

51'

Thomas Laclayat

Out: Guram Papidze

51'

Julian Montoya

Out: Youri Delhommel

51'

Remi Seneca

Out: Daniel Bibi Biziwu

51'

Thomas Souverbie

Penalty

48'

Fabien Brau-Boirie

Out: Jack Maddocks

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

41'

Thomas Souverbie

Conversion

41'

Youri Delhommel

Try

40'

Reinhardt Ludwig

Yellow Card

37'

Thomas Souverbie

Conversion

33'

Jimi Maximin

Try

32'

Handre Pollard

Conversion

29'

Akker van der Merwe

Try

29'

Thomas Souverbie

Out: Clement Mondinat

25'

Clement Mondinat

Conversion

10'

Youri Delhommel

Try

Mpilo Gumede

Try

Start of First Half

Top Stats

3Tries4

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

180

Offload

Metres Gained

376

359

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

243

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Form Guide

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14 Dec 2025 • Champions Cup

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10 Jan 2026 • Champions Cup

Bulls

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20 Dec 2025 • United Rugby Championship

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Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Union Bordeaux-Begles

Line Up

Daniel Bibi Biziwu

Youri Delhommel

Guram Papidze

Hugo Auradou

Jimi Maximin

Luke Whitelock

Loic Credoz

Carwyn Tuipulotu

Dan Robson

Clement Mondinat

Aaron Grandidier

Quentin Valentino

Nathan Decron

Theo Attissogbe

Jack Maddocks

Jan-Hendrik Wessels

Akker van der Merwe

Mornay Smith

Ruan Vermaak

Reinhardt Ludwig

Marcell Coetzee

Celimpilo Gumede

Nizaam Carr

Zak Burger

Handre Pollard

Kurt-Lee Arendse

Harold Vorster

Sebastian de Klerk

Cheswill Jooste

Willie le Roux

Substitutes

Julian Montoya

Remi Seneca

Thomas Laclayat

Thomas Jolmes

Remi Picquette

Facundo Isa

Thomas Souverbie

Fabien Brau Boirie

Marco van Staden

Alulutho Tshakweni

Francois Klopper

Cobus Wiese

Ruan Nortje

Keagan Johannes

David Kriel

Jeandre Rudolph

Match Videos

05:07

Section Paloise v Bulls | Match in 5 Minutes | Champions Cup

00:47

Nizaam Carr With a Try vs. Section Paloise

00:43

Cheswill Jooste With a Try vs. Section Paloise

Commentary

82’

End of second half

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

77’

Substitution on

Guram Papidze

Jersey Number 3 • Forward 3

Guram Papidze comes on.

77’

Substitution off

Loic Credoz

Jersey Number 7 • Forward 7

Loic Credoz comes off.

74’

Substitution on

Keagan Johannes

Jersey Number 21 • Replacement 6

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Keagan Johannes getting some game time.

74’

Substitution off

Zak Burger

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

Bulls decide to make a substitution, with Zak Burger being replaced.

73’

Conversion

Handre Pollard

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Handre Pollard has kicked a conversion.

72’

Try

Nizaam Carr

Jersey Number 8 • Forward 8

Nizaam Carr scores the try from close range.

71’

Substitution on

Remi Picquette

Jersey Number 20 • Replacement 5

Section Paloise decide to make a substitution, with Remi Picquette getting some game time.

71’

Substitution off

Jimi Maximin

Jersey Number 5 • Forward 5

Section Paloise decide to make a substitution, with Jimi Maximin being replaced.

69’

Yellow card

Thomas Laclayat

Jersey Number 18 • Replacement 3

Thomas Laclayat (Section Paloise) is shown a yellow card

67’

Substitution on

Alulutho Tshakweni

Jersey Number 17 • Replacement 2

Bulls make a substitution with Alulutho Tshakweni coming on.

67’

Substitution off

Akker van der Merwe

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

Bulls make a substitution with Akker van der Merwe coming off.

66’

Clean break

Zak Burger

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

The defensive line has been broken as Zak Burger goes through the gap.

64’

Substitution on

Jeandre Rudolph

Jersey Number 23 • Replacement 8

Bulls sub Jeandre Rudolph comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

Mpilo Gumede

Jersey Number 7 • Forward 7

Mpilo Gumede departs for Bulls.

63’

Clean break

Theo Attissogbe

Jersey Number 14 • Back 6

The defensive line has been broken as Theo Attissogbe goes through the gap.

61’

Substitution on

Thomas Jolmes

Jersey Number 19 • Replacement 4

Section Paloise sub Thomas Jolmes comes onto the field.

61’

Substitution off

Luke Whitelock

Jersey Number 6 • Forward 6

Luke Whitelock departs for Section Paloise.

59’

Substitution on

Francois Klopper

Jersey Number 18 • Replacement 3

Francois Klopper comes on for Bulls.

59’

Substitution off

Mornay Smith

Jersey Number 3 • Forward 3

Mornay Smith leaves the field.

58’

Conversion

Handre Pollard

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

The touch judges raise their flags as Handre Pollard kicks the conversion.

57’

Try

Cheswill Jooste

Jersey Number 14 • Back 6

Cheswill Jooste scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

57’

Clean break

Sebastian de Klerk

Jersey Number 13 • Back 5

What a run here by Sebastian de Klerk as they get over the gainline!

56’

Substitution on

Marco van Staden

Jersey Number 16 • Replacement 1

Marco van Staden comes on for Bulls.

56’

Substitution off

Marcell Coetzee

Jersey Number 6 • Forward 6

Marcell Coetzee leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Ruan Nortje

Jersey Number 20 • Replacement 5

Ruan Nortje comes on for Bulls.

56’

Substitution off

Reinhardt Ludwig

Jersey Number 5 • Forward 5

Reinhardt Ludwig leaves the field.

56’

Substitution on

Cobus Wiese

Jersey Number 19 • Replacement 4

Cobus Wiese comes on for Bulls.

56’

Substitution off

Ruan Vermaak

Jersey Number 4 • Forward 4

Ruan Vermaak leaves the field.

51’

Substitution on

Facundo Isa

Jersey Number 21 • Replacement 6

Facundo Isa comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Carwyn Tuipulotu

Jersey Number 8 • Forward 8

Carwyn Tuipulotu comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Thomas Laclayat

Jersey Number 18 • Replacement 3

Thomas Laclayat comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Guram Papidze

Jersey Number 3 • Forward 3

Guram Papidze comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Julian Montoya

Jersey Number 16 • Replacement 1

Julian Montoya comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Youri Delhommel

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

Youri Delhommel comes off.

51’

Substitution on

Remi Seneca

Jersey Number 17 • Replacement 2

Remi Seneca comes on.

51’

Substitution off

Daniel Bibi Biziwu

Jersey Number 1 • Forward 1

Daniel Bibi Biziwu comes off.

50’

Clean break

Quentin Valentino

Jersey Number 12 • Back 4

What a run here by Quentin Valentino as they get over the gainline!

48’

Penalty Goal - Kicked

Thomas Souverbie

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Thomas Souverbie makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

40’

Substitution on

Fabien Brau-Boirie

Jersey Number 23 • Replacement 8

Section Paloise make a substitution with Fabien Brau-Boirie coming on.

40’

Substitution off

Jack Maddocks

Jersey Number 15 • Back 7

Section Paloise make a substitution with Jack Maddocks coming off.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

41’

End of first half

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

41’

Conversion

Thomas Souverbie

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Thomas Souverbie adds the two points for Section Paloise.

40’

Try

Youri Delhommel

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

The Section Paloise maul pushes over the tryline as Youri Delhommel scores.

37’

Yellow card

Reinhardt Ludwig

Jersey Number 5 • Forward 5

Reinhardt Ludwig (Bulls) is shown a yellow card

33’

Conversion

Thomas Souverbie

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Thomas Souverbie does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

32’

Try

Jimi Maximin

Jersey Number 5 • Forward 5

The pressure has finally told as Jimi Maximin scores from close range.

32’

Try assist

Dan Robson

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

Dan Robson sets up the try.

29’

Conversion

Handre Pollard

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Handre Pollard makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

29’

Try

Akker van der Merwe

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

The pressure has finally told as Akker van der Merwe scores from close range.

25’

Substitution on

Thomas Souverbie

Jersey Number 22 • Replacement 7

Thomas Souverbie comes on.

25’

Substitution off

Clement Mondinat

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Clement Mondinat comes off.

23’

Clean break

Carwyn Tuipulotu

Jersey Number 8 • Forward 8

This is dangerous for the defence as Carwyn Tuipulotu bursts through to advance the Section Paloise attack.

17’

Clean break

Zak Burger

Jersey Number 9 • Back 1

This is dangerous for the defence as Zak Burger bursts through to advance the Bulls attack.

10’

Conversion

Clement Mondinat

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Clement Mondinat converts the try.

9’

Try

Youri Delhommel

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

Nobody could stop that maul! Youri Delhommel places the ball down for the try.

4’

Conversion

Handre Pollard

Jersey Number 10 • Back 2

Handre Pollard has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

3’

Try

Mpilo Gumede

Jersey Number 7 • Forward 7

Great hands by Bulls leads to a try for Mpilo Gumede

3’

Try assist

Akker van der Merwe

Jersey Number 2 • Forward 2

Akker van der Merwe sets up the try.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee Karl Dickson blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

Bulls

-68

Section Paloise

-50

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Tuipulotu

Ball Carries: 15

Tackles

N. Carr

Tackles: 22

Points

Y. Delhommel

Points: 10

Insights

Champions Cup

Points per match

2929

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1110

Match Information

Stade du Hameau, TBC

Champions Cup