Montpellier vs Gloucester
Champions Cup
3:15pm Sunday November
Montpellier was not stopped by A red card for Jacques du Plessis as they held on for a 30-27 win over Gloucester at the Champions Cup.
Converted tries from Jan Serfontein and Nemani Nadolo aided the hosts establish a 14-point lead at half-time in the Pool 5 clash, however, Gloucester hit back through Matt Banahan before second row du Plessis has been ignored for foul play.
Gloucester was given hope of completing the comeback by A converted try from replacement Joe Simpson in the 75th minute, but they had to pay for a bonus point as the side held out for the win.
Benoit Paillaugue kicked once Montpellier captured the first attempt of the match eight minutes 30, off the hosts ahead with a 14th-minute penalty and the scrum-half was available to convert.
It came when complete and then the ball was quickly shifted by a scrum to winger Yvan Reilhac, that put off the touchline and then kicked for center Serfontein into snaffle the ball.
Billy Twelvetrees got Gloucester around the board with a penalty in the 28th minute and the visitors clawed themselves back into the competition with four minutes to go until half time as Lloyd Evans put up half-back spouse Callum Bradley for a score and broke.
Montpellier responded with the previous act of the half however and Nadolo composed to be refused a spectacular try from the TMO after having a string of Montpellier scrums on Gloucesters lineup led to the giant Fijian forcing his way over for a converted try to place his negative 24-10 up in the rest.
The visitors made a bright start to the second half and have been rewarded when Braley delivered Banahan crashing through the defensive line in close range to get a six minutes after play resumed.
Skipper Paillaugue kept the scoreboard ticking over for the home side but their job was made harder when du Plessis was shown a red card for elbowing Gerbrandt Grobler in the head four minutes afterwards.
Twelvetrees and Paillaugue subsequently exchanged penalties as the match however, the deficit had narrowed to three points with five minutes to perform.
Louis Rees-Zammit showed great vision to put right down the right touchline which was gathered by winger Ollie Thorley and he was stopped short, substitute scrum-half Simpson managed to scamper over to his try in eight games.
Evans conversion guaranteed that it could be nail-biting finish, nevertheless some indiscipline murdered a final attacking opportunity that Gloucester and Montpellier were able to run the clock down to chalk up their first win of the seasons Champions Cup, moving up into second in the pool.
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