Overview
- La Rochelle fly-half Antoine Hastoy received a red card after 34 seconds for studs-to-head contact on Pau wing Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang, who was left bleeding.
- Referee Jeremy Rozier halted play early, awarded a penalty to Pau, and reviewed the incident with the TMO, with the collision occurring around 19 seconds.
- Ronan O’Gara protested on the field and was later dismissed near the hour mark for critical off-field comments heard by the referee.
- Pau capitalised on the numerical advantage to run in eight tries and secure a bonus-point 53-33 win that keeps them near the top of the table.
- French disciplinary hearings are expected for Hastoy and O’Gara, and O’Gara risks another touchline ban after previously serving a combined 21 weeks of suspensions since 2021.