Stade win the penalty at the scrum and once again have a lineout in Montpellier territory.

A beautiful chip by Nagusa causes confusion in the Stade defence No 8 Alex Tulou releases his back with a great offload. Unfortunately Robert Ebersohn can't hold onto the pass and Stade have a scrum in their 22.

Poite really is in a foul mood tonight. Montpellier second row Thibaut Privat goes off his feet at the ruck and he joins Fillol in the bin. Montpellier then do a good job of stealing the Stade lineout close to their own line.

There is a nice flow to the game now. First Timoci Nagusa poaches a nice ball from Julian Arias and then after a big charge by Gorgodze, David Lyons clears out the ruck and makes the steal.

Another wasted oppurtunity for Montpellier. They drive into the Stade 22 and despite having an extra man they go for a drop goal. Trinh Duc pushes it wide and it's still 0-0.

Romain Poite's patience runs out after Stade scrum half Jerome Fillol comes in from the side. He will spend ten minutes in the bin.

Despite the scoreless opening both sides are playing some decent rugby. This time it's Stade who get their running game going with both backs and forwards linking up well. Ioane has stood out for the visitors so far.

It was actually scrum half Benoit Paillague who took the kick and he pushed it wide. Still 0-0.

Montpellier win a penalty on the Stade line after persistent drives from the forwards. Gorgodze almost gets over the line but Trinh Duc will line up a shot at goal to give his side the lead. Poite gives Stade a warning.

Montpellier put the ball through the hands again but Ioane shows great instincts in defence and forces a knock on from Pierre Bernand.