Lyon V Edinburgh

by **RDW** Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:57 am

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Lyon V Edinburgh Rugby

Saturday 17th January
20:45 (local time)
Matmut Stadium

Referee Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Touch Judge 1 Simon Rees (Wales)
Touch Judge 2 Chris Williams (Wales)
Fourth Official Christophe Mallet (France)
TMO Paul Adams (Wales)
Citing Commissioner John Byett (England)

Form guide

P W D L PF PA TF TA TB LB P
1 Edinburgh Rugby 4 4 0 0 89 49 8 4 0 0 16
3 Lyon 4 2 0 2 111 108 12 11 2 0 10

12/12/14 Lyon 37 - 28 Bordeaux 8,733
6/12/14 Bordeaux 37 - 29 Lyon 4,250
24/10/14 Edinburgh 25 - 17 Lyon 4,651

14/12/14 L Welsh 6 - 24 Edinburgh 3,258
7/12/14 Edinburgh 25 - 13 L Welsh 3,212
24/10/14 Edinburgh 25 - 17 Lyon 4,651

Official blurb

The Scottish side are currently top of Pool 4 with four victories from their four games to date, but Lyon and fellow French side Bordeaux-Begles remain firmly in the mix for a quarter-final place.

Victories over local rivals Glasgow and at Connacht mean Alan Solomons' team will travel to France full of confidence as they look to complete the task of securing qualification.

Scott credits their European form with helping to turn around a stuttering start to the season, and hopes Edinburgh can kick on over the final two pool weekends.

He said: "We have had some big results this season but never backed them up and that was what was pleasing about the Connacht game. We played very well in difficult conditions and we dominated the second half.

"This is a team that has grown over the last month. We have had injuries and players missing and we are moving in the right directions, but we need to keep it going.

"The European games gave us confidence early in the season with how we beat Bordeaux, and we beat Lyon here despite having a lot of injuries. These two results mean we can focus on doing a job in Europe and really push for qualification."
Lyon must beat Edinburgh or their last-eight aspirations will be over.

Match facts
- Edinburgh and Gloucester are the two clubs with a 100% win rate this season.
- Edinburgh have played three times in France in the Challenge Cup, winning two with both victories coming by a two-point margin.
- Jerome Porical has kicked more goals than any other player in the competition this season, missing just one of his 21 attempts.
- Edinburgh boast the best tackling success rate (89%) in the Challenge Cup this season.

Teams

Lyon
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15 Romain Loursac
14 Paul Bonnefond
13 Waisele Seru Sukanaveita
12 Fabrice Estebanez (capt)
11 Thibaut Regard
10 Lachie Munro
9 Ricky Januarie

1 Bogdan Balan
2 Damien Fitzpatrick
3 Horace Pungea
4 Mickael De Marco
5 Simon Christian Njewel
6 Steevy Cerqueira
7 Karim Ghezal
8 Masi Matadigo

16 Vincent Colliat
17 Sami Mavinga
18 Anthony Roux
19 Frans Viljoen
20 Eugene Nzi
21 Mathieu Loree
22 Didier Tison
23 Jerome Porical

Edinburgh

15 Jack Cuthbert
14 Dougie Fife
13 Matt Scott
12 Phil Burleigh
11 Tim Visser
10 Greig Tonks
9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne

1 Alasdair Dickinson
2 Ross Ford
3 WP Nel
4 Anton Bresler
5 Ben Toolis
6 Mike Coman (capt)
7 Roddy Grant
8 David Denton

16 Neil Cochrane
17 Rory Sutherland
18 John Andress
19 Fraser McKenzie
20 Hamish Watson
21 Sean Kennedy
22 Jade Te Rure
23 Andries Strauss

by IanBru Sat Jan 17, 2015 2:59 pm

The commentary's great - pretty knowledgeable about Edinburgh, from what I can tell.

by teh_Dingmeister Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:00 pm

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by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:01 pm

IanBru wrote:The commentary's great - pretty knowledgeable about Edinburgh, from what I can tell.

How's your French?

by IanBru Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:04 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Are their props even pushing?

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:06 pm

Some fat bloke has eaten Ricky Januarie.

by IanBru Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:07 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:
IanBru wrote:The commentary's great - pretty knowledgeable about Edinburgh, from what I can tell.

How's your French?

It's OK - I'm currently re-learning everything I forgot since I was 16, so I can get bits of what they're saying. Thankfully, however 'French' they are, it's never going to be Voltaire, so fairly straightforward.

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:08 pm

Great scramble.

by IanBru Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:09 pm

Great defence - some wonderful hits from Edinburgh.

by teh_Dingmeister Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:11 pm

What just happened?

by IanBru Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:11 pm

Oh my! I can't say that was a lovely try, even though I'd like to. What were the Lyon defence doing?!

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:13 pm

That was literally like one of the tries you see at U16 level when the defence just cannot be arsed to track back.

by IanBru Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:13 pm

Lyon are going to have to open up and chase this. Keep on them, Edinburgh.

by malky1963 Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:14 pm

IanBru wrote:Oh my! I can't say that was a lovely try, even though I'd like to. What were the Lyon defence doing?!

The stream broke up a bit but they seemed to be jogging as Fife sailed past.
This could be an enormous score if they don't care

by highland_scot Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:14 pm

"Interesting" try... Thought Fife was offside but it was messy so meh. Will take it!

Edinburgh using the choke tackle pretty well. Lyon look dangerous in open play though

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:19 pm

Wouldn't have happened if he'd been playing 12. Whistle

by IanBru Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:20 pm

George Carlin wrote:Wouldn't have happened if he'd been playing 12.

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:24 pm

I think this game is actually a bit too open for Edinburgh. Time to go back to Solomons ball for a while!

by A Simply Mesmeric Try Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:25 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Time to go back to Solomons ball for a while!

From this day forth it shall be known as Sollyball.

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:28 pm

by Imperialbigdave Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:28 pm

Harsh Yellow but I suppose it was cumulative. Need to sort out the discipline.

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:29 pm

Well this Lyon team are certainly very ordinary - hopefully back to 15 we can start turning the screw.

by VinceWLB Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:32 pm

Edinburgh extremely physical in the contact area, scrum very solid. Fife try shouldn't have been awarded as he was a good 2-3 meters in front of the ball!

I think the 2 locks who are playing here are both better than Gilchrist which is not a dig at Gilcho but it shows how good they are.

by TJ Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:35 pm

Imperialbigdave wrote:Harsh Yellow but I suppose it was cumulative. Need to sort out the discipline.

He was off his feet but he did let go of the ball then it bounced of a Lyon player back on the MFLs side - so from where the ref was standing it did look like he played it back while off his feet. he ref is clearly going to be very tough on breakdown which I like. So long as he is consistent

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:51 pm

All gone a bit scrappy - need to try to hold on to the ball for larger chunks of time

by A Simply Mesmeric Try Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:52 pm

Toolis showing his pro volleyball skills at the lineout there

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:53 pm

H-C turning into a fine kicker!

by highland_scot Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:54 pm

FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by A Simply Mesmeric Try Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:54 pm

WTF happened there?!?!

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:55 pm

That was awful from Cuthbert! picard

by Imperialbigdave Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:55 pm

Cuthbert

by malky1963 Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:56 pm

That was great 'attacking the conversion' from Edinburgh there

by A Simply Mesmeric Try Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:57 pm

I thought those kind of bad pass backs only happened in wendyball games...

At least they missed their conversion.

by A Simply Mesmeric Try Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:59 pm

What a break!

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:00 pm

At least 2 forward passes from the organic root vegetable consumers in that build up.

by A Simply Mesmeric Try Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:01 pm

Looked good pixelated though Wink

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:04 pm

He surely needs to start using his subs Soon

by highland_scot Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:05 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:He surely needs to start using his subs Soon

except Strauss...

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:10 pm

Te Rure comes on and immediately gets smashed back in a tackle!

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:14 pm

Cochrane came on and then forgot to hook.

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:16 pm

Great scrum Sutherland, great kick Sammy!

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:20 pm

Tight as a midge's chuff. Lyon V Edinburgh - Page 2 3933776953

Getting tense.

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:22 pm

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:24 pm

Relax. Strauss is on.

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:24 pm

Will be very disappointing to lose this - they have been distinctly average.

by TJ Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:25 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Will be very disappointing to lose this - they have been distinctly average.

Unfortunately we seem to have last seasons Edinburgh in the second half

by **RDW** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:28 pm

Good first 20, very poor after that.

by TJ Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:29 pm

In the second half Edinburgh seemed to lose all their shape when attacking. Positives - great maul defense. negatives - lack of any penetration second half

Definitely a game Edinburgh could and should have won

by VinceWLB Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:33 pm

Game was lost when Ford and Denton came off, Edinburgh didn't have any ball carrier in the pack from here, very little impact from an openside sub and McKenzie.

by MacKnocked-on Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:35 pm

Very disappointing result, however Toolis must surely be named in the Scotland 6N squad next week, he's the find of the season. He and Johnny Gray would be some all action lock pairing.

by **George Carlin** Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:36 pm

It's annoying but Lyon were just about worth it for their offloading game.
We just had no control in the second half and just made too many silly mistakes.

Apologies for those of you who are maintaining the man crush, but Scott's yellow card really didn't help us.

No problems with the refereeing tonight - it was good enough.

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