Match Centre

Full Time

34 - 20

  • Investec Champions Cup

  • Sat 13 Jan 2024 | 13:00

  • Matmut Stadium de Gerland

4
  • Abrahams 13'

  • Tchaptchet 20'

  • Guillard 51'

  • Abrahams 74'

Tries

3
  • Jansen 7'

  • Prendergast 37'

  • McElroy 43'

2
  • Jackson 27'

  • Jackson 35'

Penalties

1
  • Hanrahan 67'

4
  • Jackson 14'

  • Jackson 21'

  • Jackson 52'

  • Berdeu 74'

Conversions

1
  • Hanrahan 44'

Hamza

Kaabeche

1

Peter

Dooley

Yanis

Charcosset

2

Tadgh

McElroy

Demba

Bamba

3

Dominic

Robertson-McCoy

Joel

Kpoku

4

Darragh

Murray

Romain

Taofifenua

5

Joe

Joyce

Liam

Allen

6

Cian

Prendergast

Arno

Botha

7

Jarrad

Butler

Mickael

Guillard

8

Sean

Jansen

Martin

Page-Relo

9

Michael

McDonald

Paddy

Jackson

10

Jack

Carty

Thaakir

Abrahams

11

Shayne

Bolton

Thibault

Regard

12

Tom

Daly

Josiah

Maraku

13

Tom

Farrell

Monty

Ioane

14

Andrew

Smith

Alexandre

Tchaptchet

15

JJ

Hanrahan

Replacements

Guillaume

Marchand

16

Eoin

de Buitléar

Jerome

Rey

17

Denis

Buckley

Paulo

Tafili

18

Sam

Illo

Ugo

Vignolles

19

Oisin

Dowling

Maxime

Gouzou

20

Conor

Oliver

Liam

Rimet

21

Matthew

Devine

Leo

Berdeu

22

David

Hawkshaw

Alfred

Parisien

23

Shane

Jennings

80

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

75

Matthew Devine comes on.

75

Shane Jennings comes off.

74

Leo Berdeu has kicked a conversion.

74

A series of passes by Lyon results in a try for Thaakir Abrahams

74

Thibault Regard played a key part in that try.

74

A gap opened in the defence and Thibault Regard took full advantage.

73

A gap opened in the defence and Liam Rimet took full advantage.

70

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Ugo Vignolles getting some game time.

70

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Mickael Guillard being replaced.

70

A gap opened in the defence and Thaakir Abrahams took full advantage.

67

The Connacht Rugby supporters go wild as JJ Hanrahan successfully kicks the penalty goal.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Eoin de Buitléar coming on.

65

Connacht Rugby make a substitution with Tadgh McElroy coming off.

65

Lyon make a substitution with Alfred Parisien coming on.

65

Lyon make a substitution with Josiah Maraku coming off.

64

The defensive line has been broken as Tadgh McElroy goes through the gap.

61

The defensive line has been broken as Thaakir Abrahams goes through the gap.

60

Connacht Rugby sub Conor Oliver comes onto the field.

60

Sean Jansen departs for Connacht Rugby.

60

Connacht Rugby sub Shane Jennings comes onto the field.

60

Jack Carty departs for Connacht Rugby.

59

Paulo Tafili comes on for Lyon.

59

Demba Bamba leaves the field.

59

Jerome Rey comes on for Lyon.

59

Hamza Kaabeche leaves the field.

58

Oisin Dowling comes on for Connacht Rugby.

58

Darragh Murray leaves the field.

56

Maxime Gouzou comes on for Lyon.

56

Romain Taofifenua leaves the field.

56

Liam Rimet comes on for Lyon.

56

Martin Page-Relo leaves the field.

56

Leo Berdeu comes on for Lyon.

56

Paddy Jackson leaves the field.

55

David Hawkshaw comes on for Connacht Rugby.

55

Tom Farrell leaves the field.

53

Denis Buckley comes on.

53

Peter Dooley comes off.

53

Sam Illo comes on.

53

Dominic Robertson-McCoy comes off.

52

The touch judges raise their flags as Paddy Jackson kicks the conversion.

51

Nothing was going to stop Mickael Guillard from scoring as they record the try for Lyon.

50

Guillaume Marchand comes on.

50

Yanis Charcosset comes off.

48

Arno Botha makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48

Thibault Regard makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44

JJ Hanrahan adds the two points for Connacht Rugby.

43

The Connacht Rugby maul march their way over the white wash for Tadgh McElroy to touch down.

40

The second half kicks off.

40

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

39

Fabulous play by Lyon has led to Mickael Guillard being able to wriggle through a gap.

38

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, JJ Hanrahan will have to re-adjust the radar.

37

Incisive passing by Connacht Rugby is finished off by Cian Prendergast, as they goes over for the try.

37

Fabulous play by Connacht Rugby has led to Cian Prendergast being able to wriggle through a gap.

37

That's a great try assist by Jack Carty.

35

Paddy Jackson has kicked a penalty goal.

29

Trouble here as Thaakir Abrahams breaches the defence.

27

The touch judges raise their flags as Paddy Jackson kicks the penalty goal.

21

Paddy Jackson makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

20

Lyon are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Alexandre Tchaptchet picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

14

Paddy Jackson converts the try.

13

A series of passes by Lyon results in a try for Thaakir Abrahams

13

A gap opened in the defence and Thaakir Abrahams took full advantage.

13

Spellbinding play by Josiah Maraku is finished off with a try.

11

A gap opened in the defence and Alexandre Tchaptchet took full advantage.

9

JJ Hanrahan has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

7

A stunning solo try from Sean Jansen

7

The defensive line has been broken as Sean Jansen goes through the gap.

7

That's a great try assist by Tom Daly.

0

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Stats

60%

Possession

40%

65%

Territory

35%

Metres

632

262

Carries

146

75

Clean Breaks

10

3

Defenders Beaten

37

14

Passes

207

148

Offloads

11

2

Penalties Conceded

10

9

Turnovers Conceded

12

12

104/118 88%

Tackles won

149/186 80%

7/7 100%

Scrums won

6/9 67%

10/12 83%

Lineouts won

11/14 79%

Action Areas

3.4%

3.9%

5.8%

10%

31.2%

16.2%

19.6%

9.9%

Player Stats

Connacht Rugby

MP

M

C

P

T

MT

TW

TC

DB

LW

TS

PTS

Peter Dooley

53

3

7

1

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tadgh McElroy

65

8

2

5

13

1

0

0

0

11

1

5

Dominic Robertson-McCoy

53

3

2

2

11

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

Darragh Murray

58

5

2

2

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Joe Joyce

80

5

2

3

17

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cian Prendergast

80

28

8

3

4

2

0

1

2

0

1

5

Jarrad Butler

80

10

5

4

13

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

Sean Jansen

61

69

10

2

11

1

0

0

4

0

1

5

Michael McDonald

80

19

3

61

1

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

Jack Carty

61

0

0

21

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shayne Bolton

80

29

4

0

5

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

Tom Daly

80

9

6

14

5

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tom Farrell

55

6

5

3

5

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

Andrew Smith

80

17

4

0

8

7

1

0

2

0

0

0

JJ Hanrahan

80

18

3

20

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

5

Eoin de Buitléar

15

6

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Denis Buckley

27

3

2

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sam Illo

27

4

1

0

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Oisin Dowling

22

3

3

1

3

2

0

0

2

0

0

0

Conor Oliver

19

2

1

2

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Matthew Devine

5

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

David Hawkshaw

25

0

1

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shane Jennings

14

14

1

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

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