Cardiff Rugby
29 – 19
Halftime: 14 – 0
Attendance: 5691
Lyon O.U.
Halftime: 14 – 0
Attendance: 5691
Friday 13th October 2017
KO 19:00 BST Europe
Cardiff Arms Park
Ref: Frank Murphy
Challenge Cup
Match Report
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Cardiff Blues 29 Lyon 19
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Read more : Cardiff Blues 29 Lyon 19Following last week’s derby triumph over the Dragons, the Blues turned their attention to cup competition and a formidable test against France’s Top14 leaders Lyon at Cardiff Arms Park. And they secured a second consecutive bonus-point win in all competitions in an encounter they never looked like losing. The home side led 14-0 at the […]
Match Stats
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Match stats
Summary
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Lyon O.U. |
|---|---|---|
| Tries |
George Earle (23) Tomos Williams (31) Macauley Cook (52) Rey Lee-Lo (65) |
Virgile Bruni (60) Pierre-Louis Barassi (69) Jone Vunibola Tuva (79) |
| Conversions | Jarrod Evans (24), (32), (66) |
Piero Dominguez (60) Jonathan Pelissie (70) |
| Penalties | Steve Shingler (76) |
Match Stats
| Stat. |
Cardiff Rugby |
Lyon O.U. |
|---|---|---|
| Posession First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Posession Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory First Half | 0% | 0% |
| Territory Second Half | 0% | 0% |
| Tries | 4 | 3 |
| Conversions | 3 | 2 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 |
Player Stats
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Match Line-up
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Line-up
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Lyon O.U. |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Domachowski | Tornike Mataradze |
| 2 | Matthew Rees | Deon Fourie |
| 3 | Dillon Lewis | Richard Choirat |
| 4 | George Earle | Etienne Oosthuizen |
| 5 | Seb Davies | Francois van der Merwe |
| 6 | Macauley Cook | Tanginoa Halaifonua |
| 7 | Olly Robinson | Theophile Cotte |
| 8 | Josh Turnbull | Virgile Bruni |
| 9 | Tomos Williams | Baptiste Couilloud |
| 10 | Jarrod Evans | Piero Dominguez |
| 11 | Alex Cuthbert | Jone Vunibola Tuva |
| 12 | Garyn Smith | Adrien Seguret |
| 13 | Rey Lee-Lo | Pierre-Louis Barassi |
| 14 | Blaine Scully | Timilai Rokoduru |
| 15 | Matthew Morgan | Delon Armitage |
Replacements
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Lyon O.U. |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kristian Dacey | Virgile Lacombe |
| 17 | Brad Thyer | Hamza Kaabeche |
| 18 | Anton Peikrishvili | Guram Papidze |
| 19 | James Down | Josh Bekhuis |
| 20 | Josh Navidi | Félix Lambey |
| 21 | Lewis Jones | Theo Belan |
| 22 | Steve Shingler | Jean-Marcelin Buttin |
| 23 | Aled Summerhill | Jonathan Pelissie |
Match Preview
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Preview: Cardiff Blues v Lyon
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Read more : Preview: Cardiff Blues v LyonDanny Wilson’s side face off against Les Loups in the Pool 2 opener, in what will be Lyon’s first visit to Cardiff Arms Park, with Sale Sharks and Toulouse also battling out for a place in the knockout stages. The Blues will look to replicate last season’s European form, when they qualified for the quarter-final, […]
Team Stats
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Team stats
Form Guide
| Cardiff Rugby | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon O.U. | Home | 29-19 | Win |
| Dragons RFC | Home | 43-29 | Win |
| Munster Rugby | Away | 39-16 | Loss |
| Connacht Rugby | Away | 15-17 | Win |
| Lyon O.U. | Played | Score | Win/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Rugby | Away | 29-19 | Loss |
| Grenoble | Home | 57-13 | Win |
| Ospreys | Away | 47-7 | Loss |
| Newcastle Falcons | Away | 48-29 | Loss |
Past Meetings
Head-to-head
|
Cardiff Rugby |
Lyon O.U. |
|
|---|---|---|
| Played | 0 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Wins at home | 0 | 0 |
| Wins away | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
From data since 2003