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Connacht Connacht 52 - 24 Lyon Lyon

Full time

11 Jan 2025

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: Pool 1 Round 3

Dexcom Stadium

Connacht vs Lyon head to head

Connacht Rugby delivered a commanding performance against Lyon, winning 52-24 at Dexcom Stadium. Ben Murphy opened the scoring with an early try, converted by Josh Ioane. Connacht maintained momentum with subsequent tries from Sean Jansen and Finlay Bealham, showcasing their attacking prowess. Lyon's Sam Matavesi responded with a try, but Connacht's Ben Murphy added another before halftime, leaving the score at 33-10. In the second half, Connacht continued to dominate, with Josh Murphy and Dylan Tierney-Martin both crossing the line. Lyon managed to score through Thibaut Regard and Guillaume Marchand, but Connacht's Shamus Hurley-Langton capped the game with a late try. Overall, Connacht's offensive display and structured defense overwhelmed Lyon throughout the match.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 4.9°C (Feels like 4.2°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 7.4 km/h, gusting to 11.6 km/h Humidity: 93% Cloud Cover: 92%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 1'

    Try

    Ben Murphy 路 Connacht

    5 - 0
  • 2'

    Conversion

    Josh Ioane 路 Connacht

    7 - 0
  • 11'

    Penalty

    Martin Page-Relo 路 Lyon

    7 - 3
  • 14'

    Try

    Sean Jansen 路 Connacht

    12 - 3
  • 17'

    Try

    Finlay Bealham 路 Connacht

    17 - 3
  • 18'

    Conversion

    Josh Ioane 路 Connacht

    19 - 3
  • 22'

    Yellow Card

    Oisin Dowling 路 Connacht

  • 23'

    Try

    Sam Matavesi 路 Lyon

    19 - 8
  • 24'

    Conversion

    Martin Page-Relo 路 Lyon

    19 - 10
  • 32'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Oisin Dowling 路 Connacht

  • 34'

    Penalty

    Josh Ioane 路 Connacht

    22 - 10
  • 38'

    Yellow Card

    Semi Radradra 路 Lyon

  • 38'

    Try

    Ben Murphy 路 Connacht

    27 - 10
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Josh Murphy on for Oisin Dowling 路 Connacht

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Martin Meliande on for Fletcher Smith 路 Lyon

  • Halftime 27 - 10
  • Second Half
  • 41'

    Try

    Josh Murphy 路 Connacht

    32 - 10
  • 45'

    Try

    Ben Murphy 路 Connacht

    37 - 10
  • 46'

    Substitution

    Jermaine Ainsley on for Hamza Kaabeche 路 Lyon

  • 47'

    Substitution

    Guillaume Marchand on for Sam Matavesi 路 Lyon

  • 48'

    Try

    Thibaut Regard 路 Lyon

    37 - 15
  • 48'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Semi Radradra 路 Lyon

  • 49'

    Conversion

    Martin Meliande 路 Lyon

    37 - 17
  • 53'

    Try

    Jack Aungier 路 Connacht

    42 - 17
  • 53'

    Substitution

    Jack Aungier on for Finlay Bealham 路 Connacht

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Dylan Tierney-Martin on for Dave Heffernan 路 Connacht

  • 53'

    Substitution

    David Hawkshaw on for Shane Jennings 路 Connacht

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Lyan Pakihivatau on for Irakli Aptsiauri 路 Lyon

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Pierre-Samuel Pacheco on for Marvin Okuya 路 Lyon

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Alfred Parisien on for Thibaut Regard 路 Lyon

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Killian Geraci on for Felix Lambey 路 Lyon

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Charlie Cassang on for Martin Page-Relo 路 Lyon

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Jordan Duggan on for Peter Dooley 路 Connacht

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Caolin Blade on for Ben Murphy 路 Connacht

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Paul Boyle on for Cian Prendergast 路 Connacht

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Felix Lambey on for Steeve Blanc-Mappaz 路 Lyon

  • 69'

    Try

    Guillaume Marchand 路 Lyon

    42 - 22
  • 70'

    Conversion

    Martin Meliande 路 Lyon

    42 - 24
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Cathal Forde on for Bundee Aki 路 Connacht

  • 72'

    Try

    Dylan Tierney-Martin 路 Connacht

    47 - 24
  • 80'

    Yellow Card

    Lyan Pakihivatau 路 Lyon

  • 84'

    Try

    Shamus Hurley-Langton 路 Connacht

    52 - 24
  • Fulltime 52 - 24

Player ratings

Connacht
  • 15 Santiago Cordero 7.2
  • 14 Chay Mullins 7.5
  • 13 Piers O'Conor 6.8
  • 12 Bundee Aki 7.9
  • 11 Shane Jennings 6.9
  • 10 Josh Ioane 8.0
  • 9 Ben Murphy 9.7
  • 1 Peter Dooley 6.6
  • 2 Dave Heffernan 7.0
  • 3 Finlay Bealham 7.6
  • 4 Joe Joyce 7.1
  • 5 Oisin Dowling 4.6
  • 6 Cian Prendergast 7.5
  • 7 Shamus Hurley-Langton 7.8
  • 8 Sean Jansen 8.9
  • 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin 6.8
  • 17 Jordan Duggan 6.5
  • 18 Jack Aungier 6.4
  • 19 Josh Murphy 7.5
  • 20 Paul Boyle 6.3
  • 21 Caolin Blade 6.5
  • 22 Cathal Forde 6.1
  • 23 David Hawkshaw 6.1
Lyon
  • 15 Alexandre Tchaptchet 6.6
  • 14 Semi Radradra 5.0
  • 13 Josiah Maraku 6.7
  • 12 Thibaut Regard 7.0
  • 11 Vincent Rattez 5.9
  • 10 Fletcher Smith 5.8
  • 9 Martin Page-Relo 6.3
  • 1 Hamza Kaabeche 6.4
  • 2 Sam Matavesi 8.0
  • 3 Irakli Aptsiauri 6.2
  • 4 Felix Lambey 7.1
  • 5 Tomas Lavanini 6.2
  • 6 Steeve Blanc-Mappaz 6.4
  • 7 Marvin Okuya 6.4
  • 8 Maxime Gouzou 6.9
  • 16 Guillaume Marchand 7.0
  • 17 Lyan Pakihivatau 5.6
  • 18 Jermaine Ainsley 6.5
  • 19 Killian Geraci 6.1
  • 20 Pierre-Samuel Pacheco 6.4
  • 21 Charlie Cassang 6.2
  • 22 Alfred Parisien 5.8
  • 23 Martin Meliande 5.9