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Lyon Lyon 68 - 21 Cheetahs Cheetahs

Full time

18 Jan 2025

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: Pool 1 Round 4

Matmut Stadium de Gerland

Lyon vs Cheetahs head to head

Lyon delivered a commanding performance against the Toyota Cheetahs, securing a decisive 68-21 victory. The Cheetahs opened the scoring early with a try from Maartens, which was converted by Jasper. However, Lyon quickly responded with a series of tries, including a standout performance from Berdeu, who contributed significantly with both tries and conversions. The home side scored six tries in the first half alone, demonstrating their attacking prowess and strong set-piece play. In the second half, Lyon maintained their momentum, adding more tries, while the Cheetahs managed to score two more tries through Nkabinde and Volschenk. Berdeu's exceptional kicking and playmaking abilities were key to Lyon's dominance. Overall, this match showcased Lyon's strength and depth, while the Cheetahs struggled to keep pace.

Weather

Temperature: 1.2°C (Feels like 0.9°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 3.4 km/h, gusting to 7.2 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 2%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 3'

    Try

    Daniel Maartens 路 Cheetahs

    0 - 5
  • 3'

    Conversion

    Cohen Jasper 路 Cheetahs

    0 - 7
  • 4'

    Try

    Davit Niniashvili 路 Lyon

    5 - 7
  • 5'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    7 - 7
  • 16'

    Try

    Dylan Cretin 路 Lyon

    12 - 7
  • 17'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    14 - 7
  • 20'

    Substitution

    Litha Nkula on for Munier Hartzenberg 路 Cheetahs

  • 22'

    Try

    Josiah Maraku 路 Lyon

    19 - 7
  • 23'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    21 - 7
  • 28'

    Try

    Josiah Maraku 路 Lyon

    26 - 7
  • 30'

    Substitution

    Jandre Nel on for Franco Smith 路 Cheetahs

  • 38'

    Try

    Martin Page-Relo 路 Lyon

    31 - 7
  • 39'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    33 - 7
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Semi Radradra on for Vincent Rattez 路 Lyon

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Arno Botha on for Luka Saginadze 路 Lyon

  • Halftime 33 - 7
  • Second Half
  • 44'

    Substitution

    Corne Fourie on for Hencus van Wyk 路 Cheetahs

  • 47'

    Try

    Monty Ioane 路 Lyon

    38 - 7
  • 48'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    40 - 7
  • 48'

    Substitution

    Baptiste Couilloud on for Davit Niniashvili 路 Lyon

  • 50'

    Substitution

    Pierre-Raymond Uys on for Friedle Olivier 路 Cheetahs

  • 51'

    Try

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    45 - 7
  • 52'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    47 - 7
  • 53'

    Substitution

    Felix Lambey on for Dylan Cretin 路 Lyon

  • 54'

    Substitution

    Laurence Victor on for Aranos Coetzee 路 Cheetahs

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Vernon Paulo on for Christiaan van der Westhuizen 路 Cheetahs

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Thibaut Regard on for Josiah Maraku 路 Lyon

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Camille Chat on for Sam Matavesi 路 Lyon

  • 61'

    Try

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    52 - 7
  • 61'

    Substitution

    Hamza Kaabeche on for Lyan Pakihivatau 路 Lyon

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Jermaine Ainsley on for Cedate Gomes Sa 路 Lyon

  • 62'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    54 - 7
  • 65'

    Try

    Prince Nkabinde 路 Cheetahs

    54 - 12
  • 66'

    Conversion

    Cohen Jasper 路 Cheetahs

    54 - 14
  • 66'

    Substitution

    Sisonke Vumazonke on for Jeandre Rudolph 路 Cheetahs

  • 69'

    Substitution

    Neels Volschenk on for Daniel Maartens 路 Cheetahs

  • 71'

    Try

    Alban Roussel 路 Lyon

    59 - 14
  • 72'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    61 - 14
  • 75'

    Try

    Neels Volschenk 路 Cheetahs

    61 - 21
  • 75'

    Conversion

    Cohen Jasper 路 Cheetahs

    61 - 16
  • 77'

    Try

    Camille Chat 路 Lyon

    66 - 21
  • 78'

    Conversion

    Camille Chat 路 Lyon

    68 - 21
  • Fulltime 68 - 21

Player ratings

Lyon
  • 15 Davit Niniashvili 8.7
  • 14 Vincent Rattez 6.9
  • 13 Josiah Maraku 7.7
  • 12 Theo Millet 7.7
  • 11 Monty Ioane 10.0
  • 10 Leo Berdeu 9.4
  • 9 Martin Page-Relo 6.8
  • 1 Lyan Pakihivatau 7.1
  • 2 Sam Matavesi 7.8
  • 3 Cedate Gomes Sa 6.3
  • 4 Theo William 7.8
  • 5 Alban Roussel 6.8
  • 6 Dylan Cretin 7.3
  • 7 Luka Saginadze 7.0
  • 8 Liam Allen 7.2
  • 16 Camille Chat 7.0
  • 17 Hamza Kaabeche 6.3
  • 18 Jermaine Ainsley 6.2
  • 19 Felix Lambey 6.3
  • 20 Arno Botha 6.7
  • 21 Baptiste Couilloud 6.6
  • 22 Semi Radradra 6.2
  • 23 Thibaut Regard 6.3
Cheetahs
  • 15 Cohen Jasper 6.6
  • 14 Munier Hartzenberg 5.8
  • 13 Carel-Jan Coetzee 5.4
  • 12 Ali Mgijima 5.7
  • 11 Prince Nkabinde 6.7
  • 10 Franco Smith 5.8
  • 9 Ruben de Haas 6.0
  • 1 Hencus van Wyk 6.1
  • 2 Christiaan van der Westhuizen 6.0
  • 3 Aranos Coetzee 6.1
  • 4 Pieter Jansen van Vuren 6.1
  • 5 Victor Sekekete 5.8
  • 6 Daniel Maartens 7.0
  • 7 Friedle Olivier 6.6
  • 8 Jeandre Rudolph 5.7
  • 16 Vernon Paulo 5.7
  • 17 Corne Fourie 5.8
  • 18 Laurence Victor 5.9
  • 19 Pierre-Raymond Uys 5.7
  • 20 Sisonke Vumazonke 5.9
  • 21 Neels Volschenk 6.5
  • 22 Jandre Nel 5.7
  • 23 Litha Nkula 5.4