Lyon 14 - 23 Newcastle

Full time

06 Dec 2025

Stage: Pool 2 Round 1

Matmut Stadium de Gerland

Newcastle Red Bulls secured a 23-14 victory over Lyon in a closely contested Challenge Cup match. Harrison Obatoyinbo opened the scoring for the Red Bulls with an early try, converted by Brett Connon. Lyon responded quickly, with Arthur Mathiron scoring a try, followed by another conversion from Paddy Jackson. The first half ended with Connon adding two penalties, giving the Red Bulls a 13-7 lead at halftime. In the second half, Beka Shvangiradze's try brought Lyon back into contention, leveling the score briefly. However, Tom Christie and Oliver Spencer scored tries for Newcastle, cementing their lead. Despite Lyon's efforts, they could not overcome the Red Bulls' defense and ultimately fell short.

Weather

Temperature: 9.9°C (Feels like 8.6°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 8.8 km/h, gusting to 19.2 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 90%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Try

Harrison Obatoyinbo · Newcastle

0 - 5
8'

Conversion

Brett Connon · Newcastle

0 - 7
14'

Try

Arthur Mathiron · Lyon

5 - 7
15'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson · Lyon

7 - 7
26'

Penalty

Brett Connon · Newcastle

7 - 10
39'

Penalty

Brett Connon · Newcastle

7 - 13
Halftime 7 - 13
Second Half
44'

Try

Beka Shvangiradze · Lyon

12 - 13
44'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson · Lyon

14 - 13
50'

Substitution

Simon Benitez Cruz on for Sam Stuart · Newcastle
51'

Substitution

Stefan Coetzee on for Harrison Obatoyinbo · Newcastle
52'

Substitution

Guillaume Marchand on for Mathis Sarragallet · Lyon
52'

Substitution

Jerome Rey on for Thomas Moukoro · Lyon
53'

Substitution

Iosefo Masi on for Josiah Maraku · Lyon
54'

Substitution

Maxime Gouzou on for Lilian Baret · Lyon
57'

Substitution

Alfred Parisien on for Paddy Jackson · Lyon
57'

Substitution

Bartholome Sanson on for Killian Geraci · Lyon
58'

Yellow Card

Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Newcastle
58'

Substitution

Ave Jonathan Maalo on for Cedate Gomes Sa · Lyon
59'

Substitution

Charlie Cassang on for Arthur Mathiron · Lyon
60'

Substitution

Ollie Fletcher on for George McGuigan · Newcastle
60'

Substitution

Cammy Hutchison on for Ethan Grayson · Newcastle
68'

Yellow Card Complete

Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Newcastle
69'

Substitution

Cameron Neild on for Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Newcastle
70'

Try

Tom Christie · Newcastle

14 - 18
71'

Substitution

Finn Baker on for Oscar Usher · Newcastle
75'

Try

Oliver Spencer · Newcastle

14 - 23
Fulltime 14 - 23

Player ratings

Lyon

15 Martin Meliande 5.2
14 Arthur Mathiron 6.3
13 Thibaut Regard 7.8
12 Josiah Maraku 6.1
11 Ethan Dumortier 6.1
10 Paddy Jackson 6.2
9 Baptiste Couilloud 5.6
1 Thomas Moukoro 6.2
2 Mathis Sarragallet 6.4
3 Cedate Gomes Sa 6.1
4 Killian Geraci 6.1
5 Janse Roux 6.1
6 Marvin Okuya 5.6
7 Beka Shvangiradze 8.0
8 Lilian Baret 6.6
16 Guillaume Marchand 7.0
17 Jerome Rey 6.0
18 Ave Jonathan Maalo 5.5
19 Bartholome Sanson 6.2
20 Maxime Gouzou 6.0
21 Charlie Cassang 5.9
22 Iosefo Masi 5.9
23 Alfred Parisien 6.4

Newcastle

15 Boeta Chamberlain 6.3
14 Oliver Spencer 7.5
13 Alex Hearle 7.2
12 Ethan Grayson 6.4
11 Harrison Obatoyinbo 7.3
10 Brett Connon 7.1
9 Sam Stuart 6.8
1 Adam Brocklebank 7.0
2 George McGuigan 8.3
3 Murray McCallum 6.5
4 Oscar Usher 6.8
5 Jamie Hodgson 6.9
6 Tom Gordon 5.4
7 Tom Christie 8.0
8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 6.2
16 Ollie Fletcher 7.7
17 Connor Hancock –
18 Mike Rewcastle –
19 Finn Baker –
20 Cameron Neild 6.4
21 Simon Benitez Cruz 6.8
22 Cammy Hutchison 6.3
23 Stefan Coetzee 6.3