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Exeter Chiefs
Lyon Olympique Universitaire
HT 26 - 20
47
25
Saturday 3 April 2021 Heineken Champions Cup
Round of 16 Sandy Park
Ref: Ben Whitehouse Assis Ref 1: Greg Macdonald Assis Ref 2: Jonathan Healy TMO: Ian Davies CC: Beth Dickens

Match Page - Fixed Scoreboard

4725

Overview

Match Centre - Preview - Current Standing A v B

Standings

7

1

Positions on Dec 20, 2020

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Head to Head

1

Wins

0

Draws

0

Match Centre - Preview - Form Guide

Recent form

W
L
W
W

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Season so far

Match Centre - Preview - Season So Far A v B

Total Tries

16

15

Metres Gained

1239

1065

Passes

454

264

Tackles Made

373

298

Penalties Conceded

33

28

Turnovers Won

33

28

Tournament record

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)

Played 73 (39 home, 34 away)
Wins 35 (26 home, 9 away)
Losses 35 (11 home, 24 away)
Draws 3 (2 home, 1 away)
Average points 24
Biggest win 42 - 0
Heaviest defeat 17 - 69

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)

Played 24 (11 home, 13 away)
Wins 6 (5 home, 1 away)
Losses 18 (6 home, 12 away)
Draws 0 (0 home, 0 away)
Average points 23
Biggest win 55 - 10
Heaviest defeat 19 - 59

Exeter Chiefs defend their turf in Round of 16

Thursday 1st April 2021

3:38 pm (GMT)

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Exeter Chiefs defend their turf in Round of 16

Lyon make the trip to Sandy Park to take on Exeter in the Round of 16

Heineken Champions Cup holders Exeter Chiefs will be hoping to maintain their chances of winning back-to-back European titles when they host TOP 14 outfit Lyon. 

The defending champions started their 2020/21 defence with a 42-0 demolition of Guinness PRO14 side Glasgow Warriors in the opening round of fixtures before conceding a fixture to Toulouse 

Lyon, meanwhile, topped Heineken Champions Cup Pool B after an equally dominating 55-10 win over Gallagher Premiership side Gloucester Rugby, before being awarded their round two contest against Glasgow. 

This will be the first meeting between the two sides in European action and you can watch it all live on BT Sport in the United Kingdom and beIN SPORTS in France from 17:30 (UK and Irish time).

Pool positions 

Exeter Chiefs; 7th Heineken Champions Cup Pool B; 5 points 

Lyon; 1st Heineken Champions Cup Pool B; 10 points 

Head-to-head record  

This will be the first meeting between Exeter and Lyon in European competition. 

Leading 2020/21 points-scorers 

Exeter Chiefs: Joe Simmonds (12) 

Lyon: Xavier Mignot (15) 

Key Quote

Joe Simmonds (Exeter): “It’s definitely an exciting prospect. We watched the draw as a squad and have never come up against Lyon before, so this is a good challenge. From playing Toulouse and Racing last year, the thing that stands out about French sides is their running game and they’re very good at offloads going into contact. They keep the ball moving, which is something we like to do at Exeter but those French sides definitely seem to have a lot of threats all across the board.” 

Match facts 

  • Reigning Heineken Champions Cup champions, Exeter, have won their last seven home games in a row in the tournament, one more win would set a club record for consecutive home wins in Europe (across both the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup).  
  • Exeter have won their last five completed fixtures against French opponents in the Champions Cup, as many as they had recorded in all of their previous 15 such matches.  
  • Lyon are playing their first ever knock-out match in European competition, they will be looking for a first Heineken Champions Cup victory away from home (L6, exc. Round 2 fixture v Glasgow).  
  • Exeter beat Glasgow 42-0 in Round 1 earlier this season, their biggest ever win in the Heineken Champions Cup.  
  • Lyon are the only side to win all of their lineouts (11/11) and scrums (4/4) in the Heineken Champions Cup so far this season.  
  • Exeter have won 100% of their rucks in the Heineken Champions Cup this season (82/82), no other side has a perfect rate in this facet of the game.  
  • Sam Simmonds (Exeter) has won a joint high four turnovers in the Heineken Champions Cup this season, despite playing just one game, he also scored a try and made 8/8 tackles in that one appearance. 

Match Centre - Preview - Lineups

S. Hogg

15

T. Arnold

. Laporte 61'

O. Woodburn

14

X. Mignot

H. Slade

13

P. Barassi

O. Devoto

I. Whitten 64'

12

C. Ngatai

. Regard 67'

T. O'Flaherty

I. Whitten 42'

11

N. Nakaitaci

J. Simmonds

. Skinner 66'

10

J. Wisniewski

J. Doussain 62'

J. Maunder

S. Townsend 55'

9

B. Couilloud

A. Hepburn

B. Moon 47'

1

V. Devisme

X. Chiocci 44'

. Sobela 67'

L. Cowan-Dickie

J. Yeandle 51'

2

J. Maurouard

M. Ivaldi 44'

H. Williams

3

F. Gomez Kodela

J. Taufete'e 44'

J. Gray

S. Skinner 52'

4

F. Lambey

. Guillard 6'

J. Hill

5

I. Rodda

D. Ewers

6

D. Cretin

J. Vermeulen

7

C. Fainga'a

S. Simmonds

J. Kirsten 61'

8

P. Sobela

X. Chiocci 36'

V. Devisme 61'

A. Tulou 67'

Replacements

J. Yeandle

L. Cowan-Dickie

16

M. Ivaldi

. Maurouard

B. Moon

A. Hepburn

17

X. Chiocci

. Sobela

T. Francis

18

J. Taufete'e

F. Gomez Kodela

S. Skinner

J. Gray

19

M. Guillard

. Lambey

J. Kirsten

S. Simmonds

20

A. Tulou

. Sobela

S. Townsend

J. Maunder

21

J. Doussain

J. Wisniewski

H. Skinner

. Simmonds

22

T. Regard

. Ngatai

I. Whitten

T. O'Flaherty

23

C. Laporte

T. Arnold

Seven-try Exeter cruise into last eight after early scare

Saturday 3rd April 2021

7:46 pm (GMT)

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Seven-try Exeter cruise into last eight after early scare

Ollie Devoto of Exeter Chiefs celebrates scoring the fourth try of the game with Joe Simmonds

Exeter Chiefs scored seven tries but were made to come from 14-0 down against a dogged Lyon side to eventually see off the French outfit 47-25 at Sandy Park on Saturday afternoon.

The defending champions secured a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final berth and a clash against Leinster Rugby next weekend, but it didn’t always look so likely.

Tries from Toby Arnold and Xavier Mignot in the opening 10 minutes gave Lyon a shock 14-0 lead, and when Jonny Hill hit back for the hosts, Jonathan Wisniewski slotted over a three-pointer to put Lyon 17-5 ahead on 18 minutes.

Hill then grabbed his second of the afternoon, again powering over from close range.

The remarkable comeback was completed just before the break when Olly Woodburn first found the hole and hit Tom O’Flaherty for the try in the corner.

Then Ollie Devoto had the simple job of scoring at the posts due to the Exeter power play that proved much too strong for Lyon all afternoon.

The second half continued in similar fashion with Jonny Gray again breaking through the line as Exeter worked across and found Dave Ewers who dived over with ease.

Exeter then sewed up proceedings with a penalty try and a seventh score soon followed with Stuart Townsend kicking in behind and finding Olly Woodburn in all sorts of space to dot down at the sticks.

Dylan Cretin would score a consolation five-pointer with the clock in the red but that was all it proved to be as Exeter ran out ready winners.

They will now face Leinster Rugby next weekend at Sandy Park in a mouth-watering Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final.

LIVE - TEST - Commentary

Match Commentary
80
Missed Conversion J. Doussain
79
Try D. Cretin
78
Yellow Card J. Kirsten
77
Conversion H. Skinner
75
Try O. Woodburn
67
Replacement Off: C. Ngatai On: T. Regard
67
Replacement Off: P. Sobela On: A. Tulou
67
Replacement Off: V. Devisme On: P. Sobela
66
Replacement Off: J. Simmonds On: H. Skinner
64
Replacement Off: O. Devoto On: I. Whitten
62
Replacement Off: J. Wisniewski On: J. Doussain
62
Penalty Try .
61
Replacement Off: T. Arnold On: C. Laporte
61
Replacement Off: P. Sobela On: V. Devisme
61
Replacement Off: S. Simmonds On: J. Kirsten
58
Missed Penalty J. Simmonds
57
Yellow Card X. Chiocci
55
Replacement Off: J. Maunder On: S. Townsend
52
Replacement Off: I. Whitten On: T. O'Flaherty
52
Replacement Off: J. Gray On: S. Skinner
51
Replacement Off: L. Cowan-Dickie On: J. Yeandle
51
Conversion J. Simmonds
50
Try D. Ewers
47
Replacement Off: H. Williams On: T. Francis
47
Replacement Off: A. Hepburn On: B. Moon
44
Replacement Off: F. Gomez Kodela On: J. Taufete'e
44
Replacement Off: J. Maurouard On: M. Ivaldi
44
Replacement Off: V. Devisme On: X. Chiocci
42
Replacement Off: T. O'Flaherty On: I. Whitten
39
Conversion J. Simmonds
38
Try O. Devoto
36
Replacement Off: X. Chiocci On: P. Sobela
36
Replacement Off: P. Sobela On: X. Chiocci
34
Penalty J. Wisniewski
30
Conversion J. Simmonds
28
Try T. O'Flaherty
27
Conversion J. Simmonds
25
Try J. Hill
25
Yellow Card V. Devisme
17
Penalty J. Wisniewski
15
Missed Conversion J. Simmonds
14
Try J. Hill
9
Conversion J. Wisniewski
8
Try X. Mignot
6
Replacement Off: F. Lambey On: M. Guillard
6
Conversion J. Wisniewski
5
Try B. Couilloud

Match Page - Summary

Score Summary
Exeter Chiefs
Lyon Olympique Universitaire

Tries

J. Hill 14’ , 25’

T. O'Flaherty 28’

O. Devoto 38’

D. Ewers 50’

O. Woodburn 75’

B. Couilloud 5’

X. Mignot 8’

D. Cretin 79’

Penalty try

. 62’

Conversions

J. Simmonds 27’ , 30’ , 39’ , 51’

H. Skinner 77’

J. Wisniewski 6’ , 9’

Penalties

J. Wisniewski 17’ , 34’

Yellow cards

J. Kirsten 78’

V. Devisme 25’

X. Chiocci 57’

Match Page - Timeline

Timeline

FT

-

Missed conversion 80'

J. Doussain

4725

Try 79'

D. Cretin

-

Yellow card 78'

J. Kirsten

4720

Conversion 77'

H. Skinner

4520

Try 75'

O. Woodburn

-

Substitute 67'

C. Ngatai

T. Regard

-

Substitute 67'

P. Sobela

A. Tulou

-

Substitute 67'

V. Devisme

P. Sobela

-

Substitute 66'

J. Simmonds

H. Skinner

-

Substitute 64'

O. Devoto

I. Whitten

-

Substitute 62'

J. Wisniewski

J. Doussain

4020

Pentry 62'

.

-

Substitute 61'

T. Arnold

C. Laporte

-

Substitute 61'

P. Sobela

V. Devisme

-

Substitute 61'

S. Simmonds

J. Kirsten

-

Missed penalty 58'

J. Simmonds

-

Yellow card 57'

X. Chiocci

-

Substitute 55'

J. Maunder

S. Townsend

-

Substitute 52'

I. Whitten

T. O'Flaherty

-

Substitute 52'

J. Gray

S. Skinner

-

Substitute 51'

L. Cowan-Dickie

J. Yeandle

3320

Conversion 51'

J. Simmonds

3120

Try 50'

D. Ewers

-

Substitute 47'

H. Williams

T. Francis

-

Substitute 47'

A. Hepburn

B. Moon

-

Substitute 44'

F. Gomez Kodela

J. Taufete'e

-

Substitute 44'

J. Maurouard

M. Ivaldi

-

Substitute 44'

V. Devisme

X. Chiocci

-

Substitute 42'

T. O'Flaherty

I. Whitten

2620

Conversion 39'

J. Simmonds

2420

Try 38'

O. Devoto

-

Substitute 36'

X. Chiocci

P. Sobela

-

Substitute 36'

P. Sobela

X. Chiocci

1920

Penalty 34'

J. Wisniewski

1917

Conversion 30'

J. Simmonds

1717

Try 28'

T. O'Flaherty

1217

Conversion 27'

J. Simmonds

1017

Try 25'

J. Hill

-

Yellow card 25'

V. Devisme

517

Penalty 17'

J. Wisniewski

-

Missed conversion 15'

J. Simmonds

514

Try 14'

J. Hill

014

Conversion 9'

J. Wisniewski

012

Try 8'

X. Mignot

-

Substitute 6'

F. Lambey

M. Guillard

07

Conversion 6'

J. Wisniewski

05

Try 5'

B. Couilloud

Attack

Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)

62%

38%

67%

33%

Metres Gained

462

473

Tries

6

3

Carries

133

99

Defenders Beaten

20

24

Clean Breaks

14

16

Passes

154

129

Offloads

6

11

Turnovers Conceded

10

13

Defence

Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)

Tackles

92

164

Missed Tackles

24

20

Turnovers Won

7

7

Kicking

Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)

Conversions (%)

83%

5/6

67%

2/3

Penalty goals (%)

0%

0/1

100%

2/2

Drop goals (%)

0%

0/0

0%

0/0

Kicks From Hand

18

13

Metres gained from kicks

456

418

Average metres per kick

25.33

32.15

Breakdown

Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)

Rucks (%)

97%

102/105

92%

58/63

Mauls (%)

100%

4/4

100%

1/1

Maul metres gained

8

0

Turnover in ruck or maul

0

2

Set Plays

Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)

Lineouts (%)

64%

9/14

67%

6/9

Scrums (%)

100%

7/7

40%

2/5

Restarts (%)

33%

2/6

11%

1/9

Discipline

Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)

Penalties Conceded

12

17

Yellow Cards

1

2

Red Cards

0

0

Match Page - Player Performance

Key

M Metres Gained
Ca Carries
Pa Passes
Tk Tackles
MT Missed Tackles
TOW Turnovers Won
TAs Try Assists
O Offloads
CB Clean Breaks
Exeter Chiefs M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Stuart Hogg 67 7 10 3 3 0 0 2 1
14 Olly Woodburn 59 8 2 5 1 0 1 0 3
13 Henry Slade 43 7 5 6 2 0 0 0 3
12 Ollie Devoto Ian Whitten 64' 17 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 1
11 Tom O'Flaherty Ian Whitten 42' 52 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
10 Joe Simmonds Skinner 66' 18 5 13 3 0 0 0 1 0
9 Jack Maunder Stu Townsend 55' 3 1 47 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 Alec Hepburn Ben Moon 47' 10 8 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie Jack Yeandle 51' 16 13 7 4 3 1 0 1 0
3 Harry Williams 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 0
4 Jonny Gray Sam Skinner 52' 39 11 6 6 2 0 0 0 1
5 Jonny Hill 22 11 8 8 0 0 1 1 0
6 Dave Ewers 15 12 1 5 1 0 0 0 1
7 Jacques Vermeulen 18 12 3 10 0 1 0 0 0
8 Sam Simmonds Jannes Kirsten 61' 63 7 7 10 0 2 0 0 1
Replacements
16 Jack Yeandle Luke Cowan-Dickie 51' 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ben Moon Alec Hepburn 47' 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
18 Tom Francis 4 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
19 Sam Skinner Jonny Gray 52' 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
20 Jannes Kirsten Sam Simmonds 61' 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
21 Stu Townsend Jack Maunder 55' 4 5 21 0 0 0 1 1 0
22 Harvey Skinner Simmonds 66' 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 Ian Whitten Tom O'Flaherty 42' Ollie Devoto 64' 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
Lyon Olympique Universitaire M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Toby Arnold Laporte 61' 56 9 5 4 0 0 2 1 3
14 Xavier Mignot 69 10 1 12 0 1 0 0 3
13 Pierre-Louis Barassi 77 7 5 8 2 0 0 1 2
12 Charlie Ngatai Regard 67' 9 5 9 11 1 1 0 2 0
11 Noa Nakaitaci 46 10 7 1 0 0 1 2 1
10 Jonathan Wisniewski Jean-Marc Doussain 62' 1 1 18 5 3 0 0 0 0
9 Baptiste Couilloud 74 9 49 9 0 0 0 2 3
1 Vivien Devisme Xavier Chiocci 44' Sobela 67' 11 4 0 10 1 0 0 0 0
2 Jeremie Maurouard Mickael Ivaldi 44' 12 5 6 9 1 0 0 1 0
3 Francisco Gomez Kodela Joe Taufete'e 44' 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
4 Felix Lambey Guillard 6' 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 Izack Jon Rodda 0 2 1 10 3 1 0 0 0
6 Dylan Cretin 28 4 7 13 0 2 0 1 2
7 Colby Fainga'a 14 8 2 17 1 1 0 0 0
8 Patrick Sobela Xavier Chiocci 36' Vivien Devisme 61' Alex Tulou 67' 7 8 2 12 1 0 0 0 0
Replacements
16 Mickael Ivaldi Maurouard 44' 2 3 0 6 1 1 0 0 0
17 Xavier Chiocci Sobela 36' Vivien Devisme 44' 3 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
18 Joe Taufete'e Francisco Gomez Kodela 44' 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
19 Mickael Guillard Lambey 6' 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 0
20 Alex Tulou Sobela 67' 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 Jean-Marc Doussain Jonathan Wisniewski 62' 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0
22 Thibaut Regard Ngatai 67' 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Clément Laporte Toby Arnold 61' 62 4 5 2 0 0 0 1 2

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