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Standings
9
4
Positions on Jan 22, 2023
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Head to Head
0
Wins
5
Draws
0
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Season so far
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Total Tries
16
20
Metres Gained
1487
2378
Passes
507
811
Tackles Made
460
767
Penalties Conceded
42
71
Turnovers Won
42
71
Tournament record
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Lyon Olympique Universitaire
Played | 24 (11 home, 13 away) |
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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 |
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Saracens
Played | 122 (60 home, 62 away) |
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Wins | 82 (49 home, 33 away) |
Losses | 38 (11 home, 27 away) |
Draws | 2 (0 home, 2 away) |
Average points | 28 |
Biggest win | 71 - 7 |
Heaviest defeat | 15 - 55 |
Saracens searching for second win at Lyon
Wednesday 14th December 2022
7:22 pm (GMT)

Sean Maitland of Saracens in Heineken Champions Cup action
Saracens seek their second win of the Heineken Champions Cup so far as they travel to Lyon in Round 2.
Sarries beat Edinburgh Rugby at home last week, 30-26, while the French side fell away at Vodacom Bulls, 42-36.
The Pool A match kicks off at 15:15 (UK & Irish time) at Matmut Stadium de Gerland on Saturday, and is available to watch on beIN SPORTS, BT Sport, SuperSport, and FloRugby.
Key Quotes
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall: “This is a very unforgiving competition and you can’t afford to lose your first game, especially at home. We’ve got a huge game away at Lyon next week, who have been very good at home.”
What a weekend of #HeinekenChampionsCup action 🤩@leinsterrugby and @SaleSharksRugby top the Pool Standings after Week 1 📈
🥳🤪😕🤯😅🤠
Sum up your team's performance with an emoji 👇 pic.twitter.com/OyjlDgUwWl— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) December 11, 2022
Lyon
- Lyon made 30 offloads in Round 1 – 18 more than any other team.
- They stole three opposition lineouts against the Bulls, a round-high figure, with Theo William responsible for two of them.
- Lyon were the only team to score two maul tries last week.
- Lyon conceded two tries in the first ten minutes of their first match – the most of any team.
Saracens
- Saracens were penalised more than any other side at the ruck last week, conceding ten penalties against Edinburgh.
- Owen Farrell and Elliot Daly both made try assists with kicks.
- Nick Tompkins, Ivan van Zyl and Billy Vunipola made two cover tackles each in Round 1.
Match Centre - Preview - Lineups
A. Tchaptchet
J. Doussain 49'
E. Daly
X. Mignot
. Parisien 10'
A. Lewington
. Malins 49'
T. Regard
A. Lozowski
A. Goode 66'
T. Veredamu
N. Tompkins
N. Nakaitaci
S. Maitland
M. Riccioni 71'
F. Smith
O. Farrell
B. Couilloud
J. Pélissié 75'
I. van Zyl
H. Kaabèche
. Rey 49'
M. Vunipola
E. Mawi 60'
Y. Charcosset
. Marchand 49'
J. George
T. Woolstencroft 60'
F. Gomez Kodela
. Tafili 49'
M. Riccioni
A. Clarey 60'
F. Lambey
C. Hunter-Hill
J. Wray 66'
T. Mayanavanua
L. Goujon 63'
H. Tizard
. Christie 57'
T. William
T. McFarland
M. Guillard
B. Earl
J. Taufua
A. Botha 55'
B. Vunipola
Replacements
G. Marchand
. Charcosset
T. Woolstencroft
J. George
J. Rey
. Kaabèche
E. Mawi
M. Vunipola
P. Tafili
F. Gomez Kodela
A. Clarey
M. Riccioni
L. Goujon
T. Mayanavanua
J. Wray
. Hunter-Hill
A. Botha
J. Taufua
A. Christie
. Tizard
J. Pélissié
. Couilloud
A. Davies
J. Doussain
. Tchaptchet
A. Goode
. Lozowski
A. Parisien
. Mignot
M. Malins
. Lewington

Owen Farrell kicked ten points in the Heineken Champions Cup match with Lyon.
Saracens defeated Lyon 28-20 in a hard-hitting game in Round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup at Matmut Stadium de Gerland on Saturday.
Tries from Jamie George, Ben Earl and Sean Maitland helped the three-time winners of EPCR’s leading competition to victory on the road, as did 10 points from the boot of captain Owen Farrell.
They had to hold on with 14 men in the last 13 minutes when Alec Clarey was sent off – Lyon pushed hard and came back from 15-0 down to take the lead, though they fell just short despite tries from Hamza Kaabèche (2) and Fletcher Smith.
It was fly-half Farrell who kicked the first points of the game early on, and when Lyon lock Felix Lambey was sent to the sin bin, the visiting side extended their lead as hooker George touched down amid a driving maul.
Saracens further expounded their early dominance with another try while Lyon were still down to 14, some impressively quick hands eventually allowing flanker Earl to stroll over the line.
But restored to full strength, Lyon showed their capabilities; on 28 minutes they put together a series of big phases to inch closer to the Saracens line, and eventually prop Kaabèche crossed for his first try.
His second came five minutes later as he finished off an impressive flowing move, running into the corner like a seasoned wing.
You love to see it 😍
Loosehead prop Hamza Kaabeche out on the wing and blazing over for his second try to put @lelourugby back in the game 💪#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/8TXVNV2SWR
— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) December 17, 2022
Saracens led 15-10 at the break, but the hosts burst back out following the restart, fly-half Smith scything through to score and provide the extras to give Lyon the lead.
Going behind gave new life to Saracens, and they broke from their own try line to score on 55 minutes, centre Alex Lozowski breaking before finding George, who kicked through for wing Maitland to gather and cross.
Farrell slotted a penalty to give Sarries an eight-point lead soon after, but it didn’t last long as Smith clawed back three points through a kick his own.
With 13 minutes to go Saracens then went down to 14, replacement prop Clarey sent off for a high tackle.
It set up a grandstand finish, but Lyon were unable find a way through, and a last-gasp penalty from Saracens full-back Daly cost the home side a losing bonus point.
The two sides will face each other once more in Round 3, with Lyon travelling to the StoneX Stadium on January 14.
Match Page - Summary
Score Summary
Tries
H. Kaabèche 27’ , 32’
F. Smith 41’
J. George 13’
B. Earl 20’
S. Maitland 54’
Conversions
F. Smith 42’
O. Farrell 21’ , 55’
Penalties
F. Smith 65’
O. Farrell 3’ , 59’
E. Daly 80’
Yellow cards
F. Lambey 13’
Red cards
A. Clarey 66’
Match Page - Timeline
Timeline
FT
2028
Penalty 80'
E. Daly
-
Substitute 75'
B. Couilloud
J. Pélissié
-
Substitute 71'
S. Maitland
M. Riccioni
-
Substitute 66'
C. Hunter-Hill
J. Wray
-
Red card 66'
A. Clarey
-
Substitute 66'
A. Lozowski
A. Goode
2025
Penalty 65'
F. Smith
-
Substitute 63'
T. Mayanavanua
L. Goujon
-
Substitute 60'
J. George
T. Woolstencroft
-
Substitute 60'
M. Vunipola
E. Mawi
-
Substitute 60'
M. Riccioni
A. Clarey
1725
Penalty 59'
O. Farrell
-
Substitute 57'
H. Tizard
A. Christie
-
Substitute 55'
J. Taufua
A. Botha
1722
Conversion 55'
O. Farrell
2028
Try 54'
S. Maitland
-
Substitute 49'
A. Lewington
M. Malins
-
Substitute 49'
F. Gomez Kodela
P. Tafili
-
Substitute 49'
Y. Charcosset
G. Marchand
-
Substitute 49'
H. Kaabèche
J. Rey
-
Substitute 49'
A. Tchaptchet
J. Doussain
1715
Conversion 42'
F. Smith
1515
Try 41'
F. Smith
-
Missed conversion 33'
F. Smith
1015
Try 32'
H. Kaabèche
-
Missed conversion 28'
F. Smith
515
Try 27'
H. Kaabèche
015
Conversion 21'
O. Farrell
013
Try 20'
B. Earl
-
Missed conversion 15'
O. Farrell
08
Try 13'
J. George
-
Yellow card 13'
F. Lambey
-
Substitute 10'
X. Mignot
A. Parisien
03
Penalty 3'
O. Farrell
Attack
Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)
51%
49%
48%
52%
Metres Gained
372
340
Tries
3
3
Carries
87
88
Defenders Beaten
10
15
Clean Breaks
5
6
Passes
94
137
Offloads
9
11
Turnovers Conceded
9
9
Defence
Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)
Tackles
111
105
Missed Tackles
15
10
Turnovers Won
9
9
Kicking
Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)
Conversions (%)
33%
1/3
67%
2/3
Penalty goals (%)
100%
1/1
100%
3/3
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
27
28
Metres gained from kicks
751
679
Average metres per kick
27.81
24.25
Breakdown
Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)
Rucks (%)
96%
69/72
92%
59/64
Mauls (%)
100%
2/2
100%
10/10
Maul metres gained
7
25
Turnover in ruck or maul
1
2
Set Plays
Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)
Lineouts (%)
67%
8/12
86%
19/22
Scrums (%)
100%
4/4
100%
2/2
Restarts (%)
0%
0/6
0%
0/6
Discipline
Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)
Penalties Conceded
16
8
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Match Page - Player Performance
Key
Saracens | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
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15 Elliot Daly | 36 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
14 Alex Lewington Malins 49' | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
13 Alex Lozowski Alex Goode 66' | 50 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
12 Nick Tompkins | 14 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Sean Maitland Marco Riccioni 71' | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 Owen Farrell | 9 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
9 Ivan van Zyl | 35 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Mako Vunipola Eroni Mawi 60' | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Jamie George Tom Woolstencroft 60' | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Marco Riccioni Alec Clarey 60' | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Callum Hunter-Hill Jackson Wray 66' | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Hugh Tizard Christie 57' | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Theo McFarland | 16 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Ben Earl | 35 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 Billy Vunipola | 29 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Tom Woolstencroft Jamie George 60' | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Eroni Mawi Mako Vunipola 60' | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Alec Clarey Marco Riccioni 60' | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Jackson Wray Hunter-Hill 66' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Andrew Christie Tizard 57' | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Aled Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Alex Goode Lozowski 66' | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Max Malins Lewington 49' | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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