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Lyon Olympique Universitaire
Vodacom Bulls
HT 24 - 0
31
7
Friday 20 January 2023 Heineken Champions Cup
Round 4 Pool A Matmut Stadium de Gerland
Ref: Wayne Barnes Assis Ref 1: Andrew Jackson Assis Ref 2: Wayne Falla TMO: Stuart Terheege CC: Jay Curts

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317

Overview

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Standings

9

7

Positions on Jan 22, 2023

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Head to Head

2

Wins

2

Draws

0

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Recent form

L
L
L
W
L
W

Season so far

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Total Tries

16

15

Metres Gained

1487

1820

Passes

507

513

Tackles Made

460

686

Penalties Conceded

42

62

Turnovers Won

42

62

Tournament record

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)

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

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)

Played 15 (7 home, 8 away)
Wins 7 (6 home, 1 away)
Losses 8 (1 home, 7 away)
Draws 0 (0 home, 0 away)
Average points 27
Biggest win 48 - 7
Heaviest defeat 10 - 49

Vodacom Bulls go in search of third win

Wednesday 18th January 2023

2:11 pm (GMT)

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Vodacom Bulls go in search of third win

Kurt-Lee Arendse debuted in EPCR competitions with Vodacom Bulls last season

Vodacom Bulls look for their third win of the competition as they travel to Lyon in Round 4 of the Heineken Champions Cup.

They come in off the back of a 39-28 triumph over Exeter Chiefs in Round 3.

The French side are still without a victory in this campaign, and lost the reverse fixture last month 42-36.

The Pool A match kicks off at Matmut Stadium de Gerland at 8pm UK and Irish time, and can be watched on beIN SPORTS, SuperSport, BT Sport and FloRugby.

Lyon

  • Tavite Veredamu has made more support carries than any other player (five).
  • Lyon have conceded fewer turnovers at the ruck or maul than any other team (12). However, they’ve conceded the most interceptions.
  • Lyon have scored as many tries as any other team between the 41st and 50th minute (three, equal with Stade Rochelais and Castres Olympique). Ten of their 12 tries so far have been scored between minutes 21 and 50.

Vodacom Bulls

  • Wandisile Simelane (145) and Kurt-Lee Arendse (123) were both in the top three players for metres made in Round 3, with the former making more metres than any other player.
  • Ruan Nortje did not miss a single tackle in Round 3, making 22.
  • The Bulls have the highest rate of ball retention in the competition at ruck time (97 per cent).
  • The Bulls have set up nine mauls – the fewest in the competition.

Match Centre - Preview - Lineups

T. Arnold

15

K. Arendse

L. Mapoe 58'

J. Tuisova

14

C. Moodie

J. Maraku

13

W. Simelane

G. Steenekamp 41'

T. Regard

. Godwin 40'

12

C. Hendricks

E. Dumortier

11

D. Kriel

L. Berdeu

10

J. Goosen

C. Smith 64'

J. Doussain

. Rimet 70'

9

E. Papier

S. Taofifenua

. Kaabèche 54'

1

S. Matanzima

. Simelane 49'

G. Marchand

. Coltman 54'

2

B. Du Plessis

J. Grobbelaar 49'

D. Bamba

. Tafili 54'

3

F. Klopper

M. Smith 49'

M. Smith 79'

F. Lambey

T. Mayanavanua 36'

4

R. Vermaak

R. Taofifenua

. Guillard 65'

5

J. Swanepoel

. Nortjé 62'

D. Cretin

6

M. van Staden

P. Sobela

7

C. Brink

. Louw 62'

J. Taufua

. William 64'

. William 64'

8

N. Carr

Replacements

L. Coltman

. Marchand

16

J. Grobbelaar

. Du Plessis

H. Kaabèche

S. Taofifenua

17

G. Steenekamp

. Simelane

P. Tafili

. Bamba

18

M. Smith

. Klopper

T. Mayanavanua

. Lambey

19

R. Nortjé

J. Swanepoel

T. William

J. Taufua

20

E. Louw

. Brink

M. Guillard

R. Taofifenua

21

Z. Burger

L. Rimet

J. Doussain

22

C. Smith

J. Goosen

K. Godwin

. Regard

23

L. Mapoe

. Arendse

Sloppy Vodacom Bulls bettered by Lyon

Friday 20th January 2023

10:49 pm (GMT)

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Sloppy Vodacom Bulls bettered by Lyon

Guillaume Marchand crossed twice for Lyon in their Heineken Champions Cup victory over Vodacom Bulls

At a snowy Matmut Stadium de Gerland on Friday, Lyon produced a sensational performance to defeat a tired-looking Vodacom Bulls 31-7 and put themselves in contention to qualify from the Heineken Champions Cup Pool A.

Last year’s EPCR Challenge Cup winners earned themselves a crucial bonus-point win, with two tries from Guillaume Marchand, a wonderful score by Jean-Marc Doussain and another by Leo Berdeu, who also kicked 11 points.

Vodacom Bulls, meanwhile, simply couldn’t put together enough phases without making a mistake, their one breakaway try scored by Kurt-Lee Arendse.

Lyon set the tone early, with hooker Marchand going over on four minutes following a well-worked lineout maul.

Fly-half Berdeu kicked the conversion and followed that up with a penalty minutes later to give the home side a ten-point lead within ten minutes. The 24-year-old was perfect from the tee on the night and kicked conversions for all four Lyon tries.

Over the next 20 minutes it was predominantly Vodacom Bulls applying the pressure, but they were unable to avail themselves of their entries to Lyon’s 22.

While the French club’s defence was solid and disciplined at the breakdown, the visiting side’s penchant for errors was their undoing, as it was all game.

On 36 minutes, it was Lyon’s turn to return to their opponent’s territory, moving up the field with a fast break. Their pressure culminated in a brilliant try from Doussain, the scrum-half going over after driving through a Vodacom Bulls defender in a brilliant piece of individual determination.

Lyon smelt blood just before the break and tightened the screw on Vodacom Bulls once more. With Simphiwe Matanzima in the sin bin, the victim of a number of Vodacom Bulls infringements, Marchand went over with for his second, Lyon’s pack once again dominating their South African counterparts.

Lyon were on top for the first moments of the second period, but when full-back Arendse intercepted a long pass, he went from one end of the pitch to the other to score Vodacom Bulls’ first points of the game.

Johan Goosen kicked the conversion, but that proved the South African outfit’s last points as they failed to build on their score, Lyon weathering an initial storm of pressure in the wake of Arendse’s try to come out on top.

The final points of the game came on 57 minutes when Lyon earned their crucial fourth try, Berdeu spotting a gap in the defensive line, powering through it and getting over to give his team the bonus point.

Lyon now must wait and see if they will qualify for the Round of 16, but they have done all they can with their bonus-point win.

LIVE - TEST - Commentary

Match Commentary
79
Replacement Off: F. Klopper On: M. Smith
73
Replacement Off: M. Smith On: F. Klopper
70
Replacement Off: J. Doussain On: L. Rimet
65
Replacement Off: R. Taofifenua On: M. Guillard
64
Replacement Off: J. Goosen On: C. Smith
64
Replacement Off: J. Taufua On: T. William
64
Replacement Off: J. Taufua On: T. William
62
Replacement Off: C. Brink On: E. Louw
62
Replacement Off: J. Swanepoel On: R. Nortjé
58
Replacement Off: K. Arendse On: G. Mapoe
57
Conversion L. Berdeu
56
Try L. Berdeu
54
Replacement Off: D. Bamba On: P. Tafili
54
Replacement Off: G. Marchand On: L. Coltman
54
Replacement Off: S. Taofifenua On: H. Kaabèche
49
Replacement Off: B. Du Plessis On: C. Grobbelaar
49
Replacement Off: F. Klopper On: M. Smith
49
Replacement Off: S. Matanzima On: W. Simelane
43
Conversion J. Goosen
41
Replacement Off: W. Simelane On: G. Steenekamp
41
Try K. Arendse
41
40
Conversion L. Berdeu
40
Try G. Marchand
40
Replacement Off: T. Regard On: K. Godwin
40
Yellow Card S. Matanzima
37
Conversion L. Berdeu
36
Try J. Doussain
36
Replacement Off: F. Lambey On: T. Mayanavanua
9
Penalty L. Berdeu
5
Conversion L. Berdeu
4
Try G. Marchand

Match Page - Summary

Score Summary
Lyon Olympique Universitaire
Vodacom Bulls

Tries

G. Marchand 4’ , 40’ + 1

L. Berdeu 56’

J. Doussain 36’

K. Arendse 41’

Conversions

L. Berdeu 5’ , 37’ , 40’ + 2 , 57’

J. Goosen 43’

Penalties

L. Berdeu 9’

Yellow cards

S. Matanzima 40’

Match Page - Timeline

Timeline

FT

-

Substitute 79'

F. Klopper

M. Smith

-

Substitute 73'

M. Smith

F. Klopper

-

Substitute 70'

J. Doussain

L. Rimet

-

Substitute 65'

R. Taofifenua

M. Guillard

-

Substitute 64'

J. Goosen

C. Smith

-

Substitute 64'

J. Taufua

T. William

-

Substitute 64'

J. Taufua

T. William

-

Substitute 62'

C. Brink

E. Louw

-

Substitute 62'

J. Swanepoel

R. Nortjé

-

Substitute 58'

K. Arendse

L. Mapoe

317

Conversion 57'

L. Berdeu

297

Try 56'

L. Berdeu

-

Substitute 54'

D. Bamba

P. Tafili

-

Substitute 54'

G. Marchand

L. Coltman

-

Substitute 54'

S. Taofifenua

H. Kaabèche

-

Substitute 49'

B. Du Plessis

J. Grobbelaar

-

Substitute 49'

F. Klopper

M. Smith

-

Substitute 49'

S. Matanzima

W. Simelane

247

Conversion 43'

J. Goosen

-

Substitute 41'

W. Simelane

G. Steenekamp

245

Try 41'

K. Arendse

240

Conversion 40'

L. Berdeu

220

Try 40'

G. Marchand

-

Substitute 40'

T. Regard

K. Godwin

-

Yellow card 40'

S. Matanzima

170

Conversion 37'

L. Berdeu

150

Try 36'

J. Doussain

-

Substitute 36'

F. Lambey

T. Mayanavanua

90

Penalty 9'

L. Berdeu

70

Conversion 5'

L. Berdeu

50

Try 4'

G. Marchand

Attack

Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)

49%

51%

50%

50%

Metres Gained

207

462

Tries

4

1

Carries

107

122

Defenders Beaten

22

8

Clean Breaks

3

2

Passes

121

121

Offloads

8

6

Turnovers Conceded

8

21

Defence

Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)

Tackles

137

133

Missed Tackles

8

22

Turnovers Won

8

21

Kicking

Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)

Conversions (%)

100%

4/4

100%

1/1

Penalty goals (%)

100%

1/1

0%

0/0

Drop goals (%)

0%

0/0

0%

0/0

Kicks From Hand

36

24

Metres gained from kicks

1128

727

Average metres per kick

31.33

30.29

Breakdown

Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)

Rucks (%)

98%

87/89

95%

97/102

Mauls (%)

100%

6/6

100%

5/5

Maul metres gained

7

0

Turnover in ruck or maul

2

5

Set Plays

Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)

Lineouts (%)

88%

14/16

93%

13/14

Scrums (%)

92%

11/12

0%

0/1

Restarts (%)

0%

0/3

0%

0/6

Discipline

Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)

Penalties Conceded

8

17

Yellow Cards

0

1

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
Lyon Olympique Universitaire M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Toby Arnold 48 9 4 2 0 0 0 1 1
14 Josua Tuisova 21 7 2 4 0 0 0 1 1
13 Josiah Maraku 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
12 Thibaut Regard Godwin 40' 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ethan Dumortier 23 7 1 3 0 1 0 2 0
10 Leo Berdeu 54 15 12 7 0 0 0 2 1
9 Jean-Marc Doussain Rimet 70' 7 5 57 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 Sébastien Taofifenua Kaabèche 54' 1 7 4 14 2 0 0 0 0
2 Guillaume Marchand Coltman 54' 3 6 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
3 Demba Bamba Tafili 54' 1 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
4 Felix Lambey Temo Mayanavanua 36' 0 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0
5 Romain Taofifenua Guillard 65' 1 3 4 7 2 0 0 0 0
6 Dylan Cretin 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 0
7 Patrick Sobela 5 6 5 10 0 5 0 0 0
8 Jordan Taufua William 64' William 64' 15 11 6 8 0 1 1 0 0
Replacements
16 Liam Coltman Marchand 54' 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
17 Hamza Kaabèche Sébastien Taofifenua 54' 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
18 Paulo Tafili Bamba 54' 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
19 Temo Mayanavanua Lambey 36' 4 8 3 10 0 0 1 0 0
20 Theo William Jordan Taufua 64' Jordan Taufua 64' 4 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
21 Mickael Guillard Romain Taofifenua 65' 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
22 Liam Rimet Jean-Marc Doussain 70' 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Kyle Godwin Regard 40' 15 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
Vodacom Bulls M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Kurt-Lee Arendse Lionel Mapoe 58' 141 10 1 4 0 2 0 1 1
14 Canan Moodie 6 7 2 12 2 0 0 2 0
13 Wandisile Simelane Gerhard Steenekamp 41' 53 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
12 Cornal Hendricks 50 11 0 6 1 0 0 0 0
11 David Jacobus Kriel 63 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 Johan Goosen Chris Smith 64' 2 4 11 5 1 0 0 0 0
9 Embrose Papier 2 4 72 9 3 0 0 0 0
1 Simphiwe Matanzima Simelane 49' 15 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bismarck Du Plessis Johan Grobbelaar 49' 6 7 3 7 1 1 0 1 0
3 Francois Klopper Mornay Smith 49' Mornay Smith 79' 3 6 0 11 2 0 0 0 0
4 Ruan Vermaak 20 8 1 8 2 0 0 0 0
5 Janko Swanepoel Nortjé 62' 0 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
6 Marco van Staden 27 8 4 17 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cyle Brink Louw 62' 19 5 1 10 4 0 0 0 0
8 Nizaam Carr 27 8 4 11 2 0 0 1 0
Replacements
16 Johan Grobbelaar Du Plessis 49' 1 1 3 6 1 0 0 0 0
17 Gerhard Steenekamp Simelane 41' 6 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
18 Mornay Smith Klopper 49' Klopper 79' 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ruan Nortjé Janko Swanepoel 62' 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
20 Elrigh Louw Brink 62' 7 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
21 Zak Burger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Chris Smith Johan Goosen 64' 4 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 0
23 Lionel Mapoe Arendse 58' 7 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0

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