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3
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Draws
0
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Total Tries
31
11
Metres Gained
3728
1504
Passes
725
312
Tackles Made
787
313
Penalties Conceded
65
27
Turnovers Won
65
27
Tournament record
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Edinburgh Rugby
Played | 54 (29 home, 25 away) |
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Wins | 34 (21 home, 13 away) |
Losses | 19 (7 home, 12 away) |
Draws | 1 (1 home, 0 away) |
Average points | 28 |
Biggest win | 78 - 0 |
Heaviest defeat | 24 - 72 |
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Wasps
Played | 49 (25 home, 24 away) |
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Wins | 36 (19 home, 17 away) |
Losses | 12 (6 home, 6 away) |
Draws | 1 (0 home, 1 away) |
Average points | 33 |
Biggest win | 90 - 17 |
Heaviest defeat | 0 - 27 |
Something has to give in Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final at DAM Health Stadium, the seventh meeting between Edinburgh Rugby and Wasps in European competition.
It’s level pegging at present, with each side having chalked up three wins in their previous six encounters, although Edinburgh have won the last two meetings between the two clubs (31-20 and 9-7 in 2019/20).
The game kicks off at 12:30 in front of the BT Sport and beIN SPORT cameras.
Other key stats:
- Edinburgh have won their last six matches at home against Premiership opposition in the Challenge Cup, recording an average winning margin of 13 points over that period and scoring more than 30 points in each of their last four such fixtures.
- This will be Edinburgh’s fifth appearance in the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup. They have lost their last three fixtures at this stage of the tournament, with two of those defeats coming at home (22-32 v Stade Rochelais in 2016/17 and 6-20 v Cardiff Rugby in 2017/18).
- Wasps have lost their last three games against Scottish opposition in Europe, having won their previous four in a row. They have only managed to score over 10 points in a game once during that run.
- Wasps have won four of their previous seven quarter-final ties in the Challenge Cup, including their most recent (36-24 v Gloucester Rugby in 2013/14). They have scored an average of 30 points per game in their previous quarter-final fixtures.
- Edinburgh have completed the most tackles of any side in this season’s Challenge Cup (676). Their 89% tackle success rate is also the second-best percentage of any side in the competition.
- Wasps have recorded a 100% lineout success rate in the Challenge Cup this season, winning each of their 14 throws in their Round of 16 fixture against Biarritz.
- No player has completed more tackles in this season’s Challenge Cup than Edinburgh trio Pierre Schoeman (48), Marshall Sykes (48) and Grant Gilchrist (62). Additionally, no player has completed as many dominant tackles in this season’s competition as Hamish Watson (5).
- Edinburgh’s Grant Gilchrist has hit 90 attacking rucks in the Challenge Cup this season, more than any other player, while teammate Marshall Sykes has hit the joint third most attacking rucks (77).
- Wasps’ Alfie Barbeary scored a hat-trick of tries in his side’s Round of 16 triumph against Biarritz Olympique. No other player scored as many in the last round. He also beat the most defenders of any forward in the Round of 16 (8).
At the double 👊
Last time @WaspsRugby and @EdinburghRugby met in #ChallengeCupRugby, @duhanvdmerwe made the difference 💪
Who will be the hero when they meet on Saturday? #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/j51fcsoarA
— EPCR Challenge Cup (@ChallengeCup_) May 5, 2022
Key quotes:
Mike Blair (Edinburgh head coach): “It is a great opportunity for us to get back on the horse. I thought we played some really good stuff at the weekend without scoring the points – but we all know that scoring the points is the most important bit, so we’ve got some work to do in and around there.”
Joe Launchbury (Wasps lock): “This weekend will be a huge challenge. We’re playing against a high-quality side, full of international players. If we feel sorry for ourselves, it’s going to be a tough afternoon in Edinburgh.”
Match Centre - Preview - Lineups
J. van der Walt
Z. Kibirige
. Umaga 49'
D. Hoyland
. Blain 73'
F. Hougaard
M. Bennett
S. Spink
. Odogwu 77'
C. Dean
J. Gopperth
E. Boffelli
J. Bassett
B. Kinghorn
C. Atkinson
B. Vellacott
H. Pyrgos 61'
D. Robson
W. Porter 73'
H. Courtney
. Schoeman 36'
T. West
A. McBurney
. Harrison 77'
G. Oghre
D. Frost 73'
W. Nel
. Atalifo 58'
B. Alo
. Millar Mills 64'
J. Hodgson
. Phillips 58'
J. Launchbury
J. Gaskell 75'
G. Gilchrist
E. Stooke
L. Crosbie
B. Shields
C. Boyle
J. Willis
M. Bradbury
M. Kunavula 77'
A. Barbeary
Replacements
P. Harrison
A. McBurney
D. Frost
G. Oghre
P. Schoeman
. Courtney
B. Harris
L. Atalifo
W. Nel
E. Millar Mills
B. Alo
P. Phillips
. Hodgson
J. Gaskell
J. Launchbury
M. Kunavula
M. Bradbury
T. Willis
H. Pyrgos
B. Vellacott
W. Porter
D. Robson
M. Currie
J. Umaga
Z. Kibirige
J. Blain
. Hoyland
P. Odogwu
. Spink
Wasps reached the EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals after coming out on top of an enthralling tussle with Edinburgh Rugby at DAM Health Stadium on Saturday.
The Gallagher Premiership side, who will play the winner of Lyon against Glasgow Warriors in the last four, triumphed 34-30 thanks to tries from Jimmy Gopperth – who also kicked 14 points – Bi Alo, Tom West and Alfie Barbeary.
Edinburgh led on several occasions and got over through Ben Vellacott, Adam McBurney and Magnus Bradbury, with Emiliano Boffelli tallying 15 points.
Wasps took the lead on seven minutes through a penalty from fly-half Gopperth, but Edinburgh were quickly level as wing Boffelli also slotted from the tee.
That offloading from @EdinburghRugby 😍
They're back out for the second 40, can they hold on?#ChallengeCupRugby pic.twitter.com/ypddVeR94H
— EPCR Challenge Cup (@ChallengeCup_) May 7, 2022
And the hosts would notch the game’s first try on 13 minutes as a series of audacious offloads went to hand and scrum-half Vellacott finished in the corner.
But Wasps found an instant response as Gopperth picked his way over the whitewash from close range with some neat footwork.
Edinburgh were next to get over as the momentum swung back in their favour, hooker McBurney planting down at the back of a trundling maul on 25 minutes after enterprising work from captain Grant Gilchrist to earn a penalty.
You don't stop @ABarbeary from that sort of range! 😤
The 21-year-old sends @WaspsRugby through to the @ChallengeCup_ semi-finals 🐝#ChallengeCupRugby pic.twitter.com/aWdILWPkiN
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) May 7, 2022
Some robust defence before the break saw Edinburgh take a seven-point lead into the second half, which was extended when Boffelli knocked over another penalty on 42 minutes.
Once again, Wasps responded immediately as prop Alo crashed over following a quickly taken penalty, and a second Gopperth penalty of the game levelled the scores at 20-20.
They then hit the front on 57 minutes as their other prop West squeezed over from close range, but Edinburgh restored parity 10 minutes later as No.8 Bradbury muscled his way under the posts.
Boffelli’s third penalty of the game nudged the hosts in front with seven minutes to play, but they were unable to hold on as flanker Conor Boyle was yellow carded amid a Wasps assault, No.8 Barbeary then driving over for what proved the decisive score for the visitors.
Match Page - Summary
Score Summary
Tries
B. Vellacott 12’
A. McBurney 25’
M. Bradbury 66’
J. Gopperth 15’
A. Alo 43’
T. West 57’
A. Barbeary 75’
Conversions
E. Boffelli 13’ , 26’ , 66’
J. Gopperth 16’ , 44’ , 58’ , 77’
Penalties
E. Boffelli 9’ , 42’ , 73’
J. Gopperth 7’ , 49’
Yellow cards
C. Boyle 74’
Match Page - Timeline
Timeline
FT
-
Substitute 77'
S. Spink
P. Odogwu
-
Substitute 77'
M. Bradbury
M. Kunavula
-
Substitute 77'
A. McBurney
P. Harrison
3034
Conversion 77'
J. Gopperth
-
Substitute 76'
J. Gaskell
J. Launchbury
3032
Try 75'
A. Barbeary
-
Substitute 75'
J. Launchbury
J. Gaskell
-
Yellow card 74'
C. Boyle
-
Substitute 73'
D. Hoyland
J. Blain
-
Substitute 73'
D. Robson
W. Porter
-
Substitute 73'
G. Oghre
D. Frost
3027
Penalty 73'
E. Boffelli
2727
Conversion 66'
E. Boffelli
2527
Try 66'
M. Bradbury
-
Substitute 64'
B. Alo
E. Millar Mills
-
Substitute 61'
B. Vellacott
H. Pyrgos
-
Substitute 58'
J. Hodgson
P. Phillips
-
Substitute 58'
W. Nel
L. Atalifo
2027
Conversion 58'
J. Gopperth
2025
Try 57'
T. West
-
Substitute 49'
Z. Kibirige
J. Umaga
2020
Penalty 49'
J. Gopperth
2017
Conversion 44'
J. Gopperth
2015
Try 43'
B. Alo
2010
Penalty 42'
E. Boffelli
-
Substitute 36'
H. Courtney
P. Schoeman
1710
Conversion 26'
E. Boffelli
1510
Try 25'
A. McBurney
1010
Conversion 16'
J. Gopperth
108
Try 15'
J. Gopperth
103
Conversion 13'
E. Boffelli
83
Try 12'
B. Vellacott
33
Penalty 9'
E. Boffelli
03
Penalty 7'
J. Gopperth
Attack
Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)
46%
54%
46%
54%
Metres Gained
380
249
Tries
3
4
Carries
85
95
Defenders Beaten
19
16
Clean Breaks
6
1
Passes
102
104
Offloads
5
11
Turnovers Conceded
17
14
Defence
Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)
Tackles
111
100
Missed Tackles
16
19
Turnovers Won
4
7
Kicking
Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)
Conversions (%)
100%
3/3
100%
4/4
Penalty goals (%)
100%
3/3
100%
2/2
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
15
16
Metres gained from kicks
315
373
Average metres per kick
21
23.31
Breakdown
Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)
Rucks (%)
90%
66/73
95%
71/75
Mauls (%)
100%
4/4
100%
13/13
Maul metres gained
0
40
Turnover in ruck or maul
4
2
Set Plays
Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)
Lineouts (%)
80%
8/10
94%
15/16
Scrums (%)
83%
5/6
100%
7/7
Restarts (%)
29%
2/7
14%
1/7
Discipline
Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)
Penalties Conceded
14
7
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Match Page - Player Performance
Key
Edinburgh Rugby | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
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15 Jaco van der Walt | 38 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
14 Damien Hoyland Blain 73' | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
13 Mark Bennett | 106 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
12 Chris Dean | 16 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Emiliano Boffelli | 69 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
10 Blair Kinghorn | 8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Ben Vellacott Henry Pyrgos 61' | 30 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 Harrison Courtney Schoeman 36' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Adam McBurney Harrison 77' | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 WP Nel Atalifo 58' | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Jamie Hodgson Phillips 58' | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Grant Gilchrist | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Luke Crosbie | 20 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
7 Connor Boyle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 Magnus Bradbury Mesu Kunavula 77' | 31 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Patrick Harrison Adam McBurney 77' | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Pierre Schoeman Courtney 36' | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Lee-Roy Atalifo WP Nel 58' | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Pierce Phillips Hodgson 58' | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Mesu Kunavula Magnus Bradbury 77' | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Henry Pyrgos Ben Vellacott 61' | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Matt Currie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Jack Blain Hoyland 73' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wasps | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 Zach Kibirige Umaga 49' | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 Francois Hougaard | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
13 Sam Spink Odogwu 77' | 41 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
12 Jimmy Gopperth | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Josh Bassett | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 Charlie Atkinson | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Dan Robson Will Porter 73' | 8 | 4 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Tom West | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Gabriel Oghre Dan Frost 73' | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Biyi Alo Millar Mills 64' | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Joe Launchbury James Gaskell 75' | 21 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Elliott Stooke | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Brad Shields | 12 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Jack Willis | 30 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 Alfie Barbeary | 42 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Dan Frost Gabriel Oghre 73' | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Ben Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Elliot Millar Mills Biyi Alo 64' | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 James Gaskell Joe Launchbury 75' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Tom Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Will Porter Dan Robson 73' | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Jacob Umaga Zach Kibirige 49' | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Paolo Odogwu Spink 77' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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