Lyon vs La Rochelle | Overview Page

France - Top 14

Lyon

53-17

Finished

La Rochelle

Baptiste CouilloudTRY

5 : 0

16'

Theo WilliamTRY

10 : 0

17'

Leo BerdeuCON

12 : 0

12 : 3

22'

Antoine HastoyPEN

23'

Josiah MarakuTRY

17 : 3

24'

Leo BerdeuCON

19 : 3

28'

Charles Kante SambaKane Douglas

40'

Leo BerdeuPEN

22 : 3

41'

Nika SutidzeLeupolu Tyreese

41'

Joel SclaviAlexandre Kuntelia

41'

Teddy ThomasSimeli Daunivucu

41'

Kane DouglasCharles Kante Samba

41'

Alexandre KunteliaJoel Sclavi

43'

Arno BothaTRY

27 : 3

44'

Leo BerdeuCON

29 : 3

47'

Alfred ParisienTRY

34 : 3

48'

Valentin SimutogaCedate Gomes

48'

Guillaume MarchandCamille Chat

48'

Wayan De BenedittisHamza Kaabeche

49'

Alexandre KaddouriReda Wardi

49'

Quentin Lespiaucq-BrettesLatu Latu Silatolu

51'

Guillaume MarchandTRY

39 : 3

51'

Martin Page ReloBaptiste Couilloud

51'

Martin MeliandeAlexandre Tchaptchet

51'

Semi RadradraTheo Millet

51'

Felix LambeyAlban Roussel

51'

Maxime GouzouArno Botha

53'

Mathis BrunetThomas Berjon

55'

Mathis BrunetThomas Berjon

64'

Theo MilletLeo Berdeu

68'

Wayan De BenedittisYellow

39 : 8

69'

Richardson DanTRY

39 : 10

70'

Antoine HastoyCON

72'

Maxime GouzouTRY

44 : 10

73'

Martin MeliandeCON

46 : 10

46 : 15

75'

Quentin Lespiaucq-BrettesTRY

75'

Leupolu TyreeseLucas Ndjisseramatci

46 : 17

76'

Antoine HastoyCON

79'

Guillaume MarchandTRY

51 : 17

80'

Martin MeliandeCON

53 : 17

Venue Guide
Stadium	Matmut Atlantique Stadium
City	Bordeaux
Capacity	42115

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