2020/21 SEASON LYON v GLOUCESTER RUGBY MATCH PREVIEW Match Facts Pool B – LYON v GLOUCESTER RUGBY, Sunday 13 December Venue Matmut Stadium de Gerland Kick-off 13:00 Referee Mike Adamson (Sco) Assistant Referee 1 Tual Trainini (Fra) Assistant Referee 2 Pierre Nuchy (Fra) TMO Philippe Bonhoure (Fra) Citing Commissioner Beth Dickens (Sco) • Lyon and Gloucester will face each other for the first time in European competition; Lyon have only won one of their 12 games in the Heineken Champions Cup (L11), at home against Benetton Rugby last season (28-0). • Gloucester have lost their last four away games in the Heineken Champions Cup, their longest losing run away from home; however, three of those four defeats have come by a margin of three points or fewer. • Gloucester averaged the most clean breaks (12.7) in the Heineken Champions Cup last season, while they also made the most passes per game (181). • Gloucester conceded 12.3 penalties per game in the Heineken Champions Cup last season, more than any other club, however Lyon conceded the second most in 2019/20 (12). • Gloucester’s Ollie Thorley (113) was the only player to gain 100+ metres per game in the Heineken Champions Cup last season, with only Thomas Ramos (651) and Virimi Vakatawa (597) gaining more metres overall than the Gloucester wing (564). 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 1 MATCH PREVIEW 2019/20 Results and Standings Pool 1 Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Leinster Rugby 6 6 0 0 199 76 123 28 9 4 0 28 2 Northampton Saints 6 4 0 2 166 183 -17 19 25 3 0 19 3 Lyon 6 1 0 5 108 141 -33 14 16 1 2 7 4 Benetton Rugby 6 1 0 5 96 169 -73 12 23 1 1 6 Results - Lyon Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 17/11/2019 Northampton Saints A 14 25 L 2 1 1 23/11/2019 Leinster Rugby H 6 13 L 0 1 X 2 07/12/2019 Benetton Rugby H 28 0 W 4 0 X 3 14/12/2019 Benetton Rugby A 22 25 L 3 3 X 4 12/01/2020 Leinster Rugby A 14 42 L 2 6 5 18/01/2020 Northampton Saints H 24 36 L 3 5 6 Pool 5 Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Toulouse 6 6 0 0 162 85 77 19 9 3 0 27 2 Gloucester Rugby 6 2 0 4 140 140 0 19 14 3 3 14 3 Montpellier 6 2 0 4 118 157 -39 12 20 1 1 10 4 Connacht Rugby 6 2 0 4 120 158 -38 15 22 1 1 10 Results - Gloucester Rugby Date Opponent Venue F A Result TF TA TB LB Round 15/11/2019 Toulouse H 20 25 L 2 1 X 1 24/11/2019 Montpellier A 27 30 L 3 3 X 2 08/12/2019 Connacht Rugby H 26 17 W 4 2 X 3 14/12/2019 Connacht Rugby A 24 27 L 4 3 X X 4 11/01/2020 Montpellier H 29 6 W 4 0 X 5 19/01/2020 Toulouse A 14 35 L 2 5 6 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 2 MATCH PREVIEW Tournament Records Compared Lyon Gloucester Rugby Played 12 76 Wins 1 42 Draws 0 1 Losses 11 33 Win % 8% 55% Total Points For 195 1907 Total Points Against 324 1632 Largest Winning Margin 28 (v Benetton Rugby, 7/12/2019) 52 (@ Viadana, 18/10/2002) Heaviest Losing Margin -28 (@ Leinster Rugby, 12/1/2020) -31 (@ Wasps, 11/4/2004) Head-to-head record These sides have never met in this competition 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 3 MATCH PREVIEW 2019/20 Performance Data Team Averages Rank Lyon Gloucester Rugby Rank 15 18.0 Points 23.3 8 11 2.3 Tries 3.2 6 9 80% Goalkicking % 80% 9 13 114.5 Carries 127.8 6 9 373.7 Metres Made 474.7 2 6 10.2 Clean Breaks 12.7 1 2 28.8 Defenders Beaten 25.3 6 2 10.7 Offloads 10.0 3 15 131.8 Passes 181.0 1 9 21.5 Kicks From Hand 16.5 19 16 123.8 Tackles 152.2 5 12 24.5 Missed Tackles 25.5 14 18 83% Tackle % 86% 9 19 12.2 Penalties Conceded 12.3 20 11 0.7 Yellow Cards 1.0 20 1 0.0 Red Cards 0.0 1 10 13.7 Turnovers Conceded 13.7 10 12 5.7 Turnovers Won 6.2 5 18 82% Lineout Success % 82% 20 20 85% Scrum Success % 95% 8 2 98% Ruck Success % 96% 14 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 4 MATCH PREVIEW Appearance Data Lyon Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Badri Alkhazashvili 2 2 0 106 0 0 Baptiste Couilloud 3 2 1 166 0 0 Carl Fearns 3 3 0 190 0 0 Charlie Ngatai 4 4 0 290 10 2 Clément Ric 3 3 0 131 0 0 Demba Bamba 3 1 2 107 0 0 Dylan Cretin 2 2 0 160 0 0 Ethan Dumortier 3 2 1 172 0 0 Etienne Oosthuizen 4 2 2 190 0 0 Felix Lambey 2 1 1 149 5 1 Francisco Gomez Kodela 3 2 1 134 0 0 Hamza Kaabeche 3 1 2 132 0 0 Hendrik Roodt 5 4 1 306 5 1 Jean-Marcellin Buttin 5 4 1 330 5 1 Jeremie Maurouard 6 3 3 262 0 0 Jonathan Pélissié 6 3 3 210 4 0 Jonathan Wisniewski 5 3 2 260 24 0 Joris Moura 1 0 1 8 0 0 Josua Tuisova 3 2 1 116 0 0 Julien Puricelli 1 1 0 28 0 0 Kevin Yameogo 2 0 2 56 0 0 Killian Geraci 4 4 0 220 0 0 Liam Gill 5 4 1 271 15 3 Loann Goujon 4 2 2 242 0 0 Martial Rolland 2 1 1 84 0 0 Mickael Ivaldi 3 1 2 112 0 0 Noa Nakaitaci 5 5 0 380 0 0 Patricio Fernandez 3 2 1 170 10 0 Patrick Sobela 4 4 0 308 0 0 Pierre-Louis Barassi 2 2 0 107 5 1 Raphael Chaume 4 2 2 160 0 0 Rudi Wulf 3 1 2 122 5 1 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 3 1 2 104 0 0 Tanginoa Halaifonua 2 0 2 29 0 0 Thibault Regard 4 3 1 275 10 2 Toby Arnold 4 4 0 312 0 0 Virgile Bruni 4 2 2 206 5 1 Vivien Devisme 2 1 1 85 0 0 Xavier Chiocci 4 2 2 152 0 0 Xavier Mignot 5 4 1 318 5 1 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 5 MATCH PREVIEW Gloucester Rugby Name Appearances Starts Subs Minutes Points Tries Aaron Hinkley 1 0 1 17 0 0 Alex Craig 6 3 3 263 0 0 Alex Seville 3 0 3 60 0 0 Ben Morgan 4 3 1 229 5 1 Billy Twelvetrees 6 4 2 312 27 0 Callum Braley 4 2 2 147 5 1 Charlie Sharples 1 0 1 13 0 0 Chris Harris 5 4 1 315 0 0 Ciaran Knight 2 2 0 129 0 0 Corne Fourie 2 1 1 92 0 0 Danny Cipriani 3 3 0 159 16 0 Franco Marais 3 2 1 164 0 0 Franco Mostert 4 3 1 223 0 0 Fraser Balmain 4 3 1 197 0 0 Freddie Clarke 5 3 2 228 0 0 Gerbrandt Grobler 6 5 1 426 5 1 Henry Walker 2 0 2 36 0 0 Jaco Kriel 1 1 0 54 0 0 Jake Polledri 4 3 1 250 5 1 Jamal Ford-Robinson 4 1 3 123 0 0 Jason Woodward 3 3 0 240 5 1 Joe Simpson 6 2 4 213 15 3 Josh Hohneck 5 2 3 205 0 0 Lewis Ludlow 6 4 2 329 5 1 Lloyd Evans 3 3 0 200 2 0 Louis Rees-Zammit 6 5 1 360 15 3 Mark Atkinson 6 4 2 330 10 2 Matt Banahan 4 3 1 224 5 1 Ollie Thorley 5 5 0 400 0 0 Owen Williams 2 0 2 98 0 0 Ruan Ackermann 6 5 1 364 0 0 Todd Gleave 4 3 1 188 5 1 Tom Marshall 3 2 1 202 10 2 Val Rapava-Ruskin 5 4 1 246 0 0 Willi Heinz 2 2 0 120 5 1 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 6 MATCH PREVIEW Lyon v Gloucester Rugby: Leading Scorers – Heineken Champions Cup 2019/20 Points Rank Matches Points Penalties Conversions Drop Goals Tries 1 Billy Twelvetrees Gloucester Rugby 6 27 3 9 0 0 2 Jonathan Wisniewski Lyon 5 24 4 6 0 0 3 Danny Cipriani Gloucester Rugby 3 16 2 5 0 0 4 Joe Simpson Gloucester Rugby 6 15 0 0 0 3 4 Liam Gill Lyon 5 15 0 0 0 3 4 Louis Rees-Zammit Gloucester Rugby 6 15 0 0 0 3 7 Charlie Ngatai Lyon 4 10 0 0 0 2 7 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 10 0 0 0 2 7 Thibault Regard Lyon 4 10 0 0 0 2 7 Tom Marshall Gloucester Rugby 3 10 0 0 0 2 7 Patricio Fernandez Lyon 3 10 2 2 0 0 Tries Rank Matches Tries 1 Joe Simpson Gloucester Rugby 6 3 1 Liam Gill Lyon 5 3 1 Louis Rees-Zammit Gloucester Rugby 6 3 4 Charlie Ngatai Lyon 4 2 4 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 2 4 Thibault Regard Lyon 4 2 4 Tom Marshall Gloucester Rugby 3 2 8 16 Players - - 1 Goalkicking % Rank Matches Penalties Conversions Attempts % 1 Jonathan Pélissié Lyon 6 0 2 2 100% 1 Lloyd Evans Gloucester Rugby 3 0 1 1 100% 3 Billy Twelvetrees Gloucester Rugby 6 3 9 15 80% 3 Patricio Fernandez Lyon 3 2 2 5 80% 5 Danny Cipriani Gloucester Rugby 3 2 5 9 78% 6 Jonathan Wisniewski Lyon 5 4 6 13 77% 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 7 MATCH PREVIEW Lyon v Gloucester Rugby: Top Performers – Heineken Champions Cup 2019/20 Carries Rank Matches Carries 1 Ollie Thorley Gloucester Rugby 5 55 2 Ruan Ackermann Gloucester Rugby 6 54 3 Billy Twelvetrees Gloucester Rugby 6 50 4 Jean-Marcellin Buttin Lyon 5 44 4 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 44 6 Noa Nakaitaci Lyon 5 43 7 Carl Fearns Lyon 3 42 7 Jake Polledri Gloucester Rugby 4 42 9 Gerbrandt Grobler Gloucester Rugby 6 39 10 Patrick Sobela Lyon 4 37 Metres Rank Matches Metres 1 Ollie Thorley Gloucester Rugby 5 564 2 Louis Rees-Zammit Gloucester Rugby 6 374 3 Jean-Marcellin Buttin Lyon 5 212 4 Jason Woodward Gloucester Rugby 3 200 5 Toby Arnold Lyon 4 190 6 Joe Simpson Gloucester Rugby 6 178 7 Noa Nakaitaci Lyon 5 177 8 Tom Marshall Gloucester Rugby 3 173 9 Charlie Ngatai Lyon 4 161 10 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 160 Breaks Rank Matches Clean Breaks 1 Ollie Thorley Gloucester Rugby 5 14 2 Louis Rees-Zammit Gloucester Rugby 6 13 3 Jason Woodward Gloucester Rugby 3 6 4 Charlie Ngatai Lyon 4 5 4 Tom Marshall Gloucester Rugby 3 5 6 Jake Polledri Gloucester Rugby 4 4 6 Jean-Marcellin Buttin Lyon 5 4 6 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 4 6 Noa Nakaitaci Lyon 5 4 6 Thibault Regard Lyon 4 4 6 Xavier Mignot Lyon 5 4 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 8 MATCH PREVIEW Defenders Beaten Rank Matches Defenders Beaten 1 Ollie Thorley Gloucester Rugby 5 24 2 Jake Polledri Gloucester Rugby 4 17 3 Charlie Ngatai Lyon 4 15 3 Josua Tuisova Lyon 3 15 5 Louis Rees-Zammit Gloucester Rugby 6 14 6 Noa Nakaitaci Lyon 5 13 7 Jason Woodward Gloucester Rugby 3 12 7 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 12 7 Patrick Sobela Lyon 4 12 7 Toby Arnold Lyon 4 12 Offloads Rank Matches Offloads 1 Jason Woodward Gloucester Rugby 3 8 2 Noa Nakaitaci Lyon 5 7 3 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 6 3 Ollie Thorley Gloucester Rugby 5 6 3 Patricio Fernandez Lyon 3 6 6 Jeremie Maurouard Lyon 6 5 6 Matt Banahan Gloucester Rugby 4 5 6 Patrick Sobela Lyon 4 5 9 Dylan Cretin Lyon 2 4 9 Jake Polledri Gloucester Rugby 4 4 9 Val Rapava-Ruskin Gloucester Rugby 5 4 Tackles Rank Matches Tackles Missed Tackles 1 Lewis Ludlow Gloucester Rugby 6 78 7 2 Gerbrandt Grobler Gloucester Rugby 6 74 12 3 Alex Craig Gloucester Rugby 6 65 2 4 Freddie Clarke Gloucester Rugby 5 60 5 5 Ruan Ackermann Gloucester Rugby 6 58 7 6 Patrick Sobela Lyon 4 49 2 7 Mark Atkinson Gloucester Rugby 6 45 11 8 Ben Morgan Gloucester Rugby 4 43 5 9 Liam Gill Lyon 5 41 5 10 Franco Marais Gloucester Rugby 3 40 5 10 Todd Gleave Gloucester Rugby 4 40 6 2018/19 Season | Round # Preview 9 MATCH PREVIEW Lineouts Rank Matches Lineouts Won (inc.