Eight tries to one, and beautiful: Lyon started its European campaign perfectly by winning 55 to 10 at the expense of a weak English team of Gloucester diminished by very many absences, Sunday for its entry into the European Cup of rugby.
The LOU, who won only his second victory in the competition in which he made his debut in 2018 and which takes the offensive bonus, is tied with Clermont and Toulouse, at the head of pool B but takes first place in the classification with the difference of points.
After two learning seasons with twelve games for a single success against the Italians of Treviso and a more lenient draw than in 2018 and 2019, the Lyon club was expected at the turn against an opponent only 9th in the English championship .
He did not disappoint, offering himself a healthy walk with eight tries scored, including three by winger Xavier Mignot in international form and logically elected man of the match.
For the reception of the English, the LOU could count on the return of its internationals, the scrum half Baptiste Couilloud, the center Pierre-Louis Barassi, holders, and the second row Killian Geraci, replacing at the kickoff.
Solid on its bases and occupying the field well, Lyon controlled the ball and quickly killed any suspense.
LOU knocks out the match in 14 minutes
Finding the spaces, Baptiste Couilloud and his teammates managed to bring the ball to life after contact, and quickly made their opponents dizzy.
They knocked out the match in fourteen minutes with four tries from wingers Xavier Mignot (10th) and Noa Nakaitaci (14th), 2nd row Izack Rodda (18) and 3rd center row Mathieu Bastareaud (24) to lead 26-10 at the half-time.
Offensive bonus in their pocket, the Lyonnais resisted the opposing surge, like this long defensive streak (33rd-35th) during which they pushed back the English who scored only one try by Seb Nagle-Taylor transformed by George Barton (20th) who also passed a penalty (27th).
In the second half, Charlie Ngatai (44th), Xavier Mignot (53rd, 64th) and Dylan Cretin (75th) put on the show and sowed desolation in an English defense exceeded by the opposing speed.
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