relive the LOU festival against Paris

LOU easily won this meeting against Stade Français. Perfect evening for the Rhone residents with the offensive bonus. Couilloud scored another double and Dumortier finally scored points. Stade Français remains stuck in the relegation zone while LOU climbs to 4th in the standings.

The second row of Stade Français receives a yellow card for foul play against a Lyonnais on the ground. The Pink Army will finish the match at 14.

Stade Français fails to appear dangerous and makes a mistake within 22m of Lyon.

The festival of fouls continues for the Pink Army who commit a foul on the ground. Penalty for LOU.

The French winger scores his first try of the competition after tackling Macalou. Okuya recovers the ball and sends Dumortier who goes for the try, transformed by Berdeu.

LOU continues to take advantage of the stadium players’ mistakes and recovers another scrum after Paris lost the ball.

The French international full-back who had a bad match leaves his place to Joe Jonas.

After a Parisian forward, Niniashvili tries to find solutions with Dumortier but the latter also drops the ball. Return to the foul and Lyon scrum.

Macalou enters the side of the maul and does not come out of the ruck giving Lyon a penalty. Berdeu does not pass it and the stadium players clear the ball.

The scrum half takes advantage of a free kick and a 10m lineout to cross the stadium defense to flatten the ball under the posts. Berdeu’s transformation, the gap becomes abysmal for the Stde Français.

Joe Marchant receives the ball and releases it just in front of his goal, scrum for Lyon.

LOU has the advantage on a high Parisian tackle and Iona receives the ball on the wing. The Italian follows and slips within 22 m and commits a forward move.

Captain Baptiste Couilloud is perfectly launched by Matavesi and will score his 4th try of the season and the third of the match for his team. Great test at the start of the period for Lyon.

Start of the second act and the stadium players returned with a completely changed first line.

Carbonel will start the second half by sending the ball into the LOU camp

Stade Français scored its first points in the match just before half-time. LOU dominated the match, but the stadium players were able to raise their heads at the end of the first period. Everything remains to be decided in the second half.

Carbonel will try to give the first points to the Pink Army on an offside from the Lyon center.

The Lyon second row commits a tackle too high and gives a penalty to the stadium players. Throw-in within 40m of Lyon.

Sekou Macalou shows the way forward and the Lyonnais begin to suffer and concede a scrum for a throw-in on a throw-in.

The LOU is finally carrying out a new action! Launch of the game from the scrum with Berdeu who sends Radradra who sows discord and passes after contact for Maraku who flattens for the second try for the Lyonnais. Berdeu transforms the try and widens the gap for the LOU.

The Stade fullback commits a second forward attempt by trying to recover the ball following a Lyon kick. Scrum within 22m of visitors.

The Lyonnais recover a scrum at the entrance to the 22 m, but lose the ball and suffer a Parisian counter-attack which achieves nothing.

The Parisians are penalized on their counter-ruck and give a penalty to Berdeu.

The Lyon center leaves due to injury and leaves his place to Maraku.

Lots of turnovers and kicks which prevent both teams from controlling the game.

The third line releases the ball before passing and giving the pink soldiers a scrum.

The left pillar is declared fit to play again and makes his return to the pitch.

Both teams commit a forward, but the Pink Army is the first to have made one. Scrum within 40 m of the Stadium.

After video refereeing, third row Okuya made a mistake in the ruck after the throw-in and allowed the visitors to recover a penalty. Throw-in on the 40m line for the Stadium.

After a huge contest on the ground, Lyon regained an advantage which did not benefit them and obtained a penalty 5 m from the Stade Français try line.

The Parisian full-back recovers a long kick but commits a forward in his 40m and gives the Lyonnais a scrum.

Niniashvili, Ioane and Couilloud carry out a 60 m action with a series of passes while passing through the Stade Français defense. Berdeu transforms the try and LOU takes the advantage!

Ward clears into touch after a series of three kicks from both teams, each as unsuccessful as the other.

Niniashvili managed to get out of the goal after a kick to follow and miraculously escaped. The ball is cleared into touch by Couilloud not far from Lyon’s 22m.

Isaac Koffi must give way to Clément Castets for a concussion protocol.

After a somewhat messy sequence, Stade Français recovered a penalty due to a ground fault by LOU. Pénaltouche and launched on the 22 m line for Peyresblanques.

The referee is in the middle of an action and receives the ball in the head. Scrum for the LOU.

Berdeu starts the match and sends the ball into the Parisians’ camp.

LOU and Stade Français have just returned to the pitch and will soon start the match.

This evening’s match will be refereed by Ludovic Cayre, assisted by Stéphane Coulon and Fabrice Hand. Tual Trainini will be on video refereeing.

The Lyon winger has been in trouble for a year now and his non-selection for the World Cup. Dumortier has not scored any tries since the start of the season and remains on two tries in fifteen matches in 2023-2024. A good match against Stade Français could revive it.

Also read: Top 14: where has Lyonnais Ethan Dumortier, revelation of the 2023 Tournament?

Laurent Labit has decided to rotate his team to challenge LOU at the end of the 6th day of Top 14. If the front five has not changed, Sekou Macalou returns to the starting XV, as well as Juan Martin Scelzo, who is his return 21 months after his last match with the Stade Français Paris jersey.

There is also a change at the hinge with Louis Carbonel who returns to the opening as a starter accompanied by Gimbert at scrum half. The injured Lester Etien leaves his place to Ezeala just like Marchant who takes his place in the center. No Brad Weber or Zach Henry, left to rest by the Pink Soldiers staff.

The executives return to the starting XV for this meeting against Stade Français. LOU can count on its Couilloud-Berdeu hinge to continue its series of invincibilities at home which has lasted since November 2023 and a defeat against… at Stade Français.

Lyon’s starting XV: 15. Niniashvili ; 14. Dumortier, 13. Radradra, 12. Millet, 11. Ioane ; 10. Berdeu, 9. Couilloud (cap.); 7. Oak, 8. Botha, 6. Blanc-Mappaz ; 5. Guillard, 4. William ; 3. Ainsley, 2. Matavesi, 1. Cabbage.

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