Lyon

32 - 7

Full Time

Racing 92

Lyon vs Racing 92

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee Adrien Marbot has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Lekima Tagitagivalu comes on.

76'

Lehopa Leota comes off.

76'

Leo Carbonneau comes on.

75'

Max Spring comes off.

75'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Lehopa Leota getting some game time.

72'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Lekima Tagitagivalu being replaced.

72'

Conversion

The Lyon supporters go wild as Paddy Jackson successfully kicks the conversion.

67'

Try

Dylan Cretin scores the try from close range.

66'

Beka Saginadze sets up the try.

66'

Yellow Card

Demba Bamba (Racing 92) is shown a yellow card

65'

Lyon sub Killian Geraci comes onto the field.

63'

Felix Lambey departs for Lyon.

63'

Racing 92 sub Yanis Basse comes onto the field.

62'

Janick Tarrit departs for Racing 92.

62'

Racing 92 sub Romain Taofifenua comes onto the field.

62'

Jonny Hill departs for Racing 92.

62'

Racing 92 sub Guram Gogichashvili comes onto the field.

62'

Hassane Kolingar departs for Racing 92.

62'

Racing 92 sub Maxime Baudonne comes onto the field.

61'

Thomas Lainault departs for Racing 92.

61'

Esteban Gonzalez comes on for Lyon.

59'

Charlie Cassang leaves the field.

59'

Iosefo Masi comes on for Lyon.

59'

Thibaut Regard leaves the field.

59'

Paddy Jackson comes on for Lyon.

59'

Leo Berdeu leaves the field.

59'

Liam Allen comes on for Lyon.

59'

Sam Simmonds leaves the field.

59'

Josua Tuisova comes on for Racing 92.

58'

Nolann Donguy leaves the field.

58'

Ugo Seunes comes on for Racing 92.

58'

Leo Carbonneau leaves the field.

58'

What a run here by Max Spring as they get over the gainline!

58'

Soumaila Camara comes on for Racing 92.

56'

Nathan Hughes leaves the field.

56'

Jermaine Ainsley comes on for Lyon.

56'

Cedate Gomes Sa leaves the field.

56'

Cedate Gomes Sa comes on.

54'

Jermaine Ainsley comes off.

54'

Janse Roux comes on.

54'

Killian Geraci comes off.

54'

Guillaume Marchand comes on.

52'

Camille Chat comes off.

52'

Thomas Moukoro comes on.

52'

Jerome Rey comes off.

52'

Beka Saginadze comes on.

52'

Liam Allen comes off.

52'

Will Rowlands comes on.

50'

Romain Taofifenua comes off.

50'

Yellow Card

Vinaya Habosi (Racing 92) is shown a yellow card

45'

Monty Ioane makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Dylan Cretin makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

41'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Lekima Tagitagivalu coming on.

40'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Maxime Baudonne coming off.

40'

Racing 92 sub Hassane Kolingar comes onto the field.

40'

Guram Gogichashvili departs for Racing 92.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Racing 92 sub Demba Bamba comes onto the field.

38'

Lehopa Leota departs for Racing 92.

38'

Lyon go for goal with Leo Berdeu taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

33'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Charlie Cassang scores from close range.

33'

Yellow Card

Sam James (Racing 92) is shown a yellow card

33'

Trouble here as Camille Chat breaches the defence.

33'

Trouble here as Ethan Dumortier breaches the defence.

32'

Leo Berdeu takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

29'

Penalty Goal

Leo Berdeu adds the points for Lyon.

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Sam James bursts through to advance the Racing 92 attack.

17'

A gap opened in the defence and Nolann Donguy took full advantage.

15'

Penalty Goal

Leo Berdeu makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

13'

Conversion

Leo Berdeu converts the try.

10'

Try

Killian Geraci scores the try from close range.

Conversion

Max Spring has kicked a conversion.

Try

Racing 92 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Nathan Hughes touching down.

Conversion

Leo Berdeu has kicked a conversion.

Try

The Lyon pack has powered over for Liam Allen to score the try.

We are underway as the referee Adrien Marbot blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Lyon v Racing 92 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 6th September 2025, 08:00am PDT 
  
 Matmut Stadium de Gerland 
  
 Adrien Marbot

Points Flow Chart

Lyon win +25

Time in lead

Mins in lead

99%

% Of Game In Lead

40%

Possession Last 10 min

60%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jackson

32 - 7

67'

Cretin

30 - 7

66'

Bamba

65'

25 - 7

Habosi

45'

25 - 7

Half Time

Cassang

25 - 7

33'

James

33'

20 - 7

Berdeu

20 - 7

22'

Berdeu

17 - 7

13'

Berdeu

14 - 7

10'

Geraci

12 - 7

Spring

7 - 7

Hughes

7 - 5

Berdeu

7 - 0

Allen

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.9

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

0.8

Entries

Attack Profile

Lyon

Racing 92

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Defence Profile

Lyon

Racing 92

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

39%

65%

3-6 secs

48%

25%

6+ secs

13%

10%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

69'

70'

75'

76'

77'

Lyon

Racing 92

Lyon vs Racing 92 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Lyon face off against Racing 92 in Top 14 Round 1 on Sat 6th September 2025 at Matmut Stadium de Gerland. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports 2. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 08:00 EST in the US.

Lyon won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Racing 92 in 11th and Lyon in 12th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Lyon vs Racing 92 Squads

The official squads for Lyon vs Racing 92 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.