Kick-Off: The first half is underway

Welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the Round 2, Pool 2 game between London Irish and Bayonne. London Irish will seek to end a disappointing sequence of home results in the European Rugby Challenge Cup when they play host to Bayonne this afternoon. The Exiles have lost three of their last four ties on home soil in the competition, having previously been beaten only three times in 24 such home games. The clubs have met only once before, in the 2006 Challenge Cup quarter-final, which Irish won 48-5. Bayonne have not won an away game in the Challenge Cup since 2013 and are still searching for their first away victory in England. The TOP 14 team missed just eight tackles in their 20-13 home loss to RC Toulon, the joint fewest in Round 1.