London Irish seek response at Montpellier
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London Irish head to France looking for their first win in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup as they face Montpellier Hérault Rugby in Round 4 on Saturday.
Irish fell to Montpellier in Round 1, losing 27-32 at the Gtech Community Stadium, and have gone on to lose their next two games in Pool B
Both teams are looking to bounce back from defeats in Round 3, with Montpellier losing 35-29 at Ospreys, and Irish falling 14-28 at home to DHL Stormers.
The Pool B match kicks off at 13:00 (UK & Irish time) on Sunday at the GGL Stadium, and can be watched on beIN SPORTS, BT Sport, SuperSport and FloRugby.
Montpellier Herault Rugby
- Zach Mercer has carried the ball more than any other player in the tournament (53). He has crossed the gainline on 56.6 per cent of the occasions he has carried.
- Montpellier have made more tackles than any other team, with 456.
- Montpellier have had 12 rucks which have lasted less than a second – more than any other team. Nine of these have been in the opposition 22.
London Irish
- Ben White made 87 passes in Round 3, more than any other player, four of which were offloads.
- Despite being down to 13 men for 38 minutes last week, London Irish still made the second-highest total carries.
- Rob Simmons has conceded the most penalties in the competition so far (seven). London Irish have had three red cards in the tournament so far. No other team has been shown more than one.