HT: La Rochelle in the ascendancy at the break. Lyon looked dangerous early on but nothing has come to fruition for them yet. La Rochelle lead 17-0. Second half coverage coming up in just a few minutes!
Roman Poite penalizes Lyon again for infringing at the ruck. La Rochelle point to the posts. Up steps Julien Audy who makes no mistake with his effort from distance. The hosts now lead 17-0
A sniping run off the back of a five metre scrum sees Julien Audy cross for La Rochelle's second try of the game. A deserved score after a long period of sustained pressure in the Lyon half. Audy converts his own try to send his side into a 14-0 lead.
The TMO and Roman Poite adjudge the ball to held up over the line. Scrum on the Lyon five metre for La Rochelle.
Great scrum the hosts and Bobo looks to have sneaked over the line in the corner! The ref is going to the TMO for confirmation
La Rochelle have a scrum on the Lyon 5 metre
Try La Rochelle! The hosts finally break the Lyon defence after some patient play in attack. Hamish Gard crosses the line for the first try of the game. Audy adds the conversion to put La Rochelle into a 7 point lead.
The hosts are stringing together some good pieces of attack but the Lyon defence remains solid. Good effort coming in from both sides in the contact area
After being on the back foot for the opening minutes of this game La Rochelle are growing into the game.
The referee penalizes Lyon for infringing at the ruck. La Rochelle opt for the posts. Audy's effort is missed right of the posts. The scores remain at 0-0