Challenge Cup Round 4 Matchday 2 round up

Challenge Cup Round 4 Matchday 2 round up

Scarlets score six to surge past RC Vannes and secure knockout rugby

After nailing down the bonus point in the first half thanks to two tries from Josh Macleod and one each from Blair Murray, Gareth Davies, and Tom Rogers, Scarlets continued their dominance in the second 40 to secure knockout qualification.

The French visitors scored four tries in the second half but another from the hosts through Marnus van der Merwe was enough to see them run out 38-28 winners.

Lyon power past Toyota Cheetahs to secure a home knockout tie

Two tries apiece from Josiah Maraku and Léo Berdeu helped Lyon Olympique Universitaire beat Toyota Cheetahs impressively.

Five first-half scores were added to after the break by Berdeu, Alban Roussel, and debutant Camille Chat.


Cheetahs hit back through Prince Nkabinde and Neels Volschenk to add to their first half try, but it wasn't enough to overturn the huge advantage the French built as they secure a home Round of 16 tie. 

Lions secure first-half bonus point against Dragons

Needing a win to qualify for the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16, Lions flew out the blocks against Dragons RFC and powered to a 60-10 victory and qualify for the EPCR Challenge Cup knockouts.**

Francke Horn got their first of the afternoon with a saucy step out wide to beat his last defender, before Sam Francis dummied and darted through under the posts for Lions' second.

Next to cross was Ruan Venter after breaking the line outside the 22 and powering through a third defender to make it to the line, and Tapiwa Mafura wrapped up the bonus point after a great misspass put him in space out wide.

The second half was much the same, as Lions scored five tries through Horn, Gianni Lombard, Jaco Visagie, Venter again, and Manuel Rass, with Dragons only hitting back through Paula Latu.

Ospreys come out fighting in second half beat Section Paloise for a home knockout

Having gone into the break 14-7 down, Ospreys raced out the blocks in the second half in a ding-dong battle against Section Paloise as they secured second place in Pool 2 for a home Round of 16 tie.

It was a perfect start to the second 40 for Ospreys as they capitalised on a yellow card for Section Paloise to get over in the corner through Evardi Boshoff to add to Ryan Conbeer's first-half score.

Minutes later, Jac Morgan bundled over from short range to put Ospreys ahead in a tight game.

But Section Paloise responded, earning a penalty try after consecutive scrum penalties from Ospreys, before Eliott Roudil finished some hot hands in the corner to go 28-19 ahead.

Again the back-and-forth continued, with Dan Edwards taking a short line to crash over and narrow the gap back to four points.

Then shortly after they crossed the whitewash again, with a line break and some great offloading putting away Luke Davies as Ospreys edged ahead once more and see out a thrilling 31-28 win and leapfrog their French counterparts into the home knockout spot in Pool 2.

 
 

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