2020-21 European Rugby Champions Cup – Lyon vs Gloucester Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Lyon vs Gloucester taking place? Sunday 13th December, 2020 – 13:00 (UK)
Where is Lyon vs Gloucester taking place? Matmut Stadium de Gerland, Lyon
Where can I get tickets for Lyon vs Gloucester? Visit official club websites for ticket information
What television channel is Lyon vs Gloucester on? This match will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Lyon vs Gloucester? BT Sport subscribers can stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
LYON: 15 Toby Arnold, 14 Xavier Mignot, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Noa Nakaitaci, 10 Jonathan Wisniewski, 9 Baptiste Couilloud (c), 8 Mathieu Bastareaud, 7 Dylan Cretin, 6 Loann Goujon, 5 Izack Rodda, 4 Felix Lambey, 3 Clément Ric, 2 Mickael Ivaldi, 1 Xavier Chiocci
Replacements: 16 Jeremie Maurouard, 17 Raphael Chaume, 18 Vivien Devisme, 19 Killian Geraci, 20 Colby Fainga’a, 21 Jean-Marc Doussain, 22 Leo Berdeu, 23 Thibaut Regard
GLOUCESTER: 15 Kyle Moyle, 14 Jacob Morris, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Tom Seabrook, 11 Alex Morgan, 10 George Barton, 9 Steve Varney, 8 Seb Nagle-Taylor, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jack Clement, 5 Jamie Gibson, 4 Ollie Atkins, 3 Ciaran Knight, 2 James Hanson, 1 Jamal Ford-Robinson
Replacements: 16 Todd Gleave, 17 Alex Seville, 18 Jay Tyack, 19 Alex Craig, 20 Josh Gray, 21 Freddie Thomas, 22 Charlie Chapman, 23 Charlie Sharples
THE PREDICTION
Gloucester could not back up their impressive win over Wasps in round two of the Premiership as they lost 24-34 to Harlequins on Sunday. They now face probably one of the hardest Champions Cup fixtures around right now as they travel to Lyon to face France’s most in-form team. Lyon have gone seven matches unbeaten in the Top 14 and stopped the league leaders La Rochelle at home on Saturday. They will relish this winnable first fixture to make a statement to the rest of the competition and can cover a healthy -11 at home in what looks set to be a tough trip for Gloucester.
