World Cup Rugby 2007 - France

Lyon

Lyon is generally thought to be France's second city. With a top flight football team (Olypique Lyonnais, who play at the Stade Gerland) and a second-tier rugby club (Lyon OU), there is plenty of high-class sport on offer to its citizens all year round.

Stadium Details

Name:Stade Gerland
Capacity:43,000
Opened:1926

Matches in Lyon

  1. 3. Saturday 8th September, Lyon 14:45 BST
    Pool B Match
    Australia 91 - 3 Japan
    Australia stats:
    • 13 tries
    • Try: Sharpe, Elsom (3), Ashley-Cooper, Latham (2), Barnes (2), Mitchell (2), Smith, Freier
    • Conv: Mortlock (7), Giteau (3)
    • Pen: Mortlock (2)
    Japan stats:
    • 0 tries
    • Pen: K Ono
    Coverage: ITV1
  2. 9. Tuesday 11th September, Lyon 19:00 BST
    Pool D Match
    Argentina stats:
    • 4 tries
    • Try: Borges (2), Albacete, Martin-Aramburu
    • Conv: F. Contepomi, Martin Hernandez
    • Pen: F. Contepomi (3)
    Georgia stats:
    • 0 tries
    • Pen: Kvirikashvili
    Coverage: ITV4
  3. 14. Saturday 15th September, Lyon 12:00 BST
    Pool C Match
    New Zealand stats:
    • 16 tries
    • Try: Rokocoko (2), Toeava, Williams, Mauger (2), Collins, Masoe, Hore, Leonard, Evans, Ellis, MacDonald, Smith (2), Hayman
    • Conv: Evans (14)
    Portugal stats:
    • 1 try
    • Try: Cordeiro
    • Conv: D. Pinto
    • Pen: D. Pinto
    • D.G.: Malheiro
    Coverage: ITV1

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