A last-gasp try from Cheslin Kolbe was too late to swing momentum Toulon's way as Lyon overpowered their French rivals to clinch their first European title on Friday night.
May 28, 2022
Lyon led 10-7 at half time thanks to Baptiste Couilloud’s try converted by Berdeu, who also bagged a penalty. Baptiste Serin crossed for Toulon’s try, Louis Carbonel hitting the extras. Fans had barely got comfortable before Couilloud gathered a Ngatai chip and streaked over, but referee Luke Pearce ruled out the try because of an earlier knock-on by Lyon captain Taufua.
Ngatai, who is due to join Leinster at the end of the season, seemingly went close as he ran on to his own grubber through, but Pearce wasn’t even tempted to go to the TMO. Toulon proceded to suffer a shocking start to the second period, fullback Aymeric Luc yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on of an Arnold pass that would have put Niniashvili in the clear: a situation that left the referee with no option but to also award a penalty try.
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