Fixtures 23/24 EPCR Challenge Cup
April 6, 2024 Scottish Gas Murrayfield
TBD
33 - 15
Aviron Bayonnais – logoBayonne
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Full time!!

INTO THE QUARTER FINAL!!
79

Bayonne knock on

The french side look to attack, but lose the ball in contact. Our scrum, with the game drifting away.
77

Kick too long

Healy thumps upfield, but it's gone too far, going dead. Scrum to Bayonne in our half.
75

Turnover!

The visitors can't get the attack going, as we force a penalty! Healy gets us to halfway.
75

Mikey Jones debut!

The prop is on for his first appearance for the capital, replacing de Bruin at loosehead.
75

Scrum pen.

Bayonne get the decision at the set piece, and go for the corner.
74

Knock on

Getting scrappy in the latter stages. Bayonne with a scrum on half way.
68

DUHAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOOM. A crucial score! Healy floats a ball wide, and big Duhi finishes brilliantly, powering through the Bayonne defenders to score! Healy with a brilliant conversion from wide to extend our lead further.
66

Scrum pen

Another scrum pen goes the way of the french side, who get up to the 22 with the resulting penalty. There's a double change in the pack; D'Arcy Rae replaces WP Nel, with Jamie Hodgson on for Gilchrist.
65

Scrum half change

Ali Price replaces try scorer Vellacott - his first appearance since the birth of his first child!
64

So close!!

Massive intensity from Edinburgh! Jake Henry chases a Vellacott kick brilliantly, and we fire through the ruck to force a turnover. We go wide, with before Wes Goosen breaks clear. The fullback tries to go over the top of the last man, but spills the ball. Bayonne will have a scrum on their 5.
63

Chez!

Great defensive work from the replacement hooker, forcing a knock on! Our scrum on our own 22.
62

Lang on

He replaces Mark Bennett, with Currie moving to outside centre.
61

Breakdown penalty

Jamie pinged trying to steal the ball form Bayonne. They launch into our 22 with the resulting penalty.
58

Double change

Luke Crosbie and Dave Cherry replace Watson and Ashman respectively.
56

WP NEL TRY TIME!!!

GET IN THERE!!! It's a quick fire double for the capital, with WP Nel crashing over from close range! Healy adds the extras.
54

BEN HEALY

As the foul play was after the try had been scored, we get a penalty kick from the restart, and Healy MONSTERS it to give us a five metre lineout!
53

Yellow card.

Inside centre Yan Lestrade is sent to the bin for a late hit on Vellacott. Healy adds the extras after a lengthy TMO check.
53

BENJI!!!!!!

TRY!!!! Co-captain Vellacott goes himself, finding a gap before rounding the last man to score! There's some afters - Edinburgh not happy with a late challenge on Vellacott after he had grounded the ball. The referee is taking a look at this before Healy will take the kick.
50

Knock on

Bayonne spill the kick off - our scrum on their 22.
49

Bayonne try.

Bayonne score straight from the kick off. Nadir Megdoud makes a break before offloading to Tom Spring to finish and put the french side back in front. Extras are missed.
48

Kick is good.

Bayonne cut the deficit to two points.
47

Scrum pen.

The visitors get a nudge on at scrum time, and will go for the poles from straight in front.
45

Brilliant defence!

We hold up the advancing Bayonne carrier forcing a maul, which collapses! Our scrum and a chance to clear our lines.
44

Bayonne scrum.

Looked like the kick off didn't go 10, but we play on and Bayonne are on the attack. There's a knock on somewhere, and the visitors will have a scrum on our 22.
42

WHAT. A. TRY!!!!!!!!!

WHAT A SCORE THAT IS!!! MATT CURRIE, TAKE A BOW!! The inside centre gets the ball from a standing start, but bursts through the onrushing Bayonne defence before charging clear! An incredible score, and we're into the lead with Healy adding the extras.
41

WP turnover!!

Bayonne rumble forward, but WP rolls back the years with a stellar jackal! Ben Healy gets us into the Bayonne half.
40

Back underway!

A massive second 40 coming up, mon Edinburgh!!
40

Huge defence!!

Gilco gets up to spoil the lineout, and we bundle the Bayonne pack into touch! That draws and end to the first half.
38

Under pressure

The visitors break through into our territory and we give away a penalty at the breakdown. They opt for the corner.
36

Knock on

Healy tries a chip over the top of the defence, but we spill possession. The visitors will have the scrum on their 10 metre line again.
33

Bayonne scrum

The throw at the lineout gets caught in the wind and goes forward. Bayonne with the put in on their own 10 metre line.
30

Forward pass

We're trying to build some pressure, but Ashman's offload drifts forward. Bayonne put in at the scrum, on their 22.
26

Crossing

The visitors are threatening with ball in hand, but are penalised for crossing. Ben clears our lines.
23

MISSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

YES!!!! Our first points of the evening! The maul is motoring again, and Mish is on hand to finish! Healy misses a tricky conversion from wide, but we're on the board.
22

Penalty!

Bayonne are off their feet, Healy kicks to the corner again
21

Bayonne knock on

A kicking battle ensues, with Bayonne eventually spilling the ball. We'll have the scrum in their half.
17

Bayonne try.

The visitors strike first, Tom Spring dummying well before finishing. Extras added.
14

Pinged again.

Jamie is pinged at the breakdown, Bayonne go to the corner.
12

Pinged.

We're carrying well, gaining ground, but are pinged for holding on at the breakdown. Bayonne clear to halfway.
10

Knock on

We spill the ball at the lineout, scrum Bayonne. Difficult conditions at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, with the wind causing havoc.
9

End to end!

Bayonne pounce on a loose ball and are almost in for a length of the field try! Jake Henry is on hand with a last ditch tackle, before we turnover and kick upfield. The chase is good, and we force a penalty at the breakdown. Into the corner again!
5

Close!

We turn over possession and are on the charge!! Jake Henry bursts down the wing to put us into the 22! We go for a crossfield kick to Jamie Ritchie, but he can't gather cleanly. Bayonne will have the put in on their own line.
4

Strong defence

The visitors manage to steal possession with the maul rolling along, and will try to attack from deep.
3

Bayonne pinged

Not rolling away! We go to the corner.
2

First scrum

Bayonne knock on in contact, we'll have a scrum in their half.
1'

Kick-off!

We're underway at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Let's go EDINBURGHHH!