Lyon qualified for their first European final after their stunning victory against Wasps

This is a first that will go down in history and in the memories. However, nothing was easy for the Lyonnais, qualified for the European Challenge final after their victory against Wasps (20-18) on Saturday May 14. The ears of anyone other than Pierre Mignoni would surely have smoked very loudly after such a frustrating first half. At the break, the serenity displayed by the Lyon manager contrasted with the performance of his people, punctuated by clumsiness and avoidable faults. Force of habit, no doubt. His players proved him right. It took them less than ten minutes to take control of the match before winning the semi-finals.

Thanks to this success, the Lyonnais – who were novices at this stage of the competition – offered themselves another first: a European final in Marseille on May 27. They will find the winner of the duel between former European rugby leaders Toulon-Leinster who will fight at 9 p.m. this Saturday (meeting to follow on France 4).