Lyon avalanche buries Bulls
The Vodacom Bulls lost control of their Champions Cup destiny when they were hammered by a fired-up Lyon at the Stade Gerland on Friday night.
Needing just one point to secure their place in the last 16, the Bulls suffered a 31-7 loss in Lyon, leaving them relying on other results in the final round of pool matches to stay in the top eight in Pool A.
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The result saw the Bulls drop to sixth place on 10 points – the match between Bordeaux and Gloucester on Saturday at 6.15pm will be decisive. The Vodacom Bulls will be hoping that Bordeaux, winless after three games, are able to deny Gloucester a bonus-point win at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
Should Gloucester claim all five points against Bordeaux, Racing beat Leinster in Dublin and Harlequins win against the Sharks in London, that would send the Vodacom Bulls into the second-tier Challenge Cup playoffs.
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