JAKE O’BRIEN CELEBRATED his first senior international call-up by scoring the late winning goal for Lyon in a thrilling 3-2 win away to Toulouse.
O’Brien rose highest to meet Rayan Cherki’s corner to head the ball into the far corner, completing a dramatic turnaround.
OHHHH QUEL MATCH ! 🔥
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O'BRIEN qui donne l'avantage à l'OL à présent. 🤯
TFC 2️⃣-3️⃣ OL
Cherki 🎯
81e minute de jeu.#TFCOL pic.twitter.com/17GZwcuFEx
Lyon led at half-time through Alexandre Lacazette, but two Toulouse goals within seven minutes prior to the hour mark turned the game on its head. Lyon, however, struck back themselves, with Cherki equalising four minutes before assisting O’Brien’s 81st-minute winner.
It was O’Brien’s fourth goal in 19 Ligue Un appearances this season.
Lyon are now 10th in the table, four points clear of Toulouse in 11th. It is an eighth win in nine games for Lyon, who are recovering from an appalling start to the season, having dismissed Fabio Frosso in November. Pierre Sage has stood up from the academy and is having a major impact.
O’Brien will now link up with the Irish senior squad for the first time, ahead of the friendly matches against Belgium and Switzerland.
Will there be a coach left in Leinster next season
Huge blow for Leinster, signings both for playing but also coaching staff needed for next year.
Can’t remember the guys name but there was talk of an AUS scrum coach taking over. He had worked with or is known to MOC. This appointment was known for a whole in any event so I’m sure contingencies were made. It’s not like our top props won’t have access to Feek given their involvement in the Airush panel. It’s disappointing none the less that another key part of recent successes has moved on.
That’s JS Isa BOD Leo JohnnyS Jonno Gibbes all gone over a 2 year period. All were / are key leaders coaches & players. The transition is well & truly on. Whilst there is disappointment with MOCs first season there is some mitigation. Next year is shaping up to be just as tough. Singings are crucial if IRFU allow. But quality in a would cup year will be hard to get. A decent backs / skills coach wouldn’t go astray either.
Patricio Noriega?
Marco Caputo is his likely replacement
Leinster must be the new Connaught, get ahead at all and Leinster get striped of their quality coaching staff. It’s like a bloody pyramid scheme.
I could see Mike Ross making a top class scrum coach in the not too distant future. According to all reports he studies and knows more about that area of the game than any of his peers.
The scrum nerd par excellence, apparently. Still has a year or two left in those legs yet, though
Yep. Hopefully back in his native cork :-)
I think Botha is being lined up for the Cork post.
From an Ireland perspective this is a great move. All four provinces will benefit from this appointment.
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Where’s connaught?
Seems to be a top top coach in his specific area.can only benefit the team .
Think Reggie Corrigan is still contracted as a scrum coach