The match kicks off at 18:00 (UK & Irish time) at Parc des Sports Aguilera and is available to stream on epcrugby. tv. TEAM NEWS 🚨 4️⃣ fiery fixtures under the Friday night lights, who are you pumped to see in action? 🤩#ChallengeCupRugby Ro16 line-ups ➡️ https://t. co/IxwCvdW3CU pic. twitter. com/cNScL34pfK — EPCR Challenge Cup (@ChallengeCup_) April 14, 2022 Other key facts: Biarritz and Wasps have faced each other once previously in the EPCR Challenge Cup, during the quarter-finals of the 2011/12 season, when the French side won 26-23 away to Wasps on their way to lifting the trophy. Biarritz have lost three of their last four home games against English sides in the EPCR Challenge Cup (winning one), after winning their previous two; however, each of those three defeats have come by margins of fewer than five points. Wasps have lost five of their last six games in the knockout stage of the EPCR Challenge Cup (winning one) after winning each of their previous six such matches.
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Wasps appeared comfortable after reaching half-time 29-8 ahead, but Biarritz had other ideas. Barbeary’s two tries, plus further scores from Jacob Umaga and Dan Robson, gave Wasps a healthy position at the interval, with Jimmy Gopperth kicking three conversions and a penalty. A flowing move ⚡ Jacob Umaga collects the pass to score the opening try for @WaspsRugby 🐝 Watch live on on our website ➡️ https://t. co/C53gD8a4m3#ChallengeCupRugby pic. com/SrJfodWDKx — EPCR Challenge Cup (@ChallengeCup_) April 15, 2022 Biarritz could only muster a try from Lucas Peyresblanques and a Gilles Bosch penalty in reply.
Only Taine Basham (20) and Gervais Cordin (17) have beaten more. Friday 15th April 2022 8:08 pm (GMT) Wasps full-back Jacob Umaga on his way to scoring against Biarritz Olympique Alfie Barbeary starred with a hat-trick of tries as Wasps saw off a stubborn Biarritz Olympique 39-29 on Friday to reach the EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Playing at No 8, the versatile forward went over twice in a first half his side dominated, but they did not seal victory until Barbeary completed his treble on 75 minutes.
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