Farrell Injured As Lyon Beat Racing To Set Up Bath Final

Challenge Cup semi-final

Lyon: (10) 29

Tries: Rattez, Saginadze Cons: Berdeu 2 Pens: Berdeu 5

Racing 92: (8) 15

Tries: Escobar, Labarbe Con: Tedder Pen: Tedder

Owen Farrell's last audition for British and Irish Lions action ended early arsenic England's grounds point-scorer suffered a caput wounded successful Racing 92's 29-15 Challenge Cup semi-final nonaccomplishment to Lyon.

Farrell is successful contention for a call-up by his begetter and Lions caput coach Andy Farrell, who will denote his touring squad connected Thursday, but nan 33-year-old was replaced successful nan 19th infinitesimal successful nan latest setback successful an injury-hit season.

The semi-final was scoreless erstwhile Farrell, playing for Racing astatine wrong centre for nan first time, went disconnected injured.

The erstwhile Saracens playmaker was playing successful conscionable his 17th lucifer for Racing this season, and is up for Lions action alongside fly-halves Finn Russell, Fin Smith, Sam Prendergast, Marcus Smith and George Ford.

After Farrell's wounded Leo Berdeu kicked Lyon into nan lead and Vincent Rattez scored nan hosts' opening effort earlier Racing deed backmost done Diego Escobar.

Lyon responded aft half-time and Beka Saginadze crossed for their 2nd effort aft different Berdeu punishment but, arsenic successful nan first half, Racing replied quickly pinch a effort done Kleo Labarbe.

The visitors, though, lacked a cutting separator successful onslaught arsenic Berdeu landed different mates of penalties to extremity nan crippled pinch a 19-point haul and book Lyon a spot successful nan Challenge Cup last against Bath successful 3 weeks.