A BIG PART of Leinster’s season was settling their score with La Rochelle. They beat Ronan O’Gara’s men twice in the Champions Cup and yet still came up empty-handed after losing to Toulouse in the final.
These sides met in the final last season, O’Gara’s side nearly claiming La Rochelle’s first-ever Top 14 final only for Toulouse out-half Romain Ntamack to take advantage of a Ulupano Seuteni defensive error and score a stunning late try to grab victory. Advertisement This has been an up-and-down season for La Rochelle. They struggled for form early in the campaign amid post-World Cup challenges, including the unavailability of talisman Grégory Alldritt as he took an extended break. There were injury issues too and though performances have improved, it hasn’t been their most consistent campaign.
O’Gara’s men travelled to Toulon and delivered their best away performance of the season. The La Rochelle boss has asked people to judge them at the end of the campaign so he probably felt this was a sign of his team coming to a boil at the right time. His try against Toulon last weekend was an unusual one whereby he gathered a bouncing ball after Hastoy hit the post with a penalty, but it demonstrated his desire to make an impact. Tonight, Jégou will look to show his class against the reigning champions.
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