To some degree, O’Gara and La Rochelle have perhaps become a victim of their own successes. Having won a breakthrough Champions Cup and retained their title, as well as reaching semi-finals and two ...

14 mins: A scare for Prendergast as he takes too long over a kick and is charged down from the restart. La Rochelle up to the 22. Nice little grubber kick towards the line and they’re forced over ...

La Rochelle will be kicking themselves as they failed to convert their early domination ... "It is simple, it all hinges on next weekend," said Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson. "We know what we ...

La Rochelle won the first - a semi-final - and the second, and the third - both finals. Quite the run. Leinster hit back on the double last season, winning an arm wrestle away from home on a punishing ...

“It's almost like a Munster, similar to that ... but with our history against La Rochelle it's a bit more personal.” Edge. Bite. Slog. These are the words McCarthy produces when looking ...

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen didn't have much time to analyse his side's performance in what was a very tight second half ...