La Rochelle returned from Dublin at 4am on Sunday morning. Ronan O'Gara's men beat Leinster 27-26 in the Champions Cup final.
The heroes of the day have an appointment at 16pm in La Rochelle to commune with their fans. The club's president Vincent Merling: "It's a lot of emotion. We need our supporters so much, they are exceptional. It's unbelievable, the players won for them! We will realize a little later, but it's great"