Double reigning champion, Stade Rochelais was slapped this Saturday by Leinster (40-13) at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, in the quarter-final of the Champions Cup. Find the bests and flops of the meeting.
The scrum-half, James Lowe, was a constant poison for the Maritimes. Tawera Kerr-Barlow was taken off on a stretcher in the first half and looked totally dazed. La Rochelle captain Grégory Alldritt was also injured in the ankle and limped on numerous occasions. This is the first time this season that the Rochelases have conceded 40 points, the first for them in their history in the European Cup. A defeat which hurts and which symbolizes this more than average season for the Yellow and Black who constantly alternate between the good and the less good. It's far too much to be able to win in Dublin against an Irish machine so cold in efficiency and precision. Ronan O'Gara's players were penalized 12 times.