Springboks Raymond Rhule and Dillyn Leyds featured at wing as La Rochelle beat Leinster in Dublin on Saturday to retain the Champions Cup. | Sport24news
Gregory Alldritt and Romain Sazy of La Rochelle lift the Heineken Champions Cup trophy.
Springboks Raymond Rhule and Dillyn Leyds featured at wing as La Rochelle beat Leinster in Dublin on Saturday to retain the Champions Cup. Leo Cullen's Leinster eyed joining Toulouse on a record five titles but Ireland veteran Johnny Sexton watched on from the crowd due to an injury, denying him a final game for the province.
Their dominance continued as they led 17-0, with winger Jimmy O'Brien scoring and Sheehan claiming his second by the quarter mark thanks to their clinical attack inside La Rochelle's 22m and almost perfect defence.La Rochelle's reaction came on 20 minutes as France centre Jonathan Danty crashed through three defenders to score from short range but the French joy was short-lived.Resident rugby writer Rob Houwing gives you his expert views on what's going on between the poles.
Going into the closing quarter of an hour the tension mounted and Hastoy found touch with a penalty five metres from the Irish line.
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