Gloucester so close to stunning triumph

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La Rochelle's French wing Teddy Thomas (L) runs with the ball next to Gloucester's English fly-half Billy Twelvetrees (C) during the European Rugby Champions Cup 1/8th final rugby union match between La Rochelle and Gloucester at the Marcel-Deflandre stadium in La Rochelle, western France, on April 1, 2023. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP) (Photo by THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP via Getty Images)

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

La Rochelle ...................... 29pts
Tries: Bourgarit 21, Thomas 25, 77; Kerr Barlow 45
Conversions: Hastoy 23, 46, 79
Penalties: Hastoy 5

Gloucester ....................... 26pts
Tries: Harris 12, Clarke 33, Rees-Zammit 49
Conversions: Twelvetrees 13
Penalties: Twelvetrees 15, 55, 70
Brave Gloucester, manifestly the better side on an evening of magnificent European rugby, threatened to pull off their greatest ever European triumph but came up agonisingly short at champions La Rochelle.
The French team, trailing by four and outplayed for significant periods, l...

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