Delight for O’Gara as La Rochelle stride home

By GARY FITZGERALD

La Rochelle ......31pts
Tries: Priso 12, Vito 22, Botia 47
Conversions: West 13, 23
Penalties: West 17, 64, 69, 78

Montpellier ......19pts
Tries: Thomas 28, Reilhac 42, Mercer 53
Conversions: Foursans 30, 42
RONAN O’Gara’s smile was as wide as the nearby Bay of Biscay as the Irishman contemplated leading his La Rochelle team into Champions Cup semi-final action after they swept aside French rivals Montpellier.
The enthusiastic home crowd were in full, triumphant voice at the end of a pulsating contest between these two Top 14 rivals where New Zealand ...

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