JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

RONAN O’Gara must be wondering what he has to do for his La Rochelle side to beat Toulouse when it matters. At least, however, he has a better idea of what he shouldn’t do, starting with not losing multiple players to cards.
The two sides have now met five times in the knockout phase of either the Champions Cup or Top 14. And Ugo Mola’s 22-time champions have won all of them – including the finals in 2021 and 2023, a game that was decided by Romain Ntamack’s late-late solo wonder-try.
Toulouse have had a much better season than their opponents but victory ov...