Cullen's side triumphed 16-9 and they knew they would have to continue to weather the La Rochelle storm if they wanted to claim another statement win in France. Just like the first half, Leinster soaked up some early pressure after the restart, before ...

Leinster escaped from France with a seriously hard-earned Champions Cup victory as they held on to beat La Rochelle 16-14.

THE fixture details have been confirmed for Munster Rugby's big Investec Champions Cup last 16 tie with Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle in France on the first weekend of April. Munster will take on the French Top 14 side at the Stade Marcel Deflandre on Saturday,

14 mins: A scare for Prendergast as he takes too long over a kick and is charged down from the restart. La Rochelle up to the 22. Nice little grubber kick towards the line and they’re forced over their own line.

RONAN O’Gara and Munster Rugby Supporters Club ‘engaged’ in some light-hearted thrash talk ahead of their upcoming clash. The Reds will be heading for the south-west of France on

Leinster secured a hard-fought victory in the Investec Champions Cup, narrowly defeating La Rochelle 16-14 in France.

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Luke McGrath clears and La Rochelle have a line-out in the Leinster half. It's a bit scrappy now as La Rochelle turn the ball over before Leinster win the penalty and Jordie Barrett will kick for 3 points this time.

LEINSTER and La Rochelle are set to revisit their fierce rivalry on Sunday in an eagerly anticipated Champions Cup clash. The sides have a lengthy history in Europe’s premier rugby

La Rochelle vs Leinster is on Sunday, January 12 at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre. The game kicks off at 3.15pm. The game is being shown live on Premier Sports 1 in the UK. Premier Sports subscribers can also stream it on the Premier Player.

Leinster will face Harlequins in Croke Park on Saturday, April 5th in the first of the Irish games in the Champions Cup round of 16. Leinster’s game against the Premiership club kicks off at 3pm in the only Irish club match being staged in Ireland.

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