Saturday afternoon, the Rochelais continued their faultless against Bordelo-Bèglais by winning (31-23). They validate their ticket for the Champions Cup quarter-finals.
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The cumulative score of the two games is clear: 62-36 in favor of Ronan O’Gara’s players. Saturday April 16, after a demonstration at Chaban-Delmas in the first leg of the Champions Cup round of 16, Stade Rochelais once again dominated Union Bordeaux-Bègles (31-23) to clinch their place in the quarter-finals .
After a tight first period and a small 6-3 in favor of UBB, Stade Rochelais ended up starting the machine. The first maritime test, slammed by West (42nd, 10-6), was quickly followed by that of the third French international line Grégory Alldritt (48th, 17-6). Enough to make the break and annihilate the hopes of Bordelo-Béglais drafts and reduced to 14 from the 27th minute (red card against Vaipulu).
This sixth consecutive victory for La Rochelle against its rival allows it to find another French club in the next round. At the beginning of May, last season’s finalist will face Montpellier, who defeated Harlequins on the wire (40-26, 20-33) earlier in the day on Saturday, with a place in the last four in their sights.