Leinster 26-27 La Rochelle
A thrilling rugby tale of the tortoise and the hare as Leinster suffered yet more heartbreak at the hands of Ronan O'Gara and his La Rochelle giants.
Leinster's regret will be compounded by the fact that they were just metres from La Rochelle's try line in the 78th minute when replacement prop Michael Al'alatoa's clear-out was deemed dangerous and he was red carded. Gibson-Park was at his best to see the opportunity after Tadhg Furlong pounced loose ball and Sheehan was there to score in the corner.
However O'Gara was soon slamming the desk in the coaches box in frustration as ref Jaco Peyper awarded Leinster a breakdown penalty and Byrne fired over for a 20-7 lead in the 24th minute. But the men in yellow were not to be denied and, after making the hard yards on the right flank, this time it was easy for their other centre, UJ Seuteni, to race over unimpeded from Hastoy's pass and the latter made it 23-14 with his conversion.
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