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Those misdirected clearances gave La Rochelle the platform they craved, a lineout maul, and they used their superior size to good effect to force a couple of penalties at crucial times, which gave them an access point, through the boot, into the Leinster 22. In a game of minuscule margins this was crucial.
Gregory Alldritt of La Rochelle reacts after winning a penalty during the Heineken Champions Cup Final. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Will Skelton grabbed possession, the maul went forward towards the Leinster line and with a free play on penalty advantage, as Kelleher was adjudged to have strayed offside as he inserted himself on the La Rochelle side.
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