La Rochelle have not tasted a Champions Cup knockout defeat since the 2021 final loss to Toulouse, and will be confident coming into Leinster fixture
La Rochelle flanker Judicael Cancoriet catching the ball in the lineout during their Champions Cup match against the Stormers at Cape Town Stadium on April 6th, 2024. Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFPExcitement is building rapidly as we prepare to witness the next instalment of the blossoming European rivalry between Leinster and La Rochelle.
And since landing in O’Gara’s hometown the squad have embraced every second of their Irish training base, according to La Rochelle’s back row forward Judicaël Cancoriet. La Rochelle made history last weekend as they became the first European side to win away in South Africa in the Champions Cup. O’Gara’s side did not make light work of it, as they rarely do in Europe, as they had to overturn a 16-0 half-time deficit to escape Cape Town with a 22-21 victory over the Stormers.
Cancoriet said: “The first two days were about recovering and working the mind, especially when talking about all the strategy. We’re very welcome here; there is nothing bad to say. We’ve had the time to recover; we’ve had a day of training yesterday...So there’s no excuse, we’ve had time to deal with the trip.”
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