La Rochelle grabbed the Leinster Champions Cup trophy thanks to a recent attempt

Otherwise, for Leinster, everything was in the hands of the pump. At one point, they survived more than 20 phases of pressure in La Rochelle in their 22, which was noted as an experience. Eventually, the dam burst. Like Doolin in the first half, Hugo Keenan could not dance to get out of trouble in his own 22 and was defeated. Kicking in the corner, the line was thrown to Matthias Haddad’s tail and the mall immediately began to move with Bourgarit placed down.

Following the scenario of the match, La Rochelle continued to pass the lead straight back to Leinster when Lavaux cynically tripped Gibson Park. It was hardly the crime of the century, but it was correctly accepted by the TMO, which led to a yellow card and three more points for Leinster, this time awarded by Byrne.

With a male advantage and a four-point buffer in the last 15 minutes, anyone outside the stadium would assume that the victory was for Leinster to take. However, O’Gara’s La Rochelle refused to read the script and then, which seemed like an eternity in Leinster 22 Retiere, dealt the deadly blow.

Match details

Scoring sequence: 3-0, Sexton pen; 6-0, Sexton pen; 6-5, Rhule experiment; 6-7, Western Horse; 9-7, Sexton pen; 12-7, Sexton pen; 12-10, Western Pen; 15-10, Sexton pen; 18-10, Sexton pen; 18-15, Burgarit experience; 18-17, Western Horse; 21-17, Byrne pen; 21-22, Retiere experience; 21-24, Western Horse

Leinster: X Keenan; J O’Brien, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, J Lowe; J Sexton (R Byrne, 63), J Gibson-Park (L McGrath, 76); A Porter (C Healy, 64), R Kelleher (D Sheehan, 14), T Furlong (M Ala’alatoa, 64), R Molony (J McCarthy, 77), J Ryan, C Doris (R Ruddock, 66), J. Van der Flier, J. Conan.

Unused substitutes: C Frawley.

La Rochelle: B Dulin; D Leyds (J Favre, 67), J Sinzelle, J Danty (L Botia, 68), R Rhule; I West, T Berjon (Retiere, 65); D. Prizo (R. Vardy, 54), P. Burgharit (R. Bosch, 66), W. Atonio (J. Sclavi, 62), T. Lavo (R. Sazi, 74), W. Skelton, W. Liebenberg (R. .Burdo, 60), M. Hadad, G Alldritt

Sin-bin: Lavault 64-74

Visitors: 59,682

Referee: W Barnes

La Rochelle claimed its first European title, as happened: