Leinster’s win here last season helped claim home advantage for the duration of the knockouts while ultimately condemning La Rochelle to a round of 16 game in South Africa which they won before ...

It was anything but a tight affair. La Rochelle had come off the back of a long trip to South Africa in the previous round. With a short turnaround, Ronan O'Gara brought his team to his home club ...

He writes Leinster’s focus on defence, set-pieces, and their kicking game has left them looking remarkably similar to South Africa. That will be put to the test today against La Rochelle.

"It's only the second year that they're in it, so they're going to learn the tricks of the trade and how to manage their squad," La Rochelle's South Africa winger Dillyn Leyds told AFP on Tuesday.

Dan Sheehan will captain Leinster on his first appearance of the season against the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship ...