O’Gara and Prendergast park friendship as La Rochelle and Racing 92 face off
O’Gara looking to take La Rochelle to a first Top 14 final against his former club
O’Gara looking to take La Rochelle to a first Top 14 final against his former club
Irish province had an opportunity to take full points with the last play of the game
Farrell’s men had ample opportunities before game plan eventually unravelled
English side edged out Racing 92 in thrilling European Cup final at Ashton Gate
Les Bleus left to rue Mohamed Haouas’s red card as Townsend’s side capitalise in style
Only improbable series of results on final weekend will see Munster qualify for last eight
Top 14 bears the reputation of a league that exacts huge physical toll on players
Connacht, Munster and Ulster face three French sides hungry for Champions Cup
JJ Hanrahan’s late drop goal misses target in thrilling Thomond Park endgame
Van Graan’s men will have to bring their ‘A’ game to overcome talented French visitors
Irish provinces must beware of the Champions Cup wolves disguised as sheep
Argentina miss last gasp penalty as France remain masters of illusion, and disillusion
Francois Cros, Felix Lambey and Romain Taofifenua among those to miss out
Les Bleus look dysfunctional but the likes of Ntamack and Dupont offer glimmer of hope
Four-time winners move into the last four despite Zack Holme’s 28th minute red card
Four tries for Joe Schmidt’s side secured a bonus point ahead of final trip to Cardiff
First France coach to name the same team for successive Tests since 2012
Jacques Brunel has retained the same French matchday 23 for the trip to Dublin
Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack in the halfbacks with Parra and Lopez dropped
Les Bleus endured a torrid 2018 but can call on exciting crop of junior world champions
Dan McFarland recalls 13 players following last week's Pro14 loss to Leinster
McGrath says being forced to grind out victory in Champions Cup made it extra special
Patrick Madden runs the rule over the Parisians after their agonising final defeat
One area in which Racing will have to improve massively is in discipline
Parisians are in good shape as they prepare to face Leinster in Sunday’s finals in Bilbao
Analysis of video replays has ensured many more correct decisions than wrong ones
Les Bleus enter contest on back of seven winless matches but are boosted by new coach
Conor Murray’s opportunism breaks deadlock at Thomond Park
Guy Noves’s side worthy of victory but tactics at the death against Wales raised eyebrows
Les Bleus ensured that Ireland remained in top tier for World Cup draw, even before Aviva win
Sexton and Kearney battling for fitness but van der Flier’s Six Nations looks to be over
Abysmal Racing 92 no match for clinical Irish province
Rassie Erasmus’s side claim bonus point with performance of ruthless efficiency in Paris
Rassie Erasmus’ side begin Champions Cup quest with considerable challenge of Racing
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