A downbeat Ronan O’Gara reached for scant optimism as he insisted he was ‘proud’ of his players after ‘low-point’ La Rochelle slipped to a 43-33 defeat against Montpellier, their fifth in a row in all competitions and their fourth this season in front of their home fans. “We’re at a low point now.” But he insisted: “You see the character of the players. Back from injury, France international Paul Boudehent scored twice for the home side late in the game. Captain Gregory Alldritt said La Rochelle had to get used to being ‘an average team in the Top 14 … an outsider’ again. Between then and the final whistle, the hosts scored twice to claim the attacking bonus at the end of a 13-try encounter.

Source: Irish Examiner February 14, 2026 23:27 UTC