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La Rochelle beat Leinster 27-26 in a heroic Champions Cup final comeback to seal back-to-back European titles. In a rematch of last year's final, the Irish side got off to a dream start at Dublin's Aviva Park. Ad In the first minute, Dan Sheehan shovelled a pass to Jack Conan and collected the return ball before diving over to score.
DUBLIN : La Rochelle became the fifth team to win back-to-back European Champions Cups on Saturday when they clawed back a 17-point deficit to beat Leinster 27-26 at the Aviva Stadium in another breathless final between the sides.
The Irish province made a dream start and were 17-0 up after 11 minutes thanks to a try from Jimmy O'Brien and two for Dan Sheehan but the defending champions managed to cut the halftime deficit to nine thanks to tries from centres Jonathan Danty and UJ Seuteni.
From a wider perspective, it's massively important for Irish rugby that Leinster beat La Rochelle and lift the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday.
Holders La Rochelle will play four-time winners Leinster in the Champions Cup final after despatching Exeter 47-28 in the semi-final in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Defending Heineken Champions Cup holders La Rochelle set up a repeat of last year’s final against Leinster with a 47-28 victory over Exeter in Bordeaux.
La Rochelle will face Exeter in the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals in Bordeaux after they clinically dispatched three-time winners Saracens 24-10.
Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle snatched a dramatic 29-26 victory over Gloucester with a late try at Stade Marcel Deflandre to reach the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals.