Rugby evening headlines as Leinster stunned in Champions Cup final and All Blacks v Springboks UK showdown emerges

Here are your rugby evening headlines for Saturday, 28 May.

Arthur Retière's last-gasp try snatched victory for La Rochelle as they sealed a dramatic 24-21 victory over Leinster in the Champions Cup final in Marseille.

Leinster started quickly, building a 6-0 lead after some early pressure. However, a brilliant score by La Rochelle winger Raymond Rhule handed the French outfit the lead.

Sexton quickly fired the Irish province back ahead from the tee, but Ronan O'Gara's side looked the better for the remainder of the first-half. They might have led at the break too, only for Leinster to win a scrum penalty when under the cosh and then go up the other end to hand Sexton the chance of another three.

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The third-quarter saw both sides land penalties as Leinster built an eight-point lead. However, a powerful driving maul resulted in hooker Pierre Bourgarit crashing over and reducing the gap to just a point.

A mindless trip by Thomas Lavault for a trip on Jamison Gibson-Park resulted in the second-row being sent to the sin-bin just as La Rochelle were on the up, with replacement Ross Byrne making no mistake with the resulting penalty to move the lead to four points.

Despite that numerical disadvantage, the French side piled on the pressure to the very end- with Retière reaching over 70 seconds before the death to snatch victory.

South Africa and New Zealand will reportedly meet at Twickenham next year ahead of the World Cup.

According to the , the match will form part of a blockbuster double-header with England also expected to play on the same day. It is unclear whether the potential Boks v All Blacks clash will be part of next year’s Rugby