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Ronan O'Gara: We don't want to leave any chinks for the begrudgers

La Rochelle can complete a remarkable Champions Cup-Top 14 double on Saturday. Standing in their way is a Toulouse side sprinkled with stars. But our columnist wouldn't swap his Maritimes for anyone
Ronan O'Gara: We don't want to leave any chinks for the begrudgers

La Rochelle's centre Ulupano Seuteni is tackled in last Saturday's French Top 14 semi-final against Bordeaux-Begles

IT was 28 degrees in La Rochelle on Wednesday and the sea off Rivedoux Plage is waiting. The marathon season has eighty minutes left, a big eighty minutes, and the rearview mirror is dotted with landmark moments.

There are times I’ve been immersed as a player or a coach where you come to the end of a long campaign and it feels just that. This one hasn’t been a struggle. We have won 13 of the last 14 games, with a second Champions Cup in there. Winning has become a very good habit and most importantly from the players’ point of view, the group is playing for each other. That’s when you know you have an environment that is humming.

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