Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle run riot ahead of Stade Francais showdown

Jules Favre scored a second-half hat-trick as Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle bagged a fifth Top 14 win in a row and claimed five crucial league points with an 11-try 71-15 win at already relegated Montauban.

Saturday afternoon’s result may have been close to a foregone conclusion – the league’s basement side have won just once this season, and have shipped a record 1,278 points in 25 matches – but La Rochelle have plenty to work on for next Saturday’s all-or-nothing final regular-season round match at home against high-flying Stade Francais.

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