Champions Cup final: Control key as La Rochelle bid to halt drive for five

La Rochelle’s Raymond Rhule in flying form against Leinster in the Champions Cup semi-final earlier this month. Picture: Dave Winter/Inpho

If La Rochelle make Heineken Champions Cup history and add the club’s name to the pantheon of European greats this evening, they will have earned every plaudit that comes their way.

Having beaten Leinster so impressively three weekends ago at Stade Marcel Deflandre, Ronan O’Gara’s team now have another great obstacle standing between them and their objective — French Top 14 rivals Toulouse.