Last-ditch Leinster heartbreak as La Rochelle realise European dream

A try by replacement scrum-half Arthur Retiere in the last play of the match has won the European Champions Cup for Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle.

TOPSHOT - La Rochelle's players celebrate after French wing Artur Retiere scored during the European Rugby Champions Cup, rugby union final between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and Leinster at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, southeastern France, on May 28, 2022. (Photo by Pascal GUYOT / AFP) (Photo by PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)

European Champions Cup: La Rochelle 24 Leinster 21

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle are champions of Europe for the first time and they did it in the most dramatic way imaginable with Arthur Retiere’s 79th-minute try deciding it and denying Leinster a cherished fifth star.