Small-town La Rochelle have defied every trend in pro rugby

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Small-town La Rochelle have defied every trend in pro rugby

La Rochelle's Jules Favre celebrates with the Champions Cup

Sat, 28 May, 2022 - 21:46
John Fallon

Doing it their way 

La Rochelle’s victory flies in the face of everything that is happening in French and indeed European rugby where the focus has switched to clubs with big money in the large urban cities.

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