Early red card scuppers La Rochelle's chances of snapping Toulouse losing streak

Ronan O'Gara's men outplayed the Top 14 leaders for long periods but come away empty-handed

Toulouse's Thomas Ramos runs in for the try against La Rochelle at the Ernest-Wallon stadium Sunday night

La Rochelle’s losing streak against Toulouse extended to eight matches as they lost the final Top 14 game of the weekend 26-17 in cavalier style, despite losing prop Reda Wardi to an early red card.

Ronan O’Gara has lost every match against Toulouse since he joined La Rochelle apart from his first - a 28-13 win at Marcel Deflandre in September 2019. There’s little doubt they had come to Ernest Wallon to break that losing streak. They threatened to break the deadlock early and deserved better than to return home with nothing, as they outscored the hosts two tries to one.