Top 14: O'Gara's La Rochelle suffer defeat in Paris 

It was a stuttering, uncharacteristically uncertain performance from La Rochelle that prompted Gregory Alldritt to apologise to the travelling support in an interview immediately after the match.

BATTLE: La Rochelle's Fijian centre Levani Botia (C Bottom) fights for the ball with Stade Francais' French flanker Sekou Macalou (C) during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Stade Francais and Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) at Jean Bouin Stadium. Pic: Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP

Try-scoring roles were reversed in Paris as Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle - the best attack in the Top 14 this season - were outscored four tries to one as they lost 27-14 at Stade Francais, the side with the best defence in the French top flight.

It was a stuttering, uncharacteristically uncertain performance from the visitors that prompted Gregory Alldritt to apologise to the travelling support in an interview immediately after the match.