'Something has to change quickly', admits O'Gara as La Rochelle suffers third home defeat of Top 14 campaign

The loss saw La Rochelle slip to fourth in the table, provisionally three points adrift of Stade Francais in second.

La Rochelle coach Ronan O'Gara before Saturday's Top 14 clash at home to Lyon. Stade Rochelais suffered a third home loss of the campaign to drop to fourth in the ladder. 

“We got what we deserved,” La Rochelle head coach Ronan O’Gara admitted after his side Saturday slipped to their third Top 14 home defeat of the season.

A long-range Josua Tuisova solo try sealed the deal for visitors Lyon, winners of the Challenge Cup last season, as they ended a run of six consecutive losses against the Champions Cup holders with a 20-16 win at Stade Marcel Deflandre.