Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle battle to bonus-point victory over Brive

The European champions finished strongly to win again. 

La Rochelle coach Ronan O'Gara had challenged his side to back up last week's win. Picture: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle doubled down on their record-breaking win over Castres last week with a bonus-point 32-16 victory over Top 14 basement side Brive - but they were made to work for it.

O’Gara had challenged his Jekyll-and-Hyde side to find "excellence in continuity", after the win over Castres that ended a long-standing unbeaten run for last season’s losing finalists.