Ronan O'Gara: Beating Leinster was a victory for character and willpower. We need our best rugby to win Top 14

La Rochelle have yet to win French club rugby’s biggest domestic prize. They play a semi-final on Saturday in San Sebastien against Bordeaux-Begles.
Ronan O'Gara: Beating Leinster was a victory for character and willpower. We need our best rugby to win Top 14

La Rochelle Head Coach Ronan O'Gara

La Rochelle’s season ‘starts on Saturday’, when they meet Bordeaux in the second semi-final of the Top 14, coach Ronan O’Gara has insisted as he targets a first Bouclier de Brennus for his side to sit alongside their second Champions Cup.

And he promised a much-improved performance against Bordeaux in northern Spain from the one that won them a second European title in as many seasons in Dublin.

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