Relief for O'Gara as last-minute drama seals much-needed La Rochelle victory 

A week after O'Gara deadpanned 'something has to change, I hope it's not the coach', his struggling side dig deep and beat Bayonne for first win since August

WET AND WILD: La Rochelle's coach Ronan O'Gara stands on the pitch ahead of the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and Aviron Bayonnais (Bayonne) at the Marcel-Deflandre stadium in La Rochelle, western France on November 11, 2023. Pic: XAVIER LEOTY/AFP

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It was far from pretty, but Ronan O’Gara and the 82nd sell-out crowd in a row at Stade Marcel Michelin will no doubt take La Rochelle’s last-minute rain-soaked 18-15 win over Bayonne.