Leinster dig in for cathartic win to end La Rochelle bogey

If ever there was a day to roll up the sleeves then here it was.

BUZZER BEATER: Ciarán Frawley of Leinster celebrates with teammate Jamison Gibson-Park, left. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

La Rochelle 9 Leinster 16 

Leinster, at the fourth time of asking, have finally beaten Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle after the most physical and intense of Champions Cup arm wrestles at a soaked and windswept Stade Marcel Deflandre.