Top 14: O'Gara furious after loss to Lyon - 'It’s a black day for the club, for me'

Ronan O’Gara accused his La Rochelle players of focusing more on property than points

Lyon's French lock Romain Taofifenua (C) runs with the ball as he is tackled during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Lyon Olympique Universitaire Rugby and Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) at the Gerland Stadium in Lyon  Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP via Getty Images 

Furious Ronan O’Gara accused his La Rochelle players of focusing more ‘on property in La Rochelle and in the Île de Ré’ rather than training this week, after seeing them give up an 11-point advantage en route to a 28-17 defeat at a Semi Radradra-inspired Lyon.

Backrow Yoan Tanga and hooker Quentin Lespiaucq both scored early tries as the visitors raced into a 14-3 lead in the first quarter. The match, the points, were theirs for the taking, and the top six suddenly looked much closer than it has for a while.