Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle face two must win home games after Perpignan defeat

The result leaves La Rochelle stuck in ninth, five points adrift of the play-off zone, and only six above 13th, the relegation play-off spot.

PRESSURE'S ON: Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle face two must win home games after Perpignan defeat

Ronan O’Gara’s harsh ‘location, location, application’ assessment of his La Rochelle players after their defeat at Lyon last weekend was only partially successful as they showed more commitment at Perpignan on Saturday, without any improvement in accuracy or patience.

Antoine Hastoy kicked all the Rochelais’ points in a 27-15 loss at Stade Aime Giral. Their third defeat in four Top 14 matches piled on the pressure ahead of two now-absolute must-win home games in a row, against Clermont and Stade Francais.