T14 Round-up: Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle 'weren't good enough' in loss to Castres

O’Gara rotated his squad for the trip but it was still a formidable squad that took to the pitch at a packed Stade Pierre Fabre to face a side that had not won since February 24.

WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH: La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

First-time La Rochelle captain Will Skelton admitted his side ‘weren’t good enough’ to win at Castres on their return to Top 14 action a week after the defence of their Champions Cup title ended in Dublin.

“We weren’t clinical at key moments,” Skelton said, after Castres had come from behind to win a wind-affected encounter 25-24, in which the two sides had gone toe-to-toe for 80 nerve-shredding minutes.