Top 14: Play-off spots go to wire after La Rochelle and Toulouse draw eight-try thriller

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle face a decisive final round match at home to Stuart Lancaster’s Racing 92

Toulouse's French centre Baptiste Germain (C) is tackled by La Rochelle's Tongan hooker Tolu Latu (L) and La Rochelle's French lock Remi Picquette (R) during the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Toulousain Rugby (Toulouse) and Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) at the Ernest-Wallon stadium in Toulouse, south-western France on June 2, 2024. Photo by VALENTINE CHAPUIS/AFP via Getty Images

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle will put their Top 14 play-off hopes on the line in a decisive final round match at home to Stuart Lancaster’s Racing 92 next Saturday, after playing out a breathless eight-try 31-31 draw at Toulouse.

The result saw the Rochelais’ climb to fifth in the table, ahead of their next and last opponents – but both sides remain in the reach of chasing sides Perpignan and Castres.