Top 14: Lowly Montpellier shut out 'sterile' La Rochelle in deluge

La Rochelle's South African wing Dillyn Leyds (C) is tackled during the French Top14 match (Photo by PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)

Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle failed to trouble the scoreboard in diluvian conditions at Top 14 strugglers Montpellier, as they slipped to a second defeat in three matches.

The Rochelais have scored just seven points in their last two games on the road, compounding their 37-7 loss against Bayonne in northern Spain a fortnight ago with a 16-0 loss at the GGL Stadium on Saturday.