Ronan O'Gara's depleted La Rochelle fightback to earn bonus point

Joey Carbery stepped off the bench for Bordeaux after just 10 minutes as they fought back to win after being 29-7 down at half-time against Vannes. 

La Rochelle's Jonathan Danty is tackled during the French Top 14 match against Castres Olympique. Picture: MATTHIEU RONDEL/AFP via Getty Images

Ronan O’Gara’s internationals-shorn La Rochelle headed home from Castres on Saturday with a losing bonus point that had seemed a forlorn hope at the end of a disastrous and indisciplined first half as the Top 14 returned in a flurry of yellow and red cards.

Centre Jonathan Danty started in the backrow for the first time in his career as O’Gara rang the selection changes for the trip to wind-swept Stade Pierre Fabre, with Uini Atonio, Reda Wardi, Georges-Henri Colombe, Will Skelton, Joel Sclavi, Paul Boudehent and Gregory Alldritt all on international duty.