'We saw Neymar' - O'Gara hits out at Stade overreaction as La Rochelle lose sixth in a row

Top 14 round-up: Confidence crisis deepens for Corkman's charges after slow start costs them dearly. “What are we waiting for? I'm losing sleep over it," O'Gara said 

TOUGH TIMES: Ronan O'Gara, head coach of Stade Rochelais. Pic: David Rogers/Getty Images)

A sixth defeat in a row in all competitions – their fourth on the bounce in the Top 14 – saw Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle slip deeper into a severe confidence crisis, as they succumbed to a 22-17 loss at Stade Francais who came into the match at the foot of the table.

A frustrated O’Gara accused the hosts’ flanker Romain Briatte of over-reacting to a clear-out at a ruck from Will Skelton that got the Australian sent off 20 minutes in, leaving La Rochelle to play an hour with 14.