Photograph: EJ Langner/Steve Haag Sports/InphoSo, another weekend has passed which encapsulated the good, the bad and the ugly of the Champions Cup. Given such a savage trip and upcoming Top 14 games against Bayonne, Toulon and Toulouse before returning to the Champions Cup in January, O’Gara had little choice. What’s the point of having teams in the competition who evidently couldn’t care less whether they are in the Champions Cup or not? The former had four try assists against La Rochelle, , two of which were particularly memorable. Bordeaux's Matthieu Jalibert is tackled by Eddie James of Scarlets during last Saturday's Champions Cup match at Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux.

Source: The Irish Times December 16, 2025 15:50 UTC