“Lyon were dying in front of us at 14-3, and we could not kill the game,” O’Gara fumed. His break, leaving three La Rochelle tacklers in his wake, and offload in the 27th minute gave Baptiste Couilloud all the space he needed for his 49th Top 14 try, to spark Lyon’s revival. La Rochelle lacked ‘everything’, according to the coach. “Aggressiveness, precision, serenity, ability to see space and execute, desire... It’s a black day for the club, for me,” he said. It’s a second consecutive loss at home for Stuart Lancaster’s side, and their third Top 14 defeat on the bounce.

Source: Irish Examiner February 18, 2024 23:19 UTC