6:12 p.m. – Alldritt (third line La Rochelle): “Faced with Leinster, we will have to be precise”
Among our colleagues from France 2, the French international expressed his satisfaction after this victory: “We are happy. It was physical. There was a lot of heat. Leinster is a very good team. We are going to recover. have this final in the corner of your head. Against Leinster, you will have to be precise. It will be a high-level match.”
18:11 – Fickou (center of Racing 92): “We were too undisciplined”
At the microphone of France 2, the winner of the Grand Slam 2021 reacted after the defeat of his team: “The disappointment is immense. We were too undisciplined. We did not know how to play the shots well. didn’t escape, we gave it our all. It’s disappointing. We have a lot of regrets. We deserved better this afternoon. But La Rochelle was solid.”
18:08 – The least bad wins
For this Champions Cup semi-final, fans could expect a peak. He made pschit. By dint of not wanting to lose, no team was able to take the game on its own. Racing 92 and La Rochelle offered a festival of waste and indiscipline (31 penalties conceded, unheard of at this level of competition!). In the first period, Racing 92 struck first thanks to a try from Vakatawa (26th). Thanks to the bankruptcy at the foot of West, the Parisians turned in the lead at the break (10-8). In the second act, the pack of forwards from Rochelais knew how to make the difference by putting the Ile-de-France defense to the torture. A penalty try, and another from West, at the siren, sealed the success (13-20). The Maritimes will have to offer more rugby to stop the oiled machine of Leinster, in the final…
18:03 – La Rochelle joins Leinster in the final!
At the end of a gruel of rugby, the Maritimes managed to win the showdown against the Ile-de-France (20-13), at Bollaert-Delelis.
18:01 – WEST ESSAAAAI
This semi-final is sealed on a try from the opening half of La Rochelle. The transformation is missing and the game will be over!
17:59 – La Rochelle keeps the ball
The Maritimes camp within five meters of Racing 92! One minute is missing to join Leinster in the Champions Cup final.
17:56 – La Rochelle gets a penalty
In the 22 meters of Racing 92, the Maritimes opt for a new penalty five meters from the in-goal.
17:55 – La Rochelle manages to enter the 22 meters of Racing 92
We have to provide the pitch for the Maritimes.
17:52 – Neither team manages to keep the ball
Racing 92 and La Rochelle are afraid to undertake. They remain five minutes, the Maritimes have a two-point lead.
17:51 – The show is very weak this afternoon
This poster stamped Top 14 was to delight the Bollaert-Delelis crowd. But the stake took precedence over the game.
17:49 – Racing 92 melee takes over
This is the second rank penalty obtained by the Ile-de-France forwards. The Sky and White will play in the camp of La Rochelle. There are 10 minutes left.
17:48 – The shot is too short
Popelin is 10 meters short… La Rochelle retains a 2-point lead in the score against Racing 92.
17:46 – La Rochelle gets a long distance penalty
At 53 meters, Popelin will try to give La Rochelle a 5-point lead, 13 minutes from the end.