US EditionLa Rochelle Suffer Defeat After Shock Atonio Retirement
Lyon scored five tries to win 44-24 at La Rochelle’s Stade Marcel Deflandre, handing La Rochelle their third home defeat this season, coach Ronan O'Gara said.
- On Saturday, La Rochelle lost 44-24 at home to Lyon in the French Top 14 at Stade Marcel Deflandre.
- Following Uini Atonio's retirement on Wednesday, Ronan O'Gara was moved to tears on Friday as a sold-out crowd of 18,000 paid tribute.
- Lyon built a 31-7 half-time lead, La Rochelle narrowed it to 31-24 after Jack Nowell's try around the hour mark, but Martin Meliande's two penalties and Jiuta Wainiqolo's late score secured Lyon's win.
- The defeat leaves La Rochelle 10th and six points outside the play-offs after conceding five tries, and Ronan O'Gara said, `We started the game too late to have a hope of winning`.
- Lyon recorded their first victory since January 3, propelled by an explosive first half on the Atlantic coast during a weekend shaped by 28 France squad members absent for next Thursday's Six Nations opener.
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La Rochelle suffer rare home defeat
Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle suffered a rare home defeat on Saturday losing 44-24 to Lyon in the French Top 14 after an emotional week following Uini Atonio's retirement. La Rochelle conceded five tries as they were beaten at Stade Marcel Deflandre for just a third time this season, leaving them in 10th place in the table and six points from the play-offs. Lyon stay in 12th spot thanks to an explosive first half in emotionally charged scenes on th…
The Roche fans greeted Uini Atonio during the match against Lyon this Saturday, after announcing his heart problem and forced sports retreat A few days after the announcement of the
Ronan O的Gara, spoke about the hospitalization of his pillar Uini Atonio, victim of a heart attack on Tuesday 27 January. The coach of the Stade Rochelais was very moved, this Friday 30th, at the time to talk...
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