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La Rochelle 18-16 Leinster
Off the post! And out!
Leinster tidy up the loose ball and have possesion on their own 22m.
Summary
La Rochelle beat Leinster 32-23 to reach first Champions Cup final
Ronan O'Gara's side will play Toulouse in 22 May final at Twickenham
James Lowe sent to sin-bin in 56th minute with Leinster leading 16-15
Gregory Alldritt and Will Skelton score tries in the final 15 minutes
Tadhg Furlong's try helped Leinster to 13-12 half-time lead
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La Rochelle 18-16 Leinster
I think it was James Ryan slipping high on Geoffrey Doumayrou that resulted in this penalty.
Ihaia West is going to try for the posts. It is way back on halfway. Must be on his limits...
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La Rochelle 18-16 Leinster
La Rochelle asking all the questions. They are playing at speed and with ambition.
They have the penalty advantage as well back on halfway as they press forward...
Penalty - La Rochelle 18-16 Leinsterpublished at 56 mins
Ihaia West
Ihaia West just keeps slotting this away. Absolutely remorseless potting. Like Ronnie O'Sullivan on the baize.
The hosts lead by two and have a man more for the next nine minutes.
Sin-bin - Leinster's James Lowepublished at 56 mins
La Rochelle 15-16 Leinster
A big plot twist here.
Leinster wing James Lowe is judged to have pinned the ball into the breakdown with his feet to slow down an ominious La Rochelle attack.
He is dispatched to the bin for 10 minutes. Ihaia West lines up a routine penalty shot at goal.
Penalty - La Rochelle 15-16 Leinsterpublished at 53 mins
Ross Byrne
Yep, the flags pop up to reward a really good kick from Byrne.
I don't think Johnny Sexton has been missed so far by Leinster in this.
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La Rochelle 15-13 Leinster
La Rochelle's Geoffrey Doumayrou is penalised for tackling Garry Ringrose without the ball.
Ross Byrne is going to kick for the lead once more. Thirty-five metres out and a decent chunk of angle to overcome.
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La Rochelle 15-13 Leinster
Tadhg Furlong is innocent says the referee. There were milliseconds and millimetres in it though. The Leinster prop threw himself into that collision with everything and the forearm was definitley in the mix and around Leyds' eyebrows.
Furlong looked at by TMOpublished at 48 mins
La Rochelle 15-13 Leinster
Tadhg Furlong's British and Irish Lions chances briefly flash before his eyes as the referee takes a second look at the Leinster prop's collision with wing Dillyn Leyds.
Was there a bit of forearm in Furlong's hand-off to Leyds' head?
The few French officials in the stands are ohhing and ahhing as the replays are shown. Some hammy acting to try and sway the official...
Penalty - La Rochelle 15-13 Leinsterpublished at 47 mins
Ihaia West
Another dead-eyed kick from Ihaia West and La Rochelle get a taste of the lead for the first time in this semi-final.
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La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
Levani Botia, strapped up like a mummy from the knee down, is going to stay on.
Ihaia West has opted for the penalty shot...
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La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
An injury here to La Rochelle's key centre Levani Botia, who has twisted his knee back as he goes into a collision with Robbie Henshaw.
When play restarts it will be with a La Rochelle penalty - very pottable and if Ihaia West chooses the kick it will put the hosts in front.
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La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
La Rochelle with a platform on the Leinster 22m.
Some heavy duty runners flying in in yellow and black...
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La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
Ominous first scrum for Leinster. La Rochelle tighthead prop Reda Wardi gets the drop of Leinster's Tadhg Furlong. The blue pack is sent into retreat.
There is a penalty as the referee steps in to prevent the knockout.
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La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
Ryan Baird, on for the injured Rhys Ruddock, nearly claims a loose ball after Ross Byrne hoofs some turnover possession into the sky and causes some backfield chaos for the hosts.
Kick-offpublished at 41 mins
La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
Back under way and Jordan Larmour claims the kick-off for Leinster despite the low, dazzling sun.
Vito keeps on motoringpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 2 May 2021
La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
Image source, Getty ImagesA big half from La Rochelle number eight Victor Vito who has racked up 24 metres of ground gained from four carries and has made 11 tackles.
Still got it at 34.
Match statspublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 2 May 2021
La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
Image source, GettyLa Rochelle - Leinster
Possession: 45%-55%
Territory: 44%-56%
Metres gained: 120-130
Turnovers conceded: 4-4
Penalties conceded: 8-6
Half-timepublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 2 May 2021
La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
Oranges and isotonic all round.
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La Rochelle 12-13 Leinster
La Rochelle get some relief from Victor Vito's jackalling...