Holders La Rochelle run in seven tries to reach Champions Cup final
French side produce dazzling semi-final display in Bordeaux
La Rochelle will face Leinster in final on 20 May in Dublin
Hosts lead 26-7 at half-time after tries from Raymond Rhule, UJ Seuteni, Gregory Aldritt and Tawera Kerr-Barlow
Rhule, Kerr-Barlow and Pierre Bourgarit score in second half
Exeter respond with three late tries as they fought to the end
Raymond Rhule (conv. Antoine Hastoy)
Back atcha'!
A deft grubber down the left wing gives Rhule a chance to run into empty space and he knees the ball on and over the line before flopping down on it for a brilliant response.
Silky skills!
Image source, Getty ImagesSam Simmonds (conv. Joe Simmonds)
The England back rower smashes over from close range!
A succession of penalties for the Chiefs then sees Simmonds (S) barge over low in the corner, and brother Joe nails a tricky conversion to give Exeter a great start.
Image source, Getty ImagesLa Rochelle 0-0 Exeter Chiefs
Exeter attack into the left corner and there's a pile-up on the line, but Jaco Peyper says it is held up.
La Rochelle 0-0 Exeter Chiefs
It's a good start from La Rochelle, with Levani Botia winning the ball back and then rampaging down the left into Exeter's half.
The French side then kick it to the other flank but Exeter pick up a penalty to clear from their 22.
La Rochelle 0-0 Exeter Chiefs
And we are under way, with experienced international referee Jaco Peyper in charge of his first Champions Cup match.
Image source, Getty ImagesLa Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
The teams are out into a bear pit of an atmosphere on a warm afternoon in western France. There are way more La Rochelle fans, unsurprisingly, and parts of the stadium are a sea of black and yellow but Exeter's travelling support are holding their own nicely!
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La Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
La Rochelle coach Ronan O'Gara speaking to BT Sport: "It is important that we are accurate, it would be easy to get carried away with the emotion of the day. It's a tricky game, we need to give them no hope, essentially."
La Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
Exeter coach Rob Baxter speaking to BT Sport: "Its about today, the group here today, it's a one-off and it is about how we react. They key is not to fret too much."
La Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
Awaiting today’s winners are four-time European champions Leinster, who walloped Toulouse 41-22 yesterday.
Image source, Getty ImagesLa Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
It looks lively out in Bordeaux!
Image source, Getty ImagesLa Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
The Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux is a nice, tight stadium and it should be an intense atmosphere come match time. It's already hosted Euro 2016 games and, more importantly, Guns n'Roses and Muse a few years back, and has five matches in the World Cup later this year.
La Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
Exeter Chiefs make six changes to the side that beat Bristol for their Heineken Champions Cup semi-final with holders La Rochelle..
Wing Jack Nowell returns from a knee injury to captain the team and Sean O'Brien starts at inside centre.
Scott Sio, Jonny Gray, Jacques Vermeulen and Christ Tshiunza are all included in the forwards.
La Rochelle make two changes from the side that overcame Saracens in the quarter-final.
In a reshuffle in the backs, Dillyn Leyds starts on the wing with Jules Favre moving to inside centre for Jonathan Danty.
The only change in the pack sees Romain Sazy start in the second row instead of Thomas Lavault, who drops to the bench.
La Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
La Rochelle: Dulin; Leyds, Seuteni, Favre, Rhule; Hastoy, Kerr-Barlow; Wardi, Bourgarit, Atonio, Sazy, Skelton, Dillane, Botia, Alldritt (capt).
Replacements:Lespiaucq, Sclavi, Colombe Reazel, Lavault, Boudehent, Bourdeau, Berjon, Thomas.
Exeter: Wyatt; Nowell (capt), Slade, O'Brien, Woodburn; J Simmonds, Becconsall; Sio, Frost, Street, Kirsten, Gray, Vermeulen, Tshiunza, S Simmonds.
Replacements: Yeandle, Abuladze, Iosefa-Scott, Davis, Ewers, Townsend, Skinner, Hogg
La Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
Exeter have been inconsistent this season, but the looming salary cap and the departure of several stars means this feels like a last tilt at glory for a talented squad that have delivered down the years.
"The narrative of this second half of the season has been all about those players who are leaving," says coach Rob Baxter.
"But what people forget are they are still here at the moment. Sam Simmonds is still here, Joe Simmonds is still here, Stuart Hogg, Jack Nowell, Dave Ewers, Jannes Kirsten, they are all still here and playing.
"They have not gone and they are still capable of getting on the pitch and playing like international quality players.
Image source, Getty ImagesLa Rochelle v Exeter Chiefs (15:00 BST)
Can defending champions La Rochelle make it to a third consecutive final? Exeter’s only Champions Cup semi-final appearance in 2020 saw them make the final which they went on to win, of course, so this really does feel like a titanic struggle in the offing.