Summary

  • Bayonne thrash Exeter 40-17 in Pool C but Chiefs had already secured home knockout tie

  • Toulouse beat Bath 31-19 to win Pool 2 and secure top seeding in last 16

  • Bath finish third and miss out to Harlequins on home last-16 tie

  • La Rochelle beat Sale 37-24 in Pool 4 to qualify for last 16

  • Leicester take fourth qualifying place while Sale finish fifth and drop to Challenge Cup

  • La Rochelle maintain their hopes of third successive title

  1. Nervous ROG?published at 12:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Sale v La Rochelle (13:00 GMT)

    Ronan O'Gara has guided La Rochelle to back-to-back titles in the Champions Cup.

    But defeats by Leinster and Stormers have put the pressure on his side to deliver.

    Last weekend they thrashed Leicester 45-12 to set up a must-win game in Manchester.

    Ronan O'GaraImage source, Getty Images
  2. Team newspublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Sale v La Rochelle (13:00 GMT)

    Sale: James; Roebuck, R du Preez, Bedlow, Reed; Ford, Warr; Onasanya, Cowan-Dickie, Schonert, Bamber, Hill, Dugdale, Curry (capt), Beaumont.  

    Replacements: Creevy, Opoku-Fordjour, Harper, Ellis, D du Preez, Thomas, Ma'asi-White, Veainu.

    La Rochelle: Dulin; Thomas, Seuteni, Tanga, Leyds; Hastoy, Kerr-Barlow; Wardi, Lespiaucq, Atonio, Dillane, Skelton, Boudehent, Botia, Alldritt (capt).

    Replacements:Latu, Sclavi, Kuntelia, Lavault, Cancoriet, Berjon, Reus, Nowell.

  3. One last pushpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January

    Sale v La Rochelle (13:00 GMT)

    There are only three games left in the pool stages of the Champions Cup.

    Up first is Sale against La Rochelle which is a straight shootout in Manchester as both sides can still go through to the last 16.

    Will Alex Sanderson's side send the defending champions to the Challenge Cup?

    Tune in to find out!