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George O'Neill

  1. La Rochelle 10-22 Munster

    Craig Casey is instrumental as Munster turn it over.

    We've 20 minutes left.

  2. La Rochelle 10-22 Munster

    Tom Farrell breaks through the home defence but just can't make his pass to Calvin Nash stick.

    Teddy Thomas marches clear in return, and Antoine Hastoy lands a huge 50/22 to give the hosts a bit platform.

  3. La Rochelle 10-22 Munster

    A real blow for Munster as Thaakir Abrahams is forced off with a knock.

    Rory Scannell is on in his place.

    Ronan O'Gara has emptied his La Rochelle bench, including former Ireland international Ultan Dillane.

  4. La Rochelle 10-22 Munster

    Munster know La Rochelle are there for the taking. They are first to every collision and second ball.

  5. try

    Try - La Rochelle 10-22 Munster

    Andrew Smith

    Andrew SmithGetty Images

    Munster are in again! Andrew Smith touches down in the corner.

    The Irish pack are almost over from the maul, but Craig Casey fizzes the ball wide for Smith to drop over the line.

    Jack Crowley sends the tricky conversion wide, but Munster have a 12-point lead and have a man advantage for the next eight minutes.

  6. La Rochelle 10-17 Munster

    Benjamin Kayser
    Former France hooker on Premier Sports

    Munster have them on the ropes.

  7. Sin-bin

    La Rochelle 10-17 Munster

    Dillyn Leyds is sent to the bin for a deliberate knock-on.

    It's all Munster now. Can they capitalise?

  8. La Rochelle 10-17 Munster

    Munster are almost in through Sean O'Brien but Dillyn Leyds touches the ball forward as the Munster centre looked to offload the ball.

    We're going to the TMO.

  9. La Rochelle 10-17 Munster

    Jonathan Bradley
    BBC Sport NI Journalist at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre

    What a swing!

    La Rochelle really should be over with Teddy Thomas spurning a gilt-edged opportunity and then Munster go up the other end and score.

    The difference of at least 12, and possibly 14, points in the blink of an eye.

    Coombes celebrates in front of the Munster supporters who must now be thinking there's a huge chance for a famous victory.

  10. La Rochelle 10-17 Munster

    Over to you, La Rochelle.

    They've gone from looking like having a nailed on lead to being seven points behind in the space of five minutes.

    Massive.

  11. try

    Converted Try - La Rochelle 10-17 Munster

    Gavin Coombes (con Crowley)

    Gavin CoombesGetty Images

    WOW! Out of nowhere!

    La Rochelle looked to clear their lines through Ihaia West but Gavin Coombes throws his body in front of the ball to charge the kick down.

    The big back row shows great composure to gather the ball over the line and dot down.

    Crowley converts, and that's a huge swing.

  12. La Rochelle 10-10 Munster

    La Rochelle looked to go again from the drop out, but they give away a careless penalty and they've gone from what looked like a certain try to Jack Crowley sending the penalty into the opposing half.

    Big momentum swing.

  13. La Rochelle 10-10 Munster

    Jack Nowell is almost over in the corner as La Rochelle fling it wide from the scrum!

    Munster are scrambling, and then Teddy Thomas is somehow brought down right on the line when it looked easier to score.

    The forwards try to get the job done, but Munster get bodies under the ball and it's held up over the line!

    Huge defence. Will that be a turning point?

  14. La Rochelle 10-10 Munster

    It's a poor line out by Munster, who are too ambitious and it's handed the ball back to La Rochelle, who have the scrum five metres away from the Irish line.

  15. La Rochelle 10-10 Munster

    So close!

    La Rochelle are at their flowing best again and Calvin Nash is there to bundle Oscar Jegou into touch right in the corner.

    That was a mismatch in size but the wing held his own once again.

    Try-saver.

  16. Penalty - La Rochelle 10-10 Munster

    Jack Crowley

    Munster are level 90 seconds after the restart.

  17. La Rochelle 10-7 Munster

    Munster win a penalty straight from kick-off as Calvin Nash wins the turnover.

    In a pack of huge forwards in both sides, that's some effort.

    Crowley points to the posts and this should level it.

  18. Kick-off

    La Rochelle 10-7 Munster

    Right, we're back under way as the sun dips below the stand in France.

    The opening 40 minutes were gripping, what does the second half have in store?

  19. HT: La Rochelle 10-7 Munster

    Don't forget, the winner of this one will face either Bordeaux or Ulster in the quarter-finals.

    Form suggest a home win for Bordeaux, but rugby is a funny old game and you just never know.

    You can follow that one on the BBC Sport website and app tomorrow.

  20. HT: La Rochelle 10-7 Munster

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