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Does Thaakir Abrahams do plumbing or tiling, by any chance?

My bathroom grouting needs looked at, and he always seems to find a gap.

The full-back was electric for Munster's try.

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

This game was given the big build-up but that half certainly delivered.

Teddy Thomas was a real threat for La Rochelle and would have had a try before the break if not for a great tackle from Calvin Nash.

John Hodnett been super for Munster, too.

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A try each and a yellow card each, but it's La Rochelle who hold the narrow lead.

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It's not always been brilliant, but it has been breathless.

La Rochelle hold a narrow lead at the break.

As easy as it gets.

That will be that in the first half.

Yeah, they point to the posts.

West lines it up.

La Rochelle have another advantage and Teddy Thomas is almost through.

West tries to kick it wide but it's into touch.

Play is brought back. What do they do from here?

It's a nailed on three points if they want it.

La Rochelle win the scrum as Alldritt breaks clear...and Munster conceded the penalty.

The clock is in the red, but La Rochelle gamble and send it into the 22.

So close for Tadhg Beirne! He read the La Rochelle play and the big second row has the ball in his grasp...but he can't keep hold of it.

He would have been clear, but it's a scrum to the hosts.

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

The passing ability of La Rochelle's biggest ball carriers makes them so hard to defend.

You never know whether they're going to truck it up into contact or pop it out the back.

Munster win the scrum this time and Crowley thumps it up to halfway.

Three to go until the break.

This time it's Munster who hold firm and win the scrum in their own 22.

They'll have to watch the La Rochelle power game here.

Munster have the scrum after a forward pass by Jack Nowell, but the La Rochelle pack wins the penalty.

The hosts win the line out and are racing into the 22.

Ihaia West is back on the pitch after his time on the naughty step.

Another big defensive set by La Rochelle wins a penalty a few phases after the line-out.

This first half is flying by.

There's a chaotic period of play with bodies lying everywhere and Hoani Bosmorin scuffs a clearance out just inside his own 22.

Munster are back on the line, and are on the front foot, but La Rochelle empty the tank to hold firm and win the scrum.

Huge defence.

With West off the pitch, Gregory Alldritt picks and goes to create a better angle.

It's then kicked straight to Munster, and the men in red (or cranberry, as it's been described) come again.

Diarmuid Barron wins the penalty from the turnover and Jack Crowley lands a monster of a kick into the La Rochelle five-metre line.

It's a poor set play by the Irish forwards and it's knocked forward.

Scrum to La Rochelle right on their own line.

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

You felt it was so important that Munster took advantage of West's yellow card and they do just that.

What a break from Abrahams to create that score for Casey!