LEINSTER LA ROCHELLE

HUGO KEENAN

Mostly in scramble mode as West and Dulin kicked in behind

JORDAN LARMOUR

Near-calamitous decision to leave kick close to own try-line

GARRY RINGROSE

Needed a big performance with Lions selection days away, but failed to produce.

ROBBIE HENSHAW

Willing to make hard yards but never able to break free

JAMES LOWE

Sin-binning underlined pressure Leinster were under. Made the most metres for the Blues

ROSS BYRNE

Late try and conversion his personal highlight but game was gone by then

5 Tough for the stand-in skipper as the La Rochelle forwards kept pressure on

LUKE MCGRATH

5 Prominent early on but as the game progressed the veteran ran out of steam

CIAN HEALY RONAN KELLEHER

Made some incisive runs and was prominent in tackle area. Gaining vital experience

6 Leinster’s try-scorer tried to take the game to the hosts but was frustrated

TADHG FURLONG

5 Led lineout well but met a yellow brick wall when stepping up to carry

DEVIN TONER JAMES RYAN

Struggled to make an impact with just six carries

RHYS RUDDOCK 5 Blow to lose his physicality to a first half calf injury

6 Top Blues’ tackler with 19. One big first half turnover aside lacked form of late

JOSH VAN DER FLIER

7 Took on La Rochelle with ball in hand with 19 carries for 45 metres

REPLACEMENTS: Ryan Baird 6 Ed Byrne 5, Andrew Porter 6 Scott Fardy 5, James Tracy 6 Rory O’loughlin 6

JACK CONAN

6 5

Dulin, Leyds, Doumayrou, Botia (Aguillon 48), Rhule, West (Plisson75), Kerr-barlow (Retiere 75); Wardi (Priso 52), Bourgarit (Bosch 69), Atonio (Joly 67), Sazy (Lavault 67), Skelton, Alldritt, Liebenberg (Vito 60), Vito (Kevin Gourdon 52).

REFEREE: Matthew Carley