La Rochelle scored 22 second-half points to come from behind and beat the DHL Stormers in the Champions Cup round of 16 in Cape Town on Saturday. Having trailed by 16 points early in the second half, La Rochelle took full advantage of an injury-hit DHL Stormers pack to win 22-21 and keep their hopes of a rare three-peat alive.
La Rochelle scored 22 second-half points to come from behind and beat the DHL Stormers in the Champions Cup round of 16 in Cape Town on Saturday.
After a fantastic first half, the Stormers were forced on the back foot by La Rochelle’s massive pack, with all of the visitors’ tries coming from pick-and-goes near the tryline. Manie Libbok slotted two first-half penalties, before Herschel Jantjies finished off a magnificent counter attack that started with Libbok running from inside his own half.Libbok extended the Stormers’ lead early in the second half with his third penalty, but that’s where La Rochelle started to turn the screw.
La Rochelle took full advantage, with captain Gregory Aldritt reaching over the tryline, before Argentinian tighthead prop Joel Sclavi joined him on the scoresheet.
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