Leinster drawn with La Rochelle in Champions Cup group stages

Leinster will once again face Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle in the Champions Cup after the sides were drawn in the same group.

Leinster have faced La Rochelle in the last four seasons, and defeated La Rochelle in the group stages and the in the quarter-finals of last season’s competition.

Leinster were beaten in two Champions Cup finals by La Rochelle in Marseille in 2022 and Aviva Stadium 2023 and lost to Toulouse in this year’s decider at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

They were also drawn with Clermont...