LA RO
No.Name
15Kini Murimurivalu, FB
14Jeremy Sinzelle, W
13Geoffrey Doumayrou, C
12Pierre Aguillon, C
T
11Vincent Rattez, W
T
2
10Brock James, FH
3
3
9Alexi Bales, SH
1Dany Priso, P
2Pierre Bourgarit, H
T
3Uini Atonio, P
4Jason Eaton, L
5Thomas Jolmes, L
6Zeno Kieft, FL
7Levani Botia, FL
T
2
8Victor Vito, N8
Replacements
16Jeremie Maurouard, R
17Hikairo Forbes, R
18Mohamed Boughanmi, R
19Romain Sazy, R
20Kevin Gourdon, R
21Jean Victor Goillot, R
22Ryan Lamb, R
2
23Rene Ranger, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade Marcel-Deflandre
1:00 PM, December 10, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+149-29 End of second half
79'TRY! Botia scores from nowhere and ends Wasps hope of a losing bonus point. Another deserved try for the flanker who has been outstanding in the loose
79'49-29 Conversion - Ryan Lamb , La Rochelle
78'La Rochelle keeping it tight now, trying to ensure Wasps can't grab the all important losing bonus point
78'47-29 Try - Levani Botia , La Rochelle
75'TRY! Wasps bustle over from the maul. They could yet grab a losing bonus point here. La Rochelle have completely gone off the boil
75'42-29 Try - Will Stuart , Wasps
74'Willis wins a penalty at the breakdown and Gopperth quickly boots his team into the 22
73'Wasps close to another breakaway but are intercepted out wide. La Rochelle happy to slow it down now
72'Player substituted - Christian Wade , Wasps
72'Substitute on - Marcus Watson , Wasps
70'TRY! Wasps get the bonus point. Daly uses his pace to gather a chip before feeding to Simpson who crosses over
70'42-24 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
70'Player substituted - Marty Moore , Wasps
70'Substitute on - Will Stuart , Wasps
70'Player substituted - Simon McIntyre , Wasps
70'Substitute on - Ben Harris , Wasps
70'42-22 Try - Joe Simpson , Wasps
67'Wasps trying to attack from deep again as they chase a fourth try but again they knock on. La Rochelle have taken their foot off the gas slightly but are still looking a threat out wide
65'Player substituted - Juan de Jongh , Wasps
65'Substitute on - Gaby Lovobalavu , Wasps
65'Substitute on - Jean Victor Goillot , La Rochelle
65'Player substituted - Vincent Rattez , La Rochelle
65'42-17 Conversion - Ryan Lamb , La Rochelle
64'TRY! La Rochelle respond with a marvellous team try. Lamb chips across and Rattez is there to score untouched
64'40-17 Try - Vincent Rattez , La Rochelle
62'Player substituted - Dan Robson , Wasps
62'Substitute on - Joe Simpson , Wasps
62'Substitute on - Romain Sazy , La Rochelle
62'Player substituted - Thomas Jolmes , La Rochelle
62'Substitute on - Hikairo Forbes , La Rochelle
62'Player substituted - Pierre Bourgarit , La Rochelle
62'Player substituted - Uini Atonio , La Rochelle
62'Substitute on - Mohamed Boughanmi , La Rochelle
61'TRY! Wasps attack sweetly down the blind side and Cipriani and Daly make use of the overlap to score in the corner
61'35-17 Try - Elliot Daly , Wasps
57'Wasps trying to attack but are forced all the way back into their 22 before Gopperth drops a simple pass and hands La Rochelle the ball back
57'Player substituted - James Haskell , Wasps
57'Substitute on - Jack Willis , Wasps
57'Player substituted - James Gaskell , Wasps
57'Substitute on - Kearnan Myall , Wasps
57'Substitute on - Tom Cruse , Wasps
57'Player substituted - Ashley Johnson , Wasps
56'Wasps win a penalty at the scrum. Gopperth relieves some pressure as he kicks close to halfway
55'Wasps hold out this time as it spills out the side of the ruck and Haskell dive son it. Scrum to Wasps on their five
55'Substitute on - Ryan Lamb , La Rochelle
55'Player substituted - Brock James , La Rochelle
55'Substitute on - Kevin Gourdon , La Rochelle
55'Player substituted - Zeno Kieft , La Rochelle
54'A penalty now to La Rochelle and James chips it to the corner
52'Another mistake from Wasps. This time Carr spills an easy pass in his half and La Rochelle have a scrum in a dangerous area
52'Player substituted - Pierre Aguillon , La Rochelle
52'Substitute on - Rene Ranger , La Rochelle
50'Wasps have half an hour to try and take something from the game that may prove crucial later on in the pool
49'A few pieces of bad luck for Wasps but they've also thrown in too many errors in their own half and La Rochelle have pounced on every one
47'TRY! La Rochelle get the try bonus point. Wasps not helping themselves there as first they turn it over but then Daly is charged down and La Rochelle have numbers over to finish easily in the corner
47'35-12 Try - Vincent Rattez , La Rochelle
44'Wasps lose it at the lineout and La Rochelle again break from deep
43'Wasps attack blind with Robson and Daly and win a penalty on the ten metre. Gopperth takes them into the 22
41'No substitutes at half time. Wasps still down to 14 and the rain is bucketing it down. Might just slow down the frenetic play of La Rochelle
41'30-12 End of first half
41'30-12 Penalty goal - Brock James , La Rochelle
40'La Rochelle awarded another penalty. This time James calls for the tee on the stroke of the half
40'30-12 Start of second half
38'James kicks to the corner. La Rochelle get the maul going but Johnson sacks it legally. La Rochelle awarded a scrum as the balls not coming out
37'Wasps frustrated as the referee missed a clear knock on in the build up
37'The referee again goes to the TMO as De Jongh looks to have knocked it on on purpose. Looks to have saved a try there and likely to be receiving a yellow
37'Yellow card - Juan de Jongh , Wasps
35'27-12 Penalty goal - Brock James , La Rochelle
33'La Rochelle a bit more patient in this phase of attack. De Jongh is pinged for a high tackle though and La Rochelle get another penalty
31'Very odd call as the referee goes back all the way to the halfway for a no arms tackle from Wade. Appeared he was brushed off rather than not holding on and the home fans frustrated at being taken back 50m
30'Wasps hanging in there yet again. Haskell turns over on the 5m but the referee has a call from the TMO and they are looking at an off the ball incident
29'Wasps launch another attack and are into the La Rochelle 22 but Botia wins a penalty at the breakdown. They take quick and fly up to halfway, a team like no other
27'24-12 Conversion - Brock James , La Rochelle
26'TRY! Wave after wave of attack and Wasps cannot hold out. A powerful run from Botia leaves no chance for the Wasps defence and he crashes over
26'22-12 Try - Levani Botia , La Rochelle
25'A few rare minutes of calm is interupted by another La Rochelle attack. They are into the Wasps 22 again
23'17-12 Conversion - Jimmy Gopperth , Wasps
22'TRY! Wasps patience pays off as Youngs bursts through a tackle on the wing and dances over. Poor defence from the home side
22'17-10 Try - Thomas Young , Wasps
20'Penalty to Wasps on the 22 and they turn doen the easy three to kick to the corner
19'Wasps trying to launch an attack of their own now. They are back up the the full 15 but are in danger of falling well behind
18'17-5 Conversion - Brock James , La Rochelle
17'TRY! Wasps spill the lineout and the debutant Bourgarit carries all the way to the line before powering over from close range two phases later
17'Wasps win a peanlty at the breakdown after a strong carry from Carr. Cipriani kicks to halfway
17'15-5 Try - Pierre Bourgarit , La Rochelle
15'La Rochelle almost in again down their left wing but a last ditch Gopperth tap tackle saves a certain try. La Rochelle all over Wasps so far
13'10-5 Conversion - Brock James , La Rochelle
12'TRY! La Rochelle charge down Wasps attempted clearance from kickoff. Cipriani took too long and Aguillon is there to touch down
12'8-5 Try - Pierre Aguillon , La Rochelle
11'TRY! A great move straight from the scrum sees Rob Miller dive over in the corner. Great work from Cipriani and Daly in the midfield. Clinical from Wasps
11'3-5 Try - Rob Miller , Wasps
10'Cipriani with the kickoff. James again attacks rather than clearing away and this time the home side knock on. Wasps with their first chance to attack
8'James takes the easy three no problem
8'3-0 Penalty goal - Brock James , La Rochelle
7'The TMO looks at a Young tackle and adjudges it to be worthy of a yellow for the Wasps flanker. Perhaps a bit harsh but to the law book maybe correct
7'La Rochelle carrying strongly early on and are up to the 22. Wasps need to start slowing them down
7'Yellow card - Thomas Young , Wasps
4'Wasps clear up to halfway. James tries to chip through but a long Gaskell arm charges him down
3'Just like that La Rochelle break through out wide and almost score. The touch judge says a foot was just in touch however. Wasps win a penalty at the lineout
2'La Rochelle attacking from deep early on displaying their intent. Wasps have started well enough in defence
1'Kickoff! Cipriani hoists it high into the sky. A rocking atmosphere as you'd expect here
1'A late change to the Wasps lineup as Le Roux was taken ill. Miller comes straight in to full back.
1'Hello and welcome to ESPN's coverage of La Rochelle vs. Wasps, an important Pool 1 clash. They sit first and second in the pool.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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