ULST
	No.	Name
15Charles Piutau, FB
14Craig Gilroy, W
13Louis Ludik, C
12Stuart McCloskey, C
11Jacob Stockdale, W T
10Christian Leali'ifano, FH
9John Cooney, SH  
1Callum Black, P
2Rory Best, H T
3Rodney Ah You, P
4Alan O'Connor, L
5Iain Henderson, L
6Matty Rea, FL
7Sean Reidy, FL
8Nick Timoney, N8 T
Replacements
16Rob Herring, R
17Kyle McCall, R
18Ross Kane, R
19Kieran Treadwell, R
20Chris Henry, R
21Dave Shanahan, R
22Johnny McPhillips, R
23Darren Cave, R

LA RO
	No.	Name
15Kini Murimurivalu, FB
14Gabriel Lacroix, W
13Geoffrey Doumayrou, C
12Pierre Aguillon, C
11Vincent Rattez, W
10Jeremy Sinzelle, FH
9Alexi Bales, SH T   2
1Dany Priso, P
2Pierre Bourgarit, H
3Uini Atonio, P
4Jason Eaton, L
5Mathieu Tanguy, L
6Levani Botia, FL
7Kevin Gourdon, FL
8Victor Vito, N8
16Jean Charles Orioli, R
17Vincent Pelo, R
18Mohamed Boughanmi, R
19Gregory Lamboley, R
20Afaesetiti Amosa, R
21Tawera Kerr-Barlow, R
22Benjamin Noble, R
23Paul Jordaan, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Kingspan Stadium

1:00 PM, January 13, 2018

2304dPA Sport

Ulster edge past La Rochelle to claim top spot in Pool 1

Ulster knocked La Rochelle off top spot in European Champions Cup Pool 1 with a hard-fought 20-13 win over the French side at a wet and windy Kingspan Stadium on Saturday.

Match Commentary

81'		20-13 End of second half
73'		Substitute on - Johnny McPhillips , Ulster
73'		Player substituted - Christian Leali'ifano , Ulster

Match Stats

ULST

LA RO

59%

41%

64%

36%

ULST

LA RO

143	Runs	132
228	Metres Run	331
7	Clean Breaks	6
141	Tackles	164
17	Missed Tackles	19
7	Turnover Knock On	6

Standings

Pool 1
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	BEG	4	+89	17
2	BULLS	4	+30	15
3	LYON	4	-2	12
4	SARAC	4	-17	10
5	CONN	4	-52	6
6	BTL	4	-48	5
Pool 2
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	TOUL	4	+109	20
2	HQUIN	4	+42	15
3	BATH	4	+22	15
4	RAMET	4	-1	8
5	ULST	4	-59	5
6	CDB	4	-113	3
Pool 3
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	NTHMP	4	+62	18
2	EXET	4	-12	13
3	GLASG	4	+14	10
4	MUNST	4	0	9
5	BAY	4	-25	8
6	TOUL	4	-39	2
Pool 4
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	LEINS	4	+70	19
2	STORM	4	+3	14
3	LA RO	4	+38	12
4	LEICS	4	-38	9
5	SALE	4	-7	6
6	SFRAN	4	-66	2

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