La Rochelle Rugby

Gloucester produce an outstanding display but fall just short of upsetting holders La Rochelle in the last 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup.

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Cherry & White hearts were broken with minutes left when France international Teddy Thomas crossed to secure a 29-26 win at Stade Marcel Deflandre. Antoine ...

Replacement prop Georges-Henri Colombe Reazel was sent to the sin bin for a horrid-looking croc roll on Ruan Ackermann in the build-up. Twelvetrees again was just wide with his attempt for the extras. But play was pulled back for a push in the build-up. Hastoy added the conversion. Minutes later, Louis Rees-Zammit and Twelvetrees struggled to deal with a quick through. But it was the travelling Cherry & Whites supporters who were cheering minutes later, when Chris Harris carved through the defence for the game's opening try.

Teddy Thomas scored a late try for La Rochelle to secure a narrow 29-26 win over Gloucester as they progress into the Champions Cup quarter-finals.

[Cherry and Whites](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/gloucester) in the game, with Billy Twelvetrees kicking eight points. Gloucester led in the closing stages before Thomas grabbed his second try of the game. Despite leading for a large chunk of the second half, Gloucester were undone after a surge of pressure from the hosts saw Thomas cross in the final minutes to send the French powerhouses into the quarter-finals.

Gloucester head coach George Skivington said he was gutted by his side's close 29-26 defeat to La Rochelle in the Champions Cup.

We did rattle them, but unfortunately, it’s not to be today.” Skivington said: “The boys were brave in the way they attacked the game, they boxed smart and made the right decisions and put pressure on them at the right times. “But to hold them out the way they did at the end, I’ve not seen that in a game in La Rochelle’s season.

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“This is a serious outfit here, the European champions and the budgets would blow your mind in comparison. We did rattle them, but unfortunately, it’s not to be today.” “The boys were brave in the way they attacked the game, they boxed smart and made the right decisions and put pressure on them at the right times," Skivington added.

A late try from Teddy Thomas proved decisive as La Rochelle edged out Gloucester 29-26 in the round of 16 clash in the Heineken Champions Cup at Stade ...

Gloucester brought the deficit down once again as Rees-Zammit dived over after collecting a neat kick from Twelvetrees. Hastoy kicked the conversion to make it 22-15. The scores though were levelled once again as Freddie Clarke exhibited great speed to dive in the corner.