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La Rochelle player ratings vs Bath | Investec Champions Cup

Gregory Allldritt of Stade Rochelais passes the ball during the Investec Champions Cup match between Bath Rugby and Stade Rochelais at The Recreation Ground on December 06, 2024 in Bath, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

La Rochelle player ratings: Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle demonstrated why they are two-time Champions Cup winners, showing composure and grit in a hard-fought 24-20 away victory at Bath.

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While their mass monster pack laid the foundations, Kerr-Barlow’s control and West’s accuracy proved decisive. Bath pushed them to the brink, but La Rochelle’s experience and depth saw them through.

Here’s how we rated the La Rochelle players.

1. Reda Wardi – 7
Played a crucial role in La Rochelle’s forward dominance, powering over for a well-deserved try. Effective at the set-piece and a solid scrummager throughout, although he didn’t have it all his own way against Will Stuart.

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    2. Tolu Latu – 6
    Reliable in the lineout and physical around the park, although he fell off a few too many tackles – three to be precise.

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    Investec Champions Cup
    Bath
    20 - 24
    Full-time
    Stade Rochelais
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    3. Uini Atonio – 5.5
    Penalised twice at scrum time, which will frustrate him, but his sheer bulk and effort in open play contributed to La Rochelle’s physical edge.

    4. Thomas Lavault – 7
    Worked tirelessly in the engine room. Consistent in the lineout and effective defensively, particularly during Bath’s second-half resurgence.

    5. Will Skelton – 7
    A physical presence in contact and rucks. The 150kg lock’s mass in the pack was key in repelling Bath’s late surges.

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    6. Oscar Jegou – 8
    Scored La Rochelle’s opening try and was a menace in defence and at the lineout. A promising performance from the flanker, who managed to put his off-field issues to one side.

    7. Matthias Haddad – 7
    Industrious in defence and a strong support runner. His dogged work rate helped La Rochelle hold the line in chaotic moments.

    8. Grégory Alldritt – 8.5
    Led by example with purposeful carries and excellent work at the breakdown. The France star was a constant thorn in Bath’s side. Showed why he’s considered one of the sport’s premier No.8s.

    Attack

    70
    Passes
    44
    71
    Ball Carries
    50
    109m
    Post Contact Metres
    97m
    1
    Line Breaks
    2

    9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow – 8.5
    Clinical and composed. Took his try brilliantly and orchestrated the attack with sharp decision-making. His line break in the first half was a standout moment.

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    10. Ihaia West – 8
    Part of an excellent Kiwi two-hander at halfback. Managed the game intelligently, kicking three conversions and a vital second-half penalty. His distribution in the wet was excellent.

    11. Dillyn Leyds – 6
    Quiet by his standards, but worked hard defensively and under the high ball in tricky conditions.

    12. Jonathan Danty – 7
    Physical and direct, Danty was effective in contact and defence. Played an understated but important role in the midfield.

    13. Ulupano Seuteni – 6
    A solid outing without standout moments. Contributed to La Rochelle’s defensive structure when Finn Russell and co. started to apply real pressure in the final quarter.

    14. Jack Nowell – 7
    Busy on the wing, showing his experience in wretched conditions. Effective in regaining territory through clever positional play. Rode his luck with a shoulder charge on Will Muir but got away with it.

    15. Brice Dulin – 7
    Recovered well after an early handling error and grew into the game. Calm under pressure and reliable in covering the backfield.

    REPLACEMENTS:

    16. Quentin Lespiaucq – 5
    Provided fresh energy in the final quarter without making a major impact.

    17. Louis Penverne – 6
    Held his own in the set-piece and contributed defensively.

    18. Georges-Henri Colombe – 6
    The 142kg tighthead was solid in the scrum and busy in tight exchanges.

    19. Kane Douglas – N/A
    Not used.

    20. Levani Botia – 7
    Injected physicality and energy, especially in defence, during the final 15 minutes.

    21. Thomas Berjon – N/A
    Not used.

    22. Hugo Reus – N/A
    On too late to be rated.

    23. Teddy Thomas – N/A
    Not used.

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    It really all depends of how much overseas players would be paid (by NZR) to play for the All Blacks. I’ve not heard a peep on this front from any author suggesting it’s a good idea.


    If it’s nothing (a player gets his weekly paycheck from the club and thats it (which we know is definitely not the case in Ireland and France, or SA even I think?), then maybe it would retain more SR level players given that they’ll be getting the “AB” component (which is about where things stand, Burke for instance would have had to had his Sader contract upgraded to an AB one (think above Pero levels) to be on similar money.


    I’d having to imagine if a player is getting paid to do nothing over the international windows though, they are going to want to get paid extra for appear for the ABs, so in this situation, it’s hard to see many players being retained, yes.


    I’m pretty sure they flew to Japan and met in person.


    I’ve heard/had these discussions numerous times. I don’t think theres anyway to judge the interest that would be retain in SR. For one, it might be a more entertaining league as a result, as the JRLO is compared to Europe, despite it obviously being a lesser standard.


    If SRP is of a lesser standard and now able to use Japanese and American players to bolster teams, perhaps those markets more than make up for the downturn in NZ and Aus? Perhaps it gives NZR flexibility to create a more fit for purpose interdomestic competition, and interest actually increases? All you might need is a proper pathway from school to pro?


    Razor asked NZR to keep an open mind. Did NZR answer any of these questions to themself?

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    Yeah of course it can be, it manages a good commerical outcome when 100 million people are following it. I’m saying rugby is no where near even remotely close to getting the payoff you’re talking about, never mind the distinct lack of anyway to implement it.


    So you’re going for the dirty approach. I’m not surprised, it’s the only way to easily implement it right now. I wouldn’t see the benefit to doing that myself. A draft, if purely feasible in it’s own right, doesn’t need to provide commercial benefit at all (if it works, that’s all it needs to do, as it no doubt did back in america’s heyday). But without the advantageous backing of sponsors and interest levels, if you pick the wrong method to implement it, like a dirty approach, you do potential harm to it’s acceptance.


    The aspect’s of the approach you chose that I don’t like, is that the franchises are the ones spending the money of the U20’s only for there opposition to get first dibs. Personally, I would much prefer an investment into a proper pathway (which I can’t really see SR U20s being at all in anycase). I’m not exactly sure how the draft works in america, but I’m pretty sure it’s something like ‘anyone whishing to be pro has to sign for the draft’, and results in maybe 10 or 20% of those being drafted. The rest (that accumulative 80/90% year on year) do go back into club, pronvincial, or whatever they have there, and remain scouted and options to bring in on immediate notice for cover etc. You yes, you draw on everybody, but what is generating your interest in the drafties in the first plaec?


    This is your missing peace. If some come through school and into the acadamies, which would be most, you’ve currently got three years of not seeing those players after they leave school. Those that miss and come in through club, maybe the second year theyre in the draft or whatever, aged 20/21, you’re going to have no clue how they’ve been playing. NPC is a high level, so any that are good enough to play that would already be drafted, but some late bloomers you might see come in NPC but then Sky’s not going to broadcast that anymore. So what’s generating this massive interest you’re talking about, and most importantly, how does it tie in with the other 7 clubs that will be drafting (and providing) players outside of NZ?


    Is the next step to pump tens of millions into SRP U20s? That would be a good start for investment in the youth (to get onto international levels of pathway development) in the first place but are fans going to be interested to the same level as what happens in america? Baseball, as mentioned, has the minor leagues, if we use that model it hasn’t to be broad over the whole pacific, because you’re not having one draft right, they all have to play against each other. So here they get drafted young and sent out into a lower level thats more expansive that SR, is there interest in that? There would be for large parts, but how financially viable would it be. Twiggy tried to get a league started and NPC clubs joined. BOP and Taranaki want SR representation, do we have a mix of the biggest clubs and provinces/states make a couple of divisions? I think that is far more likely to fan interest and commerical capabilities than an U20 of the SR teams. Or ofc Uni fits a lot of options. I’ve not really read anything that has tried to nut out the feasability of a draft, it can certainly work if this spitballing is anything to go by, but I think first theres got to be a need for it far above just being a drafting level.

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