Leinster escaped from France with a seriously hard-earned Champions Cup victory as they held on to beat La Rochelle 16-14.

Cullen's side triumphed 16-9 and they knew they would have to continue to weather the La Rochelle storm if they wanted to claim another statement win in France. Just like the first half, Leinster soaked up some early pressure after the restart, before ...

14 mins: A scare for Prendergast as he takes too long over a kick and is charged down from the restart. La Rochelle up to the 22. Nice little grubber kick towards the line and they’re forced over their own line.

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Leinster secured a hard-fought victory in the Investec Champions Cup, narrowly defeating La Rochelle 16-14 in France.

Luke McGrath clears and La Rochelle have a line-out in the Leinster half. It's a bit scrappy now as La Rochelle turn the ball over before Leinster win the penalty and Jordie Barrett will kick for 3 points this time.

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