First blow: Dillyn Leyds touched down La Rochelle’s opening try at Gloucester
GLOUCESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) – La Rochelle dominated Gloucester on Friday to win their European Cup round-of-16 match 27-16 at Kingsholm.
Earlier in the day, Leinster became the first team to advance to the quarter-finals when they were awarded a walkover against Toulon after a positive coronavirus case in the French team.
La Rochelle’s huge pack controlled much of the game in Gloucester.
The home team defended bravely, but were twice undone by deft offloads that set up tries in the first 22 minutes.
Kevin Gourdon handed off to Dillyn Leyds who swooped over after eight minutes.
Then Levani Botia flipped the ball to Arthur Retiere who slid in at the corner.
Determined defence and the kicking of George Barton kept Gloucester…
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