FANS were blown away by La Rochelle's touching tribute to Mick O'Dwyer before their Champions Cup clash against Munster. The former Kerry manager passed away aged 88 last Thursday, and was laid to rest in his native Waterville on Saturday. That same day, the Irish province was facing Ronan O'Gara's men at the Stade Marcel Deflandre. Before kick-off, however, the big screen showed a photo of O'Dwyer while the stadium PA listed his achievements, including eight All-Irelands at the helm of the Kingdom. A video of the tribute was shared to social media by The42's Murray Kinsella, with fans praising the gesture in response. Steve said: "What a fantastic gesture, well done @staderochelais 👏" while Gearoid posted: "Rugby is the best sport in the world ❤️" A third supporter said: "Isn't that just wonderful? Very thoughtful. What a beautiful cross-code, cross-cultural, international gesture." Dave suggested: "Had to be ROG influence" while a fifth fan commented: "Wonderful to see Micko Rest In Peace 🙏 🙏🙏" By the time the game itself was over, Ian Costello's Munster pulled off one of its most iconic wins in recent years. The Reds beat the Top14 side 25-24, with Jack Crowley nailing a sensational late drop goal to give them the edge. Tries from Craig Casey, Gavin Coombes, and Andrew Smith gave them a 22-10 lead in France with 28 minutes left to play. La Rochelle got a lifeline 14 minutes from time when sustained pressure earned them a penalty try and a yellow card for Alex Kendellen, cutting the gap to 22-17. But Crowley struck the decisive blow shortly after, landing a superb 40-metre drop goal to restore a two-score cushion. Tadhg Beirne said: "I watched him hitting a few of them in the warm-up and said it would be nice if we got one of them. “But it’s no surprise to us—he’s doing that in training all the time. What a drop goal that was, but the overall performance from him was incredible. "I thought he managed the game well. Fair play to him.” Crowley himself, however, gave the credit the Munster's battling forwards for their resilience in the face of a late La Rochelle charge. The fly-half, 25, said: “The belief has always been there. No matter who we face, that fight is always in us. "The credit has to go to the lads who put in the shift up front. We asked them to do a lot. "It wasn’t perfect by any means but it never is. “You could see how hard it was to break them down, it’s no joke coming here, it’s a serious place.”