Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Ronan O'Gara (file photo.)Alamy Stock Photo O'Gara's La Rochelle finally snap losing streak La Rochelle edged Bayonne by a single point for a first victory since 4 January. 8.27pm, 19 Apr 2025 Share options RONAN O’GARA’S LA Rochelle ended a run of nine straight losses in all competitions by scraping a nervous 29-28 victory over Bayonne in the Top 14 today. It is a first win for O’Gara’s side since 4 January. The hosts led 16-8 at half time but seemed to be reliving recent collapses when they fell behind 19-25 after 57 minutes. France captain Gregory Alldritt scored the crucial try when he battered over on 70 minutes, however, immediately after Bayonne had been reduced to 14 men by a yellow card for Facundo Bosch. Advertisement La Rochelle now lie eighth in the table, with Bayonne fourth. Elsewhere, Bordeaux-Begles rested a dozen of the starters from last week’s Champions Cup quarter-final but still eked out a 26-22 win at Pau on Saturday to cement their grip on second in the Top 14. Pau took the lead three times but the visitors kept hitting back. One of the three holdovers from the European victory over Munster, France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, scored the crucial try by accelerating past the home defence to finish a dazzling 80-metre counter-attack after 68 minutes. Joey Carbery converted to take his match tally to 11 points and put Bordeaux-Begles 22-21 ahead. Mateo Garcia booted a 53-metre penalty in the last minute to ice the win. Prop Sipili Falatea had scored the other try for Bordeaux-Begles after 48 minutes. Lock Jimi Maximin replied 10 minutes later to put Pau ahead for the last time. Bordeaux-Begles moved a point behind their Champions Cup semi-final opponents Toulouse, who visit Racing 92 on Sunday, and pulled six points ahead of third-placed Toulon, who host Clermont in Saturday’s late game. – © AFP 2025, with reporting by Gavin Cooney View 19 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “O'Gara's La Rochelle finally snap losing streak ”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “O'Gara's La Rochelle finally snap losing streak ”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. 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