La Rochelle 31 Bordeaux-Begles 23 (La Rochelle won 62-36 on agg)
Ihaia West scored 16 points as La Rochelle booked a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final showdown with Montpellier after a hard-fought victory over 14-man Bordeaux-Begles.
The New Zealand-born outhalf scored a first-half try and kicked four conversions and a penalty as Ronan O’Gara’s much-changed side, who took an 18-point lead into the second leg, triumphed 31-23 against a dogged Bordeaux outfit who fought to the final whistle despite having number eight Maama Vaipulu sent off early on.
A 62-36 aggregate win means Montpellier will travel to the Stade Marcel Deflandre in the last eight.
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- April 17, 2022
