O'Gara appreciated there was an "ironic" element to his side's latest reverse.Having represented Munster 240 times, and played a huge part in Heineken Cup successes of 2006 and '08, he became known as a player who delivered in the big moments.Jack Crowley's 70th-minute drop-goal ultimately proved the difference on Saturday with the Irish fly-half delivering a kick that the would…

La Rochelle: Leyds; Nowell, Thomas, Seuteni, Bosmorin; West, Kerr-Barlow; Wardi, Bourgarit, Atonio; Lavault, Skelton; Botia, Jegou, Alldritt (capt).Replacements: Lespiaucq; Kaddouri, Juntlia, Dillane, Cancoriet, Haddad, Hastoy, Favre. Yellow cards: West, LeydsMunster: Abrahams; Nash, Farrell, O'Brien, Smith; Crowley, Casey; Loughman, Barron, Jager; Kleyn, Beirne (capt); O'Mahony, Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.Replacements: N Scannell, J Wycherley, Archer, F Wycherley, Ahern, Murray, R Scannell, Kendellen.Yellow card:…

Connacht: Mack Hansen; Shayne Bolton, Hugh Gavin, Bundee Aki, Finn Treacy; JJ Hanrahan, Matthew Devine; Jordan Duggan, Dave Heffernan (capt), Finlay Bealham, Oisín Dowling, Darragh Murray, Josh Murphy, Shamus Hurley-Langton, Sean Jansen.Replacements: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Denis Buckley, Jack Aungier, Niall Murray, Paul Boyle, Caolin Blade, Josh Ioane, Cathal Forde.Sin-bin: Hansen (33)Cardiff: Cameron Winnett; Josh Adams, Rey Lee-Lo, Ben Thomas, Harri Millard;…

Tigers struck the first blow almost immediately. An initial push from a line-out maul was repelled by the home defence, but when the ball was recycled, Cracknell was able to burrow under the bodies to score.Glasgow responded well, banging at the Leicester door, only to be denied by some ferocious defence. When Warriors did find a way through, it was…