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Ulster Rugby
Stade Rochelais
HT 0 - 29
29
36
Saturday 17 December 2022 Heineken Champions Cup
Round 2 Pool B Aviva Stadium
Ref: Luke Pearce Assis Ref 1: George Selwood Assis Ref 2: John Meredith TMO: Rowan Kitt CC: Stuart Scott

Match Page - Fixed Scoreboard

2936

Overview

Match Centre - Preview - Current Standing A v B

Standings

8

1

Positions on Jan 22, 2023

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Head to Head

1

Wins

3

Draws

0

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Recent form

L
W

Season so far

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Total Tries

9

28

Metres Gained

1167

2319

Passes

506

761

Tackles Made

692

866

Penalties Conceded

65

83

Turnovers Won

65

83

Tournament record

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)

Played 177 (87 home, 90 away)
Wins 88 (61 home, 27 away)
Losses 86 (25 home, 61 away)
Draws 3 (1 home, 2 away)
Average points 22
Biggest win 59 - 3
Heaviest defeat 3 - 56

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)

Played 47 (24 home, 23 away)
Wins 32 (18 home, 14 away)
Losses 14 (6 home, 8 away)
Draws 1 (0 home, 1 away)
Average points 25
Biggest win 46 - 12
Heaviest defeat 13 - 40

Ulster look to kickstart campaign against Stade Rochelais

Wednesday 14th December 2022

7:38 pm (GMT)

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Ulster look to kickstart campaign against Stade Rochelais

Ulster Rugby in Heineken Champions Cup action

Ulster Rugby will try to get some points on the board in the Heineken Champions Cup as they welcome reigning champions Stade Rochelais on Saturday.

Ulster lost 39-0 to Sale Sharks in Round 1 – while La Rochelle got a 46-12 victory at home against Northampton Saints.

The Pool B match kicks off at 17:30 (UK and Irish time) at RDS Arena in Dublin, and is available to watch on BT Sport, beIN SPORTS, France TV, SuperSport and FloRugby.

Key Quotes

Ulster Rugby head coach Dan McFarland: “Confidence is a funny thing. It can only take a small thing to re-spark it or it can get knocked by a couple of things that don’t go your way. We have certainly got to find our mojo and get back to doing the things that we are good at which we didn’t see.”

Ulster Rugby

  • Ulster were one of two sides not to score a point in Round 1.
  • They were the only team in the competition not to have a single kick at goal last week.
  • Ulster conceded the joint-most penalties in Round 1 – 16.
  • Ulster won their last match 20-13 against Stade Rochelais, which was in the 2017/18 pool stage.

Stade Rochelais

  • Stade Rochelais won 14 turnovers against Northampton Saints in Round 1, more than any other team.
  • They attempted a round-high four chip kicks and made the most kicking metres (1,117).
  • They scored more tries from winning turnovers than any other side – two.

Match Centre - Preview - Lineups

M. Lowry

15

B. Dulin

E. McIlroy

14

D. Leyds

L. Marshall

. Moore 73'

13

U. Seuteni

. Botia 65'

S. McCloskey

12

J. Danty

R. Lyttle

11

P. Boudehent

R. Rhule 60'

B. Burns

. Doak 21'

10

A. Hastoy

J. Cooney

9

T. Kerr Barlow

. Berjon 41'

R. Sutherland

. O'Sullivan 60'

1

R. Wardi

. Paiva 50'

T. Stewart

R. Herring 52'

2

P. Bourgarit

. Lespiaucq Brettes 60'

M. Moore

. Milasinovich 60'

3

U. Atonio

. Sclavi 50'

A. O'Connor

4

R. Sazy

S. Carter

. Treadwell 53'

5

W. Skelton

. Dillane 60'

I. Henderson

6

R. Bourdeau

N. Timoney

D. McCann 65'

7

Y. Tanga

. Boudehent 48'

D. Vermeulen

8

G. Alldritt

Replacements

R. Herring

. Stewart

16

Q. Lespiaucq Brettes

. Bourgarit

E. O'Sullivan

. Sutherland

17

T. Paiva

. Wardi

G. Milasinovich

M. Moore

18

J. Sclavi

U. Atonio

K. Treadwell

S. Carter

19

U. Dillane

W. Skelton

D. McCann

N. Timoney

20

P. Boudehent

. Tanga

N. Doak

B. Burns

21

T. Berjon

. Kerr Barlow

S. Moore

L. Marshall

22

L. Botia

U. Seuteni

B. Moxham

23

R. Rhule

. Boudehent

Superb second-half rally not enough for Ulster

Saturday 17th December 2022

8:30 pm (GMT)

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Superb second-half rally not enough for Ulster

Duane Vermeulen touches down for Ulster Rugby's third try in the Heineken Champions Cup match against Stade Rochelais.

Ulster Rugby suffered their second successive Heineken Champions Cup Pool B loss on Saturday when they were edged out 29-36 by defending champions Stade Rochelais in a seven-try thriller at the Aviva Stadium.

Ulster, who were whitewashed 39-0 at Sale Sharks last weekend, earned two bonus points thanks to a storming second-half comeback, which brought them all of their 29 points after they had gone in at half-time 29-0 down.

Fly-half Antoine Hastoy was the holders’ star with 26 points via a try, three conversions and five penalties. Brice Dulin and Pierre Bourgarit also touched down for La Rochelle.

As for Ulster, Iain Henderson, John Cooney, Duane Vermeulen and Tom Stewart all scored tries in the second half, with Cooney converting three and kicking a crucial penalty with the clock in the red.

After the tie had been switched to Dublin due to an unfit Kingspan Stadium pitch in Belfast, the tone of the first half was set early on, with La Rochelle happy to go for the posts to punish Ulster’s lack of discipline whenever a penalty was in kicking distance.

By the 24th minute the French side were 12-0 up, with Hastoy kicking four penalties, and then with Ulster captain Henderson in the sin bin, they notched the first try of the game when Hastoy kicked the ball through the Ulster defence to set up Dulin.

Hastoy added another penalty in the 38th minute and a minute later chipped the Ulster defence and touched down when John Cooney couldn’t get the ball under control. Hastoy improved his own try to leave the visitors coasting at the break.

The second half was a different story from the start, with Henderson finishing a good move from a tap-and-go five metres from the La Rochelle line and Cooney converting to put Ulster on the board.

However, the French side responded on 52 minutes, with a messy La Rochelle lineout ending with Bourgarit emerging with the ball and crossing for a try that Hastoy improved.

Ulster hit back, though, in the 59th minute, when scrum-half Cooney finished and converted another well-worked try after the home team went through the phases.

La Rochelle centre Jonathan Danty was yellow-carded in the process and Ulster No.8 Vermeulen capitalised, sprinting down the wing to reach a crosskick and dot it down.

Hooker Stewart then notched the vital fourth try for Ulster to secure their first bonus point in the 74th minute, before Cooney kicked a penalty in the dying seconds to snatch a second bons point.

Ulster’s next Heineken Champions Cup game will see them travel to France for the reverse fixture against La Rochelle on January 14.

LIVE - TEST - Commentary

Match Commentary
80
Penalty J. Cooney
74
Conversion J. Cooney
74
Try T. Stewart
73
Replacement Off: L. Marshall On: S. Moore
68
Replacement Off: T. Paiva On: R. Wardi
65
Replacement Off: U. Seuteni On: L. Botia
65
Replacement Off: N. Timoney On: D. McCann
65
Replacement Off: R. Herring On: T. Stewart
63
Missed Conversion J. Cooney
62
Try D. Vermeulen
60
Yellow Card J. Danty
60
Replacement Off: W. Skelton On: U. Dillane
60
Replacement Off: P. Boudehent On: R. Rhule
60
Replacement Off: P. Bourgarit On: Q. Lespiaucq Brettes
60
Replacement Off: M. Moore On: G. Milasinovich
60
Replacement Off: R. Sutherland On: E. O'Sullivan
60
Conversion J. Cooney
59
Try J. Cooney
53
Replacement Off: S. Carter On: K. Treadwell
53
Conversion A. Hastoy
52
Try P. Bourgarit
52
Replacement Off: T. Stewart On: R. Herring
50
Replacement Off: U. Atonio On: J. Sclavi
50
Replacement Off: R. Wardi On: T. Paiva
48
Replacement Off: Y. Tanga On: P. Boudehent
44
Conversion J. Cooney
43
Try I. Henderson
41
Replacement Off: T. Kerr Barlow On: T. Berjon
41
40
Conversion A. Hastoy
39
Try A. Hastoy
38
Penalty A. Hastoy
29
Conversion A. Hastoy
27
Try B. Dulin
24
Penalty A. Hastoy
24
Yellow Card I. Henderson
21
Replacement Off: B. Burns On: N. Doak
21
Missed Penalty A. Hastoy
18
Penalty A. Hastoy
14
Penalty A. Hastoy
4
Penalty A. Hastoy

Match Page - Summary

Score Summary
Ulster Rugby
Stade Rochelais

Tries

I. Henderson 43’

J. Cooney 59’

D. Vermeulen 62’

T. Stewart 74’

A. Hastoy 39’

B. Dulin 27’

P. Bourgarit 52’

Conversions

J. Cooney 44’ , 60’ , 74’

A. Hastoy 29’ , 40’ , 53’

Penalties

J. Cooney 80’

A. Hastoy 4’ , 14’ , 18’ , 24’ , 38’

Yellow cards

I. Henderson 24’

J. Danty 60’

Match Page - Timeline

Timeline

FT

2936

Penalty 80'

J. Cooney

2636

Conversion 74'

J. Cooney

2436

Try 74'

T. Stewart

-

Substitute 73'

L. Marshall

S. Moore

-

Substitute 68'

T. Paiva

R. Wardi

-

Substitute 65'

U. Seuteni

L. Botia

-

Substitute 65'

N. Timoney

D. McCann

-

Substitute 65'

R. Herring

T. Stewart

-

Missed conversion 63'

J. Cooney

1936

Try 62'

D. Vermeulen

-

Yellow card 60'

J. Danty

-

Substitute 60'

W. Skelton

U. Dillane

-

Substitute 60'

P. Boudehent

R. Rhule

-

Substitute 60'

P. Bourgarit

Q. Lespiaucq Brettes

-

Substitute 60'

M. Moore

G. Milasinovich

-

Substitute 60'

R. Sutherland

E. O'Sullivan

1436

Conversion 60'

J. Cooney

1236

Try 59'

J. Cooney

-

Substitute 53'

S. Carter

K. Treadwell

736

Conversion 53'

A. Hastoy

734

Try 52'

P. Bourgarit

-

Substitute 52'

T. Stewart

R. Herring

-

Substitute 50'

U. Atonio

J. Sclavi

-

Substitute 50'

R. Wardi

T. Paiva

-

Substitute 48'

Y. Tanga

P. Boudehent

729

Conversion 44'

J. Cooney

529

Try 43'

I. Henderson

-

Substitute 41'

T. Kerr Barlow

T. Berjon

029

Conversion 40'

A. Hastoy

027

Try 39'

A. Hastoy

022

Penalty 38'

A. Hastoy

019

Conversion 29'

A. Hastoy

017

Try 27'

B. Dulin

012

Penalty 24'

A. Hastoy

-

Yellow card 24'

I. Henderson

-

Substitute 21'

B. Burns

N. Doak

-

Missed penalty 21'

A. Hastoy

09

Penalty 18'

A. Hastoy

06

Penalty 14'

A. Hastoy

2936

Penalty 4'

A. Hastoy

Attack

Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)

55%

45%

57%

43%

Metres Gained

318

230

Tries

4

3

Carries

108

84

Defenders Beaten

8

20

Clean Breaks

1

1

Passes

142

88

Offloads

1

2

Turnovers Conceded

11

9

Defence

Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)

Tackles

118

133

Missed Tackles

20

8

Turnovers Won

11

9

Kicking

Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)

Conversions (%)

75%

3/4

100%

3/3

Penalty goals (%)

100%

1/1

83%

5/6

Drop goals (%)

0%

0/0

0%

0/0

Kicks From Hand

24

27

Metres gained from kicks

675

768

Average metres per kick

28.13

28.44

Breakdown

Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)

Rucks (%)

96%

97/101

99%

72/73

Mauls (%)

100%

8/8

100%

6/6

Maul metres gained

9

13

Turnover in ruck or maul

2

3

Set Plays

Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)

Lineouts (%)

94%

16/17

93%

13/14

Scrums (%)

100%

2/2

100%

2/2

Restarts (%)

0%

0/9

0%

0/5

Discipline

Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)

Penalties Conceded

15

13

Yellow Cards

1

1

Red Cards

0

0

Match Page - Player Performance

Key

M Metres Gained
Ca Carries
Pa Passes
Tk Tackles
MT Missed Tackles
TOW Turnovers Won
TAs Try Assists
O Offloads
CB Clean Breaks
Ulster Rugby M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Michael Lowry 93 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ethan McIlroy 17 6 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
13 Luke Marshall Moore 73' 5 5 2 7 2 0 0 0 0
12 Stuart McCloskey 28 10 8 9 3 0 1 1 0
11 Rob Lyttle 10 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
10 Billy Burns Doak 21' 0 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 John Cooney 24 7 84 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 Rory Sutherland O'Sullivan 60' 5 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
2 Tom Stewart Rob Herring 52' 25 11 5 20 1 3 0 0 0
3 Marty Moore Milasinovich 60' 10 7 2 5 3 0 0 0 0
4 Alan O'Connor 20 5 1 11 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sam Carter Treadwell 53' 4 4 1 12 2 0 0 0 0
6 Iain Henderson 21 8 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
7 Nick Timoney Dave McCann 65' 25 7 1 11 1 0 0 0 1
8 Duane Vermeulen 9 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Replacements
16 Rob Herring Stewart 52' 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
17 Eric O'Sullivan Sutherland 60' 12 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 Gareth Milasinovich Marty Moore 60' 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Kieran Treadwell Sam Carter 53' 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
20 Dave McCann Nick Timoney 65' 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
21 Nathan Doak Billy Burns 21' 1 1 17 7 1 0 0 0 0
22 Stewart Moore Luke Marshall 73' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Ben Moxham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stade Rochelais M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Brice Dulin 14 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Dillyn Leyds 7 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
13 UJ Seuteni Botia 65' 30 6 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
12 Jonathan Danty 17 7 0 8 1 0 0 0 0
11 Pierre Boudehent Raymond Rhule 60' 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
10 Antoine Hastoy 15 4 12 11 0 0 1 1 0
9 Tawera Kerr Barlow Berjon 41' 13 5 28 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Reda Wardi Paiva 50' 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Pierre Bourgarit Lespiaucq Brettes 60' 53 6 2 12 0 1 0 0 1
3 Uini Atonio Sclavi 50' 6 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
4 Romain Sazy 0 1 1 16 0 0 0 0 0
5 Will Skelton Dillane 60' 3 8 2 7 0 0 0 1 0
6 Rémi Bourdeau 0 2 3 11 1 0 0 0 0
7 Yoan Tanga Boudehent 48' 11 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
8 Grégory Alldritt 49 15 3 13 2 2 0 0 0
Replacements
16 Quentin Lespiaucq Brettes Bourgarit 60' 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
17 Thierry Paiva Wardi 50' 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
18 Joel Sclavi Uini Atonio 50' 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ultan Dillane Will Skelton 60' 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
20 Paul Boudehent Tanga 48' 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
21 Thomas Berjon Kerr Barlow 41' 0 1 18 4 0 0 0 0 0
22 Levani Botia UJ Seuteni 65' 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Raymond Rhule Boudehent 60' 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

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