Toulouse keep their‘ double’ dream alive with La Rochelle rematch | James Harrington

Friday’s 2020/21 season Top 14 final will be a repeat of last month’s blood-and-thunder Champions Cup showpiece, after both La Rochelle and Toulouse won their respective semi-finals in Lille.
La Rochelle’s president Vincent Merling was overcome with emotion after his side reached their first-ever Top 14 final, a month after their first Champions Cup final, with a comprehensive 19-6 win over Racing 92 on Friday night.
It was – in all-but scoreline – an annihilation. French rugby has a habit of overturning expectations. The bulk of the talent and experience wore Racing colours, but all the ...

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