La Rochelle vs Montpellier Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is La Rochelle vs Montpellier taking place? La Rochelle vs Montpellier will take place on Saturday 7th May, 2022 at 17:30 (UK)
Where is La Rochelle vs Montpellier taking place? La Rochelle vs Montpellier will take place at Stade Marcel-Deflandre in La Rochelle
Where can I get tickets for La Rochelle vs Montpellier? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is La Rochelle vs Montpellier on in the UK? La Rochelle vs Montpellier will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream La Rochelle vs Montpellier? BT Sport subscribers can stream La Rochelle vs Montpellier live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
La Rochelle: 15 Jérémy Sinzelle, 14 Dillyn Leyds, 13 Jonathan Danty, 12 Levani Botia, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Tawera Kerr Barlow, 8 Grégory Alldritt (c), 7 Victor Vito, 6 Wiaan Liebenberg, 5 Rémi Picquette, 4 Thomas Lavault, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Pierre Bourgarit, 1 Dany Priso
Replacements: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Romain Sazy, 20 Matthias Haddad, 21 Arthur Retiere, 22 Jules Favre, 23 Pierre Popelin
Montpellier: 15 Julien Tisseron, 14 Vincent Rattez, 13 Yvan Reilhac, 12 Handre Pollard, 11 Gabriel N’gandebe, 10 Louis Foursans, 9 Benoit Paillaugue, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Yacouba Camara (c), 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 5 Bastien Chalureau, 4 Florian Verhaeghe, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Enzo Forletta
Replacements: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 Robert Rodgers, 18 Yannick Arroyo, 19 Kelian Galletier, 20 Gela Aprasidze, 21 Thomas Darmon, 22 Mickael Capelli, 23 Masivesi Dakuwaqa
THE PREDICTION
La Rochelle saw their five-match winning streak snapped in a well-contested 23-16 defeat away at rivals Toulouse last Saturday and they still have work to do if they are to make the Top 14 play-offs. They could put a dent in the leaders impressive season in this quarter-final clash, though, with Montpellier coming off a tough 43-20 defeat at Lyon on Saturday to make it three defeats on the spin across all competitions. The visitors lost their previous away game in the Champions Cup 33-20 at Harlequins as they came through on aggregate but they won this fixture in the Top 14 23-29 back in January to suggest this could come closer than some think. La Rochelle have improved a lot since then but taking the hosts to cover a cautious -6 seems a sensible move here.
