Sale Sharks (0) 24 |
Tries: Roebuck, Creevy, Dugdale, Veainu Cons: Ford, Bedlow 2 |
La Rochelle (16) 37 |
Tries: Leyds, Hastoy, Kerr-Barlow, Seuteni Pens: Hastoy 3 Cons: Hastoy 3, Reus |
Fly-half Antoine Hastoy scored 20 points as holders La Rochelle beat Sale Sharks at the AJ Bell Stadium to reach the Investec Champions Cup last 16.
Hastoy crossed for a try and kicked 15 points to help knock Sale out.
Dillyn Leyds opened the scoring, Tawera Kerr-Barlow got the third try and UJ Seuteni sealed the bonus point.
Tom Roebuck, Agustin Creevy, Sam Dugdale and Telusa Veainu scored second-half consolations as Sale dropped down into the Challenge Cup.
Wing Roebuck, who has been called up to England’s Six Nations squad, could have scored a hat-trick but lost the ball close to the line and edged a foot into touch with earlier opportunities.
Victory for Ronan O’Gara’s defending champions means they will play an away tie in the last 16 and progress alongside Leicester Tigers, who finish fourth in the pool.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Sale: James; Roebuck, R du Preez, Bedlow, Reed; Ford, Warr; Onasanya, Cowan-Dickie, Schonert, Bamber, Hill, Dugdale, Curry (capt), Beaumont.
Replacements: Creevy, Opoku-Fordjour, Harper, Ellis, D du Preez, Thomas, Ma’asi-White, Veainu.
La Rochelle: Dulin; Thomas, Seuteni, Tanga, Leyds; Hastoy, Kerr-Barlow; Wardi, Lespiaucq, Atonio, Dillane, Skelton, Boudehent, Botia, Alldritt (capt).
Replacements: Latu, Sclavi, Kuntelia, Lavault, Cancoriet, Berjon, Reus, Nowell.