Leinster 25 La Rochelle 24
Leinster players celebrate after Harry Byrne, centre, converted an 80th minute penalty to give his side a 25-24 victory during the Champions Cup match against La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile
This competition doesn’t deserve these two. Once again, in the depth of rugby’s bleak midwinter, they served up a game for the ages that was settled by a kick at the death.
Harry Byrne was the hero, kicking an injury-time penalty that even Ronan O’Gara would grudgingly respect in front of Andy Farrell and Johnny Sexton, who will have taken note.