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Edinburgh host La Rochelle in the opening round of the Champions Cup. Edinburgh have had a poor start to their domestic Pro14 season, winning just two of their opening seven matches, while La Rochelle are sitting pretty atop the French Top14 standings with eight victories from their eleven games. I’m Craig and will be taking you through the action with live updates and running commentary.

Tournament Records Compared

Edinburgh Rugby - La Rochelle


Played 110 - 13

Wins 42 - 6

Draws 3 - 0

Losses 65 - 7

Win % 38% - 46%

Total Points For 2005 - 280

Total Points Against 2718 - 296


Largest Winning Margin

27 (Edinburgh Rugby @ Ebbw Vale, 17/10/1998)

24 (La Rochelle v Ulster Rugby, 22/10/2017)


Heaviest Losing Margin

-57 (Edinburgh Rugby @ Dax, 20/10/1996)

-19 (La Rochelle @ Exeter Chiefs, 18/1/2020)

This will be the first meeting between Edinburgh and La Rochelle in the Champions Cup, although they have faced each other once in the Challenge Cup, in the 2016/17 quarterfinal, with the TOP 14 outfit winning at BT Murrayfield (32-22).