La Rochelle plan a 'great escape'
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La Rochelle can take a significant step towards Top 14 survival if they extend a five-match unbeaten run in the league by beating Stade Francais at home on Friday.
At the start of the season, La Rochelle were odds-on for a quick return to the Second Division, ProD2, having earned promotion through the play-offs.
They have spent much of the season languishing in the relegation places, but four wins and a draw from their last five matches has got Patrice Collazo's team thinking of more than simple survival.
Their 22-21 victory at Bordeaux-Begles two weeks ago, before the break for th…
At the start of the season, La Rochelle were odds-on for a quick return to the Second Division, ProD2, having earned promotion through the play-offs.
They have spent much of the season languishing in the relegation places, but four wins and a draw from their last five matches has got Patrice Collazo's team thinking of more than simple survival.
Their 22-21 victory at Bordeaux-Begles two weeks ago, before the break for th…