Ulster 41 - 24 La Rochelle

Full time

10 Apr 2026

EPCR Challenge Cup

Stage: QF Round 6

Affidea Stadium

Ulster vs La Rochelle head to head

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Ulster Rugby triumphed over Stade Rochelais with a convincing score of 41-24 in the Challenge Cup. Zac Ward opened the scoring for Ulster with a try in the fourth minute, followed by Nathan Doak's successful conversion. Tom O'Toole and Cormac Izuchukwu also crossed the line, with Doak maintaining a perfect kicking record in the first half. Stade Rochelais managed to respond with a try from Judicael Cancoriet, but Ulster's dominance continued with a try from Ward shortly after the break. Tolu Latu's try gave Stade a brief glimmer of hope, but Ulster quickly answered with another try from Bryn Ward. James McCormick sealed the game with a late try, ensuring a comfortable victory for Ulster. Overall, Ulster's aggressive play and effective conversions proved decisive in this encounter.

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Weather

Temperature: 8.5°C (Feels like -1.5°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 40.8 km/h, gusting to 79.8 km/h Humidity: 78% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Zac Ward · Ulster

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

7 - 0
9'

Penalty

Nathan Doak · Ulster

10 - 0
22'

Penalty

Diego Jurd · La Rochelle

10 - 3
24'

Try

Tom O'Toole · Ulster

15 - 3
25'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

17 - 3
28'

Yellow Card

Zac Ward · Ulster
36'

Try

Cormac Izuchukwu · Ulster

22 - 3
37'

Conversion

Nathan Doak · Ulster

24 - 3
38'

Substitution

Nika Sutidze on for Lucas Andjisseramatchi · La Rochelle
38'

Yellow Card Complete

Zac Ward · Ulster
40'

Substitution

Bryn Ward on for Nick Timoney · Ulster
Halftime 24 - 3
Second Half
42'

Try

Judicael Cancoriet · La Rochelle

24 - 10
42'

Conversion

Diego Jurd · La Rochelle

24 - 5
46'

Try

Zac Ward · Ulster

29 - 10
47'

Substitution

Joel Sclavi on for Karl Sorin · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Tolu Latu on for Gabin Garault · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Alexandre Kaddouri on for Aleksandre Kuntelia · La Rochelle
47'

Substitution

Christian Luaki on for Louis Penverne · La Rochelle
51'

Try

Tolu Latu · La Rochelle

29 - 15
52'

Conversion

Diego Jurd · La Rochelle

29 - 17
53'

Try

Bryn Ward · Ulster

34 - 17
55'

Substitution

Sam Crean on for Angus Bell · Ulster
58'

Substitution

Scott Wilson on for Tom O'Toole · Ulster
58'

Substitution

Harry Sheridan on for Juarno Augustus · Ulster
63'

Substitution

Nolhann Couillaud on for Ugo Pacome · La Rochelle
66'

Substitution

Oscar Jegou on for Judicael Cancoriet · La Rochelle
66'

Substitution

Jude Postlethwaite on for James Hume · Ulster
66'

Substitution

Sacha Elissalde on for Ulupano Seuteni · La Rochelle
71'

Substitution

James McCormick on for Tom Stewart · Ulster
71'

Substitution

Jake Flannery on for Jack Murphy · Ulster
73'

Substitution

Conor McKee on for Nathan Doak · Ulster
76'

Try

James McCormick · Ulster

39 - 17
77'

Conversion

Jake Flannery · Ulster

41 - 17
82'

Try

Joel Sclavi · La Rochelle

41 - 22
83'

Conversion

Diego Jurd · La Rochelle

41 - 24
Fulltime 41 - 24

Player ratings

Ulster

15 Jacob Stockdale 7.5
14 Werner Kok 6.7
13 James Hume 6.7
12 Stuart McCloskey 6.8
11 Zac Ward 9.0
10 Jack Murphy 6.4
9 Nathan Doak 6.4
1 Angus Bell 7.4
2 Tom Stewart 9.0
3 Tom O'Toole 7.6
4 Iain Henderson 6.9
5 Cormac Izuchukwu 8.1
6 David McCann 6.3
7 Nick Timoney 7.1
8 Juarno Augustus 7.1
16 James McCormick –
17 Sam Crean 6.4
18 Scott Wilson 6.0
19 Harry Sheridan 6.8
20 Bryn Ward 8.2
21 Conor McKee –
22 Jake Flannery –
23 Jude Postlethwaite 6.9

La Rochelle

15 Ihaia West 5.5
14 Ugo Pacome 5.0
13 Ulupano Seuteni 5.5
12 Adrien Seguret 6.1
11 Hoani Bosmorin 5.5
10 Diego Jurd 6.1
9 Thomas Berjon 6.2
1 Louis Penverne 6.4
2 Gabin Garault 5.9
3 Karl Sorin 6.4
4 Thomas Lavault 6.3
5 Aleksandre Kuntelia 6.0
6 Edouard Richer 5.9
7 Judicael Cancoriet 7.7
8 Lucas Andjisseramatchi 6.7
16 Tolu Latu 6.9
17 Christian Luaki 6.1
18 Joel Sclavi 7.1
19 Alexandre Kaddouri 6.3
20 Nika Sutidze 6.6
21 Oscar Jegou 6.1
22 Sacha Elissalde 5.8
23 Nolhann Couillaud 6.2