**Leinster suffered semi-final heartbreak as they missed out on a place in the Heineken Champions Cup final in a 32-23 defeat to La Rochelle at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre.** Tries from Gregory Alldritt and Will Skelton along with 22 points from the boot of Ihaia West saw La Rochelle advance to the final, where they will play Toulouse at Twickenham. Tadhg Furlong and Ross Byrne crossed for Leinster tries, with Byrne responsible for 15 of their points. Leinster made a strong start as they steadily built pressure in the home side’s half, with La Rochelle conceding five penalties in the first eight minutes.
