Ronan O'Gara predicts it is La Rochelle's "time to strike" after dealing with their own heartbreaks in recent times.
Before the club conquered Europe for the first time last year they were in the 2021 Champions Cup final, when they lost to Toulouse. They were runners-up in the Top 14 the same season.
There were momentous celebrations when the Champions Cup was brought back to La Rochelle last year as O'Gara stepped up into the hot-seat.
