La Rochelle v Leinster winners and losers: Doris, Van der Flier, Nienaber : Planet Rugby

Following a 16-14 victory for Leinster over La Rochelle at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre on Sunday, here are our winners and losers from the Investec Champions Cup clash.

Winners

Caelan Doris

An absolutely unbelievable shift from the number eight, who produced an incredible defensive performance throughout the 80 minutes. Everyone loves the barnstorming runs, something which Doris regularly provides, but he also become an absolute master without the ball.

His gamesmanship around the breakdown is always off the scale and you often wonder how he gets away with some of it, but the number eight generally knows how to toe the line. Doris is thriving in the Jacques Nienaber system and he was absolutely crucial to their win in…

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