Finn Russell bemoans missed opportunities
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Finn Russell has spoken of his disappointment after La Rochelle knocked Racing 92 out of the Champions Cup in the semi-final on Sunday.
La Rochelle will face Leinster in the European Champions Cup final after beating Racing 92 20-13 in an almighty battle at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. A year after losing to Toulouse in the final, La Rochelle will have another chance to be crowned European champions for the first time at Stade Velodrome on May 28 after fighting back to defeat their Top 14 rivals on a hot Sunday in Lens.
Racing 92 flyhalf Finn Russell reflected on a game where Racing squandered chances.
Finn Russell on Racing 92’s loss. #HeinekenChampionsCup
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“There were a few things in the first half that we didn’t capitalise on,” he said.
“[We] didn’t go in at half time as far ahead as we wanted.
“Second half we had a couple of chances, didn’t manage to finish them off and their driving maul – we got two yellow cards – they got a penalty try there.
“Frustrating for us, we put everything into this tournament and we’ve come up short.
“It was tough out there, obviously with the weather, it’s hot so it’s tiring out there.
“I think it was a physical game, especially for the forwards up front, our defence and their defence. So that takes it out of you a lot in this heat.
“We wanted to play a quick game and we didn’t really get that as much as we wanted.”
