Montpellier take it into a maul, but are held up

Penalty to Montpellier inside the 22m. They find touch just short of the 10m.

Scores level after 8 minutes as the weather sets in for a tough afternoon

Penalty to Montpellier from the lineout

La Rochelle make a mess of the restart as its dropped and bounces into touch inside the 22,

We are underway

Top of the table La Rochelle host struggling Montpellier in a round 12 Top 14 clash at Stade Marcel-Deflandre. La Rochelle have been in terrific form this season but will look to bounce back after narrowly losing to Lyon last week. Montpellier have struggled this season but managed to break a two game losing run last week, when they surprised everyone and defeated Clermont away. They will take huge confidence into this game after that performance. This fixture really favors the team playing at home, with the last ten wins, going to the side hosting. An away side has not won since before 2010(14 matches). The best being a draw in 2015