Holmes looks for the drop kick but decides against it and La Rochelle spread it wide just 5m out

Holmes throws the pass out wide up to the 22, quick ball for Januarie

Free kick at scrum time to La Rochelle, they take it quickly

Taking too long to throw in, free kick to La Rochelle, they elect to scrum

Lineout for Montpellier near halfway

The match is underway

The teams are making their way out onto the field, kick off is just moments away

Montpellier hosts La Rochelle in round 9 of the French Top 14.
The home side lie in 6th position in the standings, with five wins and three defeats from their eight matches. However, two of those three defeats have occurred in their last two matches, the last being a humiliating 52-8 loss to Toulon. They will look to get back to winning ways in this encounter.
La Rochelle is 9th on the table, with three wins and five defeats from their eight matches. They are coming off a convincing 38-3 win over Oyonnax and will aim to build on that result.

Montpellier FTW