
[Photo Credit: Stade Toulousain/ Twitter]
Levani Botia’s La Rochelle side were edged 29-26 by Toulouse in the French Top 14 final this morning.
Toulouse denied the European Rugby champions their first-ever Top 14 grand final win in a see-saw battle.
Botia featured at open side flanker for La Rochelle.
Toulouse extended their record number of Top 14 wins to 22.
[Photo Credit: Stade Toulousain/ Twitter]
Both team were locked 13-all at the breather.
Former All Blacks halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow and French prop Uini Atonio scored a try each for La Rochelle in the second half.
Toulouse and French flyhalf Romain Ntamack scored a brilliant solo try three minutes from time to gift his team the win and the Top 14 title.
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