Player Ratings from Leinster vs La Rochelle at Aviva on a famous day for Blues

Leinster march into the Champions Cup semi-finals after a magical team performance

It was a famous day at the Aviva for Leinster as Leo Cullen's men finally got the better of Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle.

The defending champions were well beaten as Leinster produced one of their greatest ever displays, and all that was without injured stars like Hugo Keenan and Garry Ringrose.

Leinster march into the Champions Cup semi-finals and a date with either English side Northampton or the Bulls of South Africa.

Here's how we rated the Leinster players on the day:

LEINSTER

Ciaran Frawley - Late replacement for Keenan, risk-free, tidied up suitably. 7

Jordan Larmour - Important early first-half steal, hyper-lively on the ball. 7

Robbie Henshaw - Physical in attack and defence, great kick-pass for Lowe's second try. 8

Jamie Osborne - Visionary kick-pass began the multi-phase attack for first. 8

James Lowe - Set stadium alight with opening try, held up minutes later, set up JGP's try. 9

Ross Byrne - Kept the side flowing, four credible long-range first-half kicks added 11 points. 9

Jamison Gibson-Park - Leinster's heartbeat, Superb backing up of Lowe for his own score near half time. 9

Andrew Porter - Another immense shift, eight tackles, two misses with an added three carries. 8

Dan Sheehan - Excellent throwing in wind. Eight carries for nine metres and a try just on the hour. 8

Tadhg Furlong - Backed up his Marseilles tight-head performance, similar power and strength. 8

Joe McCarthy - Brilliant early first-half steal, 80 minutes, continually on the ball making surging runs. 8

Jason Jenkins - First Leinster defender to reach a dozen tackles, prominent first-half carrier. 8

Ryan Baird - Line-out calling went well, prominent in attack with nine carries for 29 metres. 9

Will Connors - Brought in specifically for his 'chop' tackling, eight tackles, one miss. 7

Caelan Doris - Class act on the day, super try on half-time, once again bettering France captain Alldritt. 9

Subs; Ronan Kelleher 7, Michael Milne 6, Michael Ala'alatoa 6, Ross Molony 6, Jack Conan n/a, Luke McGrath n/a, Harry Byrne 6, Josh van der Flier 7

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