Gerry Thornley

It's very doable.

They love this competition.

It's very striking, even watching the Gies games on TV, how emotionally invested the crowd are.

I was at a couple of Bordeaux-Begley games last season.

They're the best supported team in France.

And they've had a little bit of a, under Yannick Brou, a kind of a...

Road to Damascus conversion to the Champions Cup in the way that Raj managed it at La Rochelle as well.

And that game was sold out.

That semi-final was sold out in one hour, I believe.

They loved this tournament.

It was very interesting.

Yannick Brou came in there and his first selection was away to Connacht.

And he had Jalaber and Peno and all the stars in the team.

Jalabert only ever started two Champions Cup games before that day.

And it was a real signal of a 10 from Brew that this was a tournament they're going to go after.

And it's a tournament they clearly want again.

They've lost their last two matches in the top quarter.

So it looks as if this has almost become their priority and the fans' priority.

are completely invested in both of this.

Don't forget, that was a bit like La Rochelle last year.