Rochelle

American  

[raw-shel, roh-shel, ruh-] / rɔˈʃɛl, roʊˈʃɛl, rə- /

noun

1. La. La Rochelle.

2. a female given name: from a French word meaning “small rock.”

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Example Sentences

Capuozzo, 26, suffered a fractured finger in club Toulouse's Top 14 win over La Rochelle in late-December but has not featured since.

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Marcus Smith's late penalty secured Harlequins a surprise 27-17 victory away to former two-time Champions Cup winners La Rochelle on Sunday and a top-two finish in Pool 3, while the French side were eliminated.

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La Rochelle needed only a losing bonus point to book their place in the last 16 at fellow two-time winners Leicester's expense but were undone by a late Quins flourish.

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"The club and myself lost big tonight, it's unacceptable," fumed La Rochelle's head coach Ronan O'Gara, a two-time Champions Cup winner with Munster as a fly-half.

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Tom Lawday scored in the corner with eight minutes left and after Smith converted, La Rochelle trailed by seven points.

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