La Rochelle and the Bristol Bears meet up in the European Challenge Cup Quarterfinals LIVE on FloRugby.

La Rochelle vs Bristol Bears Sunday March 31 11:45AM GMT

• This will be the seventh meeting between La Rochelle and Bristol Bears. They met in the pool stage this season with both teams picking up away wins.

• This is the third time La Rochelle have reached the quarter-finals, losing at home to Clermont in 2011 and winning an away match against Edinburgh in 2017.

• Bristol have reached the knockout stage for the fourth time and the first time in over 10 years, losing to Bath in 2007 and Sale in 2002, but beating Biarritz in 1999/2000.

• The Bears won their last two away games in the Challenge Cup (without conceding a try) and will be looking to record three consecutive victories on the road for the first time.

• The Bears have won their last three away games against TOP 14 opposition in the Challenge Cup, winning all three by double-digit margins.

• La Rochelle was the only side to register a 100% record at scrum time in the pool stage, winning 36/36 on their own put-in.

• Bristol averaged more carries (151) and breaks (19) per game than any other side in the pool stage this season, however, they did have the lowest goalkicking success rate of any side (60%).

• Bristol’s Tom Pincus (476) was the leading meter maker in the pool stage in addition to scoring 6 tries.

• Callum Sheedy of Bristol scored 55 points in the pool stage with only Zebre’s Carlo Canna (59) scoring more. Sheedy also contributed a competition-high eight try assists.

• Only Clermont’s Apisai Naqalevu (27) beat more defenders than La Rochelle’s Romaric Camou (25) during the pool stage.