It has the distance but failed to have the accuracy and go right and wide of the posts.

Lee's comes in from the side and La Rochelle get the penalty and Lebail will go for the posts with the kick on halfway.

Steenson gets the game underway.

Here come the sides as they make their way out onto the field.

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of the first European match of the weekend with Exeter Chiefs travelling to France to take on La Rochelle. After an impressive win over Saracens on Saturday the Chiefs moved up to third in the table. However Exeter have only won 2 of their last 7 away games in the Challenge Cup which included a defeat away to Bayonne in round 1. After earning promotion to the Top 14 this season La Rochelle are struggling in the league and were only able to draw with Bayonne at the weekend, the same side they beat in round 2 of the Challenge Cup. Stay with us for updates and analysis of the first of two games between these sides in the next two weeks.

This is the first time the two sides will meet in the challenge cup. Exeter have won only 2 of their last 7 away games in the challenge cup.