Pool 1 winners La Rochelle will be aiming to reach their first European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final on Friday night when they travel to face Pool 5 winners Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets, live on BT Sport. The French debutants have lit up this season's competition, winning their opening three Pool stage matches before overcoming a pair of defeats to qualify as Pool winners with a Round 6 victory over Harlequins. They have scored a competition high of seven tries from kick returns in the pool stage, 39% of their total tries scored.

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | Here we go then! The team to take on @staderochelais @official_parc tomorrow, KO 17:30. Sing loud and proud!
CYHOEDDI'R TÎM | Dyma'r tîm i wynebu La Rochelle ym Mharc y Scarlets fory! CG 17:30. @championscup #ynypac #inthepack #championscup pic.twitter.com/lFdpnJA6R3 — Scarlets Rugby (@scarlets_rugby) March 29, 2018

Scarlets forward Tadhg Beirne has a competition-high 14 turnovers this season while Levani Botia leads the way for La Rochelle with eight. This will be the first time the clubs have met, with 141 of Scarlets’ 143 European games having been in the European Cup. Scarlets have won their last four matches, as many as they had managed in 21 previous games and their best winning run since winning seven on the trot on the way to the 2007 semi-finals. Scarlets line-up 15. Leigh Halfpenny; 14. Paul Asquith, 13. Scott Williams, 12. Hadleigh Parkes, 11. Steff Evans; 10. Rhys Patchell, 9. Gareth Davies; 1. Rob Evans, 2. Ken Owens, 3. Samson Lee, 4. Tadhg Beirne, 5. David Bulbring, 6. Aaron Shingler, 7. James Davies, 8. John Barclay Replacements 16. Ryan Elias, 17. Dylan Evans, 18. Werner Kruger, 19. Lewis Rawlins, 20. Will Boyde, 21. Aled Davies, 22. Dan Jones, 23. Joshua Macleod La Rochelle line-up 15. Charles Bouldoire; 14. Vincent Rattez, 13. Arthur Retiere, 12. Pierre Aguillon, 11. Steve Barry; 10. Jérémy Sinzelle, 9. Alexi Bales; 1. Dany Priso, 2. Pierre Bourgarit, 3. Uini Atonio, 4. Romain Sazy, 5. Mathieu Tanguy, 6. Botia Veivuke, 7. Zeno Kieft, 8. Afa Amosa Replacements 16. Hikairo Forbes, 17. Kamaliele Tufele, 18. Mohamed Boughanmi, 19. Gregory Lamboley, 20. Kevin Gourdon, 21. Tawera Kerr Barlow, 22. Benjamin Noble, 23. Pierre Boudehent