Racing 92 host the Stormers in the European Champions Cup in Nanterre, Paris on Saturday and in terms of reaching the play offs this match has the look of a virtual eliminator
Racing 92 v Stormers, Saturday 18th January, Nanterre, Paris, KO 22:00 (South African time)
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (Eng), John Meredith (Eng)
TMO: Andrew Jackson (Eng)
Weather Forecast - Paris
Racing 92:
Racing 92 are bottom of Pool 4 with 1 win and 2 defeats for 4 log points. However with Harlequins (3rd), Sales Sharks (4th) and the Stormers (5th) on 5 points they remain very much in the mix for a place in the play offs although it will also depend on other results in this pool as well as the outcome of this game. Read more on qualification permutations here.
Racing started with a 23-12 home win over Harlequins but back to back away fixtures saw them go down at Sale Sharks (29-7) and most recently Glasgow Warriors (29-19).
Racing are currently ninth in the Top 14 standings with a record of 5 wins 1 draw and 8 defeats.
Stormers:
The Stormers put themselves back in the play off hunt with a 40-0 demolition of Sale Sharks in Cape Town last weekend, running in 6 tries in total. That was the first log points of the tournament for the Stormers, prior to that they lost 24-14 against RC Toulon in a match staged in Port Elizabeth and then an understrength side were soundly beaten 53-16 away to Harlequins.
If the Stormers bow out of the Champions Cup and fail to make the Challenge Cup play offs by finishing fifth in the pool the sole focus will be back on the URC. They are currently just outside the play off positions in that competition and next week they head to Dublin to take on run away log leaders Leinster.
Team News
Racing 92: tbc
Stormers: tbc
The Betting
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