RAMET
No.Name
15Juan Imhoff, FB
14Teddy Thomas, W
T
13Virimi Vakatawa, C
12Henry Chavancy, C
11Joe Rokocoko, W
10Remi Tales, FH
9Teddy Iribaren, SH
2
1Viliamu Afatia, P
2Dimitri Szarzewski, H
3Census Johnston, P
4Bernard Le Roux, L
T
5Leone Nakarawa, L
T
6Wenceslas Lauret, FL
7Baptiste Chouzenoux, FL
8Yannick Nyanga Kabasele, N8
Replacements
16Camille Chat, R
17Eddy Ben Arous, R
18Cedate Gomes Sa, R
19Manuel Carizza, R
20Edwin Maka, R
21Maxime Machenaud, R
22Patrick Lambie, R
23Anthony Tuitavake, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade Yves Du Manoir
3:15 PM, October 14, 2017
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Match Commentary

81'22-18 End of second half
80'Racing knock the ball on at the line and the referee blows for full-time.
80'Racing five metres out as they push for a try.
80'Pat Lambie kicks the penalty into Leicester's 22 and they will try and deny the away side a bonus point.
78'Racing pushing forwards now and have an advantage for a ruck infringement.
77'The decision was to go for the posts and secure the losing bonus point that could prove valuable.
77'Substitute on - Edwin Maka , Racing 92
77'Player substituted - Bernard Le Roux , Racing 92
77'22-18 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
76'Penalty to Tigers for a dangerous tackle just outside the 22. Leicester players talking as what to do next. TMO looking at the tackle.
75'Racing happy to keep the ball deep in their half. Tigers look to be settling for a losing bonus.
74'A big scrum from Leicester's pack is rewarded with a penalty and Ford clears to past halfway.
74'Player substituted - Remi Tales , Racing 92
74'Substitute on - Anthony Tuitavake , Racing 92
73'Plenty of sore bodies out there. Joe Rokocoko the latest to receive treatment.
73'A knock on brings play to a halt and gives Leicester the ball back deep in their half.
73'Player substituted - Graham Kitchener , Leicester Tigers
73'Substitute on - Dan Tuohy , Leicester Tigers
72'Racing now have the ball in Leicester's 22 and look dangerous, the forwards carrying well.
70'The game's turned very scrappy as the players tire. Still only one score in it.
69'Player substituted - Ellis Genge , Leicester Tigers
69'Substitute on - Greg Bateman , Leicester Tigers
69'Substitute on - Pat Cilliers , Leicester Tigers
69'Player substituted - Dan Cole , Leicester Tigers
68'Scrappy from the home team as they hand the ball back to Tigers outside the 22. All Tigers at the moment.
67'Racing hold out and win the penalty at the resulting maul.
66'Another penalty at the scrum and Ford again takes his forwards to the corner.
65'Great defence from Teddy Thomas prevents Jonny May scoring another. Last ditch tackle right in the corner keeps the home side ahead.
64'Leicester win a dubious penalty on half-way and Ford takes them to the corner. Ellis Genge winding up the opposition pack as they await the ball.
61'Another break in play as Teddy Thomas and Telusa Veainu both receive treatment.
61'Leicester have woken up now and are stringing the phases together in Racing's half.
61'Player substituted - Matt Smith , Leicester Tigers
61'Substitute on - Mathew Tait , Leicester Tigers
61'Substitute on - Brendon O'Connor , Leicester Tigers
61'Player substituted - Mike Williams , Leicester Tigers
59'Substitute Maxime Machenaud makes no mistake from the tee and extends Racing's lead.
59'Player substituted - Baptiste Chouzenoux , Racing 92
59'Substitute on - Manuel Carizza , Racing 92
58'22-15 Penalty goal - Maxime Machenaud , Racing 92
56'George Ford and Matt Toomua link up well in midfield but Racing win the penalty at the breakdown.
54'Player substituted - Teddy Iribaren , Racing 92
54'Substitute on - Maxime Machenaud , Racing 92
53'Leicester starting to fall off tackles and need to find the intensity of their first half performance.
53'Player substituted - Tom Youngs , Leicester Tigers
53'Substitute on - George McGuigan , Leicester Tigers
52'A scintillating bit of play from Virimi Vakatawa nearly sees Racing score but Matt Toomua saves the day with a touchback. The TMO is looking to see if he carried it into the dead ball area.
51'Leicester off the hook in their 22 as the referee judges the French side knocked the ball on. Tigers hanging on at the moment.
48'Player substituted - Viliamu Afatia , Racing 92
48'Substitute on - Eddy Ben Arous , Racing 92
48'Substitute on - Camille Chat , Racing 92
48'Player substituted - Dimitri Szarzewski , Racing 92
47'Tigers relieve the pressure after winning a penalty and George Ford clears to halfway.
45'Teddy Iribaren is short with the resulting penalty. Racing are now back up to fifteen as Virimi Vakatawa returns.
44'Ellis Genge is under the microscope for a high tackle but escapes with only giving a penalty away.
42'Despite being a man down it is the home side applying the pressure. Leicester eventually clear with a long kick.
41'Substitute on - Cedate Gomes Sa , Racing 92
41'Player substituted - Census Johnston , Racing 92
41'19-15 End of first half
40'Kick off. Racing get us underway with a four-point lead.
40'Racing win the scrum and Kalamafoni runs it into touch and the Parisians lead by four points at the break.
40'Tigers spin it wide and Matt Smith goes close but Cenus Johnston makes a try saving tackle which dislodges the ball. Big moment just before the break.
40'Five metres short now Leicester.
40'19-15 Start of second half
39'Leicester charge into Racing's 22 through Mike Williams.
39'Genge does well on defence to haul in Thomas and Leicester will have a lineout.
35'TRY! Brilliantly executed set piece from Leicester as Toomua delivers a pinpoint pass to May who has too much gas and runs in his seventh Leicester try in as many matches.
35'Leicester on the attack and Vakatawa puts in a high shot on the right edge. Referee doesn't like it and the Racing centre is given a yellow card.
35'19-15 Try - Jonny May , Leicester Tigers
35'Yellow card - Virimi Vakatawa , Racing 92
33'More razzle dazzle by Racing but this time the offload doesn't go to hand and Leicester will have a scrum.
30'The try is unconverted and Racing's lead remains at nine points.
30'Racing edge towards Leicester's 22 as Lauret makes a big break after another brilliant offload from Nakarawa. Next phase Teddy Thomas is wide open and he goes in untouched.
29'19-10 Try - Teddy Thomas , Racing 92
27'Helter-skelter phase of play as it pinballs back between Racing and Leicester before the Tigers maintain possession. But they've given away a penalty at the ruck.
25'Hint of a knock on from the player on the ground, but the TMO disagrees and the try is given. Big call. Iribaren converts and Racing lead by four.
25'Hang on, might be a knock on.
25'14-10 Conversion - Teddy Iribaren , Racing 92
24'Racing have possession from a lineout near Leicester's 22. Nakarawa again with a brilliant offload as Racing go very close, and it's a try! Bernard le Roux is over.
24'12-10 Try - Bernard Le Roux , Racing 92
22'7-10 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
21'Ford splits the posts and Leicester's lead is restored.
21'Penalty Leicester, Ford will look to put the visitors back in front.
20'Leicester have the ball back from the restart.
19'7-7 Conversion - Teddy Iribaren , Racing 92
18'TRY! Leone Nakarawa shows off his incredible handling skills to get his hand free as two Leicester players attempt the tackle and ground the ball. Iribaren converts and we are level.
18'5-7 Try - Leone Nakarawa , Racing 92
17'Pretty inconclusive footage, the referee had the best view of it and he thought it was short initially. The TMO says no try, scrum five.
17'Census Johnston picks the ball up in the next phase and has gone very close to grounding the ball on the base of the posts. Referee calls on the TMO to have a look.
16'Racing building patiently as Chavancy goes close.
15'Leicester kick the 22 metre restart out on the full. Schoolboy error hands Racing a lineout in good territory.
14'Teddy Iribaren has the kicking duties for Racing and he will have a shot from near halfway. Had the distance but it's away to the left.
13'Bit of kick tennis before Leicester mount an attack. Poor pass though dropped by Barrow and then they concede a penalty.
11'Pat Lambie is on for Imhoff and makes an early break but its thwarted by Veainu. Leicester then kick to the corner and it dribbles into touch in Racing's 22.
8'Leicester lose the lineout, opportunity wasted.
7'Ford with a little kick over the top that turns Vakatawa around and he inexplicably puts a foot into touch and Leicester have a lineout five metres out.
6'Leicester have a scrum in decent field position. Big blow for Racing with Juan Imhoff off injured.
6'Player substituted - Juan Imhoff , Racing 92
6'Substitute on - Patrick Lambie , Racing 92
4'Ford makes no mistake with the conversion.
4'0-7 Conversion - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
3'Nick Malouf does exceptionally well to tidy up a loose pass and breaks a tackle before Luke Hamilton backs up from the next phase and scores! What a start from the Tigers.
3'Racing with some early possession in Leicester territory but they concede a penalty and Youngs goes quickly and makes huge inroads before passing to Matt Smith.
3'0-5 Try - Luke Hamilton , Leicester Tigers
1'Huge contact first up between Ellis Genge and fellow loosehead Viliamu Afatia.
1'And we are underway as George Ford kicks off.
1'Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of this Champions Cup clash as Racing 92 host Leicester Tigers meet in Paris. The last time these sides met the French outfit ran out 34-3 victors, will the Tigers fare better this time around?
1'0-0 Start of first half

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