Racing down Leicester in Champions Cup

Racing 92 took a big step towards the Champions Cup quarter-finals with a 36-26 win over Leicester Tigers on Sunday, while two-time winners Munster hammered French champions Castres. Saracens joined France’s Racing in making it three wins from three with an astonishing second-half revival to thrash Cardiff Blues 51-25. Racing claimed a bonus points within 35 minutes as international backs Virimi Vakatawa, Juan Imhoff and Simon Zebo crossed as well as inexperienced back-rower Baptiste Chouzenoux.

Scotland fly-half Finn Russell was instrumental as his side played an expansive brand of rugby which produced a fifth and final try to secure victory ten minutes from time. France prop Eddy Ben Arous left the field on a stretcher with a neck injury and went to a nearby hospital for further assessments. Coach Laurent Travers was impressed by his team’s ability with ball in hand but expected more from his side. “Our attack was very good so we’re not going to be fussy but we left three tries out there,” he said.