Leicester

11 - 34

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Racing 92

Leicester vs Racing 92

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Conversion

Finn Russell does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

79'

Maxime Machenaud sets up the try.

79'

Try

Silky skills by Racing 92 ends with a try for Juan Imhoff.

79'

A gap opened in the defence and Maxime Machenaud took full advantage.

79'

Racing 92 have won 60 rucks so far this game.

79'

The defensive line has been broken as Louis Dupichot goes through the gap.

79'

Leicester make a substitution with Gaston Cortes coming on.

78'

Leicester make a substitution with Dan Cole coming off.

78'

What a run here by Finn Russell as they gets over the gainline!.

76'

Leicester sub Facundo Gigena comes onto the field.

74'

Ellis Genge departs for Leicester.

74'

Leicester have won 80 rucks so far this game.

72'

Henry Chavancy has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

72'

Gareth Owen comes on for Leicester.

71'

Manu Tuilagi leaves the field.

71'

Dominic Bird comes on.

71'

Leone Nakarawa comes off.

71'

Adam Thompstone comes on.

69'

Gaston Cortes comes off.

69'

Mike Williams comes on.

68'

Sione Kalamafoni comes off.

68'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Dimitri Szarzewski getting some game time.

68'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Ole Avei being replaced.

68'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Ben Volavola coming on.

66'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Simon Zebo coming off.

66'

Racing 92 have won 40 rucks so far this game.

65'

Racing 92 sub Fabien Sanconnie comes onto the field.

65'

Antonie Claassen departs for Racing 92.

65'

Maxime Machenaud comes on for Racing 92.

65'

Teddy Iribaren leaves the field.

65'

Gaston Cortes comes on.

63'

Adam Thompstone comes off.

63'

Antonie Claassen has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

62'

Yellow Card

Dan Cole (Leicester) is shown a yellow card.

59'

Olivier Klemenczak comes on.

59'

Virimi Vakatawa comes off.

59'

Guy Thompson comes on.

57'

Brendon O'Connor comes off.

57'

Leone Nakarawa makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

57'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Cedate Gomes Sa getting some game time.

57'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Ben Tameifuna being replaced.

57'

Fabulous play by Leicester has led to George Worth being able to wriggle through a gap.

56'

Leicester have won 60 rucks so far this game.

56'

Virimi Vakatawa has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

56'

Leicester make a substitution with Harry Wells coming on.

54'

Leicester make a substitution with Graham Kitchener coming off.

54'

Leicester sub Jake Kerr comes onto the field.

52'

Tatafu Polota-Nau departs for Leicester.

52'

Ben Youngs comes on for Leicester.

52'

Ben White leaves the field.

52'

Vasil Kakovin comes on.

49'

Guram Gogichashvili comes off.

49'

Penalty Goal

Finn Russell does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

48'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Leicester have won 40 rucks so far this game.

37'

Trouble here as Jonny May breaches the defence.

35'

Spellbinding play by Adam Thompstone is finished off with a try.

34'

George Ford has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

33'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Leicester is finished off by George Worth.

32'

This is dangerous for the defence as Manu Tuilagi bursts through to advance the Leicester attack.

32'

Racing 92 have won 20 rucks so far this game.

27'

Leicester have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23'

Conversion

Finn Russell makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

21'

Bernard Le Roux played a key part in that try.

20'

Try

A series of passes by Racing 92 results in a try for Virimi Vakatawa.

20'

A gap opened in the defence and Finn Russell took full advantage.

20'

Penalty Goal

Finn Russell makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

19'

Penalty Goal

George Ford kicks the penalty.

17'

Conversion

Finn Russell converts the try.

14'

That's a great try assist by Simon Zebo.

13'

Try

Great hands by Racing 92 leads to a try for Juan Imhoff.

12'

The defensive line has been broken as Simon Zebo goes through the gap.

12'

Conversion

Finn Russell has kicked a conversion.

Bernard Le Roux sets up the try.

Try

Racing 92 are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Teddy Iribaren touching down.

Penalty Goal

George Ford has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Leicester v Racing 92

Sun 16th December 2018, 05:00am PST

Points Flow Chart

Racing 92 win +23

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

93%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Russell

79'

11 - 34

Imhoff

79'

11 - 32

Cole

11 - 27

59'

Russell

48'

11 - 27

Half Time

Worth

11 - 24

32'

Russell

21'

6 - 24

Vakatawa

20'

6 - 22

Russell

19'

6 - 17

Ford

6 - 14

17'

Russell

14'

3 - 14

Imhoff

12'

3 - 12

Russell

3 - 7

Iribaren

3 - 5

Ford

3 - 0

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Leicester Tigers vs Racing 92 Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Leicester Tigers face off against Racing 92 in Investec Champions Cup on Sun 16th December 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 02:00 NZST in New Zealand, 00:00 AEST in Australia and 05:00 EST in the US.

Racing 92 won the last encounter but Racing 92 are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Racing 92 in 1st and Leicester Tigers in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Leicester Tigers vs Racing 92 Squads

The official squads for Leicester Tigers vs Racing 92 will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.