Racing 92

35 - 34

Full Time

Lyon

Lyon vs Racing 92

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

82'

Penalty Goal

Antoine Gibert kicks the penalty.

79'

Penalty Goal

Martin Meliande kicks the penalty.

77'

Alfred Parisien comes on.

75'

Theo Millet comes off.

75'

Conversion

Antoine Gibert has kicked a conversion.

75'

Try

Taniela Tupou scores the try from close range.

74'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Hamza Kaabeche getting some game time.

71'

Lyon decide to make a substitution, with Jermaine Ainsley being replaced.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Ugo Seunes took full advantage.

70'

Lyon make a substitution with Felix Lambey coming on.

68'

Lyon make a substitution with Mickael Guillard coming off.

68'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Romain Taofifenua coming on.

68'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Maxime Baudonne coming off.

68'

Antoine Gibert curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

68'

Try

Taniela Tupou scores the try from close range.

67'

Gael Fickou sets up the try.

67'

Lyon make a substitution with Esteban Gonzalez coming on.

65'

Lyon make a substitution with Baptiste Couilloud coming off.

65'

Conversion

The Lyon supporters go wild as Martin Meliande successfully kicks the conversion.

65'

Try

Lyon are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Irakli Aptsiauri touching down.

64'

Racing 92 sub Janick Tarrit comes onto the field.

63'

Diego Escobar departs for Racing 92.

63'

Racing 92 sub Ugo Seunes comes onto the field.

63'

Geronimo Prisciantelli departs for Racing 92.

63'

The defensive line has been broken as Jonny Hill goes through the gap.

62'

Lyon sub Marvin Okuya comes onto the field.

60'

Dylan Cretin departs for Lyon.

60'

Lyon sub Irakli Aptsiauri comes onto the field.

60'

Hamza Kaabeche departs for Lyon.

60'

Martin Meliande steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

55'

Edouard-Junior Jabea Njocke comes on.

54'

Guram Gogichashvili comes off.

54'

Theo William comes on.

54'

Felix Lambey comes off.

54'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Antoine Gibert kicks the conversion.

53'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Fabien Sanconnie from scoring as they record the try for Racing 92.

52'

What a run here by Gael Fickou as they get over the gainline!

51'

Taniela Tupou comes on.

51'

Demba Bamba comes off.

51'

Fabien Sanconnie comes on.

50'

Romain Taofifenua comes off.

50'

Diego Escobar comes on.

50'

Janick Tarrit comes off.

50'

Sam Simmonds makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Lekima Tagitagivalu getting some game time.

47'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Shingi Manyarara being replaced.

47'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Hacjivah Dayimani getting some game time.

47'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Nathan Hughes being replaced.

47'

Conversion

Martin Meliande adds the two points for Lyon.

47'

Try

Slick passing by Lyon leads to a try for Iosefo Masi.

46'

Spellbinding play by Jiuta Wainiqolo is finished off with a try.

46'

Iosefo Masi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Wilfried Hulleu coming on.

44'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Selestino Ravutaumada coming off.

44'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Antoine Gibert coming on.

44'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Ugo Seunes coming off.

44'

Lyon make a substitution with Jermaine Ainsley coming on.

44'

Lyon make a substitution with Cedate Gomes Sa coming off.

44'

Conversion

Martin Meliande adds the two points for Lyon.

43'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Baptiste Couilloud dots the ball down from close range.

42'

Baptiste Couilloud makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

Lyon make a substitution with Mathis Sarragallet coming on.

40'

Lyon make a substitution with Camille Chat coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Penalty Goal

Ugo Seunes kicks the penalty.

41'

Conversion

Martin Meliande does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

35'

Try

Incisive passing by Lyon is finished off by Jiuta Wainiqolo, as they goes over for the try.

34'

Fabulous play by Lyon has led to Jiuta Wainiqolo being able to wriggle through a gap.

34'

Theo Millet sets up the try.

34'

Fabulous play by Lyon has led to Martin Meliande being able to wriggle through a gap.

33'

Penalty Goal

The Racing 92 supporters go wild as Ugo Seunes successfully kicks the penalty goal.

30'

Trouble here as Jiuta Wainiqolo breaches the defence.

26'

This is dangerous for the defence as Gael Fickou bursts through to advance the Racing 92 attack.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Gabin Lorre bursts through to advance the Lyon attack.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Vinaya Habosi bursts through to advance the Racing 92 attack.

17'

Penalty Goal

Martin Meliande makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

11'

Conversion

Ugo Seunes has kicked a conversion.

Try

The Racing 92 pack has powered over for Nathan Hughes to score the try.

We are underway as the referee Thibault Santamaria blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Racing 92 v Lyon 
  
 Round 15 
  
 Sat 24th January 2026, 07:35am PST 
  
 Paris La Defense Arena 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Thibault Santamaria

Points Flow Chart

Racing 92 win +1

Time in lead

Mins in lead

45%

% Of Game In Lead

42%

87%

Possession Last 10 min

13%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Gibert

35 - 34

79'

Meliande

77'

32 - 34

Gibert

32 - 31

75'

Tupou

30 - 31

74'

Tupou

25 - 31

67'

Meliande

65'

20 - 31

Aptsiauri

64'

20 - 29

Gibert

20 - 24

53'

Sanconnie

18 - 24

52'

Meliande

47'

13 - 24

Masi

46'

13 - 22

Meliande

43'

13 - 17

Couilloud

42'

13 - 15

Half Time

Seunes

13 - 10

41'

Meliande

35'

10 - 10

Wainiqolo

34'

10 - 8

Seunes

10 - 3

30'

Meliande

11'

7 - 3

Seunes

7 - 0

Hughes

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.5

Entries

Attack Profile

Racing 92

Lyon

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Defence Profile

Racing 92

Lyon

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

64%

67%

3-6 secs

24%

22%

6+ secs

12%

10%

113

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

59'

71'

76'

78'

Racing 92

Lyon

Racing 92 vs Lyon Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Racing 92 face off against Lyon in Top 14 Round 15 on Sat 24th January 2026 at Paris La Defense Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:35. In South Africa it’s at 17:35 SAST, 04:35 NZST in New Zealand, 02:35 AEST in Australia and 07:35 EST on Flo Rugby 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 5 places in the league table with Lyon in 6th and Racing 92 in 11th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Racing 92 vs Lyon Squads

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