Right in fromt of the posts, he was never going to miss that one. Stade now just one point behind.

Penalty at scrum time to the visitors, Ducalon guilty of boring in. Dupuy to have a shot at goal.

A lot of kicking early on, from both sides, alot of it aimless which is really disrupting the games flow.

Lapeyre kicks long, too long, as the ball runs dead. Scrum back in Racing territory, Stade to put in.

Racing steal at the lineout, ball moved wide to Marc Andreu who makes good ground

Sexton returns the kick to touch just inside the Stade half.

Solid scrum from the visitors, Plisson clears long.

Racing ball on halfway, Sexton dinks one over the top for his backs to chase, but Lauret of Racing knocks on attempting to claim possession. First scrum of the day to come, Stade to put in.

Dupuy slots it from the halfway, reducing the deficit to four at this early stage.

Stade secure ball at the line out, Dupuy kicks in behind the Racing defence, but play is brought back for a ruck infringement on halfway by Racing. Dupuy to have a shot at goal.