Mouth-watering Top 14 battle as La Rochelle take on Racing 92
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A cracking encounter awaits fans of the French Top 14 in the opening game of the 14th round as Racing 92 play host to La Rochelle.
The visitors are enjoying the summit of the overall standings with ten victories from thirteen outings and a total of 44 points to their name.
Closely behind them, though, are Toulouse and Racing on 42 and 41 respectively.
However, Racing do have a game in hand when compared with La Rochelle and Toulouse, making the top of the table a hotly contested place at the moment.
Round 13 saw La Rochelle travel to Stade Armandie and turn the screws on Agen, 43-13, in a one-sided match which emphasised the visitors’ strength in the competition.
Racing also emerged as winners in the last round after a valuable victory against Clermont at Stade Marcel Michelin. It was slender, two-point victory but also capped of Racing’s fourth win on the trot which will have put their confidence at a noteworthy elevation.
La Rochelle will have a serious bone to pick with their rivals after the last time the teams met – in Round 17 of the 2019-20 tournament – where Racing pulverised them 49-0.
All indications point to a very different kind of game looming on Saturday, however.
