Summary

  • Toulouse 35-14 Gloucester

  • Owen Farrell's late penalty gives Saracens victory over Racing 92

  • European champions in driving seat to qualify for Champions Cup quarter-finals

  • But Gloucester could pip them if they win with a bonus point or by 12 points or more

  • Billy Vunipola goes off injured with suspected broken forearm in Saracens' win

  • Team-mate Will Skelton was sent off for dangerous tackle before half-time

  • Saracens' first match since accepting Premiership relegation for salary cap breaches

Live Reporting

Becky Grey

  1. Saracens 17-7 Racing 92

    Racing's maul goes nowhere and Saracens forwards are trying to make trouble in there.

    It collapses and Finn Russell is given the ball and tries to cut inside. Racing are a few metres out.

  2. Saracens 17-7 Racing 92

    Racing bombard the Saracens defence but get nowhere and Nigel Owens call them back for an earlier penalty. Finn Russell kicks to the corner.

  3. Saracens 17-7 Racing 92

    Finn Russell kicks a penalty to touch and Racing have a line-out inside Sarries' 22.

  4. Penalty - Saracens 17-7 Racing 92

    Owen Farrell

    No problems for Farrell, the lead is up to 10 points.

  5. Saracens 14-7 Racing 92

    Racing concede a penalty for offside and Owen Farrell decides to kick at goal this time.

    A bonus point would guarantee Saracens a quarter-final but winning clearly matters more.

  6. Saracens 14-7 Racing 92

    Saracens are on the attack again and Elliot Daly kicks the ball through. Brice Dulin clears to touch but it doesn't go far. Sarries have a line-out inside the French side's half.

    The hosts still have a man advantage with Teddy Iribaren off the field.

  7. try

    Try - Saracens 14-7 Racing 92

    Virimi Vakatawa (Con Finn Russell)

    It's not all going one way then.

    Finn Russell sends up a high ball and Elliot Daly can't claim it, but Virimi Vakatawa can. The centre sprints onto it and is away. Duncan Taylor never had a chance.

    Russell scores the conversion.

  8. try

    Try - Saracens 14-0 Racing 92

    Mako Vunipola (Con Owen Farrell)

    Another line-out, another try.

    Saracens seem to be completely overpowering Racing up front. The maul isn't a great one, but Mako Vunipola twists and turns and thumps down over the tryline. Two more tries needed for the bonus point and a guaranteed place in the quarter-finals.

    Owen Farrell nails the conversion from the left touchline.

  9. Sin-bin

    Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Oh wait, it's more than a penalty.

    Owens has called it as a deliberate knock-on and Iribaren is off.

    Saracens kick to the corner again.

  10. Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Racing scrum-half Teddy Iribaren has knocked the ball on so Nigel Owens calls us back for a penalty.

  11. Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Mako Vunipola is looking a bit Joker-esque with bright red blood staining his lips.

    But never mind that, Saracens have launched a swift attack and are suddenly 5m out.

  12. Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Sarries kick another penalty to the corner and try to form a rolling maul off the line-out. It goes nowhere though.

    They try a different tactic as Owen Farrell tries to scramble through Racing's defence but Juan Imhoff grabs hold of the ball and the French side launch their first attack.

    That comes to nothing too after a knock-on.

  13. Chris Jones
    BBC rugby union correspondent at Allianz Park

    The problem is every time we talk about Farrell or Itoje it reminds you of the salary cap and why Saracens have such a powerful squad.

  14. Replacement

    Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Uh oh.

    Billy Vunipola heads off the field, replaced by Will Skelton. Hopefully that's nothing too serious with England's Six Nations squad set to be announced tomorrow.

  15. Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Ben Spencer grabs a loose ball and Sarries are off again. Brad Barritt finds Rotimi Segun but he's got no space to work with on the right wing.

    Finn Russell knocks the ball on and Saracens will have a scrum inside Racing 92's half.

  16. 'Us against the world'

    Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Chris Jones
    BBC rugby union correspondent at Allianz Park

    This Saracens side continue to thrive in adversity. It's the Saracens mantra - us against the world.

  17. 'Saracens want to bully Racing'

    Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Natasha Hunt
    England World Cup winning scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    You can tell the intensity they want to play at. Every player was within about 20m there. They are going to go route one and try to bully this Racing side.

  18. try

    Try - Saracens 7-0 Racing 92

    Maro Itoje (Con Owen Farrell)

    Distractions? What distractions? Sarries seem spurred by yesterday's relegation announcement.

    Maro Itoje gathers the ball in the line-out and finds Billy Vunipola, who barrells into the Racing defence.

    Itoje grabs the ball again and drives over the line. Owen Farrell adds two more points.

  19. Saracens 0-0 Racing 92

    Racing 92 scrum-half Teddy Iribaren recovers the ball from the back of a ruck and kicks to touch.

    Sarries launch an attack off the line-out and Owen Farrell grubbers the ball through. Racing get possession but give away a penalty and Sarries kick to the corner. They want the bonus point.

  20. Kick-off

    Saracens 0-0 Racing 92

    Here we go then. Owen Farrell gets us under way.