Summary

  • Opening round of 2023-2024 Investec Champions Cup games

  • Pool 2: Harlequins fight back to beat Racing 92 31-28 in Paris

  • Pool 4: Leicester Tigers beat DHL Stormers 35-26

  • Challenge Cup - Newcastle Falcons beaten 24-19 by Montpellier in Pool 2

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. Good night!

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    Another cracking game to end the weekend.

    Catch up on all of the scores and tables here and join us next week!

  2. 'It's in their DNA'

    FT: Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Jamie Roberts
    Former Wales international on TNT Sports

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    Racing were brilliant today. Some of the rugby they played - wow! It's in their DNA to entertain.

    Siya Kolisi is a Racing icon already and he's only been there a month.

  3. Sam Warburton
    Former Wales captain on TNT Sports

    Harlequins weren't playing high risk rugby in the last 10 minutes, their game management was really impressive. They shut the game down - in a good way.

  4. FT: Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Harlequins were 28-14 down at the hour mark.

    What a win!

  5. 'It was awesome'

    FT: Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Sam Warburton
    Former Wales captain on TNT Sports

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    It was awesome. Both teams like to play and they played the ball quickly. All the tries were scored with players running with ball in hand.

    There were loads of x factor players on display and it paid off.

  6. The pundits on tv can't believe Racing didn't go for a scrum with that final play. Harlequins were down to 14 men of course...

  7. FT: Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    French faces are stunned! They can't believe that.

  8. Full-time

    Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    What a win! The ball is knocked on and Harlequins win in Paris!

  9. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    We're into the red...

  10. Sin-bin

    Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Another penalty and Dino Lamb is sent to the bin...

  11. Penalty to Racing

    Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Alex Dombrandt emerges from a ruck with the ball but the whistle shrills! Racing will go again from five metres...

  12. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Five metres out. A score here would surely be the game...

  13. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    A lot of kicks at goal have been turned down, it's the spirit this game has been played in from the off. Racing get the ball in hand and come at the line...

  14. Penalty to Racing

    Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Time is off and we are treated to a Marcus Smith montage, he's handed the man of the match award. His long, long-range drop goal is the difference between the sides at the moment.

    That's a penalty to the hosts though at the scrum. It's a long way out and they kick into the corner as well...

  15. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Marcus Smith puts a spiralling kick into the Paris sky, it's not the best and he's lucky to get the ball back after a knock-on.

    It's all about managing the clock and territory from here.

  16. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Racing have the ball. Drop goal o'clock?

  17. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Harlequins nursing this one now as Danny Care needs nursing to his wrist. This would be a massive statement win.

  18. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    Into the last 10 minutes. Marcus Smith shows another string to his bow, dumping Henry Arundell out of play with a last-man tackle.

  19. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    So much enterprising, open rugby on display. Danny Care finds space to break the line and sling a pass wide before a huge hit dumps a man in white on their back. It's like a game of sevens at times!

  20. Racing 92 28-31 Harlequins

    An absolutely terrific response in this excellent game. Racing looked to gave their boots on the throat of Harlequins but those two quick tries have swung it once again!