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

  1. Try reviewpublished at 17:45 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2023

    A try has been given on the field but it's being checked...

  2. try

    Try - Racing 92 0-5 Harlequinspublished at 14 mins

    Danny Care

    Breakthrough! Brilliant from Dino Lamb as he batters his way through a tackle and is finally dragged down inches from the line. Danny Care is there and quick as a flash picks it up and goes over.

  3. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    Full marks to Quins for their opening ambition but they could do with some points to show for it. Again the kick somes to nothing and Racing win a penalty from the follow-up scrum.

  4. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    This is superb from Quins - Will Joseph dances away from a tackle to cut Racing open, he's hauled down before the ball is kicked wide and Andre Esterhuizen drops it! That was a try if he'd gathered it.

    There was an advantage though. Marcus Smith again chooses to kick for the corner and not the posts.

  5. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    Harlequins put the ball through the phases, probing the Racing Line but that's a big turnover! No surprise to see Siya Kolisi emerge from the melee with the ball.

  6. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    Brilliant from Marcus Smith to dink the kick over the Racing Line and some top class jackaling gives Quins the penalty. Smith puts it into the corner.

  7. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    Terrific noise in Paris to wrap up this opening weekend. The game continues to play at rapid pace with Tyrone Green and Will Joseph breaking the lines.

  8. Postpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2023

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    Harlequins move the ball wide left and there's half a chance in the corner but Racing rally well and shut them down before turning the ball over. That was some opening 90 seconds!

  9. Postpublished at 1 min

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    Lightning start from Quins as they win a penalty and Danny Care taps and gos...

  10. Kick-offpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2023

    Racing 92 0-0 Harlequins

    Siya Kolisi looks pumped and we are under way in Paris.

  11. The English are comingpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2023

    Racing 92 v Harlequins (17:30 GMT)

    Joe Cokanasiga of Bath RugbyImage source, Getty Images

    With wins for Northampton, Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Sale, Leicester it's been a rampaging opening weekend of Champions Cup rugby for the English sides.

    After a hat-trick of French wins could an English side get back on top this season? Or will it be French glory once more at Tottenham next May?

  12. Kolisi to star?published at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2023

    Racing 92 v Harlequins (17:30 GMT)

    Siya KolisiImage source, Getty Images

    Leinster may have snared the double World Cup-winning coach Jacques Nienaber, but Racing got the double World Cup-winning captain.

    Flanker Siya Kolisi joined the French club after becoming the first player since Richie McCaw to lift back-to-back Webb Ellis Cups.

    The Springbok skipper will look to use his leadership qualities to guide Racing to a first European title after two final losses in 2018 and 2020.

  13. Regarding Henrypublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2023

    Racing 92 v Harlequins (17:30 GMT)

    Henry ArundellImage source, Getty Images

    England wing Henry Arundell will start at full-back for Racing 92.

    The 21-year-old scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 31-26 defeat at Toulon after joining following the demise of London Irish.

    Harlequins make only one change for the trip to Paris after thrashing Sale Sharks last week.

    Prop Will Collier is ruled out through injury and is replaced by Dillon Lewis.

    South Africa's double World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi, who like Arundell joined the French club after the World Cup in France, starts at flanker.

    Arundell, whose debut hat-trick came almost four weeks ago, has scored four tries in his first three games for his new club, playing at both wing and full-back.

  14. Welcomepublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 10 December 2023

    Racing 92 v Harlequins (17:30 GMT)

    Does anyone fancy some tries?

    Harlequins and Racing 92 love to throw the ball around and play free-flowing rugby.

    On the artificial pitch, under the lights, Paris La Defense Arena usually is the home of a cracker.

    Paris La Defense ArenaImage source, Getty Images