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Champions Cup: Racing 92 wins a miraculous victory against Harlequins

2023-01-15T17:39:24.839Z


After a completely crazy end to the match, 12 against 15, Racing 92 snatched an unexpected success against Harlequins (30-29). They


Between two playing teams, on the Paris La Défense Arena pool table, Racing 92 and London Harlequins offered a somewhat messy but completely crazy match to the 10,000 spectators who came to warm up in the Nanterre hall.

Undecided until the end, the Franco-British shock finally tipped in favor of Ciel et Blanc, after a cold-blooded penalty by Nolann Le Garrec, when Racing was 12 against 15. Miraculous!

In this beginning of an impossible mission to save what can still be saved in this competition, Racing 92 first entered with good intentions.

The Sky and White send the game and are rewarded with a try from Gaël Fickou from the 5th minute, after a great collective action.

Camille Chat's gas, Warrick Gelant's fire support, Donovan Taofifenua's ants in the legs...: Racing let go but wasted too much ammunition (two lost hits, two forwards from Woki and Diallo near the lines) and displays worrying concerns in melee.

The match is humming and it takes a miraculous save from Taofifenua on Morris who was going to flatten to leave Racing in front.

The English blame the blow and cash immediately after a try from Kamikamika which springs well after a touch finally well controlled.

Laurent Travers players can breathe at the break (14-3).

With these two tries, half the way is done for the offensive bonus.

Marcus Smith's Awakening

Undoubtedly shaken at half-time, the Racingmen drive the point home with an entry try from Saili following a breakthrough from Baudonne.

But it was written that nothing would be easy for this Racing in search of benchmarks and on alternating current for a few weeks.

The English will-o'-the-wisp Marcus Smith will wake up his people, behind two tries in five minutes and author of the corner transformations (21-17, 52nd).

The English fans present at Paris La Défense Arena give voice.

The match becomes crazy and it smells like a knockout on both sides.

Cameron Woki finds his legs from the XV of France and offers himself a full field tumble.

But he commits a step forward when flattening out on the action that follows… The alternating current, always.

Smith, again, torments the Ile-de-France defense, yet in numerical superiority, and offers a double to his winger Murley (24-22, 65th.)

It is believed Racing lost with a penalty try and three yellow cards conceded in the last ten minutes.

It was then, at 12 against 15, that the current was back on for the Ciel et Blancs: a stolen touch, a penalty won, and the successful kick from Le Garrec saved the essentials.

“It's a frustrating victory, breathes captain Gaël Fickou.

Too many mistakes, too many inaccuracies… We will have to do much better”.

The qualification in the round of 16 will indeed be to seek from the formidable Irish of Leinster next weekend.

Dots

Racing 92 - Harlequins 30-29

Halftime: 14-3.

Spectators: 10,319.

Racing 92.

3 tries (Fickou 5th, Kamikamica 35th, Saili 41st).

3 conversions (Russell 6th, 36th, 42nd).

3 penalties (Russell 55th, 70th, Le Garrec 78th).

3 yellow cards (Taofifenua 72nd, Ben Arous 74th, Russell 76th).

Harlequins.

4 tries (Care 45th, Murley 50th, 65th, penalty 76th).

2 conversions (Smith 46th, 52nd).

1 penalty (Smith 25th).

2 yellow cards (Morris 54th, Dombrandt 59th).

Source: leparis

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