Racing 92 vs La Rochelle Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Racing 92 vs La Rochelle taking place? Racing 92 vs La Rochelle will take place on Sunday 15th May, 2022 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Racing 92 vs La Rochelle taking place? Racing 92 vs La Rochelle will take place at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens
Where can I get tickets for Racing 92 vs La Rochelle? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Racing 92 vs La Rochelle on in the UK? Racing 92 vs La Rochelle will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Racing 92 vs La Rochelle? BT Sport subscribers can stream Racing 92 vs La Rochelle live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Racing 92: 15 Max Spring, 14 Teddy Thomas, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Gael Fickou (c), 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Nolann Le Garrec, 8 Yoan Tanga, 7 Ibrahim Diallo, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Anton Bresler, 4 Bernard Le Roux, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Teddy Baubigny, 1 Guram Gogichashvili
Replacements: 16 Camille Chat, 17 Eddy Ben Arous, 18 Cedate Gomes Sa, 19 Baptiste Pesenti, 20 Boris Palu, 21 Maxime Machenaud, 22 Antoine Gibert, 23 Henry Chavancy
La Rochelle: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Jules Favre, 13 Jérémy Sinzelle, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Grégory Alldritt (c), 7 Victor Vito, 6 Wiaan Liebenberg, 5 Rémi Picquette, 4 Thomas Lavault, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Pierre Bourgarit, 1 Dany Priso
Replacements: 16 Facundo Bosch, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Romain Sazy, 20 Matthias Haddad, 21 Arthur Retiere, 22 Levani Botia, 23 Pierre Popelin
THE PREDICTION
Racing 92 were exceptional at home to a bullish Sale Sharks on Sunday, beating their Premiership visitors 41-22 to reach the semi-finals of the Champions Cup. Back-to-back home games should favour the hosts here and a six-match winning streak across all competitions suggests they should be backed to squeeze through this tough clash with last season’s runners up, who were the last team to beat them back in March. La Rochelle won an entertaining game at home to Top 14 leaders Montpellier last Saturday to bounce back from a loss away at Toulouse in the Top 14 and they have won six of their last seven across all competitions, including twice away at Bordeaux in league and cup. La Rochelle shut Racing 92 out for 19-0 in their previous meeting and this could come down to the finest of margins in the reverse. Back the hosts to edge this outright or even with a +1 head-start.
