Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints taking place? Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints will take place on Sunday 23rd January, 2022 at 15:15 (UK)
Where is Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints taking place? Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints will take place at Paris La Defense Arena in Paris
Where can I get tickets for Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints on in the UK? Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints? BT Sport subscribers can stream Racing 92 vs Northampton Saints live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Racing 92: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Teddy Thomas, 13 Olivier Klemenczak, 12 Gael Fickou (c), 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Antoine Gibert, 8 Yoan Tanga, 7 Baptiste Chouzenoux, 6 Ibrahim Diallo, 5 Boris Palu, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Cedate Gomes Sa, 2 Camille Chat, 1 Eddy Ben Arous
Replacements: 16 Teddy Baubigny, 17 Guram Gogichashvili, 18 Ali Oz, 19 Anton Bresler, 20 Anthime Hemery, 21 Mitch Short, 22 Louis Dupichot, 23 Donovan Taofifenua
Northampton Saints: 15 Ahsee Tuala, 14 Ollie Sleightholme, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Collins, 10 George Furbank, 9 Tom James, 8 Juarno Augustus, 7 Teimana Harrison (c), 6 Tom Wood, 5 Brandon Nansen, 4 Alex Coles, 3 Ehren Painter, 2 James Fish, 1 Emmanuel Iyogun
Replacements: 16 Mike Haywood, 17 Nick Auterac, 18 Conor Carey, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Tom Lockett, 21 Connor Tupai, 22 James Grayson, 23 Tom Litchfield
THE PREDICTION
Racing 92 have four wins from five now after a pretty torrid blip in the Top 14 before Christmas, with a 10-25 win at ospreys last Saturday taking them through to the last 16 of the Champions Cup with a match to spare. They will be eager for the full set before the international break, though, with Northampton Saints now in the kind of form the Parisiens were in a few weeks ago. The Saints were just beaten in a thrilling 20-24 contest at home to Ulster last Sunday but that made it five losses in their last six across all competitions. They have to win this match and hope other results go their way but the likelier outcome is that Racing go to town in the French capital to cover at least -15.
