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| Home team | Bordeaux Begles | | Away team | Racing 92 | | Venue | Stade | | Competition | Top 14 | | Kick-off time | 8:15 pm (UK) 9:15 pm (FRA) | | Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports | Bordeaux Begles vs Racing 92 Top 14 preview as the sides meet in a massive match for the start of the 2026/27 season. Racing 92 made it to the semi-finals last year, finishing fifth in the regular season and pulling off an away win against Pau. They lost out to eventual winners, Toulouse, Bordeaux Begles won the Champions Cup Read more match previews here Bordeaux Begles vs Racing 92 confirmed lineups | Bordeaux Begles | Racing 92 | |||| | Forwards | ||||| | Pkhakadze | 1 | Gogichashvili | ||| | Barlot | 2 | Tarrit | ||| | Falatea | 3 | Bamba | ||| | Moon | 4 | Hill | ||| | Cazeaux | 5 | Lainault | ||| | Bochaton | 6 | Manyarara | ||| | Woki | 7 | Uru | ||| | Willis | 8 | Baudonne | ||| | Backs | ||||| | Lucu | 9 | Machenaud | ||| | Jalibert | 10 | Gibert | ||| | Bielle-Biarrey | 11 | Spring | ||| | Moefana | 12 | Manu | ||| | Depoortere | 13 | Costes | ||| | Penaud | 14 | Ravutaumada | ||| | Buros | 15 | James | ||| | Replacements | ||||| | Lamothe | 16 | Escobar | ||| | Perchaud | 17 | Kolingar | ||| | Taufa | 18 | Sanconnie | ||| | Palu | 19 | Taofifenua | ||| | Gazzotti | 20 | Martins | ||| | Ibsaiene | 21 | Latrasse | ||| | Page-Relo | 22 | Tuisova | ||| | Uberti | 23 | Njocke | Recent Form: Bordeaux Begles (Home team): | Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | | Loss | 6th June 2026 | Top 14 | Clermont | 31-34 | | Loss | 31st May 2026 | Top 14 | Toulon | 27-22 | | Won | 23rd May 2026 | Champions Cup Final | Leinster | 19-41 | | Won | 16th May 2026 | Top 14 | Perpignan | 37-32 | | Won | 9th May 2026 | Top 14 | Bayonne | 38-40 | Bordeaux Begles finished the season with two disappointing defeats following their Champions Cup back-to-back victory. They finished just two points outside the playoffs and lost both these games by less than seven. A win in either of these games and they would have made it into the knockout section of the tournament. Racing 92 (Away team): | Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | | Loss | 19th June 2026 | Top 14 Playoffs | Toulouse | 71-17 | | Won | 13th June 2026 | Top 14 Playoffs | Pau | 31-33 | | Won | 6th June 2026 | Top 14 | Toulouse | 31-20 | | Won | 31st May 2026 | Top 14 | Clermont | 13-41 | | Won | 16th May 2026 | Top 14 | Toulon | 43-28 | Racing 92 finished their season with a big defeat in the semi-final against Toulouse, who would go on to win the competition. They finished the season strong to get into the quarters and picked up a huge win away to Pau. Bordeaux Begles vs Racing 92 head-to-head record (last five matches): | Date | Competition | Winner | Score | | 3rd January 2026 | Top 14 | Bordeaux | 62-20 | | 14th September 2025 | Top 14 | Racing 92 | 44-32 | | 30th March 2025 | Top 14 | Racing 92 | 36-31 | | 21st September 2024 | Top 14 | Bordeaux | 52-34 | | 16th June 2024 | Top 14 Playoffs | Bordeaux | 31-17 | The home team has won against the other side in every meeting between these teams dating back to 2022.