Racing 92 vs Stade Francais Top 14 preview: Confirmed lineups and recent form

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Home teamRacing 92
Away teamStade Francais
VenueParis La Defense Arena
CompetitionTop 14
Kick off time8:05 pm
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Racing 92 vs Stade Francais Top 14 preview as the sides clash at the Paris La Defense Arena.

Stade Francais currently sit fourth in the Top 14 table, and a bonus point win in this game would see them go to second in the table. A loss by more than 22 points would see them drop below Bordeaux and into fifth. 

Racing sit in 10th after Saturday’s action and are equal on points with Toulon and La Rochelle above them. 

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Racing 92 vs Stade Français confirmed lineups and team news

Racing 92Stade Francais
Forwards
Kharaishvili1Paiva
Tarrit2Garcia
Bamba3Melikidze
Lainault4Botha
Hill5Pesenti
Baudonne6Macalou
Manyarara7Chapuis
Hughes8Mapu
Backs
Carbonneau9Abadie
Gibert10Foursans-Bourdette
Hulleu11Etien
Manu12Nene
Fickou13Ezeala
Naituvi14Laloi
Spring15Ibo
Replacements
Escobar16Peyresblanques
Gogichashvili17Iscaro
Tagitagivalu18Turagacoke
Taofifenua19Hirigoyen
Diallo20Barre
Seunes21Kerr-Barlow
Tuisova22Tanga
Tupou23Lux

Recent Form:

Racing 92 (Home team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Loss28th March 2026Top 14Pau27-17
Won21st March 2026Top 14Castres52-21
Loss28th February 2026Top 14Montpellier41-17
Won14th February 2026Top 14Bayonne36-41
Won31st January 2026Top 14Perpignan37-31

Racing have won five of their last seven matches but have lost two of their last matches. In the last round, they went out to a 17-3 lead against Pau in the second half. They conceded three tries in the last 30 minutes and lost 27-17.

Stade Francais (Away team): 

ResultDateCompetitionOpponentScore
Loss5th April 2026Challenge CupDragons31-36
Won29th March 2026Top 14Clermont64-20
Won21st March 2026Top 14Toulon27-46
Won28th February 2026Top 14Perpignan42-21
Loss15th February 2026Top 14Toulouse9-13

Stade Francais have won the last three Top 14 games in a row, scoring more than 40 points in each. They didn’t focus much on the Challenge Cup and suffered a surprise defeat to the Dragons. They had been leading 31-24 with 15 minutes to go, but conceded two tries in the last 10 minutes.

Racing 92 vs Stade Francais head-to-head record (last five matches):

DateCompetitionWinnerScore
20th December 2025Top 14Draw20-20
27th April 2025Top 14Racing 9249-24
24th November 2024Top 14Stade Francais40-24
24th February 2024Top 14Stade Francais11-27
18th November 2023Top 14Racing 929-13

When the sides met earlier in the year, they drew 20-20. Stade Francais scored a try with the clock deep in the red to draw this match. The results have been pretty evenly distributed between these teams, other than a period of dominance for Racing, winning five in a row from 2021 to 2022.

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Jonny is a former rugby player in Ireland's club system and is an Ulster and Ireland fan. He has spent a number of years writing about football and this was what brought him to the Dave Sport Group. As an expert in Irish Rugby, his expertise also stretches to Super Rugby having lived in New Zealand previously.

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