Racing 92 辛勝する／優位 out Munster in 支持する／優勝者s Cup thriller
An 巨大な kicking 陳列する，発揮する by Racing 92 船長／主将 Maxime Machenaud, 含むing two 刑罰，罰則s in the の近くにing four minutes, snatched victory from Munster to leave Pool 4 in the 支持する／優勝者s Cup wide open.
Munster still lead the French 味方する by a point, but will now have to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Castres at home in the final 一連の会議、交渉／完成する at Thomond Park to 保証（人） winning the pool and staying in the 追跡（する） for a home ４半期/4分の1-final.
All that might have been different had Racing gone for a 特別手当-point try when they 選ぶd up a 刑罰，罰則 10 metres out from the Munster 地位，任命するs two minutes from time, 主要な 31-30. They went for the points instead and only 選ぶd up four points for the 勝利，勝つ instead of a possible five.
Maxime Machenaud kicked Racing 92 to victory over Munster (Danny Lawson/PA)
In a thrilling game under the の近くにd roof at Racing’s new Parisian home at the U 円形競技場, the lead changed 手渡すs no より小数の than four times in the second half in the first 支持する／優勝者s Cup match played at the 発生地.
Racing travel to Welford Road to 直面する Leicester in 一連の会議、交渉／完成する six knowing they must 勝利，勝つ to stay in 論争 for a trip to the last eight. If they can get off to a 類似の start to the one they fashioned at home then they will give themselves a 広大な／多数の／重要な chance.
A week after 大打撃を与えるing Clermont Auvergne 58-6 at their new home they raced into a 10-point lead with a try from flanker Yannick Nyanga after only three minutes and a 転換 and 刑罰，罰則 from Machenaud. The scrum-half kicked six out of seven in the 勝利，勝つ over Clermont and he was even better against Munster with seven out of eight for a match 一致する of 19 points.
The Munster goal-kicking 苦しむd by comparison as both Ian Keatley and long-範囲 specialist Conor Murray 攻撃する，衝突する the 地位，任命する in the first half. Murray also 行方不明になるd with another 成果／努力 in the second half.
Lock ジーンズ Kleyn reached out in the first half to 得点する／非難する／２０ the first of Munster’s three tries, with Keatley 追加するing the 転換, but another Machenaud 刑罰，罰則 made it 13-7 at the break.
Marc Andreu dived o ver in the left corner four minutes into the second half to stretch the lead but Munster’s 返答 was swift and two tries in the space of five minutes from the brilliant Keith Earls and midfield blockbuster Chris Farrell put them into the lead at 21-18.
Machenaud levelled 事柄s with another 刑罰，罰則 when Stephen Archer was penalised for popping out of a scrum after 54 minutes.
Two Keatley 刑罰，罰則s 辛勝する／優位d Munster 支援する in 前線 before 交替／補充 hooker Dimitri Szarzewski raced around the 前線 of a line-out 20 metres out to 得点する／非難する／２０ a try that Machenaud 改善するd to make it 28-27.
Murray’s kick from just inside his own half after 75 minutes 辛勝する／優位d his 味方する 支援する in 前線 30-28 and it looked as though the two-time 支持する／優勝者s were going to clinch their ticket into the ノックアウト 行う／開催する／段階s with a week to spare.
But from the 再開する their former second-rower Donnacha Ryan grabbed the ball and earned his 味方する a 刑罰，罰則. M achenaud made it 31-30 before knocking over the final kick two minutes from time to make victory 安全な.
What they said
Munster director of rugby Johann 先頭 Graan: “It is in our own 手渡すs and we are at Thomond Park next week. We are 権利 in this 競争 and hopefully we can get a home ４半期/4分の1-final. It was a fantastic game of rugby, although as a team we are very disappointed to lose. We put in a lot of 成果／努力 and the 態度 of the guys was fantastic.”
Racing’s former Munster lock Donnacha Ryan: “It was really weird playing against them and they were very organised. The 優先 was to 勝利，勝つ the game first and we will take it from there. That’s the beauty of the 支持する／優勝者s Cup ? everyone will be glued to 一連の会議、交渉／完成する six.”
