Top 14 2026/27 · Round 4
Racing 92
Bayonne
Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil
Championship Standings
After three rounds, Racing 92 are 12th on 4 points and Bayonne 6th on 9. Official Castres table checked 25 September; Bordeaux’s win count is reconciled with their three verified results. The small sample limits its predictive weight.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 3 | 3 | 0 | +47 | 14 |
| 2 |  Stade Toulousain | 3 | 2 | 1 | +39 | 10 |
| 3 |  Bordeaux-Bègles | 3 | 2 | 1 | +53 | 10 |
| 4 |  Section Paloise | 3 | 2 | 1 | +24 | 9 |
| 5 |  Montpellier | 3 | 2 | 1 | +43 | 9 |
| 6 |  Bayonne | 3 | 2 | 1 | -19 | 9 |
| 7 |  Castres Olympique | 3 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 |  Stade Rochelais | 3 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 8 |
| 9 |  Clermont | 3 | 1 | 2 | -17 | 5 |
| 10 |  USA Perpignan | 3 | 1 | 2 | -25 | 5 |
| 11 |  Stade Francais Paris | 3 | 1 | 2 | -37 | 4 |
| 12 |  Racing 92 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -66 | 4 |
| 13 |  RC Toulonnais | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 14 |  Vannes | 3 | 0 | 3 | -29 | 0 |
Racing 92
W1, D0, L2Top 14 only: 3 completed matches, 2026-09-05 to 2026-09-19; 56 points for and 122 against. Racing’s first two games conceded 112 points before they held La Rochelle to ten away. The 20–10 win is a meaningful response, though one defensive performance cannot establish a durable turnaround.
Bayonne
W2, D0, L1Top 14 only: 3 completed matches, 2026-09-05 to 2026-09-19; 101 points for and 120 against. Bayonne have two home wins around a 70–28 defeat at Pau. The 46–24 Clermont win restores confidence but provides little direct evidence that the away problem has been solved.
Head-to-head: retrieved recent sample
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Racing 92 wins · Draws · Bayonne wins; 6 Top 14 meetings, all venues, 2023-12-30–2026-02-14
Racing 92 (2)
Racing won 47–27 at home and 41–36 away last season. Across the six retrieved meetings Bayonne still lead three wins to two with one draw, so the recent reversal deserves a limited weight. This is the retrieved recent sample, not an all-time record.
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | Top 14 | Bayonne 36–41 Racing 92 |
| 2025-11-22 | Top 14 | Racing 92 47–27 Bayonne |
| 2025-05-10 | Top 14 | Racing 92 24–24 Bayonne |
| 2024-10-19 | Top 14 | Bayonne 32–15 Racing 92 |
| 2024-05-11 | Top 14 | Racing 92 28–37 Bayonne |
| 2023-12-30 | Top 14 | Bayonne 27–23 Racing 92 |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Sample mean, rounded: Racing 92 29.7 – Bayonne 30.5. Team orientation is fixed regardless of venue.
Extended Form
Racing 92W16, D1, L11
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 25 September 2025–24 September 2026 (28 matches; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-09-19 Stade Rochelais 10–20 Racing 92; 2026-09-12 Racing 92 31–48 Lyon; 2026-09-05 Bordeaux-Bègles 64–5 Racing 92; 2026-06-19 Stade Toulousain 71–17 Racing 92; 2026-06-13 Section Paloise 31–33 Racing 92; 2026-06-06 Racing 92 31–20 Stade Toulousain; 2026-05-31 Clermont 13–41 Racing 92; 2026-05-16 Racing 92 43–28 RC Toulonnais; 2026-05-10 Racing 92 24–26 Stade Rochelais; 2026-04-25 Montauban 10–59 Racing 92; 2026-04-19 Racing 92 47–20 Stade Francais Paris; 2026-03-28 Section Paloise 27–17 Racing 92; 2026-03-21 Racing 92 52–21 Castres Olympique; 2026-02-28 Montpellier 41–17 Racing 92; 2026-02-14 Bayonne 36–41 Racing 92; 2026-01-31 Racing 92 37–31 USA Perpignan; 2026-01-24 Racing 92 35–34 Lyon; 2026-01-03 Bordeaux-Bègles 62–20 Racing 92; 2025-12-27 Racing 92 61–16 Montauban; 2025-12-20 Stade Francais Paris 20–20 Racing 92; 2025-11-29 Stade Toulousain 48–24 Racing 92; 2025-11-22 Racing 92 47–27 Bayonne; 2025-11-02 Stade Rochelais 33–6 Racing 92; 2025-10-25 Racing 92 15–10 Section Paloise; 2025-10-19 RC Toulonnais 45–21 Racing 92; 2025-10-11 Racing 92 32–25 Montpellier; 2025-10-04 Castres Olympique 20–16 Racing 92; 2025-09-27 Racing 92 43–31 Clermont
Only Top 14 results are counted in this extended window; other competitions and friendlies are excluded. Racing’s first two games conceded 112 points before they held La Rochelle to ten away. The 20–10 win is a meaningful response, though one defensive performance cannot establish a durable turnaround.
BayonneW11, D0, L15
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 25 September 2025–24 September 2026 (26 matches; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-09-19 Bayonne 46–24 Clermont; 2026-09-12 Section Paloise 70–28 Bayonne; 2026-09-05 Bayonne 27–26 RC Toulonnais; 2026-06-06 Bayonne 52–7 USA Perpignan; 2026-05-30 Stade Francais Paris 38–21 Bayonne; 2026-05-16 Lyon 42–35 Bayonne; 2026-05-09 Bayonne 38–40 Bordeaux-Bègles; 2026-04-25 RC Toulonnais 52–26 Bayonne; 2026-04-18 Bayonne 22–54 Section Paloise; 2026-03-28 Bayonne 26–15 Stade Rochelais; 2026-03-21 Montauban 26–60 Bayonne; 2026-02-28 Clermont 38–15 Bayonne; 2026-02-14 Bayonne 36–41 Racing 92; 2026-01-31 Stade Toulousain 31–10 Bayonne; 2026-01-24 Bayonne 10–13 Castres Olympique; 2026-01-03 Montpellier 62–22 Bayonne; 2025-12-27 Bayonne 35–34 Stade Francais Paris; 2025-12-20 Stade Rochelais 49–17 Bayonne; 2025-11-29 Bayonne 22–20 Lyon; 2025-11-22 Racing 92 47–27 Bayonne; 2025-11-01 Bayonne 49–7 Montauban; 2025-10-25 Bordeaux-Bègles 41–12 Bayonne; 2025-10-18 Bayonne 44–17 Clermont; 2025-10-11 Section Paloise 47–24 Bayonne; 2025-10-05 Bayonne 40–26 Stade Toulousain; 2025-09-28 Bayonne 35–32 RC Toulonnais
Only Top 14 results are counted in this extended window; other competitions and friendlies are excluded. Bayonne have two home wins around a 70–28 defeat at Pau. The 46–24 Clermont win restores confidence but provides little direct evidence that the away problem has been solved.
Racing 92 XV
Unverified as of 2026-09-25T05:50:21.360Z. Checked https://www.racing92.fr/, Flashscore match details (empty), and focused searches for both teams and this fixture date, including LNR match coverage. No authoritative match-day XV was verified; squad lists and predicted selections are not presented as the team.
Bayonne XV
Unverified as of 2026-09-25T05:50:21.360Z. Checked https://www.abrugby.fr/, Flashscore match details (empty), and focused searches for both teams and this fixture date, including LNR match coverage. No authoritative match-day XV was verified; squad lists and predicted selections are not presented as the team.
Key Matchups
Racing need to reproduce the control they found at La Rochelle rather than chase the biggest possible total. Bayonne can make them uncomfortable by sustaining possession after the first contact. Neither pack nor backline receives a personnel edge while the selections are unverified. “Close” on an unverified pairing means ungraded, not proven equality.
Match Forecast
Racing get the home call because their latest result and last season’s two meetings suggest a route through Bayonne. The table still favours the visitors, but their only away match this season was a heavy defeat. This is a measured vote for improvement, not a claim that Racing’s defensive problems are solved.
Bayonne have scored freely in their wins and can turn the game quickly if Racing’s exits fail. The match is in Créteil, not an assumed Paris arena setting. Missing team sheets keep the squad, set-piece and backline scores ungraded. The margin band is an editorial range, not a statistical confidence interval.
Racing 92 by 5 — a provisional call pending verified selections.
Racing 92 points for–against in the 3-match Top 14 form window.
Bayonne points for–against in the 3-match Top 14 form window.
Racing 92 wins–draws–Bayonne wins in the explicitly scoped H2H sample.
Seven-dimension house score from the home perspective; positive favours the home team before the model intercept.