Racing face tough play-off trek to Toulouse

Ronan O’Gara and Jonathan Sexton’s first season in France will come to an end next weekend unless they can defeat Toulouse away in the first of the play-offs for the Top 14.

Racing Metro secured their place despite suffering a 44-10 hammering away to Montpellier, who have finished second behind Toulon.

Those two will go straight into the semi-finals in Lille with Racing Metro, who lost 30-6 in Toulouse earlier this season but defeated them 25-5 in Paris, travelling to face Guy Noves’ side.