Five-try Racing extend lead in Top 14

Five-try Racing extended their advantage at the summit of the Top 14 with a bonus-point 39-35 triumph, as late tries from Xavier Chauveau and Joe Rokocoko broke Grenoble’s stubborn resistance.

The four points for their victory puts Clermont level with Toulouse in second, who took on La Rochelle later in the day.

France coach Guy Noves would have been casting a nervous eye over the weekend’s games, with several of his players in action just days before the crucial Six Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff on Friday.