CJ Stander warns there’s life left in enigmatic Racing 92

CJ Stander warns that Munster cannot afford to take a victory over down and out Racing 92 for granted when the French champions visit Thomond Park on Saturday.

The Parisians have known they are out of the Champions Cup running since before Christmas and turned in an abject performance against Munster at Stade Yves du Manoir 10 days ago in their rescheduled round one fixture as Rassie Erasmus’s side brought home a bonus-point victory from the French capital.

Yet as Munster celebrated qualification for the knockout stages on Saturday night following their victory over Pool 1 rivals Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun, Racing showed signs of life as they put Leicester Tigers to the sword with a 34-3 home win.