it's yachvili's turn to kick at goal now after Digby Ioane comes in from the side but the normally reliable kicker puts it wide.

ten minutes in and conditions are playing a big part. The ground is very cut up.

Stade force a penalty from the scrum but scrum half Julien Dupuy hits the post. A poor miss.

Stade force a scrum just inside the Biarritz 22 in a central position

a sloppy start by both teams but Stade putting on more pressure as they pin Biarritz in their own territory

Hello and welcome to Ultimate rugby’s coverage of bottom of the table Biarritz against third place Stade Francais. While it might already be too late for Biarritz, win today might give them the impetus to kick on and survive. For the Parisians, they will want to cement their status as a top six club by dispatching the bottom side who have only won three games all year. Whatever happens, it is sure to a tough encounter.