Racing respond quickly through the boot of Jonathan Sexton who nails his first effort on goal after the home side had been penalized at the scrum

Francois Trinh-Duc converts to make it 7-0

Wynand Olivier goes over for the opening try of the game! 5-0 Montpellier

Montpellier make their way back up the pitch with some good carrying from the pack. Trinh-Duc has a go at the drop at goal from outside the 22 but his effort is off target

Great defence from Montpellier sees them win the ball back and Trinh-Duc finds a nice touch down the field

Jonathan Sexton goes over for Racing but after consulting the TMO the referee decides it's held up and the visitors will have a scrum 5 meters from the line

Estebanez makes a brilliant break for the visitors and suddenly the find themselves within 5 of the home line

The home side have started with great intensity here and threaten the Racing defence but the visitors stay firm and manage to clear the ball.

We are under way here in Montpellier. The weather is perfect for running rugby with the sun shining and the temperature 22C

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of this last round Top 14 clash between Montpellier and Racing Metro at the Stade Yves Du Manoir. These are the two inform teams in France at the moment and their league standings reflect this as they sit in 2nd and 4th respectively. Montpellier know that a victory would seal their automatic qualification to the semi-finals but an away win for Racing could also see them leap ahead of the home team into automatic qualification too. We should be in for a very exciting match!