Opposition view: Russell savours best Racing 92 showing in win against Saints

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Finn Russell
Finn Russell says Racing 92's display in their 45-14 win at Saints was the best he's been involved in since he joined the club.

The Scotland fly-half pulled the strings as the French giants racked up a bonus-point victory on Champions Cup opening night.

Russell was at the heart of all that was good about Racing, who bounced back from three successive league defeats to win in style.

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Wenceslas Lauret scored a hat-trick, while Juan Imhoff grabbed a try double.

And Russell, who joined Racing in 2018, said: "In the past few weeks we've not had the results we wanted so for us to come together as a team and to start the Champions Cup like that is great for us going forward.

"We've got four group games, it's a sprint tournament and you've got to get off to a good start.

"We knew there was pressure on us, especially with the way Northampton have been playing this season.

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