Northern | US
Castres
18 - 9
Full Time
Benetton

Benetton vs Castres

Events
Commentary

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Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Match Information

Flo Rugby Flo Rugby
Castres v Benetton Castres v Benetton
Challenge Cup - Round 1 Challenge Cup - Round 1
Sun 18th October 2026, 09:30am PDT Sun 18th October 2026, 09:30am PDT
Stade Pierre-Fabre Stade Pierre-Fabre
Morne Ferreira Morne Ferreira

Head to Head

Castres
Wins
2
Benetton
Wins
0

Average Points scored

29
23
First try wins
100%
Home team wins
100%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Castres
28-30
Racing 92
Montpellier
69-10
Castres
Castres
16-8
Stade Francais
Castres
18-9
Benetton
Pau
35-26
Castres
Benetton
31-12
Edinburgh
Benetton
20-24
Glasgow
Castres
18-9
Benetton
Scarlets
27-26
Benetton
Benetton
19-22
Connacht
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Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

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Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Who will win?

Castres
100%
Benetton
0%%

Match Information

Flo Rugby Flo Rugby
Castres v Benetton Castres v Benetton
Challenge Cup - Round 1 Challenge Cup - Round 1
Sun 18th October 2026, 09:30am PDT Sun 18th October 2026, 09:30am PDT
Stade Pierre-Fabre Stade Pierre-Fabre
Morne Ferreira Morne Ferreira

Points Flow Chart

Castres Benetton
Castres Benetton
67
Mins in lead
9
83%
% Of Game In Lead
11%
43%
Possession Last 10 min
57%
7
Points Last 10 min
0

Key Events

Full Time
Brun
18-9 78'
Baget
16-9 77'
Brun
11-9 68'
Umaga
59' 8-9
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22m Entries

Castres Benetton
Avg. Points Scored
1.9
22m Entries
8
Avg. Points Scored
0.9
22m Entries
7

Attack Profile

Castres
Benetton
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Defence Profile

Castres
Benetton
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Last 5 Penalties

Benetton 67'
Benetton 69'
Castres 71'
Castres 72'
Benetton 79'

Ruck Speed

Castres Benetton
Rucks Won
Avg Ruck Speed
Castres
%
0-3 Secs
Benetton
%
0-3 Secs
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9
Points
Jacob Umaga
Benetton Jacob Umaga
1
Tries
Vilimoni Botitu
Castres Vilimoni Botitu
1
Last Try
Remy Baget
Castres Remy Baget
17
Carries
Niccolo Cannone
Benetton Niccolo Cannone
19
Tackles Completed
Simon Meka
Castres Simon Meka
3
Line Breaks
Adam Vargas
Castres Adam Vargas
2
Turnovers Won
Matias Medrano
Benetton Matias Medrano
7
Defenders Beaten
Adam Vargas
Castres Adam Vargas
71
Successful Passes
Alessandro Garbisi
Benetton Alessandro Garbisi

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Conversion
Louis le Brun adds the conversion
78'
Try
Castres Olympique have scored a try by Rémy Baget
77'
The touch judges have waved away the attempt by Jacob Umaga
73'
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Who will win?

Castres
100%
Benetton
0%%

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.
Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup

LIVE
Castres
Benetton

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Who will win?

Castres
100%
Benetton
0%%

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.
Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup

Rankings
Form

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Who will win?

Castres
100%
Benetton
0%%
Teams
Players

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Watch Nations Championship - Round 5 LIVE

Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.

Watch on RPTV
Starts 4th July 2026 - USA only.

Castres vs Benetton Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Castres face off against Benetton in Challenge Cup Round 1 on Sun 18th October 2026 at Stade Pierre-Fabre. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 05:30 NZST in New Zealand, 03:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.

Castres won the last encounter but Castres are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Castres vs Benetton Squads

The official squads for Castres vs Benetton will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.

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