Castres

29 - 25

Full Time

Exeter Chiefs

Castres vs Exeter Chiefs

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Drop goal attempt from Yohan Le Bourhis has the distance but not the direction.

75'

Castres have won 60 rucks so far this game.

74'

Joe Simmonds comes on for Exeter.

73'

Phil Dollman leaves the field.

73'

Victor Moreaux comes on.

73'

Steve Mafi comes off.

73'

Alex Tulou comes on.

73'

Baptiste Delaporte comes off.

73'

Yohan Le Bourhis steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

73'

Yellow Card

Henry Slade (Exeter) is shown a yellow card.

71'

Fabulous play by Exeter has led to Toby Salmon being able to wriggle through a gap.

70'

Tudor Stroe has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

70'

Exeter have won 100 rucks so far this game.

69'

Mathieu Babillot has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

69'

Toby Salmon comes on.

68'

Wilhelm van der Sluys comes off.

68'

Castres decide to make a substitution, with Paul Sauzaret getting some game time.

68'

Castres decide to make a substitution, with Jody Jenneker being replaced.

68'

Loic Jacquet has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

66'

Florian Vialelle has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65'

Castres make a substitution with Thomas Combezou coming on.

63'

Castres make a substitution with Robert Ebersohn coming off.

63'

Jody Jenneker has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63'

Castres sub Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes onto the field.

62'

Daniel Kotze departs for Castres.

62'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Gareth Steenson kicks the penalty goal.

61'

Exeter have won 80 rucks so far this game.

60'

Sean Lonsdale comes on for Exeter.

56'

Tom Lawday leaves the field.

56'

Sam Hill comes on.

56'

Ian Whitten comes off.

56'

Trouble here as Tom Lawday breaches the defence.

51'

Rory Kockott comes on.

50'

Ludovic Radosavljevic comes off.

50'

Penalty Goal

Yohan Le Bourhis adds the points for Castres.

50'

Penalty Goal

Gareth Steenson does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

48'

Alec Hepburn comes on.

47'

Ben Moon comes off.

47'

Exeter decide to make a substitution, with Tomas Francis getting some game time.

47'

Exeter decide to make a substitution, with Harry Williams being replaced.

47'

This is dangerous for the defence as Tom Lawday bursts through to advance the Exeter attack.

46'

Conversion

Yohan Le Bourhis does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

45'

Ludovic Radosavljevic played a key part in that try.

45'

Try

A series of passes by Castres results in a try for Steve Mafi.

44'

A gap opened in the defence and Steve Mafi took full advantage.

44'

Castres have won 40 rucks so far this game.

44'

Yohan Le Bourhis steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

43'

Exeter have won 60 rucks so far this game.

40'

Exeter make a substitution with Jack Yeandle coming on.

40'

Exeter make a substitution with Luke Cowan-Dickie coming off.

40'

Exeter sub Jack Maunder comes onto the field.

40'

Stu Townsend departs for Exeter.

40'

The defensive line has been broken as Taylor Paris goes through the gap.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

Gareth Steenson has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Try

The kick through from Exeter has allowed Gareth Steenson to touch down.

38'

Baptiste Delaporte has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

38'

What a run here by Martin Laveau as they gets over the gainline!.

38'

Robert Ebersohn has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

37'

Red Card

Maama Vaipulu (Castres) is shown the red card.

36'

Tudor Stroe comes on for Castres.

34'

Antoine Tichit leaves the field.

34'

Penalty Goal

Yohan Le Bourhis makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

34'

Yohan Le Bourhis comes on.

32'

Julien Dumora comes off.

32'

Penalty Goal

Julien Dumora kicks the penalty.

31'

Exeter have won 40 rucks so far this game.

29'

Drop Goal

Julien Dumora has kicked a drop goal.

26'

Steve Mafi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

26'

Castres have won 20 rucks so far this game.

23'

Penalty Goal

Julien Dumora has kicked a penalty goal.

19'

Conversion

Julien Dumora makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

17'

That's a great try assist by Julien Dumora.

16'

Try

Great hands by Castres leads to a try for Florian Vialelle.

16'

Fabulous play by Castres has led to Florian Vialelle being able to wriggle through a gap.

15'

Conversion

Gareth Steenson converts the try.

14'

Trouble here as Matt Kvesic breaches the defence.

13'

Try

The Exeter pack has powered over for Matt Kvesic to score the try.

13'

This is dangerous for the defence as Tom Lawday bursts through to advance the Exeter attack.

A gap opened in the defence and Jack Nowell took full advantage.

Conversion

Gareth Steenson has kicked a conversion.

Henry Slade sets up the try.

Try

A stunning solo try from Santiago Cordero.

The defensive line has been broken as Santiago Cordero goes through the gap.

Exeter have won 20 rucks so far this game.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Castres v Exeter Chiefs

Sat 20th October 2018, 05:00am PDT

Points Flow Chart

Castres win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

55%

% Of Game In Lead

30%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Slade

71'

29 - 25

Steenson

61'

29 - 25

Le Bourhis

29 - 22

50'

Steenson

48'

26 - 22

Le Bourhis

26 - 19

45'

Mafi

24 - 19

44'

Half Time

Steenson

38'

19 - 19

Vaipulu

19 - 14

36'

Le Bourhis

19 - 14

34'

Dumora

16 - 14

31'

Dumora

13 - 14

26'

Dumora

10 - 14

19'

Dumora

7 - 14

17'

Vialelle

5 - 14

16'

Steenson

14'

0 - 14

Kvesic

13'

0 - 12

Steenson

0 - 7

Cordero

0 - 5

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Castres vs Exeter Chiefs Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Castres face off against Exeter Chiefs in Investec Champions Cup on Sat 20th October 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST, 01:00 NZST in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST in Australia and 05:00 EST in the US.

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

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Exeter Chiefs in 2nd and Castres in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Castres vs Exeter Chiefs Squads

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