Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Gloucester v Castres 
Investec Champions Cup - Round 1 
Sun 7th December 2025, 07:15am PST 
Kingsholm Stadium 
Sam Grove-White Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Gloucester v Castres Investec Champions Cup - Round 1 Sun 7th December 2025, 07:15am PST Kingsholm Stadium Sam Grove-White 
65' 67' 71' 75' 78' 
Ross Byrne 
Charlie Atkinson 
William Trenholm 
Lewis Ludlow Charlie Atkinson 
Christian Ambadiang Charlie Atkinson 
Tomos Williams Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Gloucester Rugby face off against Castres in Investec Champions Cup Round 1 on Sun 7th December 2025 at Kingsholm Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:15. In South Africa it’s at 17:15 SAST, 04:15 NZST in New Zealand, 02:15 AEST in Australia and 07:15 EST in the US.
Gloucester Rugby won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Castres in 3rd and Gloucester Rugby in 6th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Gloucester Rugby vs Castres 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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