Gloucester

35 - 5

Full Time

Castres

Castres vs Gloucester

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Penalty Goal

Santiago Carreras makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

80'

Wayan de Benedittis comes on.

76'

Adrien Seguret comes off.

76'

Santiago Carreras curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

72'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Albert Tuisue places the ball down for the try.

71'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Max Llewellyn coming on.

69'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Chris Harris coming off.

69'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Stephen Varney coming on.

69'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Caolan Englefield coming off.

69'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Harry Elrington coming on.

69'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Jamal Ford-Robinson coming off.

69'

Yellow Card

Esteban Talalua (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

68'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Josh Hathaway coming on.

67'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Adam Hastings coming off.

67'

Conversion

The Gloucester Rugby supporters go wild as Santiago Carreras successfully kicks the conversion.

67'

Try

A stunning solo try from Adam Hastings

65'

The defensive line has been broken as Adam Hastings goes through the gap.

65'

Castres Olympique sub Yann Peysson comes onto the field.

62'

Abraham Papali'i departs for Castres Olympique.

62'

Castres Olympique sub Pierre Colonna comes onto the field.

62'

Gaetan Barlot departs for Castres Olympique.

62'

Gloucester Rugby sub Lewis Ludlow comes onto the field.

62'

Jack Clement departs for Gloucester Rugby.

62'

Gloucester Rugby sub Albert Tuisue comes onto the field.

62'

Freddie Clarke departs for Gloucester Rugby.

62'

Gloucester Rugby sub Sebastian Blake comes onto the field.

60'

George McGuigan departs for Gloucester Rugby.

60'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Adam Hastings kicks the penalty goal.

60'

Vilimoni Botitu comes on.

54'

Pierre Popelin comes off.

54'

Florent Vanverberghe comes on.

54'

Tom Staniforth comes off.

54'

Jeremy Fernandez comes on.

54'

Santiago Arata comes off.

54'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Adam Hastings kicks the conversion.

50'

Try

Nobody was going to stop Freddie Clarke from scoring that try!

49'

Fabulous play by Gloucester Rugby has led to Sebastien Atkinson being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Fabulous play by Gloucester Rugby has led to Santiago Carreras being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Pierre Popelin will have to re-adjust the radar.

38'

Try

What an effort there by Josaia Raisuqe as they score the try.

37'

Fabulous play by Castres Olympique has led to Josaia Raisuqe being able to wriggle through a gap.

37'

That's a great try assist by Pierre Popelin.

37'

Fabulous play by Gloucester Rugby has led to Ollie Thorley being able to wriggle through a gap.

33'

Esteban Talalua comes on.

29'

Aurelien Azar comes off.

29'

Antoine Tichit comes on.

29'

Wayan de Benedittis comes off.

29'

Penalty Goal

Adam Hastings adds the points for Gloucester Rugby.

24'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Jamal Ford-Robinson coming on.

17'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Harry Elrington coming off.

17'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Ciaran Knight coming on.

16'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Fraser Balmain coming off.

16'

Harry Elrington comes on for Gloucester Rugby.

Jamal Ford-Robinson leaves the field.

Josaia Raisuqe comes on for Castres Olympique.

Martin Laveau leaves the field.

Conversion

Adam Hastings has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Gloucester Rugby leads to a try for Sebastien Atkinson

The defensive line has been broken as Sebastien Atkinson goes through the gap.

Adam Hastings played a key part in that try.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Gloucester v Castres 
  
 Round 4 
  
 Fri 19th January 2024, 12:00pm PST 
  
 Kingsholm

Points Flow Chart

Gloucester win +30

Time in lead

Mins in lead

93%

% Of Game In Lead

23%

Possession Last 10 min

77%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Carreras

35 - 5

80'

Tuisue

32 - 5

71'

Talalua

68'

27 - 5

Carreras

27 - 5

67'

Hastings

25 - 5

65'

Hastings

20 - 5

60'

Hastings

17 - 5

50'

Clarke

15 - 5

49'

Half Time

Raisuqe

37'

10 - 5

Hastings

10 - 0

24'

Hastings

7 - 0

Atkinson

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.2

Entries

Attack Profile

Gloucester

Castres

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Defence Profile

Gloucester

Castres

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

53%

52%

3-6 secs

27%

29%

6+ secs

16%

11%

Rucks Won

Gloucester Rugby vs Castres Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Gloucester Rugby face off against Castres in Challenge Cup Round 4 on Fri 19th January 2024 at Kingsholm. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

Gloucester Rugby 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 3 places in the league table with Castres in 1st and Gloucester Rugby in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Gloucester Rugby vs Castres Squads

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.