Stade Rochelais

24 - 27

Full Time

Castres

Castres vs Stade Rochelais

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

81'

Florent Vanverberghe comes on.

75'

Mathieu Babillot comes off.

75'

Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes on.

75'

Levan Chilachava comes off.

75'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Louis Le Brun getting some game time.

72'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Adrea Cocagi being replaced.

72'

Stade Rochelais decide to make a substitution, with Thierry Paiva getting some game time.

70'

Stade Rochelais decide to make a substitution, with Karl Sorin being replaced.

70'

Stade Rochelais decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Ployet getting some game time.

70'

Stade Rochelais decide to make a substitution, with Thomas Lavault being replaced.

70'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Ihaia West coming on.

68'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Hugo Reus coming off.

68'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Georges-Henri Colombe coming on.

66'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Alexandre Kuntelia coming off.

66'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Abraham Papali'i coming on.

66'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Gauthier Maravat coming off.

66'

Penalty Goal

The Castres Olympique supporters go wild as Pierre Popelin successfully kicks the penalty goal.

66'

The defensive line has been broken as Tawera Kerr-Barlow goes through the gap.

60'

Karl Sorin comes on for Stade Rochelais.

59'

Thierry Paiva leaves the field.

59'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Pierre Popelin kicks the conversion.

59'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Santiago Arata from scoring as they record the try for Castres Olympique.

58'

Tyler Ardron played a key part in that try.

58'

Leone Nakarawa comes on.

51'

Florent Vanverberghe comes off.

51'

Santiago Arata comes on.

51'

Jeremy Fernandez comes off.

51'

Baptiste Delaporte comes on.

51'

Nick Champion de Crespigny comes off.

51'

Loris Zarantonello comes on.

51'

Gaetan Barlot comes off.

51'

Penalty Goal

Hugo Reus makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

47'

Nathan Bollengier makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Julien Dumora makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

43'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Levan Chilachava coming on.

40'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Wilfrid Hounkpatin coming off.

40'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Antoine Tichit coming on.

40'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Quentin Walcker coming off.

40'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Alexandre Kuntelia coming on.

40'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Georges-Henri Colombe coming off.

40'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Nathan Bollengier coming on.

40'

Stade Rochelais make a substitution with Brice Dulin coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Conversion

Julien Dumora adds the two points for Castres Olympique.

40'

Try

The pick and go results in a try for Castres Olympique as Tyler Ardron goes over.

39'

Fabulous play by Castres Olympique has led to Gaetan Barlot being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Julien Dumora hits the left post with their penalty attempt.

37'

Conversion

Hugo Reus does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

34'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Judicael Cancoriet scores from close range.

32'

Tawera Kerr-Barlow sets up the try.

32'

Yellow Card

Pierre Popelin (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

31'

Yellow Card

Geoffrey Palis (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

29'

Nick Champion de Crespigny comes on.

25'

Antoine Tichit comes off.

25'

Trouble here as Jack Nowell breaches the defence.

25'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

23'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Castres Olympique is finished off by Adrien Seguret

22'

That's a great try assist by Adrea Cocagi.

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Geoffrey Palis bursts through to advance the Castres Olympique attack.

22'

Conversion

Hugo Reus makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

21'

Try

Stade Rochelais are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Georges-Henri Colombe picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

19'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Antoine Tichit coming on.

15'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Nick Champion de Crespigny coming off.

15'

Yellow Card

Quentin Walcker (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

13'

Conversion

Hugo Reus has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Stade Rochelais leads to a try for Brice Dulin

That's a great try assist by Dillyn Leyds.

Penalty Goal

Pierre Popelin has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Stade Rochelais v Castres 
  
 Round 4 
  
 Sun 29th October 2023, 10:10am PDT 
  
 Stade Marcel-Deflandre

Points Flow Chart

Castres win +3

Time in lead

Mins in lead

66%

% Of Game In Lead

23%

69%

Possession Last 10 min

31%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Popelin

66'

24 - 27

Popelin

59'

24 - 24

Arata

58'

24 - 22

Reus

24 - 17

47'

Half Time

Dumora

40'

21 - 17

Ardron

39'

21 - 15

Reus

21 - 10

34'

Cancoriet

19 - 10

32'

Popelin

31'

14 - 10

Palis

29'

14 - 10

Popelin

23'

14 - 10

Seguret

22'

14 - 8

Reus

14 - 3

21'

Colombe

12 - 3

19'

Walcker

13'

7 - 3

Reus

7 - 3

Dulin

5 - 3

Popelin

0 - 3

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.5

Entries

Attack Profile

Stade Rochelais

Castres

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Defence Profile

Stade Rochelais

Castres

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

52%

49%

3-6 secs

23%

17%

6+ secs

19%

24%

Rucks Won

Stade Rochelais vs Castres Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Stade Rochelais face off against Castres in Top 14 Round 4 on Sun 29th October 2023 at Stade Marcel-Deflandre. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:10. In South Africa it’s at 19:10 SAST, 06:10 NZST in New Zealand, 04:10 AEST in Australia and 10:10 EST in the US.

Stade Rochelais won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Castres in 5th and Stade Rochelais in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Stade Rochelais vs Castres Squads

The official squads for Stade Rochelais 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.