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Castres face off against Lyon in Top 14 Round 13 on Sat 27th December 2025 at Stade Pierre Fabre. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Castres won the last encounter but Castres are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the league table with Lyon in 8th and Castres in 12th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Castres vs Lyon 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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