Montpellier

30 - 21

Full Time

Castres

Castres vs Montpellier

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

82'

Penalty Goal

Louis Carbonel kicks the penalty.

75'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Jeremy Fernandez coming on.

68'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Santiago Arata coming off.

68'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Paolo Garbisi coming on.

68'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Arthur Vincent coming off.

68'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Loris Zarantonello coming on.

67'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Gaetan Barlot coming off.

67'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Lois Guerois-Galisson coming on.

67'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Antoine Tichit coming off.

67'

Castres Olympique sub Louis Le Brun comes onto the field.

64'

Pierre Popelin departs for Castres Olympique.

64'

Pierre Popelin steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

59'

Aurelien Azar comes on for Castres Olympique.

57'

Levan Chilachava leaves the field.

57'

Yellow Card

Paul Willemse (Montpellier Herault Rugby) is shown a yellow card

56'

Lenni Nouchi comes on.

54'

Alexandre Becognee comes off.

54'

Florent Vanverberghe comes on.

54'

Leone Nakarawa comes off.

54'

Baptiste Cope comes on.

54'

Baptiste Delaporte comes off.

54'

Penalty Goal

Pierre Popelin does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

54'

Filipo Nakosi comes on.

50'

Julien Dumora comes off.

50'

Yacouba Camara comes on.

50'

Marco Tauleigne comes off.

50'

Geoffrey Doumayrou comes on.

50'

Julien Tisseron comes off.

50'

Cobus Reinach comes on.

50'

Leo Coly comes off.

50'

Penalty Goal

Louis Carbonel does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

50'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Vano Karkadze getting some game time.

47'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Brandon Paenga-Amosa being replaced.

47'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Baptiste Erdocio getting some game time.

47'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Enzo Forletta being replaced.

47'

Pierre Popelin has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

47'

Try

Slick passing by Castres Olympique leads to a try for Vilimoni Botitu.

45'

Spellbinding play by Pierre Popelin is finished off with a try.

45'

Pierre Popelin makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Arthur Vincent makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Harry Williams coming on.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Titi Lamositele coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Conversion

Louis Carbonel does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

36'

Try

Incisive passing by Montpellier Herault Rugby is finished off by Arthur Vincent, as they goes over for the try.

35'

Jan Serfontein sets up the try.

35'

Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

32'

Yacouba Camara leaves the field.

32'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

32'

Try

Silky skills by Castres Olympique ends with a try for Pierre Popelin.

30'

Trouble here as Pierre Popelin breaches the defence.

30'

Spellbinding play by Leone Nakarawa is finished off with a try.

30'

Trouble here as Leone Nakarawa breaches the defence.

30'

Trouble here as Sam Simmonds breaches the defence.

29'

This is dangerous for the defence as Mathieu Babillot bursts through to advance the Castres Olympique attack.

24'

This is dangerous for the defence as Arthur Vincent bursts through to advance the Montpellier Herault Rugby attack.

24'

Conversion

Louis Carbonel makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

23'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Montpellier Herault Rugby is finished off by Marco Tauleigne

22'

This is dangerous for the defence as Marco Tauleigne bursts through to advance the Montpellier Herault Rugby attack.

22'

That's a great try assist by Enzo Forletta.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Sam Simmonds bursts through to advance the Montpellier Herault Rugby attack.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Anthony Bouthier bursts through to advance the Montpellier Herault Rugby attack.

20'

Penalty Goal

Louis Carbonel makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

14'

Penalty Goal

Pierre Popelin makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

12'

A gap opened in the defence and Antoine Tichit took full advantage.

11'

Penalty Goal

Pierre Popelin kicks the penalty.

Conversion

Louis Carbonel has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Montpellier Herault Rugby leads to a try for Jan Serfontein

Louis Carbonel sets up the try.

The defensive line has been broken as Louis Carbonel goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Montpellier v Castres 
  
 Round 10 
  
 Sat 23rd December 2023, 05:00am PST 
  
 Septeo Stadium

Points Flow Chart

Montpellier win +9

Time in lead

Mins in lead

99%

% Of Game In Lead

23%

Possession Last 10 min

77%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Carbonel

30 - 21

75'

Willemse

27 - 21

56'

Popelin

54'

27 - 21

Carbonel

27 - 18

50'

Botitu

45'

24 - 18

Half Time

Carbonel

24 - 13

36'

Vincent

22 - 13

35'

Popelin

32'

17 - 13

Popelin

30'

17 - 11

Carbonel

17 - 6

23'

Tauleigne

15 - 6

22'

Carbonel

10 - 6

14'

Popelin

12'

7 - 6

Popelin

7 - 3

Carbonel

7 - 0

Serfontein

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.7

Entries

Attack Profile

Montpellier

Castres

More Less

Defence Profile

Montpellier

Castres

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

53%

41%

3-6 secs

30%

38%

6+ secs

12%

15%

Rucks Won

Montpellier vs Castres Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Montpellier face off against Castres in Top 14 Round 10 on Sat 23rd December 2023 at Septeo Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:00. In South Africa it’s at 15:00 SAST, 02:00 NZST in New Zealand, 00:00 AEST in Australia and 05:00 EST in the US.

Montpellier won the last encounter but Montpellier are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Castres in 7th and Montpellier in 13th as such Castres are favourites on paper.

Montpellier vs Castres Squads

The official squads for Montpellier 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.