Montpellier

21 - 17

Full Time

Castres

Castres vs Montpellier

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

81'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Billy Vunipola getting some game time.

74'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Lenni Nouchi being replaced.

74'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Arthur Vincent getting some game time.

70'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Auguste Cadot being replaced.

70'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Gauthier Doubrere getting some game time.

70'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Santiago Arata being replaced.

70'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Simon Meka getting some game time.

70'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Gauthier Maravat being replaced.

70'

Penalty Goal

Julien Dumora has kicked a penalty goal.

70'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Lyam Akrab coming on.

67'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Christopher Tolofua coming off.

67'

Lois Guerois-Galisson comes on for Castres Olympique.

57'

Antoine Tichit leaves the field.

57'

Thomas Darmon comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

57'

Arthur Vincent leaves the field.

57'

Sam Simmonds comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

57'

Billy Vunipola leaves the field.

57'

Yacouba Camara comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

55'

Florian Verhaeghe leaves the field.

55'

Mohamed Haouas comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

55'

Wilfrid Hounkpatin leaves the field.

55'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Julien Dumora kicks the conversion.

55'

Try

A penetrating move by Castres Olympique results in a try for Theo Chabouni.

54'

That's a great try assist by Vilimoni Botitu.

54'

Adrien Seguret comes on.

51'

Jeremy Fernandez comes off.

51'

Leone Nakarawa comes on.

51'

Paul Jedrasiak comes off.

51'

Gaetan Barlot comes on.

51'

Loris Zarantonello comes off.

51'

Penalty Goal

Hugo Reus does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.

51'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez adds the two points for Castres Olympique.

47'

Try

Nobody was going to stop Santiago Arata from scoring that try!

46'

Santiago Arata makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Levan Chilachava getting some game time.

46'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Will Collier being replaced.

46'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Enzo Forletta getting some game time.

46'

Montpellier Herault Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Baptiste Erdocio being replaced.

46'

Lenni Nouchi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Hugo Reus coming on.

42'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Stuart Hogg coming off.

42'

Conversion

Stuart Hogg adds the two points for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

41'

Try

What an effort there by Gabriel Ngandebe as they score the try.

40'

Fabulous play by Montpellier Herault Rugby has led to Gabriel Ngandebe being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Stuart Hogg coming on.

40'

Montpellier Herault Rugby make a substitution with Hugo Reus coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Penalty Goal

Hugo Reus kicks the penalty.

41'

Hugo Reus comes on for Montpellier Herault Rugby.

33'

Stuart Hogg leaves the field.

33'

Trouble here as Joshua Moorby breaches the defence.

30'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Julien Dumora getting some game time.

24'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Remy Baget being replaced.

24'

Stuart Hogg curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

23'

Try

Montpellier Herault Rugby are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Christopher Tolofua picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

22'

Theo Chabouni will not be happy with that drop goal attempt, as they had the direction but not the power.

14'

Stuart Hogg steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

12'

Penalty Goal

Stuart Hogg kicks the penalty.

Yellow Card

Geoffrey Palis (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

The defensive line has been broken as Auguste Cadot goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Montpellier v Castres 
  
 Round 18 
  
 Sat 1st March 2025, 07:30am PST 
  
 Stade Raoul-Barriere 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Thomas Charabas

Points Flow Chart

Montpellier win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

91%

% Of Game In Lead

12%

Possession Last 10 min

88%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Dumora

70'

21 - 17

Dumora

55'

21 - 14

Chabouni

54'

21 - 12

Reus

21 - 7

51'

Fernandez

47'

18 - 7

Arata

46'

18 - 5

Hogg

18 - 0

41'

Ngandebe

16 - 0

40'

Half Time

Reus

11 - 0

41'

Tolofua

8 - 0

22'

Hogg

3 - 0

Palis

0 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.5

Entries

Attack Profile

Montpellier

Castres

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Defence Profile

Montpellier

Castres

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

47%

54%

3-6 secs

31%

6+ secs

22%

15%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

66'

69'

73'

76'

81'

Montpellier

Castres

Montpellier vs Castres Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Montpellier face off against Castres in Top 14 Round 18 on Sat 1st March 2025 at Stade Raoul-Barriere. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:30. In South Africa it’s at 17:30 SAST, 04:30 NZST in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST in Australia and 07:30 EST on Flo Rugby 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 just 3 places in the league table with Castres in 6th and Montpellier in 9th underlining just how tight this match could be.

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.