Castres

13 - 12

Full Time

Munster

Castres vs Munster

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

80'

CJ Stander has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

79'

Fineen Wycherley comes on.

75'

Billy Holland comes off.

75'

Jeremy Loughman comes on.

74'

Dave Kilcoyne comes off.

74'

Andrew Conway makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

73'

JJ Hanrahan comes on.

72'

Joey Carbery comes off.

72'

Castres decide to make a substitution, with Kevin Firmin getting some game time.

72'

Castres decide to make a substitution, with Taylor Paris being replaced.

72'

Mathieu Babillot has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

71'

Joey Carbery steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

70'

Castres make a substitution with Kevin Gimeno coming on.

70'

Castres make a substitution with Yannick Caballero coming off.

70'

Yellow Card

Marc-Antoine Rallier (Castres) is shown a yellow card.

69'

Fabulous play by Munster has led to Andrew Conway being able to wriggle through a gap.

68'

Castres have won 60 rucks so far this game.

68'

Munster sub Arno Botha comes onto the field.

66'

Kevin O'Byrne departs for Munster.

66'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Joey Carbery kicks the penalty goal.

66'

Marc-Antoine Rallier comes on for Castres.

66'

Kevin Firmin leaves the field.

66'

Munster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

64'

Stephen Archer comes on.

63'

John Ryan comes off.

63'

Kevin O'Byrne comes on.

60'

Arno Botha comes off.

60'

Robert Ebersohn comes on.

59'

Thomas Combezou comes off.

59'

Conor Murray has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

59'

Castres decide to make a substitution, with Christophe Samson getting some game time.

59'

Castres decide to make a substitution, with Thibault Lassalle being replaced.

59'

Castres make a substitution with Ludovic Radosavljevic coming on.

59'

Castres make a substitution with Rory Kockott coming off.

59'

Maama Vaipulu has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

58'

Kevin Firmin has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

57'

Penalty Goal

Benjamin Urdapilleta adds the points for Castres.

56'

Yellow Card

Niall Scannell (Munster) is shown a yellow card.

55'

Munster sub Arno Botha comes onto the field.

54'

Chris Cloete departs for Munster.

54'

Loic Jacquet has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

51'

Penalty Goal

Joey Carbery does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

50'

Joey Carbery steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

45'

Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes on for Castres.

40'

Marc Clerc leaves the field.

40'

Antoine Tichit comes on.

40'

Paea Fa'anunu comes off.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

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

40+3'

Yellow Card

Rory Kockott (Castres) is shown a yellow card.

40+2'

Trouble here as Rory Scannell breaches the defence.

40+2'

Munster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40'

This is dangerous for the defence as Rory Scannell bursts through to advance the Munster attack.

39'

Munster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

36'

A gap opened in the defence and Keith Earls took full advantage.

35'

There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Scott Spedding as it drops short of the posts.

27'

Conversion

Benjamin Urdapilleta has kicked a conversion.

24'

Try

Castres are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Paea Fa'anunu touching down.

23'

Castres have won 40 rucks so far this game.

23'

Penalty Goal

Joey Carbery makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

19'

Joey Carbery takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

16'

Castres have won 20 rucks so far this game.

14'

The defensive line has been broken as CJ Stander goes through the gap.

14'

Penalty Goal

Benjamin Urdapilleta kicks the penalty.

10'

Benjamin Urdapilleta steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

Penalty Goal

Joey Carbery has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Castres v Munster

Sat 15th December 2018, 09:30am PST

Points Flow Chart

Castres win +1

Time in lead

Mins in lead

73%

% Of Game In Lead

15%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Rallier

13 - 12

69'

Carbery

66'

13 - 12

Urdapilleta

13 - 9

56'

Scannell

55'

10 - 9

Carbery

50'

10 - 9

Half Time

Kockott

10 - 6

42'

Urdapilleta

10 - 6

24'

Fa'anunu

8 - 6

23'

Carbery

19'

3 - 6

Urdapilleta

3 - 3

10'

Carbery

0 - 3

Start

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Defence Profile

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Castres vs Munster Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Castres face off against Munster in Investec Champions Cup on Sat 15th December 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST, 06:30 NZST in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.

Castres 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 1 place in the league table with Munster in 1st and Castres in 2nd underlining just how tight this match could be.

Castres vs Munster Squads

The official squads for Castres vs Munster will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.