Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Northampton v Castres 
Investec Champions Cup - Round of 16 
Fri 3rd April 2026, 12:00pm PDT 
Franklin's Gardens 
Craig Evans Last 5 Games
Last 3 Meetings
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Northampton v Castres Investec Champions Cup - Round of 16 Fri 3rd April 2026, 12:00pm PDT Franklin's Gardens Craig Evans 
50' 68' 73' 75' 81' 
Anthony Belleau 
Christian Ambadiang 
George Furbank 
Josh Kemeny 
Archie McParland 
Tom Litchfield 
Vuate Karawalevu Archie McParland Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Don't miss your chance to see the world’s best rugby teams take centre stage 5-6 December in Cape Town.
Northampton Saints face off against Castres in Investec Champions Cup Round 5 on Fri 3rd April 2026 at Franklin's Gardens. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 21:00 SAST, 08:00 NZST in New Zealand, 06:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.
Northampton Saints won the last encounter but Northampton Saints are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Castres in 2nd and Northampton Saints in 3rd underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Northampton Saints 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.
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