Racing 92

34 - 30

Full Time

Castres

Castres vs Racing 92

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun has kicked a conversion.

78'

Try

Great forward play by Castres Olympique allows Wayan de Benedittis to score the try.

77'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Martin Meliande getting some game time.

73'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Wame Naituvi being replaced.

73'

A gap opened in the defence and Leone Nakarawa took full advantage.

73'

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

72'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Jordan Joseph getting some game time.

72'

Racing 92 decide to make a substitution, with Wenceslas Lauret being replaced.

72'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Christian Wade coming on.

66'

Racing 92 make a substitution with Vinaya Habosi coming off.

66'

Racing 92 sub Boris Palu comes onto the field.

64'

Will Rowlands departs for Racing 92.

64'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Antoine Gibert kicks the penalty goal.

64'

Castres Olympique sub Adrien Seguret comes onto the field.

62'

Jack Goodhue departs for Castres Olympique.

62'

Racing 92 sub Antoine Gibert comes onto the field.

60'

Martin Meliande departs for Racing 92.

60'

Penalty Goal

Louis Le Brun adds the points for Castres Olympique.

59'

Josaia Raisuqe comes on for Castres Olympique.

57'

Geoffrey Palis leaves the field.

57'

Leone Nakarawa comes on for Castres Olympique.

57'

Tom Staniforth leaves the field.

57'

Trevor Nyakane comes on for Racing 92.

57'

Thomas Laclayat leaves the field.

57'

Janick Tarrit comes on for Racing 92.

57'

Camille Chat leaves the field.

57'

Hassane Kolingar comes on for Racing 92.

57'

Guram Gogichashvili leaves the field.

57'

Henry Chavancy comes on for Racing 92.

57'

Francis Saili leaves the field.

57'

Maxime Baudonne comes on for Racing 92.

57'

Jordan Joseph leaves the field.

57'

Louis Le Brun has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

57'

Try

Nathanael Hulleu scores! That alone was worth the admission price!!!

56'

What a run here by Nathanael Hulleu as they get over the gainline!

56'

Santiago Arata comes on.

54'

Jeremy Fernandez comes off.

54'

Baptiste Delaporte comes on.

54'

Abraham Papali'i comes off.

54'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Martin Meliande kicks the conversion.

54'

Try

A penetrating move by Racing 92 results in a try for Henry Arundell.

52'

That's a great try assist by Martin Meliande.

52'

Aurelien Azar comes on.

50'

Wilfrid Hounkpatin comes off.

50'

Loris Zarantonello comes on.

50'

Gaetan Barlot comes off.

50'

Wayan de Benedittis comes on.

50'

Lois Guerois-Galisson comes off.

50'

Wame Naituvi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48'

Nolann Le Garrec has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

45'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Vinaya Habosi dots the ball down from close range.

44'

Wame Naituvi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

43'

Penalty Goal

Louis Le Brun kicks the penalty.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Penalty Goal

Louis Le Brun has kicked a penalty goal.

36'

Castres Olympique sub Abraham Papali'i comes onto the field.

36'

Wayan de Benedittis departs for Castres Olympique.

36'

Penalty Goal

The Castres Olympique supporters go wild as Louis Le Brun successfully kicks the penalty goal.

33'

Wayan de Benedittis comes on for Castres Olympique.

30'

Abraham Papali'i leaves the field.

30'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Louis Le Brun kicks the penalty goal.

27'

The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Racing 92.

25'

Yellow Card

Lois Guerois-Galisson (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

25'

This is dangerous for the defence as Nolann Le Garrec bursts through to advance the Racing 92 attack.

17'

Conversion

Nolann Le Garrec converts the try.

14'

Try

A series of passes by Racing 92 results in a try for Camille Chat

13'

Spellbinding play by Nolann Le Garrec is finished off with a try.

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Nolann Le Garrec took full advantage.

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Gauthier Maravat took full advantage.

10'

A gap opened in the defence and Martin Meliande took full advantage.

10'

Penalty Goal

Louis Le Brun has kicked a penalty goal.

Nolann Le Garrec has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

Try

Great hands by Racing 92 leads to a try for Wame Naituvi

The defensive line has been broken as Wame Naituvi goes through the gap.

Henry Arundell sets up the try.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Racing 92 v Castres 
  
 Round 12 
  
 Sat 6th January 2024, 08:00am PST 
  
 Paris La Defense Arena

Points Flow Chart

Racing 92 win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

100%

% Of Game In Lead

15%

Possession Last 10 min

85%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Le Brun

78'

34 - 30

de Benedittis

77'

34 - 28

Gibert

34 - 23

64'

Le Brun

59'

31 - 23

Hulleu

56'

31 - 20

Meliande

31 - 15

54'

Arundell

29 - 15

52'

Habosi

24 - 15

44'

Le Brun

42'

19 - 15

Half Time

Le Brun

36'

19 - 12

Le Brun

33'

19 - 9

Le Brun

27'

19 - 6

Penalty Try

19 - 3

25'

Guerois-Galisson

25'

12 - 3

Le Garrec

12 - 3

14'

Chat

10 - 3

13'

Le Brun

5 - 3

Naituvi

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Attack Profile

Racing 92

Castres

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Defence Profile

Racing 92

Castres

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

80%

55%

3-6 secs

16%

17%

6+ secs

28%

102

Rucks Won

Racing 92 vs Castres Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Racing 92 face off against Castres in Top 14 Round 12 on Sat 6th January 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:00. In South Africa it’s at 18:00 SAST, 05:00 NZST in New Zealand, 03:00 AEST in Australia and 08:00 EST in the US.

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

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Castres in 6th and Racing 92 in 7th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Racing 92 vs Castres Squads

The official squads for Racing 92 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.