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Discussions are taking place whether the financially rich Top 14 could reduce to 12 clubs to help France and rest players
Stade Francais face off against Castres in Top 14 Round 15 on Sat 7th January 2023 at Stade Jean Bouin. 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.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the league table with Castres in 4th and Stade Francais in 9th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Stade Francais 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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The Stade Francais Paris supporters go wild as Joris Segonds successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Stade Francais Paris leads to a try for Jeremy Ward
Joris Segonds kicks the penalty.
Joris Segonds has kicked a penalty goal.
Benjamin Urdapilleta makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Castres Olympique are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Gauthier Doubrere picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
Joris Segonds does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
Joris Segonds makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Filipo Nakosi (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card