Castres

29 - 24

Full Time

Stade Francais

Castres vs Stade Francais

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Penalty Goal

Louis Foursans-Bourdette kicks the penalty.

79'

Adam Vargas comes on.

77'

Will Collier comes off.

77'

Romain Briatte comes on.

77'

Jack Iscaro comes off.

77'

This is dangerous for the defence as Andy Timo bursts through to advance the Stade Francais Paris attack.

75'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette has kicked a conversion.

71'

Try

Jack Iscaro scores the try from close range.

70'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Will Collier coming on.

67'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Adam Vargas coming off.

67'

Stade Francais Paris make a substitution with Jack Iscaro coming on.

67'

Stade Francais Paris make a substitution with Romain Briatte coming off.

67'

Yellow Card

Moses Alo-Emile (Stade Francais Paris) is shown a yellow card

67'

Yellow Card

Levan Chilachava (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

67'

Stade Francais Paris sub Iakopo Petelo-Mapu comes onto the field.

63'

Juan Martin Scelzo departs for Stade Francais Paris.

63'

Castres Olympique sub Jeremy Fernandez comes onto the field.

63'

Santiago Arata departs for Castres Olympique.

63'

Stade Francais Paris sub Ryan Chapuis comes onto the field.

61'

Mathieu Hirigoyen departs for Stade Francais Paris.

61'

Yellow Card

Guillaume Ducat (Castres Olympique) is shown a yellow card

60'

Tawera Kerr-Barlow comes on for Stade Francais Paris.

58'

Thibaut Motassi leaves the field.

58'

Andy Timo comes on for Stade Francais Paris.

56'

Joe Marchant leaves the field.

56'

Antoine Tichit comes on for Castres Olympique.

56'

Lois Guerois-Galisson leaves the field.

56'

Levan Chilachava comes on for Castres Olympique.

56'

Will Collier leaves the field.

56'

Pierre Colonna comes on for Castres Olympique.

56'

Teddy Durand leaves the field.

56'

Gauthier Maravat comes on for Castres Olympique.

55'

Leone Nakarawa leaves the field.

55'

What a run here by Lester Etien as they get over the gainline!

53'

Leo Barre comes on.

50'

Joe Jonas comes off.

50'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette adds the two points for Stade Francais Paris.

49'

Try

Noah Nene intercepts and has a clean run to the tryline.

48'

Noah Nene makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48'

Stade Francais Paris decide to make a substitution, with Tanginoa Halaifonua getting some game time.

48'

Stade Francais Paris decide to make a substitution, with Iakopo Petelo-Mapu being replaced.

48'

Stade Francais Paris decide to make a substitution, with Moses Alo-Emile getting some game time.

47'

Stade Francais Paris decide to make a substitution, with Jack Iscaro being replaced.

47'

Conversion

Enzo Herve adds the two points for Castres Olympique.

47'

Try

Slick passing by Castres Olympique leads to a try for Tyler Ardron.

46'

Spellbinding play by Vilimoni Botitu is finished off with a try.

46'

Theo Chabouni makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Abraham Papali'i coming on.

44'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Feibyan Tukino coming off.

44'

Stade Francais Paris decided to go for goal with Louis Foursans-Bourdette taking the penalty goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

43'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Vilimoni Botitu coming on.

40'

Castres Olympique make a substitution with Jack Goodhue coming off.

40'

Stade Francais Paris make a substitution with Lucas Peyresblanques coming on.

40'

Stade Francais Paris make a substitution with Ethan Tia coming off.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

42'

Castres Olympique go for goal with Enzo Herve taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

42'

Try

Slick passing by Castres Olympique leads to a try for Geoffrey Palis.

41'

Geoffrey Palis makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

41'

Enzo Herve played a key part in that try.

41'

Yellow Card

Samuel Ezeala (Stade Francais Paris) is shown a yellow card

41'

This is dangerous for the defence as Iakopo Petelo-Mapu bursts through to advance the Stade Francais Paris attack.

23'

Conversion

Louis Foursans-Bourdette makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

22'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Stade Francais Paris is finished off by Thibaut Motassi

21'

That's a great try assist by Joe Jonas.

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Louis Foursans-Bourdette bursts through to advance the Stade Francais Paris attack.

21'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Geoffrey Palis getting some game time.

20'

Castres Olympique decide to make a substitution, with Nathanael Hulleu being replaced.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Nathanael Hulleu bursts through to advance the Castres Olympique attack.

19'

Conversion

Enzo Herve converts the try.

17'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Castres Olympique is finished off by Theo Chabouni

16'

Jack Goodhue sets up the try.

16'

A gap opened in the defence and Nathanael Hulleu took full advantage.

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Samuel Ezeala took full advantage.

12'

Penalty Goal

Enzo Herve makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

11'

Conversion

Enzo Herve has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Castres Olympique leads to a try for Theo Chabouni

That's a great try assist by Adam Vargas.

The defensive line has been broken as Adam Vargas goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Theo Chabouni goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Castres v Stade Francais 
  
 Round 7 
  
 Sat 18th October 2025, 07:35am PDT 
  
 Stade Pierre Fabre 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy

Points Flow Chart

Castres win +5

Time in lead

Mins in lead

91%

% Of Game In Lead

56%

Possession Last 10 min

44%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Foursans-Bourdette

79'

29 - 24

Foursans-Bourdette

71'

29 - 21

Iscaro

70'

29 - 19

Alo-Emile

67'

29 - 14

Chilachava

29 - 14

67'

Ducat

29 - 14

60'

Foursans-Bourdette

49'

29 - 14

Nene

48'

29 - 12

Herve

29 - 7

47'

Ardron

27 - 7

46'

Half Time

Palis

22 - 7

41'

Ezeala

41'

17 - 7

Foursans-Bourdette

22'

17 - 7

Motassi

21'

17 - 5

Herve

17 - 0

17'

Chabouni

15 - 0

16'

Herve

10 - 0

11'

Herve

7 - 0

Chabouni

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.8

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Attack Profile

Castres

Stade Francais

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Defence Profile

Castres

Stade Francais

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

50%

64%

3-6 secs

28%

32%

6+ secs

22%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

61'

65'

68'

75'

78'

Castres

Stade Francais

Castres vs Stade Francais Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Castres face off against Stade Francais in Top 14 Round 7 on Sat 18th October 2025 at Stade Pierre Fabre. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:35. In South Africa it’s at 16:35 SAST, 03:35 NZST in New Zealand, 01:35 AEST in Australia and 07:35 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.

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

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Stade Francais in 4th and Castres in 10th as such Stade Francais are favourites on paper.

Castres vs Stade Francais Squads

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