Castres Olympique vs Stade Toulousain

France - Top 14

Castres Olympique

28-23

Finished

Stade Toulousain

0 : 5

Thomas RamosTRY

Leone NakarawaFlorent Vanverberghe

0 : 7

Thomas RamosCON

12'

Louis Le BrunPEN

3 : 7

3 : 10

15'

Thomas RamosPEN

17'

Santiago ArataTRY

8 : 10

8 : 13

25'

Thomas RamosPEN

30'

Louis Le BrunPEN

11 : 13

11 : 18

33'

Peato MauvakaTRY

11 : 20

34'

Thomas RamosCON

44'

Will CollierTRY

16 : 20

45'

Louis Le BrunCON

18 : 20

48'

Will CollierCON

13 : 20

49'

Joshua BrennanAnthony Jelonch

49'

Dorian AldegheriJoel Merkler

52'

Thibaud FlamentRichie Arnold

52'

Naoto SaitoPaul Graou

52'

David AinuuRodrigue Neti

54'

Louis Le BrunTRY

23 : 20

55'

Louis Le BrunCON

25 : 20

55'

Loris ZarantonelloGaetan Barlot

55'

Guerois Galisson LoisQuentin Walcker

55'

Pierre PopelinAdrien Seguret

56'

Peato MauvakaGuillaume Cramont

56'

Paul CostesLouis Barassi Pierre

61'

Louis Le BrunPEN

28 : 20

62'

Nelson EpeeSetareki Bituniyata

62'

Jeremy FernandezSantiago Arata

62'

Nicolas CoratoWill Collier

62'

Baptiste CopeAbraham Papali’i

65'

Anthony JelonchTheo Ntamack Muyenga

68'

Dorian AldegheriYellow

68'

Richie ArnoldEmmanuel Meafou

69'

Joel MerklerFrancois Cros

72'

Theo ChabouniChristian Ambadiang

74'

Guerois Galisson LoisQuentin Walcker

28 : 23

77'

Thomas RamosPEN

78'

Francois CrosJoel Merkler

Venue Guide
Stadium	Stade Pierre Fabre
City	Rue de Bisseous
Capacity	12500

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