Saracens 24 - 32 Castres

Full time

19 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 3 Round 4

StoneX Stadium

Castres Olympique defeated Saracens 32-24 in a gripping encounter at StoneX Stadium. Feibyan Tukino opened the scoring for Castres with an early try, converted by Louis Le Brun. Saracens responded quickly with tries from Theo Dan and Ben Earl, showcasing their attacking prowess. However, Castres remained resilient, with Adrien Seguret scoring twice before halftime, keeping the pressure on the home side. In the second half, Theo Dan added another try for Saracens, but Castres' Seguret completed his brace, further extending their lead. Despite Saracens' late attempts to close the gap, including a penalty from Lozowski, they could not overcome the deficit. Louis Le Brun's strong performance with the boot was crucial to Castres' victory.

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Weather

Temperature: 3.5°C (Feels like 1.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 7.9 km/h, gusting to 16.8 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Try

Feibyan Tukino · Castres

0 - 5
3'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun · Castres

0 - 7
6'

Try

Theo Dan · Saracens

5 - 7
7'

Conversion

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

7 - 7
26'

Try

Adrien Seguret · Castres

7 - 12
27'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun · Castres

7 - 14
35'

Try

Ben Earl · Saracens

12 - 14
40'

Try

Ben Earl · Saracens

17 - 14
40'

Substitution

Wayan de Benedittis on for Lois Guerois-Galisson · Castres
Halftime 17 - 14
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

19 - 14
43'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

19 - 17
45'

Substitution

Santiago Arata on for Gauthier Doubrere · Castres
45'

Substitution

Phil Brantingham on for Eroni Mawi · Saracens
45'

Substitution

Marco Riccioni on for Fraser Balmain · Saracens
45'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Pierre Colonna · Castres
49'

Try

Theo Dan · Saracens

24 - 17
50'

Substitution

Aurelien Azar on for Nicolas Corato · Castres
50'

Substitution

Yann Peysson on for Feibyan Tukino · Castres
53'

Try

Theo Chabouni · Castres

24 - 22
55'

Substitution

Jamie George on for Theo Dan · Saracens
56'

Substitution

Olly Hartley on for Nick Tompkins · Saracens
59'

Substitution

Angus Hall on for Rotimi Segun · Saracens
62'

Substitution

Romain Macurdy on for Izaiha Moore-Aiono · Castres
64'

Try

Adrien Seguret · Castres

24 - 27
65'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun · Castres

24 - 29
65'

Substitution

Toby Knight on for Hugh Tizard · Saracens
67'

Substitution

Joris Dupont on for Adrea Cocagi · Castres
68'

Substitution

Gareth Simpson on for Ivan van Zyl · Saracens
72'

Substitution

Nathan Michelow on for Toby Knight · Saracens
73'

Substitution

Antoine Zeghdar on for Josaia Raisuqe · Castres
79'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

24 - 32
Fulltime 24 - 32

Player ratings

Saracens

15 Elliot Daly 6.1
14 Tobias Elliott 5.2
13 Alex Lozowski 6.2
12 Nick Tompkins 6.4
11 Rotimi Segun 7.1
10 Fergus Burke 6.2
9 Ivan van Zyl 5.2
1 Eroni Mawi 6.5
2 Theo Dan 8.5
3 Fraser Balmain 5.6
4 Maro Itoje 7.4
5 Hugh Tizard 7.0
6 Juan Martin Gonzalez 7.3
7 Ben Earl 6.6
8 Tom Willis 7.6
16 Jamie George 6.2
17 Phil Brantingham 6.6
18 Marco Riccioni 6.6
19 Nathan Michelow –
20 Toby Knight –
21 Gareth Simpson 5.3
22 Olly Hartley 6.0
23 Angus Hall 5.7

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 7.2
14 Nathanael Hulleu 6.2
13 Adrien Seguret 8.2
12 Adrea Cocagi 9.2
11 Josaia Raisuqe 7.5
10 Louis Le Brun 7.9
9 Gauthier Doubrere 6.4
1 Lois Guerois-Galisson 6.6
2 Pierre Colonna 7.2
3 Nicolas Corato 5.7
4 Gauthier Maravat 7.2
5 Paul Jedrasiak 6.1
6 Izaiha Moore-Aiono 7.5
7 Simon Meka 7.2
8 Feibyan Tukino 7.4
16 Loris Zarantonello 6.0
17 Wayan de Benedittis 6.0
18 Aurelien Azar 6.1
19 Romain Macurdy 6.4
20 Yann Peysson 6.6
21 Santiago Arata 7.7
22 Joris Dupont 6.4
23 Antoine Zeghdar –