Northampton 51 - 16 Castres

Full time

12 Apr 2025

Stage: QF Round 6

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

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Northampton Saints delivered a commanding performance against Castres Olympique, winning 51-16 at cinch Stadium. Tommy Freeman opened the scoring with an early try, followed by conversions from Fin Smith. Castres managed to respond with a try from Jeremy Fernandez, but Northampton quickly regained control with further tries from Curtis Langdon, Alex Coles, and George Furbank. The Saints' momentum continued into the second half, with Henry Pollock scoring twice and Smith converting all his tries. Castres struggled defensively, highlighted by Leone Nakarawa's yellow card, which hampered their efforts. Despite a few yellow cards for Northampton, they maintained their dominance throughout the match. Overall, it was a resounding victory for the Saints, further asserting their strength in the Champions Cup.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 18.5°C (Feels like 15.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 12.1 km/h, gusting to 22.4 km/h Humidity: 48% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

George Furbank on for George Hendy · Northampton
6'

Try

Tommy Freeman · Northampton

5 - 0
7'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

7 - 0
9'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

7 - 3
13'

Try

Curtis Langdon · Northampton

12 - 3
22'

Penalty

Fin Smith · Northampton

15 - 3
25'

Try

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

15 - 10
25'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

15 - 5
31'

Yellow Card

Leone Nakarawa · Castres
31'

Try

Alex Coles · Northampton

20 - 10
39'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

20 - 13
Halftime 20 - 13
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card Complete

Leone Nakarawa · Castres
42'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

20 - 16
44'

Try

George Furbank · Northampton

25 - 16
44'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

27 - 16
47'

Try

Henry Pollock · Northampton

32 - 16
48'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

34 - 16
48'

Substitution

Rory Hutchinson on for Burger Odendaal · Northampton
48'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Gaetan Barlot · Castres
48'

Substitution

Lois Guerois-Galisson on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
48'

Substitution

Aurelien Azar on for Will Collier · Castres
48'

Substitution

Baptiste Cope on for Abraham Papali'i · Castres
51'

Substitution

Simon Meka on for Mathieu Babillot · Castres
53'

Yellow Card

Temo Mayanavanua · Northampton
53'

Yellow Card

Remy Baget · Castres
53'

Yellow Card

Lois Guerois-Galisson · Castres
54'

Substitution

Santiago Arata on for Jeremy Fernandez · Castres
55'

Substitution

Tom West on for Emmanuel Iyogun · Northampton
55'

Substitution

Elliot Millar Mills on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
55'

Substitution

Burger Odendaal on for George Furbank · Northampton
55'

Substitution

Quentin Walcker on for Baptiste Delaporte · Castres
61'

Try

Henry Pollock · Northampton

41 - 16
61'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

36 - 16
62'

Substitution

Henry Walker on for Curtis Langdon · Northampton
62'

Substitution

Tom Pearson on for Juarno Augustus · Northampton
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Temo Mayanavanua · Northampton
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Remy Baget · Castres
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Lois Guerois-Galisson · Castres
64'

Substitution

Baptiste Delaporte on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
64'

Substitution

Julien Dumora on for Louis Le Brun · Castres
68'

Penalty

Fin Smith · Northampton

44 - 16
68'

Substitution

Tom James on for Alex Mitchell · Northampton
71'

Substitution

Romain Macurdy on for Leone Nakarawa · Castres
73'

Substitution

Tom Lockett on for Temo Mayanavanua · Northampton
77'

Try

Tom Pearson · Northampton

49 - 16
78'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

51 - 16
Fulltime 51 - 16

Player ratings

Northampton

15 James Ramm 7.5
14 Tommy Freeman 7.7
13 Burger Odendaal 7.5
12 Fraser Dingwall 5.9
11 George Hendy –
10 Fin Smith 7.6
9 Alex Mitchell 7.6
1 Emmanuel Iyogun 6.2
2 Curtis Langdon 9.0
3 Trevor Davison 6.9
4 Temo Mayanavanua 5.4
5 Alex Coles 6.9
6 Josh Kemeny 8.4
7 Henry Pollock 8.4
8 Juarno Augustus 6.5
16 Henry Walker 6.2
17 Tom West 6.5
18 Elliot Millar Mills 6.3
19 Tom Lockett –
20 Tom Pearson 7.6
21 Tom James 6.3
22 Rory Hutchinson 6.2
23 George Furbank 8.7

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 7.1
14 Geoffrey Palis 6.3
13 Vilimoni Botitu 5.9
12 Jack Goodhue 6.8
11 Remy Baget 4.3
10 Louis Le Brun 6.8
9 Jeremy Fernandez 6.7
1 Quentin Walcker 6.6
2 Gaetan Barlot 7.5
3 Will Collier 5.5
4 Gauthier Maravat 5.4
5 Leone Nakarawa 4.3
6 Mathieu Babillot 6.9
7 Baptiste Delaporte 7.8
8 Abraham Papali'i 6.5
16 Loris Zarantonello 6.4
17 Lois Guerois-Galisson 4.8
18 Aurelien Azar 5.8
19 Simon Meka 6.6
20 Romain Macurdy –
21 Baptiste Cope 5.7
22 Santiago Arata 5.6
23 Julien Dumora 5.5