Northampton Northampton 51 - 16 Castres Castres

● full_time 80 minutes

12 Apr 2025

Investec Champions Cup

Stage: QF Round 6

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Head to Head

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🔥 2

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.

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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

  • 0' kickoff
  • 3' substitution George Hendy
  • 6' try Tommy Freeman
  • 7' conversion Fin Smith
  • 9' penalty Jeremy Fernandez
  • 13' try Curtis Langdon
  • 22' penalty Fin Smith
  • 25' try Jeremy Fernandez
  • 25' conversion Jeremy Fernandez
  • 31' yellow_card Leone Nakarawa
  • 31' try Alex Coles
  • 39' penalty Jeremy Fernandez
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 41' yellow_card_complete Leone Nakarawa
  • 42' penalty Jeremy Fernandez
  • 44' try George Furbank
  • 44' conversion Fin Smith
  • 47' try Henry Pollock
  • 48' conversion Fin Smith
  • 48' substitution Burger Odendaal
  • 48' substitution Gaetan Barlot
  • 48' substitution Quentin Walcker
  • 48' substitution Will Collier
  • 48' substitution Abraham Papali'i
  • 51' substitution Mathieu Babillot
  • 53' yellow_card Temo Mayanavanua
  • 53' yellow_card Remy Baget
  • 53' yellow_card Lois Guerois-Galisson
  • 54' substitution Jeremy Fernandez
  • 55' substitution Emmanuel Iyogun
  • 55' substitution Trevor Davison
  • 55' substitution George Furbank
  • 55' substitution Baptiste Delaporte
  • 61' try Henry Pollock
  • 61' conversion Fin Smith
  • 62' substitution Curtis Langdon
  • 62' substitution Juarno Augustus
  • 63' yellow_card_complete Temo Mayanavanua
  • 63' yellow_card_complete Remy Baget
  • 63' yellow_card_complete Lois Guerois-Galisson
  • 64' substitution Quentin Walcker
  • 64' substitution Louis Le Brun
  • 68' penalty Fin Smith
  • 68' substitution Alex Mitchell
  • 71' substitution Leone Nakarawa
  • 73' substitution Temo Mayanavanua
  • 77' try Tom Pearson
  • 78' conversion Fin Smith
  • 80' full_time