Castres 15 - 17 Pau

Full time

06 Sep 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Stade Pierre Fabre

Section Paloise secured a narrow victory over Castres Olympique with a final score of 17-15. Joe Simmonds was instrumental for the visitors, contributing three penalties early in the match. Castres responded with a try from Theo Chabouni, but struggled to convert pressure into points. A yellow card for Paloise's Hugo Auradou allowed Castres to capitalize, yet they could not maintain the momentum. Jack Maddocks scored a crucial try for Paloise, putting them back in the lead. Colin Dupuy's late try for Castres provided hope, but the conversion from Louis Le Brun was not enough to secure the win. Paloise's resilience and disciplined defense ultimately clinched the match, continuing their strong form in the Top 14.

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Where to watch in: France

Weather

Temperature: 27.6°C (Feels like 27.5°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 23.7 km/h, gusting to 45.4 km/h Humidity: 42% Cloud Cover: 1%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

0 - 3
10'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

0 - 6
14'

Substitution

Pierre Popelin on for Remy Baget · Castres
21'

Try

Theo Chabouni · Castres

5 - 6
26'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

5 - 9
26'

Substitution

Axel Desperes on for Aymeric Luc · Pau
Halftime 5 - 9
Second Half
44'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

8 - 9
49'

Penalty

Joe Simmonds · Pau

8 - 12
49'

Substitution

Lois Guerois-Galisson on for Antoine Tichit · Castres
49'

Substitution

Nicolas Corato on for Aurelien Azar · Castres
49'

Substitution

Pierre Colonna on for Abraham Papali'i · Castres
49'

Substitution

Baptiste Delaporte on for Loic Credoz · Castres
53'

Substitution

Reece Hewat on for Daniel Bibi Biziwu · Pau
53'

Substitution

Remi Seneca on for Luke Whitelock · Pau
53'

Substitution

Mickael Capelli on for Jimi Maximin · Pau
53'

Substitution

Sacha Zegueur on for Gauthier Maravat · Pau
53'

Substitution

Paul Jedrasiak on for Thomas Laclayat · Castres
54'

Substitution

Guram Papidze on for Jack Goodhue · Pau
58'

Yellow Card

Hugo Auradou · Pau
67'

Substitution

Gauthier Maravat on for Florent Vanverberghe · Castres
68'

Yellow Card Complete

Hugo Auradou · Pau
73'

Try

Jack Maddocks · Pau

8 - 17
75'

Substitution

Colin Dupuy on for Gauthier Doubrere · Castres
75'

Substitution

Abraham Papali'i on for Mathieu Babillot · Castres
78'

Try

Colin Dupuy · Castres

13 - 17
79'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun · Castres

15 - 17
Fulltime 15 - 17

Player ratings

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 7.9
14 Nathanael Hulleu 6.9
13 Adrien Seguret 5.8
12 Jack Goodhue 6.7
11 Remy Baget 5.8
10 Louis Le Brun 5.8
9 Gauthier Doubrere 6.1
1 Antoine Tichit 4.9
2 Teddy Durand 5.8
3 Aurelien Azar 6.1
4 Gauthier Maravat 6.3
5 Florent Vanverberghe 6.6
6 Mathieu Babillot 6.6
7 Tyler Ardron 7.2
8 Abraham Papali'i 6.6
16 Pierre Colonna 6.6
17 Lois Guerois-Galisson 5.1
18 Paul Jedrasiak 6.2
19 Baptiste Delaporte 6.0
20 Colin Dupuy –
21 Pierre Popelin 4.8
22 Vilimoni Botitu –
23 Nicolas Corato 6.1

Pau

15 Jack Maddocks 7.0
14 Aaron Grandidier 7.5
13 Nathan Decron 5.7
12 Fabien Brau-Boirie 7.7
11 Aymeric Luc 6.6
10 Joe Simmonds 7.1
9 Dan Robson 6.3
1 Daniel Bibi Biziwu 6.7
2 Youri Delhommel 6.0
3 Thomas Laclayat 6.0
4 Hugo Auradou 5.5
5 Jimi Maximin 6.9
6 Luke Whitelock 7.0
7 Loic Credoz 6.4
8 Beka Gorgadze 6.3
16 Hugo Parrou –
17 Remi Seneca 7.3
18 Mickael Capelli 6.4
19 Reece Hewat 6.3
20 Sacha Zegueur 6.6
21 Thomas Souverbie –
22 Axel Desperes 6.1
23 Guram Papidze 6.3