Toulon 16 - 12 Castres

Full time

13 Sep 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Stade Mayol

RC Toulon secured a narrow 16-12 victory over Castres Olympique in a closely contested Top 14 match at Stade Mayol. Louis Le Brun of Castres opened the scoring with an early penalty, but Toulon's Marius Domon responded shortly after. The first half saw a series of penalties exchanged, leaving the score at 9-6 in favor of Castres at halftime. In the second half, Toulon took the lead with a try from Gael Drean, followed by a successful conversion from Melvyn Jaminet. Jaminet then extended the lead with a drop goal, showcasing his kicking prowess. Castres fought back but could only muster a series of penalties, failing to capitalize on their chances. Despite their efforts, Toulon held on for a crucial home win.

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Where to watch in: France

Weather

Temperature: 19.8°C (Feels like 20.6°C) Condition: Rain Wind: 5.5 km/h, gusting to 13.7 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 91%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

0 - 3
12'

Penalty

Marius Domon · Toulon

3 - 3
30'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

3 - 6
32'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

3 - 9
36'

Penalty

Marius Domon · Toulon

6 - 9
40'

Substitution

Teddy Baubigny on for Pierre Damond · Toulon
Halftime 6 - 9
Second Half
46'

Missed Drop Goal

Louis Le Brun · Castres
48'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

6 - 12
48'

Substitution

Brian Alainu'uese on for Swan Rebbadj · Toulon
48'

Substitution

Jules Coulon on for Joe Quere Karaba · Toulon
52'

Substitution

Daniel Brennan on for Jean-Baptiste Gros · Toulon
52'

Substitution

Dany Priso on for Beka Gigashvili · Toulon
52'

Substitution

Jack Goodhue on for Adrien Seguret · Castres
52'

Substitution

Gauthier Maravat on for Tom Staniforth · Castres
52'

Substitution

Will Collier on for Nicolas Corato · Castres
54'

Substitution

Melvyn Jaminet on for Marius Domon · Toulon
57'

Substitution

Setariki Tuicuvu on for Mathis Ferte · Toulon
58'

Try

Gael Drean · Toulon

11 - 12
59'

Conversion

Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

13 - 12
61'

Substitution

Baptiste Cope on for Feibyan Tukino · Castres
63'

Substitution

Tom Staniforth on for Gauthier Maravat · Castres
63'

Substitution

Antoine Tichit on for Lois Guerois-Galisson · Castres
63'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Teddy Durand · Castres
67'

Drop Goal

Melvyn Jaminet · Toulon

16 - 12
69'

Substitution

Pierre Popelin on for Vilimoni Botitu · Castres
74'

Substitution

Gauthier Doubrere on for Santiago Arata · Castres
74'

Substitution

Adrien Seguret on for Adam Vargas · Castres
75'

Substitution

Matthias Halagahu on for David Ribbans · Toulon
81'

Substitution

David Ribbans on for Zach Mercer · Toulon
Fulltime 16 - 12

Player ratings

Toulon

15 Marius Domon 6.4
14 Gael Drean 9.1
13 Juan Ignacio Brex 6.8
12 Oliver Cowie 6.6
11 Mathis Ferte 6.6
10 Paolo Garbisi 6.8
9 Baptiste Serin 6.7
1 Jean-Baptiste Gros 6.2
2 Pierre Damond 6.7
3 Beka Gigashvili 6.5
4 Swan Rebbadj 6.5
5 David Ribbans 6.6
6 Joe Quere Karaba 6.4
7 Lewis Ludlam 7.5
8 Zach Mercer 6.7
16 Teddy Baubigny 7.4
17 Daniel Brennan 6.3
18 Brian Alainu'uese 6.7
19 Matthias Halagahu –
20 Jules Coulon 6.7
21 Setariki Tuicuvu 6.5
22 Melvyn Jaminet 6.3
23 Dany Priso 6.5

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 5.5
14 Christian Ambadiang 5.8
13 Vilimoni Botitu 6.6
12 Adrien Seguret 5.0
11 Adam Vargas 6.7
10 Louis Le Brun 5.4
9 Santiago Arata 6.9
1 Lois Guerois-Galisson 5.5
2 Teddy Durand 6.9
3 Nicolas Corato 6.5
4 Paul Jedrasiak 6.2
5 Tom Staniforth 7.1
6 Baptiste Delaporte 6.5
7 Tyler Ardron 5.8
8 Feibyan Tukino 6.7
16 Loris Zarantonello 6.2
17 Antoine Tichit 5.9
18 Gauthier Maravat 6.0
19 Baptiste Cope 6.5
20 Gauthier Doubrere –
21 Pierre Popelin 5.8
22 Jack Goodhue 5.7
23 Will Collier 5.9