Castres 48 - 17 Bayonne

Full time

20 Sep 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Stade Pierre Fabre

Castres Olympique delivered a commanding performance against Bayonne, winning 48-17 at Stade Pierre Fabre. The home side capitalized on early yellow cards for Bayonne, with Ambadiang scoring a try shortly after his return from the sin bin. Santiago Arata and Vilimoni Botitu also crossed the try line, showcasing Castres's attacking prowess. Pierre Popelin was instrumental, converting multiple tries and adding a penalty to his tally. Bayonne's Lucas Martin managed to score early in the second half, but it was not enough to turn the tide. As the match progressed, Castres continued to apply pressure, with Will Collier and Ambadiang each finding the try zone again. Jack Goodhue capped off the scoring with a late try, sealing a dominant victory for Castres.

Weather

Temperature: 26.1°C (Feels like 24.9°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 22.7 km/h, gusting to 43.4 km/h Humidity: 60% Cloud Cover: 50%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Yellow Card

Christian Ambadiang · Castres
12'

Penalty

Gareth Anscombe · Bayonne

0 - 3
12'

Yellow Card Complete

Christian Ambadiang · Castres
16'

Yellow Card

Emerick Setiano · Bayonne
16'

Substitution

Pierre Popelin on for Louis Le Brun · Castres
18'

Substitution

Pascal Cotet on for Giovanni Habel-Kueffner · Bayonne
24'

Yellow Card

Andy Bordelai · Bayonne
24'

Substitution

Pierre Castillon on for Sireli Maqala · Bayonne
26'

Yellow Card Complete

Emerick Setiano · Bayonne
27'

Try

Christian Ambadiang · Castres

5 - 3
28'

Substitution

Giovanni Habel-Kueffner on for Pascal Cotet · Bayonne
33'

Try

Santiago Arata · Castres

10 - 3
34'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

12 - 3
34'

Substitution

Sireli Maqala on for Pierre Castillon · Bayonne
34'

Yellow Card Complete

Andy Bordelai · Bayonne
39'

Try

Vilimoni Botitu · Castres

17 - 3
40'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

19 - 3
40'

Substitution

Pierre Castillon on for Andy Bordelai · Bayonne
40'

Substitution

Pascal Cotet on for Emerick Setiano · Bayonne
Halftime 19 - 3
Second Half
46'

Try

Lucas Martin · Bayonne

19 - 8
46'

Substitution

Will Collier on for Nicolas Corato · Castres
46'

Substitution

Florent Vanverberghe on for Tom Staniforth · Castres
47'

Conversion

Gareth Anscombe · Bayonne

19 - 10
50'

Substitution

Mathieu Babillot on for Tyler Ardron · Castres
50'

Substitution

Antoine Tichit on for Lois Guerois-Galisson · Castres
52'

Penalty

Pierre Popelin · Castres

22 - 10
53'

Substitution

Alex Moon on for Baptiste Heguy · Bayonne
53'

Substitution

Joris Segonds on for Gareth Anscombe · Bayonne
53'

Substitution

Baptiste Germain on for Herschel Jantjies · Bayonne
53'

Substitution

Baptiste Chouzenoux on for Esteban Capilla · Bayonne
56'

Try

Will Collier · Castres

27 - 10
58'

Try

Christian Ambadiang · Castres

32 - 10
59'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

34 - 10
59'

Substitution

Facundo Bosch on for Lucas Martin · Bayonne
59'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Teddy Durand · Castres
59'

Substitution

Baptiste Cope on for Baptiste Delaporte · Castres
65'

Substitution

Sireli Maqala on for Federico Mori · Bayonne
65'

Substitution

Tom Staniforth on for Guillaume Ducat · Castres
65'

Substitution

Tyler Ardron on for Feibyan Tukino · Castres
67'

Try

Pierre Popelin · Castres

39 - 10
67'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

41 - 10
68'

Substitution

Gauthier Doubrere on for Santiago Arata · Castres
79'

Try

Alexandre Fischer · Bayonne

41 - 15
80'

Conversion

Joris Segonds · Bayonne

41 - 17
81'

Try

Jack Goodhue · Castres

46 - 17
82'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

48 - 17
Fulltime 48 - 17

Player ratings

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 6.7
14 Christian Ambadiang 8.4
13 Vilimoni Botitu 7.9
12 Jack Goodhue 7.5
11 Adam Vargas 7.6
10 Louis Le Brun 5.8
9 Santiago Arata 9.1
1 Lois Guerois-Galisson 6.8
2 Teddy Durand 7.3
3 Nicolas Corato 5.5
4 Guillaume Ducat 6.4
5 Tom Staniforth 7.4
6 Baptiste Delaporte 5.9
7 Tyler Ardron 6.7
8 Feibyan Tukino 6.7
16 Loris Zarantonello 6.5
17 Antoine Tichit 6.3
18 Florent Vanverberghe 7.2
19 Mathieu Babillot 6.4
20 Baptiste Cope 6.5
21 Gauthier Doubrere 6.3
22 Pierre Popelin 8.1
23 Will Collier 7.1

Bayonne

15 Yohan Orabe 6.0
14 Victor Hannoun 6.2
13 Sireli Maqala 5.3
12 Federico Mori 6.5
11 Nadir Megdoud 7.7
10 Gareth Anscombe 6.4
9 Herschel Jantjies 5.7
1 Andy Bordelai 6.0
2 Lucas Martin 7.8
3 Emerick Setiano 4.4
4 Baptiste Heguy 6.3
5 Ewan Johnson 6.9
6 Alexandre Fischer 7.0
7 Esteban Capilla 6.2
8 Giovanni Habel-Kueffner 7.0
16 Facundo Bosch 6.0
17 Pierre Castillon 6.1
18 Alex Moon 5.9
19 Baptiste Chouzenoux 6.0
20 Baptiste Germain 5.8
21 Joris Segonds 6.2
22 Guillaume Martocq –
23 Pascal Cotet 6.1