Castres
19 - 28
Bordeaux
01 Nov 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 9
Stade Pierre Fabre
Union Bordeaux-Bègles secured a 28-19 victory against Castres Olympique in a tightly contested Top 14 match. Early penalties from Carbery put Bordeaux in a commanding position. However, Castres responded with a try from Guerois-Galisson, converted by Popelin, bringing the score to 10-6. Just before halftime, Bordeaux's Buros scored a try, followed by another successful conversion from Carbery to lead 13-10 at the break. In the second half, Castres' Hulleu and Arata contributed tries, but Bordeaux's Tameifuna and Sa also found the try line, maintaining their advantage. The match featured strong performances from Carbery and Popelin, although Bordeaux's effective substitutions helped seal the win. Ultimately, Bordeaux continued their recent dominance over Castres in their head-to-head encounters.
Weather
Temperature: 20.2°C (Feels like 19.7°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 7.0 km/h, gusting to 14.0 km/h Humidity: 69% Cloud Cover: 92%
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 2' penalty Joey Carbery
- 10' penalty Joey Carbery
- 26' try Lois Guerois-Galisson
- 27' conversion Pierre Popelin
- 39' try Romain Buros
- 40' conversion Joey Carbery
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 42' try Nathanael Hulleu
- 45' try Marko Gazzotti
- 48' substitution Vuate Karawalevu
- 48' substitution Matis Perchaud
- 48' substitution Carlu Sadie
- 48' substitution Arthur Retiere
- 48' substitution Jonny Gray
- 50' substitution Feibyan Tukino
- 50' substitution Will Collier
- 53' try Santiago Arata
- 54' conversion Pierre Popelin
- 56' substitution Maxime Lamothe
- 58' substitution Boris Palu
- 60' try Ben Tameifuna
- 61' substitution Lois Guerois-Galisson
- 61' substitution Tom Staniforth
- 64' try Connor Sa
- 64' substitution Marko Gazzotti
- 65' substitution Santiago Arata
- 65' substitution Pierre Popelin
- 68' substitution Martin Page-Relo
- 80' full_time