Castres 36 - 22 Lyon

Full time

27 Dec 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 13

Stade Pierre Fabre

Castres Olympique triumphed over Lyon with a final score of 36-22 at Stade Pierre Fabre. The home side took an early lead with a try from Botitu, followed by a conversion from Popelin. Lyon responded with two tries by Wainiqolo, keeping the contest close at halftime. After the break, Castres surged ahead with a try from Ramototabua and continued to dominate with additional tries from Zarantonello and Ambadiang. Lyon's late efforts, including a try from Gonzalez, could not close the gap. Jiuta Wainiqolo received a yellow card, impacting Lyon's momentum. Castres showcased their attacking prowess and solid defence, earning a deserved victory.

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Weather

Temperature: 11.6°C (Feels like 7.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 14.4 km/h, gusting to 28.5 km/h Humidity: 71% Cloud Cover: 90%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Penalty

Leo Berdeu · Lyon

0 - 3
10'

Substitution

Veresa Ramototabua on for Baptiste Cope · Castres
16'

Try

Vilimoni Botitu · Castres

5 - 3
17'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

7 - 3
29'

Penalty

Pierre Popelin · Castres

10 - 3
31'

Try

Jiuta Wainiqolo · Lyon

10 - 8
32'

Conversion

Leo Berdeu · Lyon

10 - 10
38'

Try

Jiuta Wainiqolo · Lyon

10 - 15
Halftime 10 - 15
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Thomas Moukoro on for Jerome Rey · Lyon
48'

Substitution

Mickael Guillard on for Felix Lambey · Lyon
48'

Substitution

Theo William on for Marvin Okuya · Lyon
51'

Try

Veresa Ramototabua · Castres

15 - 15
52'

Substitution

Will Collier on for Aurelien Azar · Castres
52'

Substitution

Lois Guerois-Galisson on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
57'

Substitution

Florent Vanverberghe on for Tom Staniforth · Castres
57'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Teddy Durand · Castres
58'

Substitution

Guillaume Marchand on for Camille Chat · Lyon
58'

Substitution

Esteban Gonzalez on for Charlie Cassang · Lyon
59'

Substitution

Marvin Okuya on for Arno Botha · Lyon
62'

Try

Loris Zarantonello · Castres

20 - 15
63'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

22 - 15
65'

Try

Christian Ambadiang · Castres

27 - 15
67'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

29 - 15
67'

Substitution

Cedate Gomes Sa on for Irakli Aptsiauri · Lyon
67'

Substitution

Maxime Gouzou on for Beka Shvangiradze · Lyon
67'

Substitution

Paddy Jackson on for Leo Berdeu · Lyon
71'

Yellow Card

Jiuta Wainiqolo · Lyon
71'

Substitution

Vuate Karawalevu on for Remy Baget · Castres
75'

Substitution

Tom Staniforth on for Veresa Ramototabua · Castres
76'

Try

Vuate Karawalevu · Castres

34 - 15
77'

Conversion

Louka Guilhot · Castres

36 - 15
80'

Try

Esteban Gonzalez · Lyon

36 - 22
80'

Conversion

Paddy Jackson · Lyon

36 - 17
81'

Yellow Card Complete

Jiuta Wainiqolo · Lyon
Fulltime 36 - 22

Player ratings

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 7.3
14 Christian Ambadiang 9.5
13 Vilimoni Botitu 8.2
12 Jack Goodhue 7.5
11 Remy Baget 6.6
10 Pierre Popelin 6.3
9 Jeremy Fernandez 7.3
1 Quentin Walcker 6.9
2 Teddy Durand 7.1
3 Aurelien Azar 6.4
4 Guillaume Ducat 6.9
5 Tom Staniforth 8.0
6 Baptiste Delaporte 7.1
7 Baptiste Cope 6.3
8 Tyler Ardron 7.0
16 Loris Zarantonello 7.5
17 Lois Guerois-Galisson 6.5
18 Florent Vanverberghe 7.0
19 Veresa Ramototabua 7.8
20 Gauthier Doubrere –
21 Louka Guilhot –
22 Vuate Karawalevu –
23 Will Collier 6.3

Lyon

15 Martin Meliande 6.4
14 Jiuta Wainiqolo 7.6
13 Iosefo Masi 8.4
12 Theo Millet 6.3
11 Monty Ioane 6.1
10 Leo Berdeu 6.4
9 Charlie Cassang 6.2
1 Jerome Rey 6.6
2 Camille Chat 6.9
3 Irakli Aptsiauri 5.9
4 Felix Lambey 6.6
5 Arno Botha 6.2
6 Dylan Cretin 6.2
7 Marvin Okuya 6.7
8 Beka Shvangiradze 7.6
16 Guillaume Marchand 6.3
17 Thomas Moukoro 6.4
18 Mickael Guillard 7.1
19 Theo William 6.3
20 Esteban Gonzalez 6.3
21 Paddy Jackson 6.0
22 Maxime Gouzou 6.0
23 Cedate Gomes Sa 5.8