Castres 28 - 23 Clermont

Full time

31 Jan 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 16

Stade Pierre Fabre

Castres Olympique edged past ASM Clermont Auvergne with a final score of 28-23 in a thrilling Top 14 clash. Pierre Popelin opened the scoring with an early penalty, followed by a try from Theo Chabouni, showcasing Castres' strong start. Clermont responded with a try from Bautista Delguy just before halftime, keeping the contest alive at 13-10. After the break, Jeremy Fernandez added another try for Castres, demonstrating his impact after coming on as a substitute. Jack Goodhue’s late try extended Castres' lead, but Clermont kept fighting, with Giorgi Dzmanashvili scoring a late consolation try. Harry Plummer's conversions kept Clermont in touch, but they ultimately fell short. This match highlighted Castres' resilience, reversing their previous defeat to Clermont earlier in the season.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: France

Weather

Temperature: 8.7°C (Feels like 2.5°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 19.6 km/h, gusting to 39.4 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
8'

Penalty

Pierre Popelin · Castres

3 - 0
16'

Penalty

Harry Plummer · Clermont

3 - 3
18'

Try

Theo Chabouni · Castres

8 - 3
26'

Penalty

Pierre Popelin · Castres

11 - 3
26'

Substitution

Anthime Hemery on for Thomas Ceyte · Clermont
40'

Try

Bautista Delguy · Clermont

11 - 8
40'

Substitution

Mathieu Babillot on for Irae Simone · Clermont
40'

Substitution

Pio Muarua on for Selevasio Tolofua · Clermont
Halftime 11 - 8
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Harry Plummer · Clermont

11 - 10
43'

Substitution

Jeremy Fernandez on for Santiago Arata · Castres
46'

Penalty

Harry Plummer · Clermont

11 - 13
50'

Try

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

16 - 13
51'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

18 - 13
55'

Substitution

Teddy Durand on for Loris Zarantonello · Castres
55'

Substitution

Nicolas Corato on for Aurelien Azar · Castres
55'

Substitution

Gauthier Maravat on for Abraham Papali'i · Castres
55'

Substitution

Tom Staniforth on for Guillaume Ducat · Castres
59'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

21 - 13
59'

Substitution

Lois Guerois-Galisson on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
64'

Substitution

Lucas Dessaigne on for Rob Simmons · Clermont
64'

Substitution

Giorgi Dzmanashvili on for Cristian Ojovan · Clermont
64'

Substitution

Etienne Fourcade on for Barnabe Massa · Clermont
64'

Substitution

Sacha Lotrian on for Giorgi Akhaladze · Clermont
68'

Penalty

Harry Plummer · Clermont

21 - 16
68'

Substitution

Lucas Dessaigne on for Alivereti Loaloa · Clermont
68'

Substitution

Vilimoni Botitu on for Vuate Karawalevu · Castres
74'

Substitution

Kylan Hamdaoui on for Joris Jurand · Clermont
74'

Substitution

Vuate Karawalevu on for Geoffrey Palis · Castres
78'

Try

Jack Goodhue · Castres

26 - 16
79'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

28 - 16
83'

Try

Giorgi Dzmanashvili · Clermont

28 - 21
84'

Conversion

Harry Plummer · Clermont

28 - 23
Fulltime 28 - 23

Player ratings

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 7.6
14 Christian Ambadiang 5.8
13 Vuate Karawalevu 6.6
12 Jack Goodhue 7.4
11 Geoffrey Palis 6.8
10 Pierre Popelin 6.7
9 Santiago Arata 7.1
1 Quentin Walcker 6.6
2 Loris Zarantonello 6.9
3 Aurelien Azar 5.9
4 Guillaume Ducat 6.6
5 Florent Vanverberghe 7.4
6 Baptiste Delaporte 7.1
7 Baptiste Cope 6.7
8 Abraham Papali'i 7.3
16 Teddy Durand 7.5
17 Lois Guerois-Galisson 6.6
18 Tom Staniforth 6.4
19 Gauthier Maravat 6.2
20 Mathieu Babillot 6.7
21 Jeremy Fernandez 7.7
22 Vilimoni Botitu 6.3
23 Nicolas Corato 6.2

Clermont

15 Alex Newsome 6.4
14 Bautista Delguy 6.5
13 Alivereti Loaloa 7.0
12 Irae Simone 6.2
11 Joris Jurand 6.4
10 Harry Plummer 6.8
9 Lucas Zamora 6.9
1 Giorgi Akhaladze 7.2
2 Barnabe Massa 5.6
3 Cristian Ojovan 6.8
4 Rob Simmons 6.1
5 Thomas Ceyte 6.1
6 Tevita Ratuva 6.4
7 Killian Tixeront 6.9
8 Selevasio Tolofua 7.3
16 Etienne Fourcade 5.8
17 Sacha Lotrian 6.0
18 Pio Muarua 6.7
19 Anthime Hemery 6.6
20 Kylan Hamdaoui –
21 George Moala –
22 Lucas Dessaigne 6.0
23 Giorgi Dzmanashvili 6.8