TV Guide Leagues Teams

Lyon Lyon 26 - 21 Castres Castres

Full time

25 Apr 2026

Top 14

Stage: Regular Season Round 22

Matmut Stadium de Gerland

Lyon vs Castres head to head

Lyon triumphed over Castres Olympique with a close score of 26-21 in a thrilling Top 14 encounter. Jack Goodhue opened the scoring for Castres with a try in the 15th minute, successfully converted by Enzo Herve. Lyon responded quickly with a try from Charlie Cassang, followed by another from Thomas Moukoro, showcasing their attacking prowess. The match featured multiple yellow cards, with both teams reduced to 14 men at different stages. A late try from Dylan Cretin sealed the victory for Lyon, despite a valiant effort from Castres. Herve's penalties kept Castres competitive, but they ultimately fell short. The win marked a significant turnaround for Lyon against a team they had struggled with in previous encounters.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: France

Weather

Temperature: 25.1°C (Feels like 24.5°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 11.8 km/h, gusting to 25.5 km/h Humidity: 29% Cloud Cover: 54%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 15'

    Try

    Jack Goodhue 路 Castres

    0 - 5
  • 16'

    Conversion

    Enzo Herve 路 Castres

    0 - 7
  • 18'

    Yellow Card

    Antoine Deliance 路 Lyon

  • 23'

    Yellow Card

    Veresa Ramototabua 路 Castres

  • 24'

    Try

    Charlie Cassang 路 Lyon

    5 - 7
  • 28'

    Try

    Teddy Durand 路 Castres

    5 - 12
  • 28'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Antoine Deliance 路 Lyon

  • 33'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Veresa Ramototabua 路 Castres

  • 39'

    Penalty

    Enzo Herve 路 Castres

    5 - 15
  • 40'

    Substitution

    Thomas Moukoro on for Jerome Rey 路 Lyon

  • Halftime 5 - 15
  • Second Half
  • 42'

    Substitution

    Quentin Walcker on for Lois Guerois-Galisson 路 Castres

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Florent Vanverberghe on for Tom Staniforth 路 Castres

  • 50'

    Substitution

    Liam Allen on for Janse Roux 路 Lyon

  • 50'

    Substitution

    Dylan Cretin on for Antoine Deliance 路 Lyon

  • 54'

    Try

    Thomas Moukoro 路 Lyon

    12 - 15
  • 54'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    7 - 15
  • 55'

    Substitution

    Thomas Marceline on for Irakli Aptsiauri 路 Lyon

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Pierre Colonna on for Teddy Durand 路 Castres

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Jeremy Fernandez on for Santiago Arata 路 Castres

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Abraham Papali'i on for Veresa Ramototabua 路 Castres

  • 55'

    Substitution

    Gauthier Maravat on for Guillaume Ducat 路 Castres

  • 57'

    Penalty

    Enzo Herve 路 Castres

    12 - 18
  • 57'

    Substitution

    Theo Chabouni on for Geoffrey Palis 路 Castres

  • 62'

    Yellow Card

    Baptiste Delaporte 路 Castres

  • 63'

    Try

    Mickael Guillard 路 Lyon

    17 - 18
  • 64'

    Conversion

    Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

    19 - 18
  • 65'

    Substitution

    Levan Chilachava on for Nicolas Corato 路 Castres

  • 69'

    Penalty

    Jeremy Fernandez 路 Castres

    19 - 21
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Mathis Sarragallet on for Guillaume Marchand 路 Lyon

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Janse Roux on for Mickael Guillard 路 Lyon

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Paddy Jackson on for Leo Berdeu 路 Lyon

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Esteban Gonzalez on for Josiah Maraku 路 Lyon

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Alfred Parisien on for Theo William 路 Lyon

  • 71'

    Try

    Dylan Cretin 路 Lyon

    24 - 21
  • 72'

    Conversion

    Paddy Jackson 路 Lyon

    26 - 21
  • 72'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Baptiste Delaporte 路 Castres

  • 73'

    Substitution

    Veresa Ramototabua on for Mathieu Babillot 路 Castres

  • 73'

    Substitution

    Geoffrey Palis on for Adam Vargas 路 Castres

  • Fulltime 26 - 21

Player ratings

Lyon
  • 15 Alexandre Tchaptchet 6.3
  • 14 Monty Ioane 7.7
  • 13 Josiah Maraku 6.2
  • 12 Theo Millet 7.9
  • 11 Jiuta Wainiqolo 7.0
  • 10 Leo Berdeu 7.3
  • 9 Charlie Cassang 8.1
  • 1 Jerome Rey 5.8
  • 2 Guillaume Marchand 7.7
  • 3 Irakli Aptsiauri 5.9
  • 4 Mickael Guillard 8.2
  • 5 Janse Roux 6.7
  • 6 Antoine Deliance 5.8
  • 7 Theo William 6.6
  • 8 Sam Simmonds 9.0
  • 16 Mathis Sarragallet 6.4
  • 17 Thomas Moukoro 7.5
  • 18 Dylan Cretin 6.3
  • 19 Liam Allen 7.1
  • 20 Esteban Gonzalez 6.6
  • 21 Paddy Jackson 6.8
  • 22 Alfred Parisien 6.4
  • 23 Thomas Marceline 6.6
Castres
  • 15 Geoffrey Palis 5.4
  • 14 Christian Ambadiang 6.4
  • 13 Jack Goodhue 8.4
  • 12 Adrea Cocagi 6.7
  • 11 Adam Vargas 6.9
  • 10 Enzo Herve 6.6
  • 9 Santiago Arata 6.5
  • 1 Lois Guerois-Galisson 6.1
  • 2 Teddy Durand 7.6
  • 3 Nicolas Corato 6.0
  • 4 Guillaume Ducat 6.0
  • 5 Tom Staniforth 6.6
  • 6 Mathieu Babillot 6.5
  • 7 Baptiste Delaporte 5.7
  • 8 Veresa Ramototabua 6.0
  • 16 Pierre Colonna 6.6
  • 17 Quentin Walcker 6.2
  • 18 Florent Vanverberghe 5.9
  • 19 Gauthier Maravat 5.9
  • 20 Abraham Papali'i 7.4
  • 21 Jeremy Fernandez 6.5
  • 22 Theo Chabouni 5.4
  • 23 Levan Chilachava 5.7