Perpignan 29 - 27 Castres

Full time

30 May 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 25

Stade Aime Giral

USA Perpignan narrowly defeated Castres Olympique 29-27 in a thrilling Top 14 clash. The away team struck first with a try from Ramototabua in the sixth minute, but Perpignan responded quickly with a try by Allan, followed by a successful conversion from Urdapilleta. As the match progressed, Castres showcased their resilience with tries from Durand and Botitu, keeping the game tight. Urdapilleta's penalty and subsequent tries from Tuilagi and Hicks provided Perpignan with crucial points in the second half. A late try by Duguivalu, along with Urdapilleta's conversion, sealed the victory for Perpignan. Despite a yellow card for Durand, Castres never gave up and added a try from Ramototabua late in the match. The intense contest highlighted the competitive nature of the Top 14, with Perpignan managing to secure a vital win.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: France

Weather

Temperature: 28.4°C (Feels like 27.9°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 13.2 km/h, gusting to 26.3 km/h Humidity: 49% Cloud Cover: 75%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Veresa Ramototabua · Castres

0 - 5
10'

Try

Tommaso Allan · Perpignan

5 - 5
11'

Conversion

Benjamin Urdapilleta · Perpignan

7 - 5
24'

Penalty

Benjamin Urdapilleta · Perpignan

10 - 5
31'

Try

Teddy Durand · Castres

10 - 10
31'

Conversion

Pierre Popelin · Castres

10 - 12
35'

Substitution

Bruce Devaux on for Giorgi Tetrashvili · Perpignan
35'

Substitution

Pietro Ceccarelli on for Kieran Brookes · Perpignan
36'

Try

Vilimoni Botitu · Castres

10 - 17
40'

Substitution

Sama Malolo on for Ignacio Ruiz · Perpignan
40'

Substitution

Jacobus van Tonder on for Matteo Le Corvec · Perpignan
40'

Substitution

Baptiste Delaporte on for Baptiste Cope · Castres
Halftime 10 - 17
Second Half
48'

Substitution

Jefferson Joseph on for Tavite Veredamu · Perpignan
48'

Substitution

Posolo Tuilagi on for Mathieu Tanguy · Perpignan
48'

Substitution

Louis Le Brun on for Pierre Popelin · Castres
48'

Substitution

Nicolas Corato on for Will Collier · Castres
48'

Substitution

Tom Staniforth on for Florent Vanverberghe · Castres
50'

Substitution

Tom Ecochard on for James Hall · Perpignan
51'

Try

Posolo Tuilagi · Perpignan

17 - 17
51'

Conversion

Benjamin Urdapilleta · Perpignan

12 - 17
52'

Substitution

Colin Dupuy on for Gauthier Doubrere · Castres
54'

Substitution

Guillaume Ducat on for Gauthier Maravat · Castres
55'

Try

Max Hicks · Perpignan

22 - 17
55'

Yellow Card

Teddy Durand · Castres
59'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

22 - 20
59'

Substitution

Atunaisa Sokobale on for Lois Guerois-Galisson · Castres
61'

Substitution

Jordan Petaia on for Tommaso Allan · Perpignan
64'

Try

Veresa Ramototabua · Castres

22 - 25
65'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun · Castres

22 - 27
65'

Yellow Card Complete

Teddy Durand · Castres
67'

Substitution

Gauthier Maravat on for Veresa Ramototabua · Castres
68'

Substitution

Florent Vanverberghe on for Mathieu Babillot · Castres
71'

Substitution

Pierre Popelin on for Adrea Cocagi · Castres
71'

Substitution

Giorgi Tetrashvili on for Bruce Devaux · Perpignan
71'

Substitution

Kieran Brookes on for Pietro Ceccarelli · Perpignan
80'

Try

Alivereti Duguivalu · Perpignan

27 - 27
85'

Conversion

Benjamin Urdapilleta · Perpignan

29 - 27
Fulltime 29 - 27

Player ratings

Perpignan

15 Tommaso Allan 8.6
14 Tavite Veredamu 6.2
13 Alivereti Duguivalu 9.3
12 Jeronimo de la Fuente 6.6
11 Theo Forner 8.0
10 Benjamin Urdapilleta 6.0
9 James Hall 7.7
1 Giorgi Tetrashvili 5.9
2 Ignacio Ruiz 6.3
3 Kieran Brookes 6.2
4 Jonny Gray 6.5
5 Mathieu Tanguy 6.2
6 Max Hicks 7.2
7 Matteo Le Corvec 6.7
8 Joaquin Oviedo 8.2
16 Sama Malolo 7.5
17 Bruce Devaux 6.3
18 Posolo Tuilagi 6.5
19 Jacobus van Tonder 6.3
20 Tom Ecochard 6.5
21 Jefferson Joseph 6.4
22 Jordan Petaia 6.1
23 Pietro Ceccarelli 6.4

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 6.5
14 Christian Ambadiang 5.4
13 Vilimoni Botitu 6.7
12 Adrea Cocagi 6.2
11 Remy Baget 6.9
10 Pierre Popelin 5.5
9 Gauthier Doubrere 5.9
1 Lois Guerois-Galisson 5.4
2 Teddy Durand 5.2
3 Will Collier 6.1
4 Gauthier Maravat 6.0
5 Florent Vanverberghe 5.5
6 Mathieu Babillot 6.2
7 Baptiste Cope 6.4
8 Veresa Ramototabua 8.2
16 Pierre Colonna –
17 Atunaisa Sokobale 6.5
18 Tom Staniforth 7.5
19 Guillaume Ducat 6.4
20 Baptiste Delaporte 6.7
21 Colin Dupuy 6.2
22 Louis Le Brun 6.1
23 Nicolas Corato 5.8