Castres 30 - 25 Lyon

Full time

22 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 17

Stade Pierre Fabre

Castres Olympique triumphed over Lyon 30-25 in a closely contested match at Stade Pierre Fabre. The home side started strong with a try from Botitu in the 13th minute, followed by penalties from Fernandez. Lyon responded with a try from Saginadze, converted by Meliande, keeping the score tight. The second half saw Baget score for Castres, with Fernandez adding to the scoreline through penalties. Meliande received a yellow card for Lyon, impacting their momentum late in the game. Fernandez's consistent kicking proved crucial as he secured the win with a final penalty in the 80th minute. Despite a valiant effort from Lyon, Castres held on to claim victory.

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Weather

Temperature: 10.9°C (Feels like 9.0°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 8.4 km/h, gusting to 19.5 km/h Humidity: 89% Cloud Cover: 100%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

0 - 3
12'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

0 - 6
13'

Try

Vilimoni Botitu · Castres

5 - 6
18'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

8 - 6
21'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

8 - 9
25'

Try

Beka Saginadze · Lyon

8 - 14
26'

Conversion

Martin Meliande · Lyon

8 - 16
31'

Missed Drop Goal

Alexandre Tchaptchet · Lyon
35'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

11 - 16
40'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

11 - 19
40'

Substitution

Abraham Papali'i on for Gauthier Maravat · Castres
40'

Substitution

Florent Vanverberghe on for Leone Nakarawa · Castres
Halftime 11 - 19
Second Half
43'

Try

Remy Baget · Castres

16 - 19
44'

Conversion

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

18 - 19
44'

Substitution

Hamza Kaabeche on for Sebastien Taofifenua · Lyon
44'

Substitution

Josiah Maraku on for Thibaut Regard · Lyon
46'

Substitution

Steeve Blanc-Mappaz on for Felix Lambey · Lyon
47'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

21 - 19
50'

Penalty

Martin Meliande · Lyon

21 - 22
51'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Pierre Colonna · Castres
52'

Substitution

Beka Shvangiradze on for Beka Saginadze · Lyon
52'

Substitution

Arno Botha on for Maxime Gouzou · Lyon
56'

Substitution

Aurelien Azar on for Nicolas Corato · Castres
57'

Yellow Card

Martin Meliande · Lyon
58'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

24 - 22
58'

Substitution

Antoine Tichit on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
60'

Substitution

Santiago Arata on for Julien Dumora · Castres
63'

Substitution

Cedate Gomes Sa on for Irakli Aptsiauri · Lyon
63'

Substitution

Yanis Charcosset on for Guillaume Marchand · Lyon
66'

Penalty

Davit Niniashvili · Lyon

24 - 25
66'

Substitution

Maxime Gouzou on for Alban Roussel · Lyon
66'

Substitution

Adrea Cocagi on for Vilimoni Botitu · Castres
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Martin Meliande · Lyon
70'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

27 - 25
72'

Substitution

Sebastien Taofifenua on for Hamza Kaabeche · Lyon
75'

Missed Drop Goal

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres
79'

Substitution

Julien Dumora on for Santiago Arata · Castres
80'

Penalty

Jeremy Fernandez · Castres

30 - 25
Fulltime 30 - 25

Player ratings

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 6.5
14 Geoffrey Palis 7.0
13 Vilimoni Botitu 7.9
12 Jack Goodhue 6.8
11 Remy Baget 7.9
10 Julien Dumora 6.1
9 Jeremy Fernandez 7.1
1 Quentin Walcker 5.5
2 Pierre Colonna 6.5
3 Nicolas Corato 6.1
4 Guillaume Ducat 6.7
5 Leone Nakarawa 6.2
6 Mathieu Babillot 7.3
7 Gauthier Maravat 6.0
8 Tyler Ardron 6.0
16 Loris Zarantonello 6.8
17 Antoine Tichit 6.3
18 Florent Vanverberghe 6.9
19 Abraham Papali'i 6.6
20 Feibyan Tukino –
21 Santiago Arata 6.0
22 Adrea Cocagi 6.3
23 Aurelien Azar 6.1

Lyon

15 Alexandre Tchaptchet 6.1
14 Davit Niniashvili 5.9
13 Thibaut Regard 5.8
12 Theo Millet 6.7
11 Alfred Parisien 7.4
10 Martin Meliande 5.6
9 Baptiste Couilloud 7.0
1 Sebastien Taofifenua 5.6
2 Guillaume Marchand 7.0
3 Irakli Aptsiauri 6.1
4 Felix Lambey 6.5
5 Alban Roussel 5.3
6 Theo William 6.3
7 Beka Saginadze 6.8
8 Maxime Gouzou 6.8
16 Yanis Charcosset 5.7
17 Hamza Kaabeche 5.4
18 Arno Botha 6.1
19 Steeve Blanc-Mappaz 5.7
20 Josiah Maraku 6.1
21 Semi Radradra –
22 Beka Shvangiradze 6.0
23 Cedate Gomes Sa 5.8