Bordeaux 34 - 29 Castres

● full_time 80 minutes

17 May 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 24

Stade Chaban-Delmas

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Union Bordeaux-Bègles secured a thrilling 34-29 victory over Castres Olympique in a closely contested Top 14 match. Castres opened the scoring early with tries from Arata and Babillot, both converted by Le Brun, giving them a 14-0 lead. Bordeaux responded emphatically with four tries in the first half, including a standout performance from Jalibert, who also added a penalty. A try from Zarantonello narrowed the gap for Castres, before Chabouni's late effort kept the pressure on Bordeaux. The home team faced a tense final minutes, especially after Depoortere received a yellow card. Castres fought valiantly but ultimately fell short as Bordeaux's solid defense held firm. This victory further solidified Bordeaux’s position in the league, continuing their strong form against Castres.

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Temperature: 22.3°C (Feels like 23.8°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 7.2 km/h, gusting to 17.8 km/h Humidity: 41% Cloud Cover: 3%

Highlights

Events

0' kickoff
2' try Santiago Arata
2' conversion Louis Le Brun
13' try Mathieu Babillot
13' conversion Louis Le Brun
16' try Romain Buros
17' conversion Matthieu Jalibert
21' try Maxime Lucu
21' conversion Matthieu Jalibert
28' penalty Matthieu Jalibert
29' try Louis Bielle-Biarrey
35' try Matthieu Jalibert
36' conversion Matthieu Jalibert
40' half_time
40' second_half
44' try Connor Sa
46' substitution Connor Sa
46' substitution Ben Tameifuna
46' substitution Adam Coleman
53' substitution Florent Vanverberghe
53' substitution Rohan Janse van Rensburg
53' substitution Maxime Lucu
53' substitution Matthieu Jalibert
53' substitution Will Collier
53' substitution Tevita Tatafu
53' substitution Gaetan Barlot
53' substitution Quentin Walcker
53' substitution Jefferson Poirot
53' substitution Tyler Ardron
62' try Loris Zarantonello
63' substitution Baptiste Delaporte
63' substitution Geoffrey Palis
63' substitution Santiago Arata
63' substitution Pablo Uberti
69' try Theo Chabouni
69' conversion Louis Le Brun
69' substitution Abraham Papali'i
75' penalty Jeremy Fernandez
81' yellow_card Nicolas Depoortere
80' full_time