Castres 29 - 27 Toulon

Full time

19 Sep 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 3

Stade Pierre Fabre

Castres Olympique triumphed over RC Toulon with a narrow 29-27 victory in a thrilling Top 14 clash. Toulon started strong, with tries from Lucchesi and Cowie giving them an early lead. Castres responded with efforts from Tukino and Vargas, leveling the score just before halftime. In the second half, Gros scored for Toulon, putting them ahead again, but Castres rallied back with a try from Vanverberghe. A late score from Baget, along with a conversion from Vidal, secured the win for Castres. Toulon's Albornoz missed a drop goal attempt in the final moments, sealing their fate. The match showcased intense back-and-forth action, with both teams demonstrating resilience and skill.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 23.6°C (Feels like 25.7°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 7.2 km/h, gusting to 18.7 km/h Humidity: 48% Cloud Cover: 2%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
10'

Try

Gianmarco Lucchesi · Toulon

0 - 5
11'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Toulon

0 - 7
14'

Try

Oliver Cowie · Toulon

0 - 12
21'

Try

Feibyan Tukino · Castres

5 - 12
22'

Conversion

Theo Vidal · Castres

7 - 12
22'

Substitution

Hamish Watson on for Feibyan Tukino · Castres
26'

Substitution

Luka Keletaona on for Juan Ignacio Brex · Toulon
30'

Penalty

Theo Vidal · Castres

10 - 12
33'

Penalty

Tomas Albornoz · Toulon

10 - 15
37'

Substitution

Juan Ignacio Brex on for Luka Keletaona · Toulon
39'

Try

Adam Vargas · Castres

15 - 15
Halftime 15 - 15
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Jean-Baptiste Gros on for Leo Ametlla · Toulon
46'

Substitution

Teddy Baubigny on for Gianmarco Lucchesi · Toulon
46'

Substitution

Swan Rebbadj on for Mikheili Shioshvili · Toulon
46'

Substitution

Owen Sorhaindo on for Rabah Slimani · Toulon
47'

Substitution

Lois Guerois-Galisson on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
47'

Substitution

Levan Chilachava on for Nicolas Corato · Castres
52'

Try

Jean-Baptiste Gros · Toulon

15 - 22
52'

Conversion

Tomas Albornoz · Toulon

15 - 17
55'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Teddy Durand · Castres
55'

Substitution

Jeremy Fernandez on for Santiago Arata · Castres
55'

Substitution

Florent Vanverberghe on for Guillaume Ducat · Castres
55'

Substitution

Joe Quere Karaba on for Junior Kpoku · Toulon
60'

Try

Florent Vanverberghe · Castres

22 - 22
60'

Conversion

Theo Vidal · Castres

17 - 22
61'

Substitution

Patrick Tuifua on for Corentin Mezou · Toulon
61'

Substitution

Baptiste Serin on for Ben White · Toulon
65'

Try

Mathis Ferte · Toulon

22 - 27
66'

Substitution

Vilimoni Botitu on for Adrea Cocagi · Castres
70'

Yellow Card

Teddy Baubigny · Toulon
71'

Try

Remy Baget · Castres

27 - 27
71'

Conversion

Theo Vidal · Castres

29 - 27
74'

Substitution

Gianmarco Lucchesi on for Setariki Tuicuvu · Toulon
78'

Substitution

Nicolas Corato on for Levan Chilachava · Castres
80'

Missed Drop Goal

Tomas Albornoz · Toulon
80'

Yellow Card Complete

Teddy Baubigny · Toulon
Fulltime 29 - 27

Player ratings

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 8.1
14 Adam Vargas 7.5
13 Jack Goodhue 7.0
12 Adrea Cocagi 7.4
11 Remy Baget 8.1
10 Theo Vidal 7.2
9 Santiago Arata 7.7
1 Quentin Walcker 6.2
2 Teddy Durand 6.6
3 Nicolas Corato 6.2
4 Guillaume Ducat 6.7
5 Tom Staniforth 8.1
6 Baptiste Delaporte 7.8
7 Kyllian Ringuet 6.6
8 Feibyan Tukino 6.5
16 Loris Zarantonello 6.6
17 Lois Guerois-Galisson 6.8
18 Florent Vanverberghe 7.2
19 Hamish Watson 7.9
20 Jeremy Fernandez 6.5
21 Louka Guilhot –
22 Vilimoni Botitu 6.9
23 Levan Chilachava 6.4

Toulon

15 Mathis Ferte 8.1
14 Oliver Cowie 8.0
13 Huw Jones 6.6
12 Juan Ignacio Brex 5.9
11 Setariki Tuicuvu 5.5
10 Tomas Albornoz 7.1
9 Ben White 6.1
1 Leo Ametlla 6.2
2 Gianmarco Lucchesi 8.1
3 Rabah Slimani 6.0
4 Corentin Mezou 6.1
5 Mikheili Shioshvili 6.9
6 Junior Kpoku 6.3
7 Esteban Abadie 7.2
8 Lewis Ludlam 7.8
16 Teddy Baubigny 4.9
17 Jean-Baptiste Gros 6.8
18 Swan Rebbadj 7.0
19 Patrick Tuifua 6.5
20 Joe Quere Karaba 5.9
21 Baptiste Serin 6.0
22 Luka Keletaona 5.8
23 Owen Sorhaindo 6.0