Pau 35 - 26 Castres

Full time

10 Oct 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Stade du Hameau

Section Paloise secured a thrilling 35-26 victory over Castres Olympique at Stade du Hameau. The match opened with a penalty from Vidal, giving Castres an early lead. Section responded with a try from Manu, leveling the score before Desperes added penalties to put them ahead. Despite Mondinat's yellow card, Castres managed to score a try through Durand, but a late first-half try from Gailleton sent Section into halftime with a narrow lead. In the second half, Isa's try extended Section's advantage, but Vidal kept Castres in contention with three penalties. A late try from Grandidier-Nkanang sealed the victory for Section, allowing them to maintain their dominance over Castres in recent encounters. Axel Desperes showcased his skills with the boot, converting three tries and adding penalties to contribute significantly to the win.

Weather

Temperature: 20.2°C (Feels like 19.6°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 10.7 km/h, gusting to 21.8 km/h Humidity: 64% Cloud Cover: 63%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Penalty

Theo Vidal · Castres

0 - 3
9'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

3 - 3
14'

Try

Christian Ambadiang · Castres

3 - 8
15'

Conversion

Theo Vidal · Castres

3 - 10
23'

Try

Tumua Manu · Pau

8 - 10
23'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

10 - 10
34'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

13 - 10
35'

Yellow Card

Clement Mondinat · Pau
36'

Try

Teddy Durand · Castres

13 - 15
37'

Conversion

Theo Vidal · Castres

13 - 17
40'

Try

Emilien Gailleton · Pau

18 - 17
40'

Substitution

Hugo Auradou on for Thomas Jolmes · Pau
Halftime 18 - 17
Second Half
41'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

20 - 17
44'

Penalty

Theo Vidal · Castres

20 - 20
45'

Yellow Card Complete

Clement Mondinat · Pau
48'

Penalty

Axel Desperes · Pau

23 - 20
54'

Substitution

Daniel Bibi Biziwu on for Alexandre Etchebehere · Pau
54'

Substitution

Guram Papidze on for Siate Tokolahi · Pau
54'

Substitution

Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer on for Mickael Capelli · Pau
54'

Substitution

Atunaisa Sokobale on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
54'

Substitution

Chris Gabriel on for Veresa Ramototabua · Castres
54'

Substitution

Adrea Cocagi on for Taylor Gontineac · Castres
55'

Substitution

Levan Chilachava on for Nicolas Corato · Castres
59'

Try

Facundo Isa · Pau

28 - 20
61'

Penalty

Theo Vidal · Castres

28 - 23
61'

Substitution

Thomas Souverbie on for Thibault Daubagna · Pau
66'

Substitution

Simon Meka on for Baptiste Delaporte · Castres
66'

Substitution

Jeremy Fernandez on for Santiago Arata · Castres
70'

Penalty

Theo Vidal · Castres

28 - 26
70'

Substitution

Pierre Colonna on for Teddy Durand · Castres
74'

Substitution

Clement Laporte on for Clement Mondinat · Pau
74'

Substitution

Santiago Grondona on for Loic Credoz · Pau
80'

Try

Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang · Pau

35 - 26
80'

Conversion

Axel Desperes · Pau

30 - 26
Fulltime 35 - 26

Player ratings

Pau

15 Clement Mondinat 5.1
14 Tumua Manu 7.3
13 Emilien Gailleton 7.7
12 Fabien Brau-Boirie 8.0
11 Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang 8.3
10 Axel Desperes 7.0
9 Thibault Daubagna 7.1
1 Alexandre Etchebehere 7.6
2 Youri Delhommel 7.9
3 Siate Tokolahi 7.4
4 Thomas Jolmes 5.8
5 Mickael Capelli 7.2
6 Beka Gorgadze 7.5
7 Loic Credoz 7.4
8 Facundo Isa 9.0
16 Yon Caperaa –
17 Daniel Bibi Biziwu 7.1
18 Hugo Auradou 6.8
19 Santiago Grondona –
20 Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer 5.9
21 Thomas Souverbie 6.4
22 Clement Laporte –
23 Guram Papidze 6.8

Castres

15 Theo Chabouni 6.9
14 Christian Ambadiang 6.6
13 Taylor Gontineac 6.1
12 Jack Goodhue 6.4
11 Adam Vargas 6.6
10 Theo Vidal 7.5
9 Santiago Arata 7.4
1 Quentin Walcker 6.3
2 Teddy Durand 7.2
3 Nicolas Corato 6.1
4 Gauthier Maravat 5.8
5 Florent Vanverberghe 6.0
6 Mathieu Babillot 5.7
7 Baptiste Delaporte 6.4
8 Veresa Ramototabua 7.2
16 Pierre Colonna 5.8
17 Atunaisa Sokobale 6.0
18 Chris Gabriel 6.1
19 Simon Meka 6.0
20 Jeremy Fernandez 6.0
21 Louis Le Brun –
22 Adrea Cocagi 6.0
23 Levan Chilachava 5.9