For the 5th day of Top 14, Stade Toulousain, reigning champion, travels this Saturday, October 5, to Castres as part of a hot derby.
Defeated for the first time at home in two and a half years by a surprising Bordeaux-Bègles team (12-16), Toulouse owes itself a revenge. But the matter will not be simple since the gang Tom Ramos goes to Pierre-Fabre to play the derby against Castres. The reigning French champions have not won in Tarn for four matches. “This defeat brought us back to face our reality,” admitted winger Matthis Lebel. “It’s never pleasant to lose at home, in front of your audience, and what’s more, against a direct competitor. facing our reality and it shows us that the other teams are working hard too There, we blew a real joker at home and those count for a lot. don’t hope so. Now we’re going to Castres. The statistics show that it’s been four years since we won there. The score gaps aren’t huge, but we’ve often been moved hard. in this stadium.”
Once again, Ugo Mola will be deprived of his world star Antoine Dupont. The scrum half is still on vacation after his Olympic title won with the French sevens team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The captain of the French XV took the opportunity to go to the United States and train with the Los Angeles Chargers, NFL (American football) franchise. He is due to return next week with the Haut-Garonnais club.
Far from these considerations, the Tarnais are showing seriousness before this Castres – Toulouse: “We are preparing to play the best team in Europe, conceded Geoffrey Palis. Toulouse is a very complete team. If it had flaws, that would know… It’s very strong up front, very quick and organized behind, it plays rugby very well by always attacking the right zone with players who have a very good vision of the game… We’ll have to put on a great match!” And who says great match, says great rugby spectacle.
As part of this 5th day of the championship, the Top 14 offers a hot derby: Castres – Toulouse. This game will kick off at 9:05 p.m.
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- The starting XV of Castres: 15. Palis; 14. Ambadiang, 13. Séguret, 12. Goodhue, 11. Baget; 10. Le Brun, 9. Arata; 7. Delaporte, 8. Papali’i, 6. Babillot (cap.); 5. Vanverberghe, 4. Ducat; 3. Collier, 2. Barlot, 1. Walcker.
- The starting XV of Toulouse: 15. Kinghorn; 14. Bituniyata, 13. Delibes, 12. Barassi, 11. Lebel; 10. Ramos (cap.); 9. Graou; 7. Jelonch, 8.T. Ntamack, 6. Cros; 5. Meafou, 4. Arnold; 3. Merkler, 2. Mauvaka, 1. Neti.
- Winamax: Castres (1.92) – Draw (22.00) – Toulouse (1.86).
- Betclic: Castres (1.79) – Draw (20.00) – Toulouse (1.90).
- Unibet: Castres (1.84) – Draw (18.50) – Toulouse (1.92).