GRENOBLE 30 CASTRES OLYMPIQUE 31
HT: 13-15 Attendance: 4,000
Grenoble: Tries - A Chaliouta, N Carmona, A Joubert; Cons - C Rees 3; Pens - C Rees 3
Castres Olympique: Tries - N Spanghero, G Taussac, A Albouy; Cons - R Teulet 2; Pens - R Teulet 4
Castres Olympique qualify for the quarter-finals 4-0 on match points
Grenoble: F Benazech; N Carmona, A Chaliouta, J orengo, J-V Bertrand; C Rees, A Nicoud; P Balan, L Pedrosa, A Vigna, J Blaikie, L Matiu, J Frier (capt), G Olivier, D Brown Replacements: M Bigou, J Iribarne, Y Correa, P Pardon, F Plisson, J Authier, A Joubert
Castres Olympique: R Teulet; U Mola, S Roque, C Stoica, N Raffault; M Sans, A Albouy; M Reggiardo, R Vigneaux, J Garcia, D Barrier, N Spanghero, G Taussac, R Capo Ortega, C Fernandez Lobbe.
Replacements: F Labbe, S Sparks, R Froment, P Furet, J Bertin, N Nadau, L Arbo.
Match preview
Grenoble will be hoping that home advantage can help them to overcome the one point deficit they will carry into the second leg. They lost in Castres 14-13 with three penalty goals from Mathieu Sans edging them home. This looks like being a real domestic dog-fight.