Castres Olympique 14 - 13 Grenoble (Fri 6th 7.30 pm)
HT: 6-3 Attendance: 1,500
Castres Olympique: Try - N Raffault; Pens - M Sans 3
Grenoble: Try - N Carmona; Con - C Rees; Pens - C Rees 2
Castres Olympique: R Teulet; N Nadau, S Roque, N Raffault, L Arbo; M Sans, J Bertin; S Sparks, R Vigneaux, J Garcia, D Barrier, N Spanghero, P Furet, R Capo, G Taussac
Replacements: F Labbe, M Reggiardo, D Whitehead, R Froment, A Albouy, C Stoica, U Mola
Grenoble: N Carmona; A Joubert, R Lubbe, A Chaliouta, J-V Bertrand; C Rees, P Mitu; M Bigou, M Vukovic, A Vigna, J Blaikie, Y Correa, F Corodeanu, G Ollivier, P Pardon
Replacements: A Le Chevalier, J Iribarne, A Jackson, J Frier, C Yates, F Plisson, Y Authier
Match Preview:
This heavyweight all-French clash will be a forerunner to their Championship match in the new year. Grenoble will go into the game cock-a-hoop after their 40-0 beating of Bordeaux-Begles at home last weekend.
Castres, semi-finalists in the Heineken Cup last season, had an amazing 27-22 home victory over Borugoin last weekend that included four drop goals.
Grenoble were beaten by Newcastle Falcons in the first round of the PARKER PEN CHALLENGE CUP, while Castres fell to Rugby Treviso.