Castres Olympique
Benetton
Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres
Championship Standings
Opening European round: no completed pool results; unavailable structured standings are left empty and previous-season tables are not substituted.
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Castres Olympique
W1, D0, L4Top 14 only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-12 to 2026-10-10; 97 for and 133 against. The 7–8 home loss to Toulouse was competitive, but it sits among defeats at Perpignan, Clermont and Pau. That mixed opposition and venue picture prevents an automatic home form advantage.
Benetton
W0, D1, L4United Rugby Championship only: 5 completed matches, 2026-05-09 to 2026-10-10; 90 for and 159 against. Benetton drew 19–19 with Dragons, lost 19–22 to Connacht and 26–27 at Scarlets. The margins explain the frustration, but none is a win and none should be credited as one.
Head-to-Head · Retrieved Sample
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Castres Olympique wins · Draws · Benetton wins (1 retrieved meetings, all venues)
Castres Olympique (1)1 most recent verified meetings in the retrieved sample (2025-04-05 to 2025-04-05), all venues: Castres Olympique 1 wins, 0 draws, Benetton 0 wins. Older games have limited relevance to the current selections.
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-05 | European Rugby Champions Cup | Castres Olympique 39–37 Benetton |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Castres Olympique 39.0 – Benetton 37.0 across this 1-match sample.
Extended Form
Castres OlympiqueW10, D0, L16
Retrieved Top 14 results inside 16 October 2025–2026-10-16: 2026-10-10: Pau 35–26 Castres Olympique; 2026-10-03: Castres Olympique 7–8 Toulouse; 2026-09-26: Clermont 20–6 Castres Olympique; 2026-09-19: Castres Olympique 29–27 Toulon; 2026-09-12: Perpignan 43–29 Castres Olympique; 2026-09-05: Castres Olympique 29–20 Vannes; 2026-06-06: Castres Olympique 38–21 Toulon; 2026-05-30: Perpignan 29–27 Castres Olympique; 2026-05-16: Castres Olympique 33–36 Montpellier; 2026-05-09: Pau 27–15 Castres Olympique; 2026-04-25: Lyon 26–21 Castres Olympique; 2026-04-18: Castres Olympique 25–42 Toulouse; 2026-03-28: Castres Olympique 49–17 Montauban; 2026-03-21: Racing 92 52–21 Castres Olympique; 2026-02-28: Castres Olympique 26–31 La Rochelle; 2026-02-14: Bordeaux-Bègles 57–32 Castres Olympique; 2026-01-31: Castres Olympique 28–23 Clermont; 2026-01-24: Bayonne 10–13 Castres Olympique; 2026-01-03: Stade Français 33–15 Castres Olympique; 2025-12-27: Castres Olympique 36–22 Lyon; 2025-12-20: Montpellier 33–31 Castres Olympique; 2025-11-29: Castres Olympique 23–7 Perpignan; 2025-11-22: La Rochelle 17–19 Castres Olympique; 2025-11-01: Castres Olympique 26–28 Bordeaux-Bègles; 2025-10-25: Clermont 63–14 Castres Olympique; 2025-10-18: Castres Olympique 29–24 Stade Français.
A retrieved sample within twelve months, not a claim of complete season coverage. Older matches are context and are not counted a second time in the scorecard.
BenettonW4, D3, L11
Retrieved United Rugby Championship results inside 16 October 2025–2026-10-16: 2026-10-10: Scarlets 27–26 Benetton; 2026-10-02: Benetton 19–22 Connacht; 2026-09-25: Benetton 19–19 Dragons RFC; 2026-05-16: Bulls 45–19 Benetton; 2026-05-09: Sharks 46–7 Benetton; 2026-04-25: Benetton 29–26 Leinster; 2026-04-18: Benetton 15–45 Munster; 2026-03-27: Glasgow Warriors 31–10 Benetton; 2026-03-21: Benetton 31–19 Ospreys; 2026-02-28: Dragons RFC 15–15 Benetton; 2026-01-30: Benetton 20–20 Scarlets; 2026-01-24: Cardiff Rugby 17–8 Benetton; 2026-01-03: Benetton 14–15 Edinburgh; 2025-12-27: Zebre Parma 23–37 Benetton; 2025-12-20: Benetton 21–15 Zebre Parma; 2025-11-28: Ulster 47–13 Benetton; 2025-10-25: Benetton 16–31 Stormers; 2025-10-17: Edinburgh 43–0 Benetton.
A retrieved sample within twelve months, not a claim of complete season coverage. Opponents and venues vary; no extra score is awarded for repeating the short form window.
Castres Olympique XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-16T14:11:08.310Z. Checked https://castres-olympique.com/, the Flashscore details feed and focused searches for Castres Olympique and their opponent on this fixture’s date; no complete, authoritative match-day XV and bench could be established in the retrieved material. Arrays stay empty and personnel dimensions are ungraded.
Benetton XV
Official 16 October selection: Lamaro captains on his 100th appearance, Gallagher starts at fullback and Marini returns. Nemer, Uren, Rhyno Smith and Ratave provide bench cover.
Key Matchups
No verified comparative scrum/lineout performance advantage; zero is ungraded when the selected opposition is missing, not proof of equality. No defensible net selected-backline edge established; unverified opposition stays ungraded rather than being replaced with a season roster. No measured net squad-depth advantage is established; zero is an ungraded placeholder where a selected side is unverified. “Close” on an unverified unit is an ungraded display placeholder, not evidence of equality.
Match Forecast
Neither team has earned a comfortable forecast. Castres have lost four of their last five Top 14 games, while Benetton’s opening three URC results are one draw and two narrow defeats. The model leans to Castres at home, with no positive non-venue score and the home match-day side unverified.
Benetton have named Lamaro at eight, Ruzza and Cannone at lock, and Garbisi and Umaga in the halves. Nemer, Uren, Rhyno Smith and Ratave provide specific replacement coverage. Their 37–39 loss here in April 2025 is evidence that they can compete at this venue, not support for treating Castres as an easy winner. Scorecard net +2; raw house home probability 69.1%, raw home margin 4.70. The 1–10-point band is an editorial range, not a statistical confidence interval. Combined-total prior from 10 distinct completed matches in the two explicit form windows, 2026-05-09 to 2026-10-10: median 53 points. The projected 53 adjusts only for integer score parity with the rounded 5-point margin. Cross-competition and selection changes limit transfer; no unsupported weather adjustment.
Provisional — Castres Olympique by 5 — Castres Olympique selected XV and bench unverified; personnel comparison incomplete.
Castres Olympique points for–against in the explicitly listed 5-match form window.
Benetton points for–against in the explicitly listed 5-match form window.
Checked 2026-10-16T14:11:08.310Z. Castres Olympique selected XV and bench unverified; personnel comparison incomplete. No measured positive non-venue net edge; the home call depends substantially on the legacy prior.