Top 14 2026/27 · Round 6
Section Paloise
Castres Olympique
Stade du Hameau, Pau
Championship Standings
Shared SofaScore total Top 14 2026/27 standings after 5 games per side: Section Paloise 2nd on 18, Castres Olympique 12th on 9. The table repeats the form results, so its dimension stays zero. Paris and Racing are tied on ten points; LNR orders that tie differently, so the same SofaScore table is retained throughout.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 14 26/27 | ||||||
| 1 |  Stade Toulousain | 5 | 4 | 1 | +62 | 19 |
| 2 |  Section Paloise | 5 | 4 | 1 | +49 | 18 |
| 3 |  Bayonne | 5 | 4 | 1 | -13 | 17 |
| 4 |  Bordeaux-Bègles | 5 | 3 | 2 | +63 | 15 |
| 5 |  Montpellier | 5 | 3 | 2 | +49 | 14 |
| 6 |  Lyon | 5 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 |  Stade Rochelais | 5 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 |  Clermont | 5 | 2 | 3 | -28 | 10 |
| 9 |  Racing 92 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -39 | 10 |
| 10 |  Stade Francais Paris | 5 | 2 | 3 | -19 | 10 |
| 11 |  USA Perpignan | 5 | 2 | 3 | -42 | 9 |
| 12 |  Castres Olympique | 5 | 2 | 3 | -18 | 9 |
| 13 |  RC Toulonnais | 5 | 1 | 4 | -14 | 8 |
| 14 |  Vannes | 5 | 0 | 5 | -50 | 1 |
Section Paloise
W4, D0, L1Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-05–2026-10-03; 204 points for and 155 against. Pau have scored 204 in five and won four, including 70–28 against Bayonne and 39–17 against La Rochelle at home. They also conceded 40 at Vannes last weekend, so the attack earns the edge without a claim of complete control.
Castres Olympique
W2, D0, L3Same-competition games only: 5 completed matches, 2026-09-05–2026-10-03; 100 points for and 118 against. Castres lost 8–7 to Toulouse after a 20–6 defeat at Clermont. Their defence can keep a good opponent close, but 13 points across those two games exposes the difficulty of matching Pau’s scoring rate.
Head-to-head: verified recent sample
3 – 0 – 3
Section Paloise wins · Draws · Castres Olympique wins; 6 same-competition meetings, all venues, 2023-08-19–2026-05-09
Section Paloise (3)
Pau won the two latest meetings, 27–15 here in May and 17–15 away last September. The wider six are level at three each, so the recent edge is graded modestly. This is the retrieved recent sample, not an all-time record.
Recent Results
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | Top 14 | Section Paloise 27–15 Castres Olympique |
| 2025-09-06 | Top 14 | Castres Olympique 15–17 Section Paloise |
| 2025-01-04 | Top 14 | Castres Olympique 24–19 Section Paloise |
| 2024-10-12 | Top 14 | Section Paloise 33–26 Castres Olympique |
| 2024-02-03 | Top 14 | Section Paloise 33–44 Castres Olympique |
| 2023-08-19 | Top 14 | Castres Olympique 24–23 Section Paloise |
Average score in the last 6 meetings: Sample mean: Section Paloise 25.3 – Castres Olympique 24.7; fixed team orientation regardless of venue.
Extended Form
Section PaloiseW18, D0, L9
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (27 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-03 Vannes 40–43 Section Paloise; 2026-09-26 Section Paloise 39–17 Stade Rochelais; 2026-09-19 Lyon 51–25 Section Paloise; 2026-09-12 Section Paloise 70–28 Bayonne; 2026-09-05 Montpellier 19–27 Section Paloise; 2026-06-13 Section Paloise 31–33 Racing 92; 2026-06-06 Section Paloise 71–35 Montauban; 2026-05-30 Montpellier 26–18 Section Paloise; 2026-05-16 Section Paloise 24–19 Clermont; 2026-05-09 Section Paloise 27–15 Castres Olympique; 2026-04-25 Stade Francais Paris 34–32 Section Paloise; 2026-04-18 Bayonne 22–54 Section Paloise; 2026-03-28 Section Paloise 27–17 Racing 92; 2026-03-21 Stade Rochelais 20–6 Section Paloise; 2026-03-01 Section Paloise 39–17 Bordeaux-Bègles; 2026-02-22 USA Perpignan 40–24 Section Paloise; 2026-02-01 Section Paloise 32–12 RC Toulonnais; 2026-01-24 Stade Toulousain 59–22 Section Paloise; 2026-01-03 Lyon 22–17 Section Paloise; 2025-12-28 Section Paloise 35–33 Montpellier; 2025-12-20 Montauban 17–53 Section Paloise; 2025-11-30 Section Paloise 53–33 Stade Rochelais; 2025-11-21 Bordeaux-Bègles 33–34 Section Paloise; 2025-11-01 Section Paloise 27–23 USA Perpignan; 2025-10-25 Racing 92 15–10 Section Paloise; 2025-10-18 Section Paloise 30–26 Stade Toulousain; 2025-10-11 Section Paloise 47–24 Bayonne
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. Pau have scored 204 in five and won four, including 70–28 against Bayonne and 39–17 against La Rochelle at home. They also conceded 40 at Vannes last weekend, so the attack earns the edge without a claim of complete control. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
Castres OlympiqueW11, D0, L15
Retrieved Top 14 sample within 9 October 2025–2026-10-09 before this match (26 games; not asserted to be a complete season): 2026-10-03 Castres Olympique 7–8 Stade Toulousain; 2026-09-26 Clermont 20–6 Castres Olympique; 2026-09-19 Castres Olympique 29–27 RC Toulonnais; 2026-09-12 USA Perpignan 43–29 Castres Olympique; 2026-09-05 Castres Olympique 29–20 Vannes; 2026-06-06 Castres Olympique 38–21 RC Toulonnais; 2026-05-30 USA Perpignan 29–27 Castres Olympique; 2026-05-16 Castres Olympique 33–36 Montpellier; 2026-05-09 Section Paloise 27–15 Castres Olympique; 2026-04-25 Lyon 26–21 Castres Olympique; 2026-04-18 Castres Olympique 25–42 Stade Toulousain; 2026-03-28 Castres Olympique 49–17 Montauban; 2026-03-21 Racing 92 52–21 Castres Olympique; 2026-02-28 Castres Olympique 26–31 Stade Rochelais; 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 Francais Paris 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 USA Perpignan; 2025-11-22 Stade Rochelais 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 Francais Paris; 2025-10-11 Montauban 28–32 Castres Olympique
The explicitly bounded sample supplies background, not a second score for results already counted under form. Castres lost 8–7 to Toulouse after a 20–6 defeat at Clermont. Their defence can keep a good opponent close, but 13 points across those two games exposes the difficulty of matching Pau’s scoring rate. Off-season changes and this week’s selection status limit how directly older results transfer.
Section Paloise XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked www.section-paloise.com, a focused Section Paloise v Castres Olympique selection search for 2026-10-10, and the official LNR match sheet (no compositions available). No complete current XV and bench was verified; arrays remain empty. Personnel dimensions are ungraded, so this provisional team-level call may change.
Castres Olympique XV
Unverified as of 2026-10-09T07:36:12.475Z. Checked castres-olympique.com, a focused Section Paloise v Castres Olympique selection search for 2026-10-10, and the official LNR match sheet (no compositions available). No complete current XV and bench was verified; arrays remain empty. Personnel dimensions are ungraded, so this provisional team-level call may change.
Key Matchups
The tactical question is whether Castres can keep this near the tempo of their 8–7 Toulouse game. Pau’s recent home attack supports the pick, but current scrum, maul and halfback comparisons remain ungraded. All six displayed unit edges are ungraded placeholders; “close” does not mean the unknown selections are equal.
Match Forecast
Pau by 7 is the rounded house-model lean. Pau’s two strong home wins and latest two rivalry victories give the home choice several independent routes. The seven scores total 5, giving a 74% displayed home probability.
Castres held Toulouse to eight and can turn a high-scoring expectation into a low-possession contest. Pau conceded 40 to the bottom side last weekend. Both current XVs and replacement benches remain unverified; depth, set piece and backline scores are ungraded zeros, so this team-level lean can change. The scoring projection uses a 57.7-point mean from the two dated five-match samples, rounded to 59 for an integer 7-point difference. The 2–12 band is an editorial range, not a statistical confidence interval.
Provisional — Section Paloise by 7 — current XVs and benches unverified.
Section Paloise points for–against across the five listed form games.
Castres Olympique points for–against across the five listed form games.
Home-side wins, draws, away-side wins in the 6-meeting scoped sample.
Seven-dimension score from the home perspective before the legacy intercept.