Top 14 Highlights: Castres vs Brive

Castres edge a thrilling game which had plenty of tries as well as yellow cards. Castres got off to the best of starts with a 5 minute try from Vialelle but Brive replied with a penalty and try of their own to hold the lead on the 20 minute mark. Castres dominated the 10 minutes before the half and took a 20-11 lead into the break. Rallier was sin-binned directly after the break for a swinging forearm but Castres still dominated possession and managed to keep Brive scoreless in that period. There was a yellow card awarded to both sides after some handbags and Brive pulled a score back on the 60 minute mark through Marques but Castres scored two tries in quick succession to see out the game. Brive managed to pull back two unconverted tries after a Sione yellow card but Castres held on for the 37-28 win.