Slimani penalised and Kockott asks for the kicking tee

CO have the line out inside the Clermont half

Error by the 10 as he punts it straight into touch

Clermont collect and recycle it - it is sent to Lopez to clear

Castres get the game underway

The game gets underway in some heavy rain

Mathieu Raynal will take charge of this fixture, the sides are on their way out

It is top placed Clermont who host 5th placed, and current champions Castres, in the opening game of the Top 14 for today.
The last 5 games for the home side have yielded 3 wins while the visitors have just got 2 in the last 5 games in the Top 14.
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