Cross kick is marked by Strettle, he clears downfield

Box kick by Castres and they have it back

Castres scrum under pressure but they manage to secure it

Slight knock on results in a Castres scrum feed

Fernandez gets the match underway and Clermont win the kickoff back

The teams are out on the field, kick off to follow shortly

Clermont host Castres in round 7 of the French Top 14.
Clermont is second in the table with three wins, two draws and one defeat from their six matches. They will look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season to Toulon 23-21 in the previous round.
Castres have also recorded three wins as well as a draw and two losses to sit fourth in the standings. They will be looking for a hat trick of wins after victories over Grenoble and Racing 92 respectively.