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Munster vs Castres Olympique · Champions Cup

Champions Cup · 2025-26Full time
Munster
29–31
Castres Olympique

Match report

Castres Olympique beat Munster 31-29 away from home at Thomond Park, Limerick in round 4 of the Champions Cup on Saturday, 17 January 2026.

Munster have now lost two in a row. Matthew Carley refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

2
Munster wins (50%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Castres Olympique wins (50%)

Last 4 meetings, since December 2021

Biggest Munster win
19–13
18 Dec 2021
Biggest Castres Olympique win
31–29
17 Jan 2026

Last 4 meetings

  • 17 Jan 2026 · European Rugby Champions Cup
    Munster29
    Castres Olympique31
  • 13 Dec 2024 · European Rugby Champions Cup
    Castres Olympique16
    Munster14
  • 14 Jan 2022 · European Rugby Champions Cup
    Castres Olympique13
    Munster16
  • 18 Dec 2021 · European Rugby Champions Cup
    Munster19
    Castres Olympique13

Lineups

Avg. age
29.9
Avg. age
27.9

Munster

  1. 1Jeremy Loughman
  2. 2Niall Scannell
  3. 3Michael Ala'alatoa
  4. 4Jean Kleyn
  5. 5Fineen Wycherley
  6. 6Tadhg Beirne
  7. 7Jack O'Donoghue
  8. 8Gavin Coombes
  9. 9Craig Casey
  10. 10Jack Crowley
  11. 11Ben O'Connor
  12. 12Alex Nankivell
  13. 13Tom Farrell
  14. 14Thaakir Abrahams
  15. 15Shane Daly
Replacements
  1. 16Lee Barron
  2. 17Michael Milne
  3. 18Oliver Jager
  4. 19Edwin Edogbo
  5. 20Brian Gleeson
  6. 21Ethan Coughlan
  7. 22JJ Hanrahan
  8. 23Dan Kelly

Castres Olympique

  1. 1Atunaisa Sokobale
  2. 2Loris Zarantonello
  3. 3Will Collier
  4. 4Gauthier Maravat
  5. 5Tom Staniforth
  6. 6Baptiste Delaporte
  7. 7Baptiste Cope
  8. 8Florent Vanverberghe
  9. 9Jérémy Fernandez
  10. 10Pierre Popelin
  11. 11Geoffrey Palis
  12. 12Jack Goodhue
  13. 13Vuate Karawalevu
  14. 14Christian Ambadiang
  15. 15Theo Chabouni
Replacements
  1. 16Teddy Durand
  2. 17Antoine Tichit
  3. 18Aurelien Azar
  4. 19Leone Nakarawa
  5. 20Tyler Ardron
  6. 21Santiago Arata
  7. 22Enzo Herve
  8. 23Atu Manu