Castres. Retro: parties in Bayonne suck for CO

Victorious on Jean Dauger's pitch during the last day of the regular phase of the 2023-2024 championship, Castres Olympique hopes to repeat this performance on the occasion of boxing day. An ambition that will not be easy to achieve since the Castres have still not experienced the exhilaration of victory far from their bases and the Bayonnais only drop crumbs in their den. Since the end of the Second World War, Castres Olympique has only had four successes on the Aviron Bayonnais field. A place where the Tarnais managed to achieve a draw three times. Sharing of points which each time left the Olympians with regrets. On January 2, 2009, Lionel Nallet's teammates led 13-7 at the break before remaining silent during the second act, Lionel Mazars missing a penalty to increase the gap (13-13). On December 23, 2011, Rory Kockott's men took the lead thanks to a try from Romain Martial and the precision of Romain Teulet's footwork. Despite a seven-unit lead at the start of the second period, the Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers troops will have to settle for a draw (16-16). Finally on August 27, 2016, Rodrigo Capo-Ortega's teammates will rely on the boot of their opener Benjamin Urdapilleta to lead 12-6 at the hour mark. Twenty minutes later, Willem Du Plessis had definitively handed the boards at equilibrium (12-12). In short, the holidays or the end of the holidays in Bayonne suck! During this New Year's Eve period 2024-2025, and after their home defeat against Bordeaux-Bègles, the Castres would surely be satisfied with that.