This Sunday, Olympic Castres achieved a huge feat in England on the Saracens pitch (32-24). In this meeting, Adrien Séguret and Adrea Cocagi were exceptional. The OC forwards also did the job.
The tops
- Adrien Séguret: 8.5/10
The Castres center was captain for this trip to England. It is clear that he assumed his responsibilities. From the first minutes, Séguret distinguished himself with several important tackles in the center of the field, some even annihilating English surplus numbers. And then, in the 27th minute of play, the man who passed through Albi in his youth scored the CO's second try. Launched like a hornet, he allowed himself the luxury of putting Ben Earl on the buttocks before finishing in the goal.
The Fijian started his game with a breakthrough of several tens of meters. With his power Cocagi left Saracens behind. Stopped a few centimeters from the line, the action ended with a try from Tukino. Unsustainable throughout the entire game, number 12 delighted with an exceptional chistera for Raisuqe in the 64th minute. We will also note his work in the rucks, where he scratched important ammunition. A great match for the Tarn colossus.
Returning to the club in December to compensate for absences in the third row, the man who played in the National a few weeks ago was the author of a great match. A tireless tackler, the man trained at Alban was an example in the fight for all his partners. Until the last second, he stirred the meat and finally raised his arms to the sky at the final whistle. One of the great gentlemen of the exploit.
He was the one who woke up the Sarries. The English international hooker beat the Castres defense with a determined strike a few meters from the line. In addition to this achievement, Dan stood out in the running game with effective and dangerous interventions for the Tarn defensive curtain. To tell you the truth, seeing his match, we understand why Jamie George is on the bench. As the icing on the cake, Dan was the author of a magnificent breakthrough at the start of the second act… before scoring a double in the 50th minute.
-The flops
Where was the man who has been rolling over Premiership defenses since the start of the season? Like his team, the former UBB was unrecognizable against the CO. Muzzled by the Tarn defense, the number eight never managed to get his team forward. Very discreet with the ball in hand, Willis suffered physically. A match without for the third center line.
Just like Willis, the England international has not played at his best level, far from it. Often beaten by Castres attackers. For example, we will highlight the overflow framing of Santiago Arata on number 15 of Sarries in the 64th minute. On the foot, Daly did not weigh either. Simply disappointing.
- Loïs Guérois-Galisson: 4/10
This is one of the disadvantages when you play as a prop. In the game, the Tarn left-hander got involved, particularly in defense. The problem is that the former Auch player suffered in the scrum sector against his opposite number Fraser Balmain. Two penalties were whistled against him (16', 22') and a third test of strength suffered at the end of the first act, which pushed Gauthier Doubrère to make a mistake. The number 1 was replaced at the break by Wayan De Benedittis.
Castres notes
- 15. Théo Chabouni : 7,5/10
- 14. Nathanaël Hulleu: 6/10
- 13. Adrien Séguret: 8.5/10
- 12. Adrea Cocagi : 8,5/10
- 11. Josaia Raisuqe : 8/10
- 10. Louis Le Brun: 7/10
- 9. Gauthier Doubrère: 6/10
- 8. Feybian Abuse : 7/10
- 7. Simon Meka : 8/10
- 6. Izaiha Moore-Aiono : 7/10
- 5. Paul Jedrasiak : 6/10
- 4. Gauthier Maravat: 6.5/10
- 3. Nicolas Corato: 5/10
- 2. Pierre Colonna: 6/10
- 1. Loïs Guérois-Galisson: 4.5/10
