Top 14 Highlights - Toulon vs Castres

Toulon left it late to edge defending champions Castres 28-27 in a thrilling round 3 Top 14 encounter. Both sides ran in early tries before a Toulon penalty saw the hosts10-5 up. Two Castres penalties followed and then their second try to surge into an 18-10 lead. A second Toulon try closed the gap, but Castres nailed a drop goal to take a 21-15 lead into the break. An early second half penalty extended Castres lead, but Toulon hit back with a try to make it 24-20. Another Castres penalty made it a seven point ball game heading into the final quarter, with Castres picking up a yellow card shortly after. With just over 10 minutes remaining Castres picked up another yellow card to temporality go down to 13 players, with Toulon receiving a red card to finish the match with 14. A Toulon penalty with six minutes remaining saw the hosts close the gap to just four points. The comeback was complete as Toulon crossed for their fourth try with just a few minutes remaining to notch up their first victory of the season, while handing Castres their first defeat.