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Castres vs Toulouse Predictions - Castres to see off Toulouse in close contest

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 01 Oct 2026

Brad Newcomb 01 Oct 2026

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Castres have won 6 of their last 7 home clashes against Toulouse.
Toulouse have lost 3 of their last 4 away matches.
Castres are predicted to cover the +1.5 handicap.

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Castres have consistently had success against Toulouse at home recently (Getty Images)

Castres have often defeated Toulouse at home in recent clashes and are undefeated at home this season. Toulouse are top of the Top14 standings but are prone to inconsistent performances away from home.

Castres have won 3 consecutive home fixtures.
Castres have won 6 of their last 7 home matches against Toulouse.
Toulouse have lost 3 of their last 4 away games.

Head to Head

Toulouse have the advantage over Castres, with 22 victories to 16 against Castres, including one draw in 39 meetings.

Castres Form

Castres Olympique were poor in the first half against Clermont last weekend, failing to score any points to trail 17-0 at half-time.

Le CO could only score two penalties in the second half, losing 20-6 away to Clermont.

Before that result, Les Olympiens beat Vannes 29-20 at home and lost 43-29 away to Perpignan before edging Toulon 29-27 at home.

Les Bleu et Blanc are tenth in the French Rugby Championship standings with eight points after four matches.

Castres have had success at home this season, and boast a strong record against Toulouse in their own backyard in recent seasons, winning six of their last seven matches in front of their loyal fans.

Toulouse Form

Toulouse scored two converted tries and a penalty in the first half against Vannes last weekend to go into the break with a slender 17-16 lead.

Le Stade scored two tries and a conversion to their tally to come out on top against Vannes, winning 29-23 away from home.

Earlier this season, Les Rouge et Noir lost 30-27 away to La Rochelle, thumped Bordeaux 48-12 at home, and beat Vannes 29-23 away.

Le Stade are first in the French Rugby Championship table with 15 points from four games.

Toulouse have had a solid campaign so far, but they have lost three of their last four away matches recently, and they have struggled to beat Castres away from home in recent clashes.

Team News

Castres

Jérémy Fernandez landed two penalties in the match against Clermont last weekend.

Toulouse

Romain Ntamack, Teddy Thomas, and Antoine Dupont scored a brace each against Montpellier last weekend.

Thomas Ramos slotted five conversions in the match.

Verdict

Castres v Toulouse

Castres have an excellent home winning record against Toulouse in the Top 14 and are tipped to cover the +1.5 handicap.

Castres +1.5

Handicap

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.

Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.

Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.

He is an ardent Liverpool supporter and is known to DJ and release music on occasion.