European Challenge Cup
Live Stats
Gwent Dragons
31
17
Castres
Rodney Parade
JP Doyle
4013
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Replacement
75:00'
- 75th min: Richard Hibbard is replaced by Rhys Lawrence.
- Richard Hibbard has been substituted 2 times, playing 150 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 20 times, playing 1397 minutes in 29 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Rhys Lawrence come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 7 appearances in 2 European Challenge Cup.»
Replacement
70:00'
- 70th min: Tudor Stroe is replaced by Paea Faanunu.
Replacement
64:00'
- 64th min: Benjamin Lapeyre is replaced by Armand Battle.
- Benjamin Lapeyre has been substituted 2 times, playing 128 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 6 times, playing 1819 minutes in 29 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Armand Battle come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 15 appearances in 5 European Challenge Cup.»
Replacement
64:00'
- 64th min: Joseph Davies is replaced by Ben Fry.
- Joseph Davies has been substituted 2 times, playing 128 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 4 times, playing 577 minutes in 11 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Ben Fry come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 3 appearances in 2 European Challenge Cup.»
Penalty Scored
61:00'
- At Rodney Parade Gwent Dragons Sam Davies slots home his first penalty of the match vs Castres in the 61st minute (31 – 17).
- With 22 points this season (8 conversions and 2 penalties) in 2 matches, Sam Davies has now scored 70 points (1 try, 22 conversions and 7 penalties) in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons, in 13 matches.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked 2 penalties out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 100% strike rate with 7 successful kicks from 7 attempts in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked 10 successful kicks out of 10 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 93.55% strike rate with 29 successful kicks from 31 attempts in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now scored 22 points (8 conversions and 2 penalties) against Castres in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 11 points per match.»
- Sam Davies has scored all the 22 points vs Castres at home in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Sam Davies has scored 72.73% of points against Castres in the first half, 16 from a total of 22 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Gwent Dragons's scored 123 points against Castres's 84 points in the 4 meetings in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Sam Davies is closing in on the European Challenge Cup record for the most points in a match for Gwent Dragons, he needs 9 points to equal Ceri Sweeney who holds the record with 20 points.»
- Sam Davies is closing in on the European Challenge Cup record for the most conversions in a match for Gwent Dragons, he needs 4 conversions to equal Ceri Sweeney who holds the record with 8 conversions.»
60 minute.
60:00'
- 3 of the 31 points (9.68%) Gwent Dragons have scored have come in the last 20 minutes of matches, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 27.95%.
- 3 of the 31 points (9.68%) Castres have conceded in the last 20 minutes, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 27.95%.
Replacement
59:00'
- 59th min: Owen Jenkins is temporary replaced by Jacob Botica.
- Jacob Botica makes his European Challenge Cup debut.»
Replacement
59:00'
- 59th min: Leon Brown is replaced by Lloyd Fairbrother.
- Leon Brown has been substituted 2 times, playing 118 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 5 times, playing 268 minutes in 7 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Lloyd Fairbrother come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 27 appearances in 6 European Challenge Cup.»
Conversion Scored
58:00'
- Ludovic Radosavljevic kicks his 2nd conversion vs Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade in the 58th minute (28 - 12).
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored 19 points this season(1 try, 4 conversions and 2 penalties), in 2 matches.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has now kicked his 4 conversions out of 4 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has now kicked 6 successful kicks out of 6 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has now scored 19 points (1 try, 4 conversions and 2 penalties) against Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 9.5 points per match.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored all the 19 points vs Gwent Dragons on the road in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored 47.37% of points against Gwent Dragons in the second half, 9 from a total of 19 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
Try
58:00'
- Ludovic Radosavljevic scores his first try vs Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade in the 58th minute (28 - 17).
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored 24 points this season(2 tries, 4 conversions and 2 penalties), in 2 matches.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored 2 tries this season and scored a total of 24 points (2 tries, 4 conversions and 2 penalties).»
- The last time Ludovic Radosavljevic scored a try against Gwent Dragons was on Saturday 16th of November 2019.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has now scored 24 points (2 tries, 4 conversions and 2 penalties) against Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 12 points per match.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored all the 24 points vs Gwent Dragons on the road in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored 58.33% of points against Gwent Dragons in the second half, 14 from a total of 24 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic is closing in on the European Challenge Cup record for the most points in a match for Castres, he needs 8 points to equal Romain Teulet who holds the record with 20 points.»
Replacement
57:00'
- 57th min: Maama Vaipulu is replaced by Anthony Jelonch.
Replacement
55:00'
- 55th min: James Benjamin is replaced by Matthew Screech.
- James Benjamin has been substituted 2 times, playing 110 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 6 times, playing 668 minutes in 17 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Matthew Screech come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 30 appearances in 7 European Challenge Cup.»
Discipline
54:00'
- Gwent Dragons will have to play the next 10 minutes without Max Williams, he is sent to the sin bin by JP Doyle in the 54th minute.
Replacement
52:00'
- 52nd min: Thomas Griffiths is replaced by Jack Dixon.
Replacement
51:00'
- 51st min: Luke Baldwin is replaced by Tavis Knoyle.
- Luke Baldwin has been substituted 2 times, playing 102 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 6 times, playing 490 minutes in 11 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Tavis Knoyle come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 21 appearances in 7 European Challenge Cup.»
Replacement
46:00'
- 46th min: Jeremy Fernandez is replaced by Thomas Fortunel.
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Aaron Jarvis is replaced by Juan Harris.
- Aaron Jarvis has been substituted 2 times, playing 82 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 5 times, playing 277 minutes in 10 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Juan Harris come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 22 appearances in 6 European Challenge Cup.»
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Paea Faanunu is replaced by Matt Tierney.
Replacement
41:00'
- 41st min: Wayan de Benedittis is replaced by Tudor Stroe.
Replacement
40:00'
- 40th min: Kevin Firmin is replaced by Paul Sauzaret.
Half Time
40:00'
- 7 of the 17 points (41.18%) Castres have scored have come in the first 20 minutes of the second half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 14.79%.
- Gwent Dragons have conceded 41.18% (7 of the 17 points) in the first 20 minutes of the second half, which compares to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 14.79%.
Replacement
38:00'
- 38th min: Kevin Gimeno is replaced by Christophe Samson.
Conversion Scored
34:00'
- Sam Davies successfully kicks his 4th conversion of the match vs Castres at Stadium in 34th minute.
- Sam Davies has scored a total of 19 points (8 conversions and 1 penalty) this season in 2 matches, he now has 67 (1 try, 22 conversions and 6 penalties) points in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons in 13 matches.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked his 8 conversions out of 8 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 91.67% strike rate with 22 successful kicks from 24 attempts in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked 9 successful kicks out of 9 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 93.33% strike rate with 28 successful kicks from 30 attempts in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now scored 19 points (8 conversions and 1 penalty) against Castres in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 9.5 points per match.»
- Sam Davies has scored all the 19 points vs Castres at home in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Sam Davies has scored 84.21% of points against Castres in the first half, 16 from a total of 19 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Sam Davies is closing in on the European Challenge Cup record for the most points in a match for Gwent Dragons, he needs 12 points to equal Ceri Sweeney who holds the record with 20 points.»
- Sam Davies is closing in on the European Challenge Cup record for the most conversions in a match for Gwent Dragons, he needs 4 conversions to equal Ceri Sweeney who holds the record with 8 conversions.»
Try
34:00'
- Taine Basham scores his 3rd try vs Castres at Rodney Parade in the 34th minute (26 - 10).
- Taine Basham has scored 30 points this season, in 2 matches.»
- Taine Basham has scored 6 tries this season and scored a total of 30 points.»
- Taine Basham has scored his 2nd hat trick in the European Challenge Cup.»
- European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 3rd hat trick is scored by Taine Basham and the 187th in the history of the European Challenge Cup.»
- European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 first hat trick is scored for Gwent Dragons by Taine Basham and the 3rd in the history for Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Taine Basham has now scored 30 points (6 tries) against Castres in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 15 points per match.»
- Taine Basham has scored all the 30 points vs Castres at home in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Taine Basham has scored all the 30 points vs Castres in the first half in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Taine Basham equals his own competition record for points in a match for Gwent Dragons with 15 points.»
- Taine Basham equals his own competition record for tries in a match with 3 tries.»
- Taine Basham equals his own competition record for tries in a match for Gwent Dragons with 3 tries.»
- Taine Basham is closing in on the European Challenge Cup record for the most points in a match for Gwent Dragons, he needs 5 points to equal Ceri Sweeney who holds the record with 20 points.»
- Taine Basham equals his own competition record for tries in a match for Gwent Dragons with 3 tries.»
- Taine Basham is closing in record for the most tries in a season, he needs 4 tries to score to equal 3 other players all having 10 tries.»
- Taine Basham is joint second on the list for most tries in a season for Gwent Dragons with 6 tries along with Kevin Morgan.»
Conversion Scored
25:00'
- Ludovic Radosavljevic kicks his first conversion vs Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade in the 25th minute (21 - 10).
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored 17 points this season(1 try, 3 conversions and 2 penalties), in 2 matches.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has now kicked his 3 conversions out of 3 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has now kicked 5 successful kicks out of 5 attempts and has a 100% success rate.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has now scored 17 points (1 try, 3 conversions and 2 penalties) against Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 8.5 points per match.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored all the 17 points vs Gwent Dragons on the road in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Ludovic Radosavljevic has scored 41.18% of points against Gwent Dragons in the second half, 7 from a total of 17 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
Try
25:00'
- Taylor Paris scores his first try vs Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade in the 25th minute (21 - 8).
- Taylor Paris has scored 10 points this season, in 2 matches.»
- Taylor Paris has scored 2 tries this season and scored a total of 10 points.»
- The last time Taylor Paris scored a try against Gwent Dragons was on Saturday 16th of November 2019.»
- Taylor Paris has now scored 10 points (2 tries) against Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 5 points per match.»
Replacement
21:00'
- 21st min: Yann David is replaced by Robert Thompson Ebersohn.
- Yann David has been substituted 2 times, playing 42 minutes in 3 appearances this season, overall has been substituted 5 times, playing 446 minutes in 10 appearances in the European Challenge Cup.»
- First time Robert Thompson Ebersohn come on the field as a substitute in this European Challenge Cup, overall having 11 appearances in 2 European Challenge Cup.»
20 minute.
20:00'
- 7 of the 31 points (22.58%) Gwent Dragons have scored have come in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 34.79%.
- 7 of the 17 points (41.18%) Castres have scored have come in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 34.79%.
- 7 of the 17 points (41.18%) Gwent Dragons have conceded in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 34.79%.
- 7 of the 31 points (22.58%) Castres have conceded in the last 20 minutes of the first half, compared to the European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 season average of 34.79%.
Conversion Scored
18:00'
- That’s the 3rd successful conversions for Sam Davies vs Castres in the 18th minute at Rodney Parade.
- Sam Davies has scored a total of 17 points (7 conversions and 1 penalty) this season in 2 matches, he now has 65 (1 try, 21 conversions and 6 penalties) points in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons in 13 matches.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked his 7 conversions out of 7 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 91.3% strike rate with 21 successful kicks from 23 attempts in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked 8 successful kicks out of 8 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 93.1% strike rate with 27 successful kicks from 29 attempts in 3 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now scored 17 points (7 conversions and 1 penalty) against Castres in the European Challenge Cup in 2 matches scoring 8.5 points per match.»
- Sam Davies has scored all the 17 points vs Castres at home in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
- Sam Davies has scored 82.35% of points against Castres in the first half, 14 from a total of 17 in the 2 appearances he played against them in the European Challenge Cup.»
Try
18:00'
- Dafydd Howells scores his first try vs Castres at Rodney Parade in the 18th minute (19 - 3).
- In 2 European Challenge Cup seasons, Dafydd Howells has scored 20 points in 8 matches, including 5 points this season in 1 matches.»
- Dafydd Howells scores his first try this season and scored a total of 5 points, he now has 4 tries in 2 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- The last time Dafydd Howells scored a try was against RC Timisoara back in Saturday 13th of October 2018, 2 matches, 103 minute.»
Conversion Scored
15:00'
- Sam Davies successfully kicks his 2nd conversion of the match vs Castres at Stadium in 15th minute.
- With 4 points this season in 1 matches, Sam Davies has now scored 52 points (1 try, 16 conversions and 5 penalties) in 2 European Challenge Cup seasons, in 12 matches.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked his 2 conversions out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 88.89% strike rate with 16 successful kicks from 18 attempts in 2 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked 2 successful kicks out of 2 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 91.3% strike rate with 21 successful kicks from 23 attempts in 2 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
Try
15:00'
- Taine Basham scores his 2nd try vs Castres at Rodney Parade in the 15th minute (12 - 3).
- Taine Basham has scored 10 points this season, in 1 matches.»
- Taine Basham has scored 2 tries this season and scored a total of 10 points.»
- Taine Basham is closing in on the European Challenge Cup record for the most points in a match for Gwent Dragons, he needs 10 points to equal Ceri Sweeney who holds the record with 20 points.»
- Taine Basham is joint second on the list for most tries in a match for Gwent Dragons with 2 tries along with 15 other players.»
Conversion Scored
6:00'
- Sam Davies kicks his first conversion in this match vs Castres at Rodney Parade in the 6th minute (7 - 3).
- With 2 points this season in 1 matches, Sam Davies has now scored 50 points (1 try, 15 conversions and 5 penalties) in 2 European Challenge Cup seasons, in 12 matches.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked his 1 conversions out of 1 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 88.24% strike rate with 15 successful kicks from 17 attempts in 2 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
- Sam Davies has now kicked 1 successful kicks out of 1 attempts and has a 100% success rate and overall has a 90.91% strike rate with 20 successful kicks from 22 attempts in 2 European Challenge Cup seasons.»
Try
6:00'
- Taine Basham touches down for the opening try of the match vs Castres at Rodney Parade in the 6th minute (5 – 3).
Penalty Scored
2:00'
- In the 2nd, Ludovic Radosavljevic successfully kicks his first penalty kick of the match vs Gwent Dragons at the Rodney Parade (0 – 3).
Gwent Dragons
Squads
Castres
- Will Talbot-Davies ,Full Back
- Dafydd Howells ,Right Wing
- Tyler Morgan ,Center
- Thomas Griffiths ,Center
- Owen Jenkins ,Right Wing
- Sam Davies ,Outside Half
- Luke Baldwin ,Scrum Half
- Leon Brown ,Prop
- Aaron Jarvis ,Prop
- Richard Hibbard ,Hooker
- Max Williams ,Lock
- Joseph Davies ,Lock
- Huw Taylor ,Blindside Flanker
- James Benjamin ,Openside Flanker
- Taine Basham ,Openside Flanker
- Benjamin Lapeyre, Right Wing
- Filipo Nakosi, Right Wing
- Florian Vialelle, Center
- Yann David, Center
- Taylor Paris, Right Wing
- Ludovic Radosavljevic, Outside Half
- Jeremy Fernandez, Scrum Half
- Wayan de Benedittis, Prop
- Paea Faanunu, Prop
- Kevin Firmin, Hooker
- Hans Nkinsi, Lock
- Kevin Gimeno, Scrum Half
- Camile Gerondeau, No. 8
- Maama Vaipulu, No. 8
- Alex Tulou, Openside Flanker
Substitutions
- Lloyd Fairbrother
- Jack Dixon
- Tavis Knoyle
- Ben Fry
- Rhys Lawrence
- Matthew Screech
- Juan Harris
- Jacob Botica
- Paul Sauzaret
- Tudor Stroe
- Matt Tierney
- Christophe Samson
- Anthony Jelonch
- Thomas Fortunel
- Robert Thompson Ebersohn
- Armand Battle
Filters
Clear
Pre-match Stats
- Gwent Dragons European Challenge Cup starting XV averages 26 years and 3 days, with the youngest player in the line up Max Williams at 21 years and 228 days, compared to the oldest Richard Hibbard at 35 years and 337 days.
- Gwent Dragons starting team forwards averages 27 years and 282 days compared to the backs with an average of 25 years and 90 days.
- Gwent Dragons starting line up has players from 2 different countries, Wales lead the way with 11 players.
- Castres European Challenge Cup starting XV averages 29 years and 240 days, with the youngest player in the line up Wayan de Benedittis at 20 years and 250 days, compared to the oldest Benjamin Lapeyre at 33 years and 53 days.
- Castres starting team forwards averages 29 years and 12 days compared to the backs with an average of 28 years and 120 days.
- Castres starting line up has players from 5 different countries, France lead the way with 10 players.
- The debutantes for Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup are Thomas Griffiths(Center), Owen Jenkins(Right Wing), Max Williams(Lock) & Taine Basham(Openside Flanker).
- The debutantes for Castres in the European Challenge Cup are Taylor Paris(Right Wing), Jeremy Fernandez(Scrum Half), Wayan de Benedittis(Prop), Paea Faanunu(Prop), Kevin Firmin(Hooker), Kevin Gimeno(Scrum Half), Camile Gerondeau(No. 8) & Maama Vaipulu(No. 8).
- Gwent Dragons have played 60 European Challenge Cup matches, winning 33 and losing 27.»
- Gwent Dragons have scored 1691 points in 60 European Challenge Cup matches, at an average of 28.18 compared to the competition average of 24.58.»
- Gwent Dragons have conceded 1309 points in 60 European Challenge Cup matches, at an average of 21.82 compared to the competition average of 24.58.»
- Castres have played 35 European Challenge Cup matches, winning 16 and losing 19.»
- Castres have scored 805 points in 35 European Challenge Cup matches, at an average of 23 compared to the competition average of 24.58.»
- Castres have conceded 782 points in 35 European Challenge Cup matches, at an average of 22.34 compared to the competition average of 24.58.»
- Gwent Dragons have scored 212 tries in 60 European Challenge Cup matches averaging 3.53 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.96.»
- Castres have scored 99 tries in 35 European Challenge Cup matches averaging 2.83 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.96.»
- Gwent Dragons have conceded 156 tries in 60 European Challenge Cup matches averaging 2.6 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.96.»
- Castres have conceded 82 tries in 35 European Challenge Cup matches averaging 2.34 tries a match compared to the competition average of 2.96.»
- James Shillcock(Outside Half, Worcester Warriors) has the top strike rate in this European Rugby Challenge Cup 19/20 having 66.67% strike rate with 6 successful kicks from 9 attempts, with 6 of 9 conversions finding there way between the posts.»
- JP Doyle has refereed 15 times in the European Challenge Cup and issued 7 yellow cards, that's an average of 0.47 per match.
- JP Doyle has refereed 15 matches in the European Challenge Cup and awarded 107penalties , that's an average of 7.13 per match.
- JP Doyle has refereed 15 matches in the European Challenge Cup and awarded 107 penalties, 49 to the home side and 58 to the away side.
- This is the first time JP Doyle has refereed this fixture in the European Challenge Cup.
- JP Doyle has refereed Gwent Dragons 2 times in the European Challenge Cup and awarded 66 penalties.
- Of the 2 matches JP Doyle has refereed Gwent Dragons in the European Challenge Cup, they have won 1, lost 1 and drawn 0.
- Of the 2 matches JP Doyle has refereed Castres in the European Challenge Cup, they have won 1, lost 1 and drawn 0.
- Castres's Geoffrey Palis (Full Back) has played against Gwent Dragons 2 times scoring 25 points (1 try, 4 conversions and 4 penalties).»
- In 2 matches against Gwent Dragons, Geoffrey Palis (Full Back) has scored 25, with 17 have been scored at home and 8 on the road.»
- Last match between Gwent Dragons and Castres in the European Challenge Cup, ended 31-18 on the 15 January 2016.»
- In the last 2 matches in this European Challenge Cup between the two teams, Gwent Dragons have won 1 matches and Castres have won 1.»
- In the last 2 European Challenge Cup matches between the sides Gwent Dragons have scored 60 (30) points while Castres have managed 50 (25) points, making the match average 55.»