photo credit: Patrick Olombel / Castres Olympique

Castres down Bayonne with 11 points from Benjamín Urdapilleta

Castres were 31-21 winners today over Bayonne. The match involved players from Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay. One of them, Benjamín Urdapilleta, scored 11 points for the winners.

Urdapilleta started at fly half. He was joined in the second half by Uruguayan scrum-half Santiago Arata. Canadian captain Tyler Ardron played flanker while Matt Tierney was a replacement prop. Also involved was Mariano Galarza. The former Puma started in the second-row for Bayonne.

Castres occupy 10th position in the Top 14. The loss sees Bayonne in the relegation zone in 13th. Bayonne host Brive next Sunday while Castres will play host to Montpellier on Saturday.

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