Ulster men Mark McCall, Jeremy Davidson and Tim Barker face Stade Francais tonight in a match covered live on British Eurosport. It should be an interesting match with Castres winning four out of their last five games and Stade unbeaten in 2008.
Castres – Stade Français
Stade will want to steady their ship. Although unbeaten in 2008,second on the log and victorious in their last two fixtures, the Parisians have been far from convincing in their recent appearances.
At home against Brive and Auch they had terrible first halves in both games and only managed to scrap a tryless 15-12 win over the basement dwellers Auch thanks to David Skrela’s boot.
Now they have to hit the road without their French international stars. Their next five games are all against top clubs, the least of which is Castres. If there was ever an opportunity to re-launch their campaign and regain some form and confidence, this is it.
Castres have also won their last two games and will be keen to continue their march up the table, but it’s doubtful that they will be able to match Stade’s firepower.
Kick-off: 20:00 (19:00 GMT)
Referee: Franck Maciello
Touch judges: Hubert Dubes, Marc Daroque
Television match official: Daniel Gilet
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