Summary

  • Edinburgh have one win and one loss so far

  • Castres beaten in both of their pool matches

  1. Goodbyepublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2023

    FT: Castres 21-34 Edinburgh

    That's all from me today, thanks for your company.

    Go enjoy the rest of your weekend!

  2. Player of the Matchpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2023

    FT: Castres 21-34 Edinburgh

    Edinburgh co-captain Jamie Ritchie has been named Player of the Match, and has been giving his thoughts to BT Sport post-match.

    "Proud of the boys," he said.

    "It was a tight first half, but our mentality in the second half - we kept them under pressure and I'm pleased with that. We were a bit more clinical, and tightened up our discipline after the break."

  3. Full-timepublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2023

    Castres 21-34 Edinburgh

    That is that.

    A very nice win for Mike Blair's side, who kept Castres scoreless in that second half.

  4. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Castres 21-34 Edinburgh

    One minute to go in France.

    Edinburgh are looking to finish with a flourish...

  5. Penalty Castres 21-34 Edinburghpublished at 74 mins

    Blair Kinghorn

    Blair Kinghorn slots another penalty goal, and Edinburgh now look well set for an impressive away win.

    It would leave them well placed to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament.

  6. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Castres 21-31 Edinburgh

    Ben Vellacott has upped Edinburgh's tempo since he came off the bench.

    It's allowed his big carriers, the likes of Pierre Schoeman and Bill Mata, to get over the gain-line with increased regularity.

  7. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Castres 21-31 Edinburgh

    Jamie Hodgson gets over the ball to win Edinburgh a penalty, which is met by huge roars from the visiting forward pack.

    Blair Kinghorn kicks to touch.

  8. Penalty Castres 21-31 Edinburghpublished at 67 mins

    Blair Kinghorn

    Over it goes, and Edinburgh lead by ten.

  9. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Castres 21-28 Edinburgh

    Castres drag down an Edinburgh maul, and Blair Kinghorn calls for his kicking tee.

    Edinburgh want to take this lead beyond one score.

  10. converted try

    Converted try Castres 21-28 Edinburghpublished at 63 mins

    Ben Vellacott

    A wonderful opportunistic try gives Edinburgh the lead!

    Bill Mata smashes his way over the gain-line, and then replacement scrum-half Ben Vellacott snipes round the corner.

    He wasn't held in the tackle, and just as Cammy Hutchison did earlier in the half, Vellacott scrambles back to his feet to score Edinburgh's fourth try.

    The bonus point is in the bag, and Blair Kinghorn adds the extras.

  11. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Castres 21-21 Edinburgh

    A penalty goes the way of the visitors - Blair Kinghorn kicks to touch, and Edinburgh will have possession deep inside Castres territory.

    They've not had much possession in this second half, but this is a real chance to put the pressure back on their French hosts.

  12. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Castres 21-21 Edinburgh

    Blair Kinghorn intercepts a loose pass from Benjamin Urdapilleta, but loses his footing just as he looks set to race clear.

    The Scotland man then loses his bearings and throws a rather comical pass straight to the opposition.

  13. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Castres 21-21 Edinburgh

    Castres are the side asking all the questions at the minute.

    Edinburgh are standing firm though, and a superb piece of work from Jamie Ritchie halts the hosts in their tracks.

    You sense that Castres are starting to tire - Edinburgh's bench could play a big part in the closing stages of this game.

  14. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Castres 21-21 Edinburgh

    Blair Kinghorn gets absolutely flattened by Josaia Raisuqe, but thankfully for the Scotland man the resulting attack doesn't come to anything.

    He'll be a wee bit sore though.

  15. try

    Try Castres 21-21 Edinburghpublished at 47 mins

    Cammy Hutchison

    A great piece of awareness from Edinburgh's inside centre, at a time when the Scottish side needed something to go their way.

    Hutchison wasn't held in the tackle, scrambled back to his feet with the Castres defence napping, and he sprints away to score under the posts.

    Blair Kinghorn slots the conversion from bang in front, and levels things up.

  16. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Castres 21-14 Edinburgh

    A decent passage of play ends with Edinburgh winning a penalty at the breakdown, which Blair Kinghorn kicks to the corner.

    Can they take advantage here?

  17. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Castres 21-14 Edinburgh

    Edinburgh do well to steal the lineout, and the visitors clear through the boot of Charlie Shiel.

  18. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Castres 21-14 Edinburgh

    Edinburgh stray offside - another unforced error, and Benjamin Urdapilleta kicks the resulting penalty to the corner.

  19. Kick-offpublished at 41 mins

    Castres 21-14 Edinburgh

    Benjamin Urdapilleta gets us back under way.

  20. Postpublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 January 2023

    HT: Castres 21-14 Edinburgh

    I missed this at the time, but Dave Cherry was sin-binned just before Wilfird Hounkpatin crashed over at the end of the half.

    Edinburgh's discipline is a big worry, and will leave them hamstrung at the start of the second half.