Castres Olympique 7s vs Lyon 7s

The match's decisive phase came in the opening seven minutes. Lyon's quick ruck speed and offloading game put Castres on the back foot, and three unanswered tries inside the first half effectively ended the contest. Castres never got within two converted scores after that.

Lyon 7s back line — Lyon's speed out wide was the clear difference. Their try-scorers exploited mismatches on the edges, and the team's ability to maintain width and pace across the full 14 minutes proved too much for Castres' defensive structure.

Castres Olympique 7s — Despite the heavy defeat, Castres showed fight in patches, scoring two tries that demonstrated their ability to break Lyon's line. But they could not sustain the defensive intensity needed to stay in the contest.

Player of the match was not officially named at the time of writing.

The 47–10 scoreline — a 37-point gap — tells a story of territorial dominance rather than an evenly-contested match. Where previous Castres vs Lyon fixtures averaged 49 total points across three meetings, this match alone produced 57 points, making it the highest-scoring encounter in the fixture's history. For context, the previous three matches averaged 49 points per game; this fixture exceeded that by 16%, driven almost entirely by Lyon's attacking output.

Lyon 7s maintain their perfect record in Supersevens 2 for the 2026 season and strengthen their position in the standings. Castres Olympique 7s, still seeking their first win in this fixture, have work to do defensively ahead of their next outings.

A clinical Lyon 7s performance that underlined the gap between these two sides. Lyon's sevens speed and organisation was a class above, and Castres could not find answers. The 47–10 margin leaves no doubt about which team is better placed for the Supersevens 2 title push.