Harlequins vs Castres Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Harlequins vs Castres taking place? Harlequins vs Castres will take place on Friday 21st January, 2022 at 20:00 (UK)
Where is Harlequins vs Castres taking place? Harlequins vs Castres will take place at Twickenham Stoop in Twickenham
Where can I get tickets for Harlequins vs Castres? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Harlequins vs Castres on in the UK? Harlequins vs Castres will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Harlequins vs Castres? BT Sport subscribers can stream Harlequins vs Castres live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Tommy Allan, 9 Scott Steele, 8 Alex Dombrandt (c), 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Viliami Taulani, 5 Hugh Tizard, 4 Dino Lamb, 3 Simon Kerrod, 2 Jack Musk, 1 Joe Marler
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Mak Wilson, 19 George Hammond, 20 Archie White, 21 Lewis Gjaltema, 22 Marcus Smith, 23 Joe Marchant
Castres: 15 Thomas Larregain, 14 Antoine Zeghdar, 13 Pierre Aguillon, 12 Adrea Cocagi, 11 Filipo Nakosi, 10 Ben Botica, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Kevin Kornath, 7 Mateaki Kafatolu, 6 Nick Champion de Crespigny, 5 Jack Whetton, 4 Florent Vanverberghe, 3 Antoine Guillamon, 2 Gaetan Barlot (c), 1 Antoine Tichit
Replacements: 16 Paula Ngauamo, 17 Julius Nostadt, 18 Matthew Tierney, 19 Théo Hannoyer, 20 Josaia Raisuqe, 21 Jérémy Fernandez, 22 Louis Le Brun, 23 Vilimoni Botitu
THE PREDICTION
Harlequins are riding a six-match winning streak into this winnable home fixture against Castres on Friday night, with a dramatic victory at Cardiff last weekend seeing them go top of their Champions Cup pool. The reigning Premiership champions beat ailing Exeter here 14-12 two weeks ago to consolidate their healthy play-off position too so a rotated side is wise tonight in a match their replacements should still win comfortably. Travelling Castres look to be prioritising the Top 14 after losing each of their first three European fixtures with some changes from last week’s tight loss at home to Munster and they have just two wins on the road this season. Take the hosts to cover -10 here.
