‘Fire and water’ drive Castres to brink of glory

Tomorrow night’s Top 14 final sees Toulon aiming for a double after their win over Clermont in the Heineken Cup final a fortnight ago. Standing in their way are Castres, the underdogs.

For Castres’ coaching duo of Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers, a win would be their crowning achievement before leaving to join Jonny Sexton and Ronan O’Gara at Racing Metro next season.

The two Laurents have done a phenomenal job to get Castres to this stage at all. That they have done so is greatly encouraging for Sexton and O’Gara, who will work with them next season in Paris.