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Juarno Augustus brace powers Northampton to win over Castres 

Northampton Saints’ Fraser Dingwall is tackled by Castres’ Joris Dupont during the Investec Champions Cup match at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton. Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.

Champions Cup: Northampton 38-8 Castres

There was never much doubt over the outcome, whatever the chaos in the air, whatever the vagaries of the home team’s form. English champions at home to a side renowned, even by the standards of the French, for their travel sickness is a fixture that should not require a shaman to divine.

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