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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.