The referee sounds his whistle bringing this thrilling encounter to a close. It is hosts Castres who clinch a vital victory in bringing them off that bottom spot in the Top 14 table. It was a much deserved win for the hosts who played the far better rugby on the day. Bitter disappointment for the visitors who leave empty handed following the 18 point margin. Ill-discipline really brought down the Montpellier side today, as is seen in the two yellow cards and the 5 penalties kicked by Castres scrum-half Rory Kockott.

But that marks an end of Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this Round 14 clash. Hope you all enjoyed it.

Yellow Card! Montpellier are shown their second yellow card of the game. This time it's replacement Fred Quercy who is penalised following an illegal tackle.

Kockott misses the subsequent conversion and the scores remain at 27-9.

TRY! Montpellier want to attack but their plan backfires as Castres turnover the ball and in the resulting turnover, the ball is fed to Combezou who crashes over for his second try of the game.

Fantastic counter-attacking play from Castres sees them advance almost 80m up the pitch. In the final play, the ball was spread wide to Capo Ortega, who knocks on only 5m from the Montpellier line. Montpellier, off the hook, are awarded with a scrum.

Montpellier are really beginning to look threatening in arguably their greatest passage of play of the match.

Golden opportunity squandered by the hosts as they found themselves only inches from the Montpellier line. But Montpellier manage to turn the ball over thanks to resilient defending and clear their lines.

Yellow card! Huge blow for Montpellier as scrum-half and kicker Iribaren is sent to the bin following dangerous play on the ground. Kockott capitalises by adding the 3 points.

Montpellier are penalised once again. Castres take the quick tap but lose the ball forward. Play is now just inside the Montpellier 10m.

The penalty count is mounting against the visitors. This time they are penalised following an interference with a Castre rolling maul. Kockott punishes them once again in slotting the ball between the uprights. The lead is now back at 10 points.