Castres deny battling Pau in all-French European Challenge Cup tie
By PA Sport
Last Updated: 11/01/16 9:56am
Geoffrey Palis scored 10 points in Castres' win over Pau
Castres came from behind to defeat French rivals Pau 30-21 in their rearranged European Challenge Cup Pool 2 clash at the Stade du Hameau.
A try from David Smith and a conversion and two penalties from Geoffrey Palis gave Castres a 13-0 lead before Pau hit back to go ahead after touchdowns from Thomas Bianchin and Julien Fumat.
But the visitors rallied and took charge again with two tries in quick succession from Sitiveni Sivivatu and Florian Vialelle before Julien Beziat made victory safe.
Sean Dougall pulled one back for Pau in the last minute but it was not enough as they remain without a victory from their opening four matches in this season's competition.
