CASTRES OLYMPIQUE Head Coach

Xavier Sadourny

ROLE Head Coach

TEAM Castres Olympique

IN CHARGE SINCE Jul 2025

NATIONALITY French

MATCHES 31

Castres Olympique head coach since the 2025-26 season.

Tenure record

as of 6 Jun 2026

31PLAYED

13WON

0DRAWN

18LOST

41.9%WIN RATE

799 points scored · 906 conceded · -107 difference

RECENT WRC Toulon38–21 LUS Arlequins Perpignanais27–29 LMontpellier Hérault Rugby33–36 LSection Paloise15–27 LLyon Olympique Universitaire21–26 LStade Toulousain25–42

By competition

Top 14 26P · 11W · 0D · 15L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

RC Toulon 6 Jun 2026 H 38–21 W US Arlequins Perpignanais 30 May 2026 A 27–29 L Montpellier Hérault Rugby 16 May 2026 H 33–36 L Section Paloise 9 May 2026 A 15–27 L Lyon Olympique Universitaire 25 Apr 2026 A 21–26 L Stade Toulousain 18 Apr 2026 H 25–42 L US Montauban 28 Mar 2026 H 49–17 W Racing 92 21 Mar 2026 A 21–52 L Stade Rochelais 28 Feb 2026 H 26–31 L Union Bordeaux Bègles 14 Feb 2026 A 32–57 L ASM Clermont Auvergne 31 Jan 2026 H 28–23 W Aviron Bayonnais 24 Jan 2026 A 13–10 W Stade Français Paris 3 Jan 2026 A 15–33 L Lyon Olympique Universitaire 27 Dec 2025 H 36–22 W Montpellier Hérault Rugby 20 Dec 2025 A 31–33 L US Arlequins Perpignanais 29 Nov 2025 H 23–7 W Stade Rochelais 22 Nov 2025 A 19–17 W Union Bordeaux Bègles 1 Nov 2025 H 26–28 L ASM Clermont Auvergne 25 Oct 2025 A 14–63 L Stade Français Paris 18 Oct 2025 H 29–24 W US Montauban 11 Oct 2025 A 32–28 W Racing 92 4 Oct 2025 H 20–16 W Stade Toulousain 27 Sep 2025 A 12–59 L Aviron Bayonnais 20 Sep 2025 H 48–17 W RC Toulon 13 Sep 2025 A 12–16 L Section Paloise 6 Sep 2025 H 15–17 L

Champions Cup 5P · 2W · 0D · 3L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Northampton Saints 3 Apr 2026 A 41–49 L Munster 17 Jan 2026 A 31–29 W Bath Rugby 9 Jan 2026 H 20–43 L Edinburgh Rugby 14 Dec 2025 H 33–0 W Gloucester Rugby 7 Dec 2025 A 14–34 L

DATA NOTES

Xavier Sadourny has overseen 31 completed Castres Olympique matches in our database since September 2025 — 13 won, 0 drawn, 18 lost. That is a 41.9% win rate, with 799 points scored and 906 conceded.

Records are computed from the WeTalkRugby match database and cover matches we hold data for within this tenure. They are not an official all-time record.

Coaching career

2025- Castres Olympique Head Coach

Players under Xavier Sadourny

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Abraham Papali'i Forward Adam Vargas Back Antoine Tichit Forward Adrea Cocagi Back Atunaisa Sokobale Forward Atu Manu Back Aurelien Azar Forward Colin Dupuy Back Baptiste Cope Forward Enzo Herve Back Baptiste Delaporte Forward Gauthier Doubrere Back

About Xavier Sadourny

Xavier Sadourny became head coach of Castres Olympique for the 2025-26 season, an appointment announced in November 2024, taking over from Jeremy Davidson. He had already been part of the coaching staff at the club, which restructured its sporting set-up again ahead of 2026-27. Castres remain one of the most consistent sides in the Top 14 relative to their budget.