Castres have reinforced their position as the most red-carded of clubs, a fact unlikely to surprise those who remember their most famous or infamous player in his fearsome pomp.
Gerard Cholley, a former paratrooper and amateur heavyweight champion, could usually be relied upon to apply the anaesthetist’s touch whenever the meanest of all French packs cut up rough during the Five Nations of the Seventies. Half a century on, the old slugger is due to turn 79 within the next few days.
A double exit at Oyonnax five weeks ago ensures that Castres are out on their own with more red cards this se...