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Mon 10 Oct 2008Castres aim to cast off constraints

PLANET RUGBY: IT'S INSTRUCTIVE to note the thoughts of the French captain and Castres lock Lionel Nallet on the implications of playing in the Heineken Cup.

Castres, coached by the former Ireland internationals Jeremy Davidson and Mark McCall, are up against Wasps (to whom they lost 25-11 yesterday) Leinster and Edinburgh in Europe and have made a poor start to season at home.