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{{Infobox stadium
{{Short description|Rugby league stadium in France}}
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| stadium_name = Stade Gilbert Brutus
| nickname =
| nickname =
| image = File:Stade Gilbert Brutus 11112013.jpg
| image = Stade Gilbert Brutus.jpg
| location = [[Perpignan]], [[France]]
| location = [[Perpignan]], [[France]]
| coordinates = {{coord|42|43|23|N|2|53|6.7|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|42|43|23|N|2|53|6.7|E|display=inline,title}}
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| opened = 1962
| opened = 1962
| renovated =
| renovated =
| expanded = 2005, 2007 & 2011
| expanded = 2005, 2007, and 2011
| closed =
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| demolished =
| demolished =
| owner = [[Rugby league in France|Fédération Francaise de Rugby à Treize]]
| owner = [[French Rugby League Federation]]
| operator =
| operator =
| surface = Grass
| surface = Grass
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| former_names =
| former_names =
| nicknames =
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| tenants = [[Catalans Dragons]] (2007-present)
| tenants = [[Catalans Dragons]] (2007–present)
| seating_capacity = 13,000
| seating_capacity = 13,000
| dimensions =
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'''Stade Gilbert Brutus''' is a [[rugby league]] [[stadium]] located in [[Perpignan]], in the south of [[France]]. It is the permanent home of the [[Catalans Dragons]].
'''Stade Gilbert Brutus''' is a [[rugby league]] stadium in [[Perpignan]], [[France]], which has been the home ground of the [[Catalans Dragons]] since 2007.

On Monday 11 November 2013, the stadium will host France's [[2013 Rugby League World Cup]] Group B match with Samoa.


==History==
==History==
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[[Image:Tribune Guasch Laborde.JPG|thumb|left|The ''Tribune Guasch Laborde'' stand, 2009]]
The Stade Gilbert Brutus was, during the 1970s and 1980s a heavily used ground by both [[rugby league]] and [[rugby union]] clubs in the [[Northern Catalonia|Catalan]] area of Perpignan. During the 1970s it would undergo its first set of constructions with the installation of stands with seating, however unconventional seating was put into place that featured no back support<ref>http://www.catalansdragons.com/fr/img/stade.jpg</ref> and this seating is still used today. It was previously the home ground of former rugby league club [[XIII Catalan]].

The Stade Gilbert Brutus was opened in 1962 and built as the home ground of [[French Rugby League Championship]] club [[XIII Catalan]] who played at their ground until they merged with [[AS Saint-Estève]] in 2000 to form [[Catalans Dragons]] whos home ground the stadium has been since 2007.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the ground was used by a variety [[rugby league]] and [[rugby union]] clubs in [[Northern Catalonia]].

The stadium takes it name from [[Gilbert Brutus]], a French rugby union player, coach, chairman and referee, who was born on 2 August 1887 in [[Port-Vendres]]. He was a member of the French resistance in the [[Second World War]] and was murdered by the [[Gestapo]] on 7 March 1944 in Perpignan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anglophone-direct.com/who-was-gilbert-brutus/|title = Who was Gilbert Brutus?|date = 2 November 2020}}</ref>

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Before 2007, the stadium held 4,200 with 900 seated.<ref>[http://www.worldstadia.com/ws/show-page.php?menuCommand=stadium&menuData=1064 worldstadia.com:: Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan> View Stadium<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This was deemed expanded for the [[Catalans Dragons]] before moving in from the [[Stade Aimé Giral]]. Expansion of the stadium began in 2006 with target capacity to 14,000.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/4995588.stm | work=BBC News | title=Catalans Q&A | date=2006-05-18 | access-date=2010-05-24}}</ref>

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The first phase of construction included two covered, all-seater stands, one with hospitality suites. By the end of the 2006 season, the work was finished and Catalans moved back into the stadium for the [[Super League XII|2007 season]]. Further construction in 2010 brought capacity up to 13,000, with three all-seater stands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/perpignan_brutus.shtml |title=World Stadiums - Future Stadiums :: Stade Gilbert Brutus Stadium in Perpignan |publisher=www.worldstadiums.com |access-date=2009-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202071149/http://worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/perpignan_brutus.shtml |archive-date=2009-02-02 }}</ref>

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==Rugby League Test matches==
[[Image:Stade Gilbert Brutus 11112013.jpg|thumb|center|1200px|Panorama of Stade Gilbert Brutus in 2013]]
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The Stade Gilbert Brutus has hosted a number of rugby league internationals, the majority of which are home games of the [[French national rugby league team]].<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/stade-gilbert-brutus/results.html Stade Gilbert Brutus results @ Rugby League Project]</ref>


==Expansion==
===Men's===
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Prior to 2007 the Stade Gilbert Brutus could only hold a total of 4,200 individuals and contained 900 seats;<ref>[http://www.worldstadia.com/ws/show-page.php?menuCommand=stadium&menuData=1064 worldstadia.com:: Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan> View Stadium<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> this was deemed inadequate for the [[Catalans Dragons]], so the Dragons decided upon using the [[Stade Aimé Giral]] for 2006. It had always been the Catalan clubs plan to use Gilbert Brutus as their home ground prior to gaining admission into [[Super League]]<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/4995588.stm | work=BBC News | title=Catalans Q&A | date=2006-05-18 | accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref> and so construction to the stadium began in 2006 with the aim of bringing the Stadium to a total capacity of 14,000.


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[[Image:Tribune Guasch Laborde.JPG|thumb|left|200px|The ''tribune Guasch-Laborde'']]
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Whilst the Catalans Dragons were playing at the alternative stadium, the first phase of reconstruction started at their official ground. This first stage included the construction of two covered, all-seater stands, one of which featuring hospitality suites. By the end of the 2006 season, the reconstruction was finished, and Catalans moved back into the stadium for the [[Super League XII|2007 season]]. Further construction is planned to begin in February 2010, bringing the Stade Gilbert Brutus to a total capacity of between 11,500 and 13,000, with three all-seater stands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/perpignan_brutus.shtml|title=World Stadiums - Future Stadiums :: Stade Gilbert Brutus Stadium in Perpignan|publisher=www.worldstadiums.com|accessdate=2009-02-28|last=|first=}}</ref> Development of a fourth stand is unlikely given the ground's proximity to several council buildings at that side of the field.
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==Rugby League Test Matches==
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List of rugby league Test and [[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]] matches played at Stade Gilbert Brutus.<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/stade-gilbert-brutus/results.html Stade Gilbert Brutus results @ Rugby League Project]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! Test# !! Date !! Result !! Attendance
! Date !! Team 1 !! Score !! Team 2 !! Attendance !! Event
|-
|-
|1 || 11 March 1962 || [[France national rugby league team|France]] def. [[Great Britain Lions|Great Britain]] 23-13 || 12,500
| 11 March 1962 || {{rl|FRA}} || 23–13 || {{rl|GBR}} || 12,500 ||
|-
|-
|2 || 2 December 1962 || France def. Great Britain 17-12 || 12,500
| 2 December 1962 || {{rl|FRA}} || 17–12 || {{rl|GBR}} || 12,500 ||
|-
|-
|3 || 8 March 1964 || Great Britain def. France 11-5 || 4,326
| 8 March 1964 || {{rl|FRA}} || 5–11 || {{rl|GBR}} || 4,326 ||
|-
|-
|4 || 6 December 1964 || France def Great Britain 18-8 || 7,150
| 6 December 1964 || {{rl|FRA}} || 18–8 || {{rl|GBR}} || 7,150 ||
|-
|-
|5 || 28 November 1965 || France def. [[New Zealand Kiwis|New Zealand]] 11-6 || 9,000
| 28 November 1965 || {{rl|FRA}} || 11–6 || {{rl|NZL}} || 9,000 ||
|-
|-
|6 || 16 January 1966 || France def. Great Britain 18-13 || 7,255
| 16 January 1966 || {{rl|FRA}} || 18–13 || {{rl|GBR}} || 7,255 ||
|-
|-
|7 || 25 January 1970 || [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] def. France 15-11 || 11,000
| 25 January 1970 || {{rl|FRA}} || 11–15 || {{rl|WAL}} || 11,000 ||
|-
|-
|8 || 11 November 1971 || New Zealand def. France 27-11 || 3,581
| 11 November 1971 || {{rl|FRA}} || 11–27 || {{rl|NZL}} || 3,581 ||
|-
|-
|9 || 29 October 1972* || Great Britain def. [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] 27-21 || 6,324
| 29 October 1972 || {{rl|GBR}} || 27–21 || {{rl|AUS}} || 6,324 || [[1972 Rugby League World Cup|1972 World Cup]]
|-
|-
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| 9 December 1973 || {{rl|FRA}} || 9–21 || {{rl|AUS}} || 5,109 ||
|10 || 8 March 1964 || Great Britain def. France 11-5 || 4,326
|-
|-
| 19 January 1975 || {{rl|FRA}} || 9–11 || {{rl|ENG}} || 7,950 || [[1975 Rugby League World Cup|1975 World Cup]]
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|11 || 9 December 1973 || Australia def. France 21-9 || 5,109
|-
|-
|12 || 19 January 1975** || [[England national rugby league team|England]] def. France 11-9 || 7,950
| 26 October 1975 || {{rl|FRA}} || 2–41 || {{rl|AUS}} || 10,440 ||
|-
|-
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| 23 November 1980 || {{rl|FRA}} || 6–5 || {{rl|NZL}} || 6,000 ||
|13 || 26 October 1975 || Australia def. France 41-2 || 10,440
|-
|-
| 7 December 1985 || {{rl|FRA}} || 0–20 || {{rl|NZL}} || 5,000 || [[1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup|1985-1988 World Cup]]
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|14 || 23 November 1980 || France def. New Zealand 6-5 || 6,000
|-
|-
|15 || 7 December 1985♦ || New Zealand def. France 20-0 || 5,000
| 30 November 1986 || {{rl|FRA}} || 2–44 || {{rl|AUS}} || 6,000 ||
|-
|-
|16 || 30 November 1986 || Australia def. France 44-2 || 6,000
| 18 March 1990 || {{rl|FRA}} || 4–8 || {{rl|GBR}} || 6,000 ||
|-
|-
| 9 December 1990 || {{rl|FRA}} || 10–34 || {{rl|AUS}} || 3,428 || rowspan="2" | [[1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup|1985-1988 World Cup]]
|17 || 18 March 1990 || Great Britain def. France 8-4 || 6,000
|-
|-
|18 || 9 December 1990♦♦ || Australia def. France 34-10 || 3,428
| 27 January 1991 || {{rl|FRA}} || 10–45 || {{rl|GBR}} || 3,965
|-
|-
| 16 February 1992 || {{rl|FRA}} || 12–30 || {{rl|GBR}} || 5,688 ||
|19 || 27 January 1991♦♦ || Great Britain def. France 45-10 || 3,965
|-
|-
|20 || 16 February 1992 || Great Britain def. France 30-12 || 5,688
| 13 December 1992 || {{rl|FRA}} || 18–19 || {{rl|WAL}} || 3,700 ||
|-
|-
| 27 October 2007 || {{rl|FRA}} || 46–16 || {{rl|SCO}} || 7,000 ||
|21 || 13 December 1992 || [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] def. France 19-18 || 3,700
|-
|-
|22 || 27 October 2007 || France def. [[Scotland national rugby league team|Scotland]] 46-16 || 7,000
| 29 October 2011 || {{rl|FRA}} || 46–10 || {{rl|SCO}} || 10,313 ||
|-
|-
| 11 November 2013 || {{rl|FRA}} || 6–22 || {{rl|SAM}} || 11,576 || [[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013 World Cup]]
|23 || 29 October 2011 || France def. Scotland 46-10 || 10,313
|-
|-
| 13 October 2017 || {{rl|FRA}} || 34–12 || {{rl|JAM}} || 4,850 ||
|24 || 11 November 2013† || [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]] def. France 22-6 || 11,576
|-
| 23 October 2021 || {{rl|FRA}} || 10–30 || {{rl|ENG}} || 6,000 ||
|}
|}
<small>* Match played as part of the [[1972 Rugby League World Cup|1972 World Cup]].<br>** Match played as part of the [[1975 Rugby League World Cup|1975 World Cup]].<br>♦ Match played as part of the [[1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup|1985-1988 World Cup]].<br>♦♦ Matches played as part of the [[1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup|1989-1992 World Cup]].<br>† Match played as part of the [[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013 World Cup]].</small>


==Footnotes==
===Women's===
{{reflist}}


{| class="wikitable"
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==External links==
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
;Official websites
! Date !! Team 1 !! Score !! Team 2 !! Attendance !! Event
* [http://www.catalansdragons.com/index.php?article=f_stade Stade Gilbert Brutus @ catalansdragons.com]
|-
| 23 October 2021 || {{rlw-l|FRA}} || 4–40 || {{rlw-l|ENG}} || 6,000 ||
|}


==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
*[[List of rugby league stadiums by capacity]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Catalans Dragons}}
{{Catalans Dragons}}
{{Super League venues}}
{{Super League venues}}
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[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1962]]
[[Category:21st-century architecture in France]]

Latest revision as of 17:46, 9 April 2024

Stade Gilbert Brutus
Map
LocationPerpignan, France
Coordinates42°43′23″N 2°53′6.7″E / 42.72306°N 2.885194°E / 42.72306; 2.885194
OwnerFrench Rugby League Federation
Capacity13,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1962
Expanded2005, 2007, and 2011
Tenants
Catalans Dragons (2007–present)

Stade Gilbert Brutus is a rugby league stadium in Perpignan, France, which has been the home ground of the Catalans Dragons since 2007.

History[edit]

The Tribune Guasch Laborde stand, 2009

The Stade Gilbert Brutus was opened in 1962 and built as the home ground of French Rugby League Championship club XIII Catalan who played at their ground until they merged with AS Saint-Estève in 2000 to form Catalans Dragons whos home ground the stadium has been since 2007.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the ground was used by a variety rugby league and rugby union clubs in Northern Catalonia.

The stadium takes it name from Gilbert Brutus, a French rugby union player, coach, chairman and referee, who was born on 2 August 1887 in Port-Vendres. He was a member of the French resistance in the Second World War and was murdered by the Gestapo on 7 March 1944 in Perpignan.[1]

Before 2007, the stadium held 4,200 with 900 seated.[2] This was deemed expanded for the Catalans Dragons before moving in from the Stade Aimé Giral. Expansion of the stadium began in 2006 with target capacity to 14,000.[3]

The first phase of construction included two covered, all-seater stands, one with hospitality suites. By the end of the 2006 season, the work was finished and Catalans moved back into the stadium for the 2007 season. Further construction in 2010 brought capacity up to 13,000, with three all-seater stands.[4]

Rugby League Test matches[edit]

Panorama of Stade Gilbert Brutus in 2013

The Stade Gilbert Brutus has hosted a number of rugby league internationals, the majority of which are home games of the French national rugby league team.[5]

Men's[edit]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Event
11 March 1962  France 23–13  Great Britain 12,500
2 December 1962  France 17–12  Great Britain 12,500
8 March 1964  France 5–11  Great Britain 4,326
6 December 1964  France 18–8  Great Britain 7,150
28 November 1965  France 11–6  New Zealand 9,000
16 January 1966  France 18–13  Great Britain 7,255
25 January 1970  France 11–15  Wales 11,000
11 November 1971  France 11–27  New Zealand 3,581
29 October 1972  Great Britain 27–21  Australia 6,324 1972 World Cup
9 December 1973  France 9–21  Australia 5,109
19 January 1975  France 9–11  England 7,950 1975 World Cup
26 October 1975  France 2–41  Australia 10,440
23 November 1980  France 6–5  New Zealand 6,000
7 December 1985  France 0–20  New Zealand 5,000 1985-1988 World Cup
30 November 1986  France 2–44  Australia 6,000
18 March 1990  France 4–8  Great Britain 6,000
9 December 1990  France 10–34  Australia 3,428 1985-1988 World Cup
27 January 1991  France 10–45  Great Britain 3,965
16 February 1992  France 12–30  Great Britain 5,688
13 December 1992  France 18–19  Wales 3,700
27 October 2007  France 46–16  Scotland 7,000
29 October 2011  France 46–10  Scotland 10,313
11 November 2013  France 6–22  Samoa 11,576 2013 World Cup
13 October 2017  France 34–12  Jamaica 4,850
23 October 2021  France 10–30  England 6,000

Women's[edit]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Event
23 October 2021  France 4–40  England 6,000

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Who was Gilbert Brutus?". 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ worldstadia.com:: Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan> View Stadium
  3. ^ "Catalans Q&A". BBC News. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  4. ^ "World Stadiums - Future Stadiums :: Stade Gilbert Brutus Stadium in Perpignan". www.worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  5. ^ Stade Gilbert Brutus results @ Rugby League Project

External links[edit]

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