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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. |
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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the ground was used by a variety [[rugby league]] and [[rugby union]] clubs in [[Northern Catalonia]]. |
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| ⚫ | 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]]. Hs 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> |
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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| Location | Perpignan, France |
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| Coordinates | 42°43′23″N 2°53′6.7″E / 42.72306°N 2.885194°E |
| Owner | French Rugby League Federation |
| Capacity | 13,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Expanded | 2005, 2007, and 2011 |
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| 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
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. Hs 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
The Stade Gilbert Brutus has hosted twenty-five rugby league internationals. Twenty-four of them involved France.[5]
| Date | Opponent | Final score | Attendance |
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| 11 March 1962 |  Great Britain |
23 - 13 | 12,500 |
| 2 December 1962 | 17 - 12 | 12,500 | |
| 8 March 1964 | 5 - 11 | 4,326 | |
| 6 December 1964 | 18 - 8 | 7,150 | |
| 28 November 1965 |  New Zealand |
11 - 6 | 9,000 |
| 16 January 1966 | Great Britain |
18 - 13 | 7,255 |
| 25 January 1970 |  Wales |
11 - 15 | 11,000 |
| 11 November 1971 | New Zealand |
11 - 27 | 3,581 |
| 8 March 1964 | Great Britain |
5 - 11 | 4,326 |
| 9 December 1973 |  Australia |
9 - 21 | 5,109 |
| 19 January 1975** |  England |
9 - 11 | 7,950 |
| 26 October 1975 | Australia |
2 - 41 | 10,440 |
| 23 November 1980 | New Zealand |
6 - 5 | 6,000 |
| 7 December 1985♦ | 0 - 20 | 5,000 | |
| 30 November 1986 | Australia |
2 - 44 | 6,000 |
| 18 March 1990 | Great Britain |
4 - 8 | 6,000 |
| 9 December 1990♦♦ | Australia |
10 - 34 | 3,428 |
| 27 January 1991♦♦ | Great Britain |
10 - 45 | 3,965 |
| 16 February 1992 | 12 - 30 | 5,688 | |
| 13 December 1992 | Wales |
18 - 19 | 3,700 |
| 27 October 2007 |  Scotland |
46 - 16 | 7,000 |
| 29 October 2011 | 46 - 10 | 10,313 | |
| 11 November 2013† |  Samoa |
6 - 22 | 11,576 |
| 13 October 2017 |  Jamaica |
34 - 12 | 4,850 |
- Match played as part of the 1975 World Cup.
♦ Match played as part of the 1985-1988 World Cup.
♦♦ Matches played as part of the 1989-1992 World Cup.
† Match played as part of the 2013 World Cup.
- Match played as part of the 1975 World Cup.
On 29 October 1972, the Stade Gilbert Brutus hosted a 1972 World Cup match between Australia and Great Britain with an attendance of 6,324. Great Britain won 27 - 21
See also
References
- ^ "Who was Gilbert Brutus?". 2 November 2020.
- ^ worldstadia.com:: Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan> View Stadium
- ^ "Catalans Q&A". BBC News. 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Stade Gilbert Brutus results @ Rugby League Project
External links
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