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 whose 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 its 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.
Before 2007, the stadium held 4,200 with 900 seated.worldstadia.com:: Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan> View Stadium 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.
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.
Rugby League Test matches
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.Stade Gilbert Brutus results @ Rugby League Project
Men's
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Event 11 March 1962 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 11–6 9,000 1965 France vs New Zealand – 2nd Test 16 January 1966 18–13 7,255 25 January 1970 11–15 11,000 11 November 1971 11–27 3,581 1971 France vs New Zealand – 1st Test 29 October 1972 27–21 6,324 1972 Rugby League World Cup 9 December 1973 9–21 5,109 1973 France vs Australia – 1st Test 19 January 1975 9–11 7,950 1975 European Rugby League Championship 26 October 1975 2–41 10,440 1975 Rugby League World Cup 23 November 1980 6–5 6,000 1980 France vs New Zealand – 1st Test 7 December 1985 0–20 5,000 1985 France vs New Zealand – 2nd Test 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup 30 November 1986 2–44 6,000 1986 France vs Australia – 1st Test 18 March 1990 4–8 6,000 9 December 1990 10–34 3,428 1990 France vs Australia – 2nd Test 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup 27 January 1991 10–45 3,965 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup 16 February 1992 12–30 5,688 13 December 1992 18–19 3,700 27 October 2007 46–16 7,000 29 October 2011 46–10 10,313 11 November 2013 6–22 11,576 2013 Rugby League World Cup 13 October 2017 34–12 4,850 23 October 2021 10–30 6,000
Women's
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Attendance Event 23 October 2021 4–40 6,000
See also
List of rugby league stadiums by capacity
References
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