Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional

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club based in

Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of oc, Briva la Galharda) is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze department. It has around 46,000 inhabitants, while the population of the agglomeration was 7 ...

, in the Corrèze department. They compete in the first-tier

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competition. Brive is a historical member of French rugby union, being one of the clubs that spent the most seasons in the best French domestic competition. "''Les Coujous''" also won the

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in 1997 as they defeated

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in the

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in a glorious 28-9 win. Many great players, both French and foreign, played for the club currently headed by Simon Gillham, and the youth academy is known to be one of the best in France. For example, Brive had in its rows some players who went on to play for

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. Among them,

Amédée Domenech Amédée Domenech (May 3, 1933, Narbonne – September 21, 2003 Brive-la-Gaillarde) was a French rugby union prop. He played for RC Vichy between 1954 and 1955. After one year he moved to CA Brive and helped the club to gain promotion to the f ...

, nicknamed "Le Duc" ("The Duke") who played there in the 1950s and 60s, and gave his name to the stadium after his death in 2003. Prolific flanker Olivier Magne, fly-halves Christophe Lamaison and Alain Penaud, number-eight Jean-Luc Joinel and hooker

Michel Yachvili Michel Yachvili (born 25 September 1946) is a former French rugby union footballer. His father was a Georgian POW during the World War II in France, and his son Grégoire chose to play for the Georgian national team. He began his career playing ...

, the father of

Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili Markarian (born 19 September 1980, in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze) is a French former rugby union footballer who played as a scrum-half for Biarritz and France. He played for France from 2002 to 2012, earning 61 caps and scori ...

, also wore the black and white jersey. Their home ground is the 14,759-capacity Stade Amédée-Domenech and the club colours are

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and

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History

The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on 12 October 1912. Before the Second World War, Brive changed from

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but returned to union after the war. It played regularly in the First Division, and established itself as the stronghold of rugby in

Limousin Limousin (; oc, Lemosin ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienn ...

but for many years its only title was a Second Division trophy won in 1957. Brive did not make it to the final of the First Division championship until 1965. On 23 May that year they met

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only to lose 15–8. Brive next made it to the final in the 1972 season, where they faced

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on May 21 in Lyon again, and again the Black and White came out the losers, as Béziers won their second consecutive title (9–0). Brive met AS Béziers in the final again three season later, in 1975. By then, Béziers had become the unbeatable team of the decade, and they won their fifth title, this time by just one point (13–12), at

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. Brive experienced a resurgence in the middle of the 1990s, first in 1996, when they made their first finals appearance since the mid-1970s in Paris. Brive however went down 20–13 to Stade Toulousain. It was their fourth losing final. Only one club have lost more finals without winning one than them (

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5). That year however, they won the famed

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, defeating Pau 12–6. The following season, they made it to the final of the

where they faced the

from

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. Brive finally won a final, defeating the Tigers 28–9. They are the only club to win the European Cup without ever winning the domestic championship. On 22 February 1997, Brive, as European champions, were pitted against Auckland Blues who had recently won the Super 12. The French team were no competition to an extra powerful Kiwi side which won easily 47–11. In 1998 Brive again reached the final of the Heineken Cup, this time against Bath. They came agonizingly close to capturing back-to-back titles, losing by just one point, 19–18 at

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. Since then, however, the club has been in dire straits, as it was subjected to a punitive relegation to the second division in 2000 due to bad financial management. They bounced back two years later and have struggled ever since in the lower echelons of the league table, except in 2004 when they managed to qualify for the playoffs. In 2005, Brive went to the semi-finals of

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, but they lost to Pau. In 2009, after taking the sixth place of the Championship, the Black and White could participate to the

, but the competition was difficult for them, against the Europeans champions

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and

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. After difficulties and a relegation in

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in 2012, Brive returned to the

the following year, after defeating Pau.

Honours

** Champions (1): 1996–97 ** ''Runners-up (1): 1997–98'' * French Rugby Union Championship ** ''Runners-up (4): 1964–65, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1995–96'' * French Second Division ** Champions (1): 1956–57 ** ''Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2018–19'' * Promotion play-offs Final/ Top 14 Access Match ** Champions (2): 2012–13, 2018–19 *

: ** Champions (1): 1996 ** ''Runners-up (2): 1963, 1974'' *

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: ** ''Runners-up (1): 2000''

Finals results

Heineken Cup

French Rugby Union Championship

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Coupe de France

Current standings

Current squad

The Brive squad for the 2022–23 season:

Notable former players

The following are players who have represented their country, players who have won a title with the club, players who have played a sufficient number of games to go down in the club history or players who came from the academy and have made a significant career in another team:

* Horacio Agulla *

Lisandro Arbizu Lisandro Arbizu (born September 29, 1971 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half or inside centre. He began playing for the local traditional club Belgrano Athletic Club and was one of the first Argentine pla ...

* Christian Martin * Agustin Figuerola * Pablo Henn * Alex Moreno * Eduardo Simone * Tim Donnelly *

Peter FitzSimons Peter John Allen FitzSimons (born 29 June 1961) is an Australian author, journalist, and radio and television presenter. He is a former national representative rugby union player and has been the chair of the Australian Republic Movement sin ...

Mark Giacheri Mark Giacheri (born 1 February 1969 in Sydney) is a former Italian-Australian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a lock. He first played for New South Wales Waratahs, from 1988/89 to 1996/97. He moved to Benetton Treviso in ...

* Poutasi Luafutu *

Alfie Mafi Alfie Mafi (born 8 June 1988) is an Australian professional rugby union football player of Tongan descent. His usual position is wing. Mafi has represented Australia in rugby sevens and at under-19 level at the IRB World Championships. He previo ...

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* John Welborn * Scott Franklin * John Tait * Phil Christophers * Ben Cohen * Riki Flutey * Shane Geraghty * Andy Goode * Ben Johnston *

Jamie Noon Jamie Darren Noon (born 9 May 1979 in Goole) is a retired rugby union footballer who played at centre. Career Hard-running centre Noon joined the Newcastle Falcons for the 1998-99 Allied Dunbar Premiership, after a letter from one of his sch ...

Shaun Perry Shaun Perry (born 4 May 1978) is a former English rugby union footballer, who last played for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. His usual position was at scrum half. Perry began playing rugby in the Youth Section oDudley Kingswin ...

* Steve Thompson * Christian Short * Filimone Bolavucu *

Kitione Kamikamica Kitione Kamikamica (born 27 April 1996 in Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for in the Top 14. His playing position is Flanker (rugby union), flanker. Kamikamica signed for in 2019, having previously represented and . He made hi ...

Sisa Koyamaibole Sisaro Dautu Koyamaibole (born 6 March 1980) is a Fijian rugby union player. His usual position is at number eight. Koyamaibole also plays for Fiji, including playing in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the 2011 Rugby Worl ...

* Norman Ligairi * Tabai Matson *

Benito Masilevu Benito Eremasilevu (born October 7, 1989) in Savusavu, Cakaudrove is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays wing for Fiji and French Top 14 side, Brive. Career Masilevu was born in Savusavu, he attended St Bedes Primary school. He later ...

Peniami Narisia Peniami Narisia (born 10 June 1997 in Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for in the Top 14. His playing position is Hooker (rugby union), hooker. Narisia has played for Brive since 2015. He made his debut for Fiji national rugby un ...

Dominiko Waqaniburotu Dominiko Maiwiriwiri Waqaniburotu (born 20 April 1986 in Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a loose forward and lock for Section Paloise in France's Top 14, the highest division of domestic rugby union. He previously played ...

Demba Bamba Demba Bamba (born 17 March 1998) is a French rugby union player. His position is prop and he currently plays for Lyon in the Top 14. Early life and education Demba's parents originate from Mauritania and he grew up in the Saint-Denis area of ...

* Roger Bastié * Mathieu Bélie * Nicolas Bézy * Alexandre Bias * Pascal Bomati * Sébastien Bonetti *

Terry Bouhraoua Terry Bouhraoua (born 29 August 1987) is a French rugby union and rugby union sevens player who plays for the France national rugby sevens team. His position is scrum-half. Bouhraoua was born in Châteaudun, France. He began professional rugb ...

* Russlan Boukerou * Jacques Boussuge * Hugues Briatte *

Julien Brugnaut Julien Brugnaut (born 17 November 1981) is a French former rugby union prop. He was called up to the France squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship. It was in this tournament that he made his France debut against Scotland Scotland ( ...

Romain Cabannes Romain Cabannes (born 2 December 1984) is a French rugby union player. His position is centre and he currently plays for Castres Olympique in the Top 14. He began his career with his home town club, Stade Montois, before moving to Pau and on to ...

* Benoît Cabello * Julien Caminati * Pierre Capdevielle * Georges Carabignac *

Philippe Carbonneau Philippe Carbonneau (born 15 April 1971) is a retired French rugby player. He was a utility back. His usual positions were scrum-half and fly-half, although he started his career as a centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * C ...

* Alain Carminati * Sébastien Carrat *

Florian Cazenave Florian Cazenave (born 30 December 1989 in Tarbes) is a French rugby union player. His position is Scrum-half and he currently plays for Vannes in the Pro D2 Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition ...

* Pierre Chadebech * Damien Chouly * Antonie Claassen * Valentin Courrent *

Benjamin Dambielle Benjamin Dambielle (born 15 July 1985) is a French former professional rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of t ...

Thierry Devergie Thierry Devergie (born 27 July 1966 in Marseille) is a French former rugby union footballer. He played as a lock and as a flanker. He also had a brief stint as a professional rugby league footballer. Career Devergie played for RC Nîmes and fo ...

* Yves Donguy *

Thibault Dubarry Thibault Dubarry (born 24 November 1987 in Chartres, France) is a French professional rugby union player. He plays at Number 8 for Racing Métro in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in ...

* Fabrice Estebanez *

Roger Fite Roger Fite (13 October 1938 – 28 November 2020) was a French rugby union player. Biography Born in Cabrerolles, he began playing for CCA Capdenac in Aveyron, where his family settled. In 1957, he joined Cahors Rugby, where he played alongs ...

* Mickaël Forest * Gaëtan Germain * Jérôme Guisset *

Dominique Harize Dominique Harize, born 26 February 1956, was a rugby union player who was capped 9 times. He played with France national rugby union team, France Harize played as Wing (rugby union), Wing for the Stade Toulousain. He was a member of the French tea ...

Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans (born 20 July 1978) is a French former rugby union footballer who played mainly as a wing or a full-back for French Top 14 club Toulouse and the French national team. Known for his pace and his footwork, he started his club car ...

* Teddy Iribaren *

Nicolas Jeanjean Nicolas Jeanjean (born 13 March 1981 in Montpellier, France) was a French rugby union footballer, who played for CA Brive in the Top 14. His usual position was at a Fullback (rugby union), Fullback. Prior to joining CA Brive he played for Stade T ...

* Jean-Luc Joinel *

Virgile Lacombe Virgile Lacombe (born 7 July 1984 in Brou-sur-Chantereine, France) was a French rugby union footballer who usually played in the hooker position. He became a coach with Stade Toulousain after retiring. Career He started his career at Nîmes, but ...

Damien Lagrange Damien Lagrange born 4 July 1987 in Bayonne, France, is a French professional rugby union player for SU Agen, having previously represented his hometown club after coming through their youth academy. Lagrange has become a regular in the SU Agen ...

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* Christophe Lamaison * Benjamin Lapeyre *

Julien Le Devedec Julien Le Devedec (born 6 June 1986 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Provence Rugby in the Pro D2. His usual position is at Lock or Number 8. Prior to joining CA Brive he played for Stad ...

* Olivier Magne * Arnaud Mela *

Arnaud Mignardi Arnaud Mignardi (born 1 November 1986 in Auch, France) is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Montois in the Rugby Pro D2, Pro D2. He has previously played for CA Brive, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Biarritz Olympique and SU Agen ...

* Rodolphe Modin *

Vincent Moscato Thierry Vincent Moscato, known as Vincent Moscato (born 28 July 1965, in Paris) is a former French rugby union player as well as radio talk host and actor. Moscato played as a hooker. He won the French Top 14 title with CA Bordeaux-Bègles Giron ...

Alexis Palisson Alexis Palisson (born 9 September 1987) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays as a fullback and wing. He is tall and weighs . Career He currently plays for Colomiers in the French Pro D2. He made his international debut for France on 2 ...

* Élie Pebeyre * Michel Pebeyre * Alexandre Péclier * Alain Penaud * Maxime Petitjean *

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* Jefferson Poirot * Fabien Sanconnie * Thomas Sanchou *

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* Atila Septar *

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Scott Spedding Scott Spedding (born 4 May 1986 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a retired French rugby union player. His position is fullback and he last played for Castres Olympique in the Top 14. He retired in 2019. Spedding attended St. John's College, Jo ...

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* Sébastien Vahaamahina * Ludovic Valbon * Loïc Van Der Linden * David Venditti *

Elvis Vermeulen Elvis Vermeulen is a former French rugby union footballer. He played for ASM Clermont Auvergne and CA Brive in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also played for the French national team, earning his first cap on 16 J ...

* Sébastien Viars *

Pierre Villepreux Pierre Villepreux (born 5 July 1943) is a former France, French rugby union player and coach. He played at full back and fly half for Stade Toulousain, Toulouse, and won 34 caps for France national rugby union team, France between 1967 and 1972. V ...

Tedo Abzhandadze Tedo Abzhandadze (born 13 June 1999) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Montauban Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the c ...

Karlen Asieshvili Karlen Asieshvili (born 21 April 1987) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is prop, and he currently plays for Brive in the Top 14 and the Georgia national team. He played for Georgia in the 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby Wo ...

* Soso Bekoshvili * Otar Giorgadze * Giorgi Jgenti * Vasil Kakovin * David Khinchagishvili * Mamuka Magrakvelidze * Irakli Natriashvili * Anton Peikrishvili * Goderdzi Shvelidze *

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* Damian Browne * Tjiuee Uanivi *

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* Tamato Leupolu *

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Petru Bălan Petru Vladimir Bălan (born 12 July 1976, in Suceava) is a Romanian retired rugby union footballer who played as a prop. Before moving to play rugby in France he played for Dinamo Bucharest in Romania, including playing for them in the 1998–99 ...

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* Petrişor Toderasc * Pat Barnard * Kevin Buys * So'otala Fa'aso'o * Terry Fanolua *

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* Simon Lemalu *

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* Tom Smith *

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Suka Hufanga Sukanaivalu Ivakuva Hufanga, known as Suka Hufanga (born Vaini, 18 June 1982), is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre. Career He played for CA Brive in the French Top 14, from 2006/07 to 2008/09. He plays for Newcastle Falcons ...

* Kevin Dalzell *

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* Liam Davies * Kieran Murphy *

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References

External links

*
CA Brive
Official website
Unofficial fan's site

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