This Friday, CA Brive held its 2023-2024 season review press conference and 2024-2025 season projection. The opportunity for Xavier Ric and Pierre-Henry Broncan to discuss, among the hour of discussions, the summer changes.
Among the hour of discussions between the general director, the sports manager and the press invited this Friday, June 7, the movements during the offseason. First part of what to remember about departures and arrivals.
Officially, Brive announced the end of the adventure with eight players reaching the end of their contract on June 30.
Unsurprisingly and as already announced in our columns, Julien Blanc (Massy), Oskar Rixen (Clermont), Saïd Hirèche (retirement), Hugo Reilhes (return to Toulouse), Arthur Bonneval (Biarritz), Aaron Grandidier (Pau) and Wesley Douglas left Corrèze. Just like Daniel Brennan who received a tempting offer from Toulon.
Without wanting to reveal the names, Xavier Ric and Pierre-Henry Broncan suggested that other departures should take place in the days to come. Departures of non-Jiff players, no longer in the sports manager’s plans.
According to our information, an agreement has already been reached for Nico Lee who will no longer be a CAB player. However, this will not be the case for winger Asaeli Tuivuaka who will indeed remain in Corrèze next season.
Paula Walisoliso and Jackson Garden-Bachop thus benefit from a way out if clubs come forward. The Fijian has leads, not really for the New Zealander.
Twelve official arrivals
As revealed exclusively in our columns on May 29, Bayonne’s 2nd line Konstantin Mikautadze signed up with the CAB. He is one of twelve summer recruits to date.
In addition to those already known, Enzo Kiteau (pillar), Omar Odishvili (pillar), Samuel Maximin (3rd row), Courtney Lawes (3rd row), Maxime Sidobre (scrum half), Hugo Verdu (flyhalf), Curwin Bosch ( opener), Erwan Dridri (winger), Thomas Zenon (back-winger) and Paul Pimienta (center), Pierre-Henry Broncan also formalized the arrival of the right pillar captain of the France U20 team Zaccharie Affane.
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