Five weeks after being eliminated by Béziers in the Pro D2 play-off, CA Brive returned to training on Monday. We take stock of the five things to remember.
Sunshine and quite a few people around the handrail. This Monday morning, Brive returned to training after four weeks of vacation. We take stock of the four things to remember.
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With nine recruits
For this first day on the field, the first day devoted exclusively to physical preparation, nine new faces were present at the Stadium.
From left to right, recruits Paul Pimienta, Hugo Verdu and Curwin Bosch.
Pillars Henzo Kiteau and Omar Odieshvili, third row Samuel Maximin, scrum-half Maxime Sidobre, fly-half Hugo Verdu and Curwin Bosch, centre Paul Pimienta, winger Erwan Dridri and full-back Thomas Zenon thus donned the Brive jersey for the first time, after a first meeting organised on Sunday and a meal at the Espace Derichebourg.
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Two recruits were missing. England international Courtney Lawes thus benefits from two more weeks of rest after having been champion of England with his club Northampton. Konstantin Mikautadze will arrive in the second part of the preparation, since he participates in the summer tour of Georgia.
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A full staff
Unusually for over ten years, a Brive player was absent from the restart: a certain… Saïd Hirèche. Recently retired from the field, the former captain had nevertheless put on his boots, he who is now assistant coach of the defense.
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Saïd Hirèche has started his new duties, as has David Darricarrère.
The referent in this sector, Joe Worsley, was obviously also present at the sessions this Monday, at the same time as David Darricarrère, new coach of the back line.
The youth is here
As with every summer preparation, the Corrèze staff has chosen to integrate several youngsters from the Espoirs team. There are 15 from the training center who have been promoted to the first team.
The Crabos pillar, along with two of his teammates, will join the pro group for preparation later in the summer.
Initially expected to be in this group, hooker Quentin Algay, pillar Pierre-Chanel Tafili and fly-half Luka Ketelaona will finally benefit from a little rest after their French Crabos championship title won on Saturday, against Stade Toulousain.
The major feat of the Crabos of CA Brive, crowned champions of France against Toulouse (watch the match again)
Players set to stay?
A few weeks ago, Pierre-Henry Broncan had drawn up a list of players who would benefit from an exit voucher in the event of an approach from a club.
To date, these famous players are still very much present at the club and were on the field yesterday. We are thinking here in particular of Sitaleki Timani, Sammy Arnold and Paula Walisoliso. Jackson Garden-Bachop was absent for family reasons.
Without the internationals
This summer, eleven players will play with their national team and will therefore arrive in Corrèze for the second part of the preparation, at the end of July – beginning of August.
Geoffrey Malaterre, Léo Carbonneau, Maxence Biasotto and Mathis Ferté are with the French U20 team to participate in the World Cup in South Africa.
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A competition in which the Espoirs hooker, Valerio Siciliano, is also participating with Italy. Still in the U20s, second row Teun Karst will play in the World Rugby Trophy with the Netherlands.
The CAB hooker will ultimately not join the Portuguese selection.
Georges Shvelidze and Konstantin Mikautadze will play three games with Georgia. Prop Francisco Coria Marchetti is with the Argentine selection while Renger Van Eerten will have his first games with the United States.
Lucas Da Silva will not be joining the Portuguese team after all, while Asier Usarraga is already with the Spanish national team.
Benjamin Apple Tree
Photos Benjamin Pommier
