Grenoble

20 - 18

Full Time

Brive

Brive vs Grenoble

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

It's all over! The referee Julien Caulier has blown their whistle to end the game.

81'

Simon-Pierre Chauvac comes on.

79'

Nathan Fraissenon comes off.

79'

Zaccharie Affane comes on.

79'

Francisco Coria Marchetti comes off.

79'

Yann Peysson comes on.

79'

Henco Venter comes off.

79'

Lucas Da Silva comes on.

75'

Benjamin Boudou comes off.

75'

Grenoble decide to make a substitution, with Julien Heriteau getting some game time.

74'

Grenoble decide to make a substitution, with Romain Trouilloud being replaced.

74'

CA Brive decide to make a substitution, with Hugo Verdu getting some game time.

74'

CA Brive decide to make a substitution, with John Cooney being replaced.

74'

A gap opened in the defence and Asaeli Tuivuaka took full advantage.

73'

CA Brive decide to make a substitution, with Nic Krone getting some game time.

72'

CA Brive decide to make a substitution, with Etonia Bainivalu being replaced.

72'

Penalty Goal

Romain Trouilloud has kicked a penalty goal.

72'

Penalty Goal

The CA Brive supporters go wild as John Cooney successfully kicks the penalty goal.

69'

Yellow Card

Brandon Nansen (Grenoble) is shown a yellow card

68'

Grenoble make a substitution with Julien Farnoux coming on.

65'

Grenoble make a substitution with Kaminieli Rasaku coming off.

65'

Grenoble make a substitution with Yan Lestrade coming on.

65'

Grenoble make a substitution with Julien Heriteau coming off.

65'

CA Brive sub Konstantine Mikautadze comes onto the field.

64'

Teun Karst departs for CA Brive.

64'

Conversion

The Grenoble supporters go wild as Romain Trouilloud successfully kicks the conversion.

64'

Try

Grenoble are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Zack Gauthier touching down.

63'

The defensive line has been broken as Lilian Rossi goes through the gap.

61'

Francisco Coria Marchetti comes on for CA Brive.

55'

Zaccharie Affane leaves the field.

55'

Sasha Gue comes on.

55'

Anthony Coletta comes off.

55'

Benjamin Boudou comes on.

54'

Lucas Da Silva comes off.

54'

Nathan Fraissenon comes on.

54'

Simon-Pierre Chauvac comes off.

54'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Romain Trouilloud kicks the conversion.

54'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Eric Escande from scoring as they record the try for Grenoble.

53'

Richard Hardwick comes on.

52'

Mathis Baret comes off.

52'

Eric Escande comes on.

52'

Barnabe Couilloud comes off.

52'

Zack Gauthier comes on.

50'

Sascha Mistrulli comes off.

50'

Lilian Rossi comes on.

50'

Bastien Soury comes off.

50'

Brandon Nansen comes on.

50'

Tristan Labouteley comes off.

50'

Grenoble decide to make a substitution, with Johannes Jonker getting some game time.

46'

Grenoble decide to make a substitution, with Giorgi Pertaia being replaced.

46'

Julien Heriteau makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Benjamin Lefranc makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

45'

Kaminieli Rasaku makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Fabulous play by CA Brive has led to Etonia Bainivalu being able to wriggle through a gap.

38'

Fabulous play by CA Brive has led to John Cooney being able to wriggle through a gap.

33'

Trouble here as Julien Tisseron breaches the defence.

32'

John Cooney curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

29'

Try

Silky skills by CA Brive ends with a try for Benjamin Lefranc.

28'

Trouble here as Benjamin Lefranc breaches the defence.

28'

Spellbinding play by Jamie Shillcock is finished off with a try.

28'

Trouble here as Retief Marais breaches the defence.

26'

Penalty Goal

Romain Trouilloud adds the points for Grenoble.

23'

Penalty Goal

John Cooney adds the points for CA Brive.

21'

Yellow Card

Mael Navizet (Grenoble) is shown a yellow card

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Julien Tisseron bursts through to advance the CA Brive attack.

20'

A gap opened in the defence and Romain Trouilloud took full advantage.

14'

Romain Trouilloud steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

13'

Conversion

John Cooney converts the try.

10'

Try

A series of passes by CA Brive results in a try for Jamie Shillcock

John Cooney played a key part in that try.

A gap opened in the defence and Henco Venter took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Teun Karst goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee Julien Caulier blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Grenoble v Brive 
  
 Round 21 
  
 Sat 21st February 2026, 12:00pm PST 
  
 Stade des Alpes 
  
 Julien Caulier

Points Flow Chart

Grenoble win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

17%

% Of Game In Lead

72%

24%

Possession Last 10 min

76%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Trouilloud

20 - 18

72'

Cooney

69'

17 - 18

Nansen

17 - 15

68'

Trouilloud

17 - 15

64'

Gauthier

15 - 15

63'

Trouilloud

10 - 15

54'

Escande

8 - 15

53'

Half Time

Lefranc

28'

3 - 15

Trouilloud

3 - 10

23'

Cooney

21'

0 - 10

Navizet

0 - 7

20'

Cooney

10'

0 - 7

Shillcock

0 - 5

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.4

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.6

Entries

Attack Profile

Grenoble

Brive

More Less

Defence Profile

Grenoble

Brive

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

64%

66%

3-6 secs

23%

20%

6+ secs

13%

14%

Rucks Won

Grenoble vs Brive Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Grenoble face off against Brive in Pro D2 Round 21 on Sat 21st February 2026 at Stade des Alpes. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:00. In South Africa it’s at 22:00 SAST, 09:00 NZST in New Zealand, 07:00 AEST in Australia and 12:00 EST in the US.

Grenoble won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Brive in 6th and Grenoble in 9th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Grenoble vs Brive Squads

The official squads for Grenoble vs Brive will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.