Stade Aimé Giral
Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan, France — opened Constructed 1940; rugby league use recorded here 2002-2013, mainly as Catalans Dragons' temporary home during Stade Gilbert Brutus redevelopment work, 19 rugby league games hosted, home of Primarily USA Perpignan (rugby union)'s home ground; Catalans Dragons used it as a temporary rugby league home during their 2006 and 2007 Super League seasons while Stade Gilbert Brutus was being expanded, playing 14 Super League matches here across those two seasons.
Sourcing caveat: The specific rugby league fixtures accounting for the remaining 5 of this site's own recorded 19 matches (beyond the 2 Tests and 14 confirmed 2006-07 Super League games) are not confirmed; they may reflect further one-off Catalans relocations during later Brutus expansion works (documented for 2010 and 2011), but this is not verified.
Ground facts
| Opened | Constructed 1940; rugby league use recorded here 2002-2013, mainly as Catalans Dragons' temporary home during Stade Gilbert Brutus redevelopment work (Named for Aimé Giral, an early USA Perpignan (rugby union) fly-half who died in the First World War, one of seven USAP players killed in that war.) |
| Home club | Primarily USA Perpignan (rugby union)'s home ground; Catalans Dragons used it as a temporary rugby league home during their 2006 and 2007 Super League seasons while Stade Gilbert Brutus was being expanded, playing 14 Super League matches here across those two seasons |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 19 |
| Top recorded crowd | 11,122 |
| Capacity | 14,593 (current, following a project completed in 2008, up from a prior 13,500) |
| Test matches hosted | 2 |
| Years used | 2002–2013 |
| Location | Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon |
Name history
- Stade Aimé Giral — no renaming found
Rugby league history
Best known as USA Perpignan's Top 14 rugby union home ground, this stadium's rugby league history is a mix of two French national-team Tests (2002, 2005) before Catalans Dragons existed, and then 14 Super League home fixtures across the club's 2006 and 2007 seasons, including their opening 2006 match (Catalans Dragons 38-30 Wigan Warriors). Among all French venues to have hosted Super League fixtures, Giral ranks third by total matches, behind Stade Gilbert Brutus and Stade Sebastien Charlety in Paris.
Primarily rugby union (USA Perpignan, Top 14).
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 30 Nov 2002 — France 10-36 New Zealand
- 11 Nov 2005 — France 12-44 Australia
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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