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Rugby player
Brian Liebenberg
Brian Liebenberg
Date of birth (1979-09-19) 19 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birthBenoni, Gauteng
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight233 lb (106 kg; 16.6 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002-2011 Stade Français ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-2005 France 12 (25)

Brian Liebenberg (born 19 September 1979 in Benoni) is a South Africa-born French former rugby union footballer. His usual position is at centre, where he plays for Top 14 club, Stade Français. He was a part of Stade Français' Top 16 victory of 2004, as well as the runner-up of the 2004-05 Top 16 season and the 2004-05 Heineken Cup. He was also a part of France's 2004 Six Nations Championship victory, as well as playing for them during the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Liebenberg made his international debut for France in 2003, as a reserve in matches against Romania, and then England, both of which France won. He was promoted to a starting position for the second match against the English, which was lost 45 to 14 at Twickenham. He was then included in France's 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, playing in matches against the United States, as well as a reserve against Ireland and the All Blacks.

He was capped for France against Ireland in Paris in the 2004 Six Nations Championship, which France eventually went on to win. He was capped twice more that year for France, against Canada in Toronto, and against the All Blacks in Paris.

Liebenberg was capped twice during the 2005 Six Nations Championship, against Scotland and England. The following year Stade Français came close to winning the two biggest titles available to a French team, the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup trophies. The club was a losing finalist in both competitions. He has won 12 caps and scored five tries (25 points) for France.

Honours

France Stade Français

References

  1. "STADE DE FRANCE, SAINT-DENIS, 7 JUIN 2003". lnr.fr. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "CHAMPION DES CHAMPIONS DU TOP 14: STADE FRANÇAIS 2004". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. "Top 14 de rugby: ce soir, le Stade Français affronte Clermont en finale". ladepeche.fr. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

External links

France squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup fourth place
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Laporte
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