Carbon will arrive next season

Already a recruit for next season for Racing 92! As expected for several weeks, Racing 92 has managed to find an agreement with the Brive CA to release Léo Carbonneau a year before the end of his contract. The 20 -year -old scrum half, son of Philippe, the former scrum half of the XV of France, has signed up for the next four seasons with Racing 92.

“” Sacred U20 world champion in 2023 alongside the Racingmen Lino Julien and Noa Zinzen, he will strengthen the workforce and embody the club’s sporting ambition for the future. Racing 92 thanks the CA Brive and wishes him a lot of sporting success for the 2024-2025 ″ season, wrote the Ile-de-France club in a press release. Before taking the way to Ile-de-France, the native of Pau will indeed finish the season of Pro D2 with the Corrézien club, currently third in the ranking, three points from Grenoble and two from Montauban. This season, he has played 9 games, all as a holder, and scored 15 points.

Brive’s regrets

The CA Brive did not hide that he regretted having to let his protégé go, arrived at the club from the age of 9, when his father became the coach (he coaches the hopes today), but he did not really have a choice.

“Racing 92 expressed the Brive CA of his desire to sign Léo Carbonneau for the 2025/2026 season. The CA Brive, despite his desire to extend Léo in Corrèze until 2028, understood that his captain preferred to be released from his obligations in late 2025 in order to join Ile-de-France. After discussions between the various stakeholders, a “win-win-win” agreement was found. The CA Brive strongly regrets the departure of one of his young talents and thanks Léo for these great black and white years since 2013. The club knows that he can count on Léo to contribute to the rise of CA Brive in Top 14 and wishes him the best for the rest of his career, “writes the Corrézien club. A climb before leaving is the best gift that Léo Carbonneau could offer to his lifelong club …