Brussels Celtic RFC

In the spring of 2014, preliminary talks took place between the officials of BBRFC and Brussels Celtic. The discussion centered on whether Brussels’ two foremost international rugby clubs could finally reach an agreement and form one cohesive international rugby club that would be an enticing, forward thinking, international rugby home for male, female, touch and junior rugby players of all standards in Belgium.

There had been several attempts to bring the two clubs together in the past but differences of opinion meant that talks were never conclusive. In June 2014 the members of BBRFC and BCRFC finally voted unanimously for the two clubs to merge.

• Belgian League Champions: 1985
• Belgian Cup Champions: 1972,1974,1982, finalist in 2005
• Dutch/Belgian ING Plate, finalist in 2005
• Belgian National Ladies Division 2 XV Champion 2018[2]

The men's, women's and touch squads contain a number of players who have represented their respective countries internationally. The Belgian national teams frequently draw current and former players from their ranks.

Of note, Crispin Maenpaa is regularly selected for the Finnish National team. Craig Dowsett, who currently plays for Old Albanian RFC and the Belgian National Rugby Union team, played for the BBRFC Rugby School as a junior.

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Neil Willoughby Hooker Ireland Omar Perez Hooker Venezuela Andrea Paggi Prop Italy Maximilian Siemens Prop Canada Steven Odding Prop Netherlands Pierre Sultana Lock France Cameron Desonia Lock United States Conor Quinn Lock Ireland Henri de la Perraudière Flanker France Yann Sterckx Number 8 Belgium Elias Mehssatou Flanker Belgium

Player Position Union Samson Broustra Scrum-half France Jonathan de Leyser Scrum-half England Benjamin Perdereau Fly-half France Panagiotis Spiliotis Fly-half Greece Gregory Donge Centre Belgium Gary Graham Centre Ireland Crispin Maenpaa Centre Finland Guillaume Wallner Wing France Gavin Strickland Wing Scotland Arthur Honton Fullback France Romain Hourtiguet Fullback France

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Akim Lauwers Hooker Belgium Corentin Delchevalerie Hooker Belgium Daniel Lopez Hooker Colombia Matthew Cox Hooker England Miguel Terol Espino Hooker Spain Laurent Joly Hooker France Nicolas Rey Hooker France Nafis Brewster Prop Curaçao Nils Callens Prop Belgium Adrien Quina Prop Belgium Daniele Salaparuta Prop Italy Federico Ubaldi Prop Italy Guillermo Ruiz Rabaneda Prop Spain Jonathan Piepers Prop Belgium David Menant Lock France Olivier Dieu Lock Belgium Graham Edwards Lock United States Julien de Smedt Lock Belgium Matt Richards Lock England Ioan Bucuras Flanker Romania Paul Moss-Bowpit Flanker England Antoine Delacotte Flanker France Charles Daltroff Flanker France Gabriele Salaparuta Flanker Italy Michele Rossetti Flanker Italy Patrick Osborne Flanker Ireland Benjamin Baker Number 8 England Fabien Bourtguise Number 8 France

Player Position Union Ilyas de Schryver Scrum-half Belgium Thomas Mourey Scrum-half France Alex Debrabandere Scrum-half Belgium Nicolas Fiasse Scrum-half Belgium Ryan Cronin Scrum-half United States Javier Cejudo Fly-half Spain Pierre Deparpe Fly-half France Edward Danks Fly-half England Brecht de Bo Centre Belgium Edward McCafferty Centre Scotland Joe Lush Centre England Olivier Bourdouxhe Centre Luxembourg Victor Samyn Centre Belgium Thomas Linget Centre France Mathew Holt Centre Australia Elio Calcagno Wing Italy Jonathan Prevost Wing France Chris Reckinger Wing Luxembourg Pierre Braun Wing France Tanguy Lotigie Wing France Julian Pazos Marchante Wing Spain Erik Boman Fullback Sweden Valerian Jacques Fullback Belgium