Nissa Rugby announced on Monday 9 November the signing of Tristan Labouteley, under contract until 2029.
A replacement at Grenoble
Labouteley joined Grenoble in the summer of 2025 after eight seasons at Perpignan and played 14 Pro D2 matches last season, 11 of them as a starter. This season he has come on only four times, always from the bench, for 79 minutes in total. On 18 September he played 33 minutes in Grenoble’s win at Nice (33-37).
88 Top 14 matches
With Perpignan, the 2.02 m lock won the Pro D2 in 2018 and 2021, then played 88 Top 14 matches between 2018 and 2025.
Nice on a roll
Nice have won their last two matches, against Aurillac (29-20) and at Narbonne (26-29), and have four wins in ten rounds. Labouteley joins captain Adrian Motoc, Evan Olmstead and Joel Kpoku in the second row.
Key figures
2029 contract end date with Nice
88 Top 14 matches with Perpignan
4 appearances off the bench for Grenoble this season, 79 minutes in total
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