Ours will be coming soon, we promise!
However, until then you can enjoy the Superleague websites official 2018 season review for the Catalans Dragons.
Click here.
Wednesday 31 October 2018
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Monday 29 October 2018
One week to go !!!
The new Oneills backed Catalans Dragons club shop opens next week at Stade Gilbert Brutus.
If like us you are in the UK however the online store opens same day.
We can't wait to see the new kit and training wear and hope our credit card can take the spend !
More to follow.
Thursday 25 October 2018
Sam Tomkins talks to 5 Live
Catalans Dragons star man Sam Tomkins has been speaking to the 5 Live Rugby Legaue Podcast this week.
Dave Woods talks pigs with the England man.
Click here to listen or download.
Dave Woods talks pigs with the England man.
Click here to listen or download.
Monday 22 October 2018
For those of you baying for a signing...
...Dragons have signed Whitely.
Truly that's the best joke I can do.
Matty Whitley has joined us in a two year deal.
The ex-Widnes man will replace the departing Iain Thornley in the Catalans squad.
Tuesday 16 October 2018
2018 Sang et Or Player of the Season
We are delighted to announce that the winner of our 2018 award is Tony Gigot.
Tony follows in the footsteps of such greats as Morgan Escare and Steve Bell (Not really) in winning this award voted for by British fans of the club.
It's indicative of the season the club has had that Tony was the winner ahead of a gaggle of other contenders including Remy Casty, Michael McIlorum and so on.
The club has had an ultimately successful season on the park by winning the challenge cup, but this has come about through a collective effort as opposed to having a single stand out performer.
Gigot's was the winner having picked up the man of the match award in the Challenge Cup final and off the back of two months of scintillating play.
Let's not forget though that he wasn't available at the start of the season, his drugs contretemps having resurfaced and his ban reapplied.
As a cycling fan his ban never quite sat right with me. I have a quarter of century of my heroes not having been honest and real and I had a feeling of there being no smoke without fire.
But Tony was cleared to return and play and his return to the side was the precursor to our best period of play of the whole season.
The team were down and out at Easter, rock bottom of the Super League having had 40 points put on them at Salford. The coach was reportedly hanging on by a thread having long been past the vote of confidence and many feared the sharpening on Bernard's famed meat cleaver.
But with a scratchy win at York and a home drubbing of Huddersfield under their belts, the team grew into the campaign and Tony was instrumental in getting the pressure off by making the top 8.
For many that was season done, mission accomplished. For Gigot it was merely a challenge to try and elevate his game even more and the reward was a day out at Wembley and the most incredible day of them all.
After that high, Tony seemed to pick his games. Our family trekked up from Lincolnshire to Castleford only to see him attached to massive headphones posing for selfies pitch side. He was being rested!
The end of the season has seen rumours about the massive wealth in the rugby union top 14 looking to turn Gigots head and make him one of their stars.
I hope that after les Dracs showed him a lot of loyalty in those dark days of his ban, he would be keen to stay and repay the fans and club.
I don't want another Lance Armstrong on my hands do I?
Picture from www.catalansdragons.com
Tony follows in the footsteps of such greats as Morgan Escare and Steve Bell (Not really) in winning this award voted for by British fans of the club.
It's indicative of the season the club has had that Tony was the winner ahead of a gaggle of other contenders including Remy Casty, Michael McIlorum and so on.
The club has had an ultimately successful season on the park by winning the challenge cup, but this has come about through a collective effort as opposed to having a single stand out performer.
Gigot's was the winner having picked up the man of the match award in the Challenge Cup final and off the back of two months of scintillating play.
Let's not forget though that he wasn't available at the start of the season, his drugs contretemps having resurfaced and his ban reapplied.
As a cycling fan his ban never quite sat right with me. I have a quarter of century of my heroes not having been honest and real and I had a feeling of there being no smoke without fire.
But Tony was cleared to return and play and his return to the side was the precursor to our best period of play of the whole season.
The team were down and out at Easter, rock bottom of the Super League having had 40 points put on them at Salford. The coach was reportedly hanging on by a thread having long been past the vote of confidence and many feared the sharpening on Bernard's famed meat cleaver.
But with a scratchy win at York and a home drubbing of Huddersfield under their belts, the team grew into the campaign and Tony was instrumental in getting the pressure off by making the top 8.
For many that was season done, mission accomplished. For Gigot it was merely a challenge to try and elevate his game even more and the reward was a day out at Wembley and the most incredible day of them all.
After that high, Tony seemed to pick his games. Our family trekked up from Lincolnshire to Castleford only to see him attached to massive headphones posing for selfies pitch side. He was being rested!
The end of the season has seen rumours about the massive wealth in the rugby union top 14 looking to turn Gigots head and make him one of their stars.
I hope that after les Dracs showed him a lot of loyalty in those dark days of his ban, he would be keen to stay and repay the fans and club.
I don't want another Lance Armstrong on my hands do I?
Monday 15 October 2018
Tomkins to have delayed debut
Catalans new star signing will have to wait an extra week to make his bow for us having picked up a one game ban for his knee lunge tackle in the Super League Grand Final over the weekend.
In their wisdom the RFL are allowing Sam to serve his ban in a pre season friendly rather than miss a competitive game.. and we say the powers that be in the game are against us eh?
In their wisdom the RFL are allowing Sam to serve his ban in a pre season friendly rather than miss a competitive game.. and we say the powers that be in the game are against us eh?
Friday 12 October 2018
Dragons confirm departures
Catalans official website has revealed the (widely known) list of players who have left the club.
Click here to read the full list.
Thursday 11 October 2018
Batieri signs on for 2 more years
Catalans star Jason Batieri has signed a new 2 year deal with the Perpignan club.
This is a top piece of recruitment and he will be an integral part of the club going forward.
Monday 8 October 2018
Le Derby is back...
Massive congratulations to London Broncos on getting promoted back into Super League.
Special mention to our old mat Eloi Pellisier on playing his part in the win.
Special mention to our old mat Eloi Pellisier on playing his part in the win.
Hall Of Fame: Louis Anderson
By the time Louis Anderson made his Super League bow, he was 23 yet seemed to have been around for a long time already having played three seasons with the NZ Warriors. Perhaps that is down to his brother Vinnie, five years his senior, already having played three years with St Helens by the time Warrington signed him up.
After 104 games for the Wire - and 104 points quite poetically - in four years, he made the switch to Perpignan. It wasn't perhaps the most marquee of signings, with the very greatest of respect, but he quickly settled into the club.
An initial three-year deal turned into a seven-season spell with the club and there never seemed any threat of him leaving the Gilbert Brutus in that time. Bar one season in the number 8 jersey, he quickly became a mainstay in the back row and a unit around which the Dragons pack could be built.
Rarely flashy but always dependable, his win percentage stats are remarkable. Basically, if he played, the more likely were the Dragons to win.
The true test of a player is how they are regarded by their peers. Here, note Alex Chan and Giants prop Suaia Matagi giving Louis the farewell haka after his final Dragons appearance before retirement.
He'll be tough to replace alright.
After 104 games for the Wire - and 104 points quite poetically - in four years, he made the switch to Perpignan. It wasn't perhaps the most marquee of signings, with the very greatest of respect, but he quickly settled into the club.
An initial three-year deal turned into a seven-season spell with the club and there never seemed any threat of him leaving the Gilbert Brutus in that time. Bar one season in the number 8 jersey, he quickly became a mainstay in the back row and a unit around which the Dragons pack could be built.
Rarely flashy but always dependable, his win percentage stats are remarkable. Basically, if he played, the more likely were the Dragons to win.
The true test of a player is how they are regarded by their peers. Here, note Alex Chan and Giants prop Suaia Matagi giving Louis the farewell haka after his final Dragons appearance before retirement.
Le haka pour Louis Anderson pic.twitter.com/ytUHSXhlH4— Dragons Catalans 🏆 (@DragonsOfficiel) September 29, 2018
He'll be tough to replace alright.
Friday 5 October 2018
Thomas Bosc - Hall of Fame Entry
The word legend gets bandied about way too much in modern
life nowadays.
Someone who gets through a reality show and then releases a
couple of moderately successful albums can become a “legend” of the music
industry, and that’s not right.
In sport you only need to be a handsomely paid footballer
and bag a league title amongst a group of world class players to be judged as
integral which for me doesn’t sit quite right.
Fortunately we take all of these factors into account before
opening the door to the Sang-et-Or hall of Fame and this inductee deserves a
statue at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, such has been his impact to this day and hopefully
beyond.
Thomas Bosc in stats
Source Wikipedia
Thomas Bosc has been a one club man and was there at the
very start of the unified Catalans club.
Bosc has played several positions including the wing, full
back and scrum half. His creative play led to an impressive 1 try in every 4
matches across his career and over 1300 points thanks to his kicking.
But Bosc was more than that. He was a player who dug in when
the going got tough, and would often be seen playing on covered in bandages and
head dressings. He loved playing in our derby with London and scored one of the
Dragons greatest ever try’s with a left foot, right foot dink over defenders
before gathering to dive under the sticks.
It was an Easter treat that I will never forget.
Inevitably as time caught up with the great man he was preserved
and played less frequently, but when his club needed him, he was ready and
willing to play.
I remember some wing cameos as the end of his career drew
near. These I will cherish as I knew we wouldn’t be seeing him for much longer.
When his retirement came, the Dragons were wise enough to keep
him in and around the club. He took on coaching for the domestic league side
(U23s) but after a terrible start to 2018 Steve McNamara soon promoted him to
join him in the first team dugout.
And that’s the image of Bosc we see most regularly now.
Headphones on, prowling the touchline or jogging on to offer some tactical
tweak when a stoppage in play allows.
The guy is an absolute legend (a proper one) and epitomises
the creative flair and flamboyance that our club is renowned for. I hope he
stays with us forever such is the reverence Thomas is held in.
Saints get beaten so we can announce Smith
In the most unsurprising transfer of the winter so far (ahem!), Catalans Dragons have signed Matty Smith from St Helens.
The timing of the announcement came just minutes after St Helens were dumped out of the Super League play offs by Warrington Wolves.
Smith joins on a two year contract.
Let's see if he is more Scott Dureau than Brent Webb eh?
Aside from Smith joining we had the pain of watching Josh Drinkwater clearing his locker on Instagram. Isn't the internet wonderful eh?
The timing of the announcement came just minutes after St Helens were dumped out of the Super League play offs by Warrington Wolves.
Smith joins on a two year contract.
Let's see if he is more Scott Dureau than Brent Webb eh?
Aside from Smith joining we had the pain of watching Josh Drinkwater clearing his locker on Instagram. Isn't the internet wonderful eh?
Monday 1 October 2018
Super Remy makes dream team..
Dragons star Remy Casty has been named in this season's Super League Dream Team.
Its thoroughly deserved, especially on his performances in the second half of the season where his leadership and metre making runs were instrumental in getting his team on the front foot.
Four up for Mead as Dracs sign off in style
Forget that for periods of this game there was a level of
malaise similar to the opening parts of the season.
Put to one side that we have had relegation form since the
Cup Final back in August.
Just revel in the fact that the most successful season in
the clubs history has ended in style.
David Mead has played himself into the best form of his
opening season at the Dracs over recent weeks and bagged four tries in the sort
of comeback we usually have to watch from other teams against us.
To be fair both sides could have been forgiven for being on
the beach. Their goals of getting in the top 8 and being exempt from the fear
of relegation having been fulfilled. The Dragons and the Giants will be setting
themselves loftier targets for next year.
We will break the season down in due course but this one
ended with the bizarre sight of Michael McIlorum on the pitch with his pet
dogs.
Only in rugby league…
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