Wednesday 31 July 2019
Friday 26 July 2019
Julien signs on
Benjamin Julien is the next Catalans player to be announced as signing a contract extension at the club.
Good new.
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Maloney a Dragon
New South Wales State of Origin star James Maloney will join Catalans Dragons for the 2020 season the club has announced.
Welcome James
Tuesday 23 July 2019
Langi signs on
Samisoni Langi has signed a 2 year contract extension to keep him with Catalans Dragons.
Good news and hopefully more to come.
Monday 22 July 2019
Dragons show old frailties and fall to 6th
Having spent the last few weeks doing their best to get back in a cemented play off place, the Dragons went back to their old ways taking a right old beating by Salford Red Devils yesterday.
Almost half of the home sides players helped themselves to four points with ex-Dragon Krisnan Inu adding more pain from the tee.
Salford Red Devils (16) 40
T : Josh Johnson, Derrell Olpherts, Tui Lolohea, Niall Evalds, Kris Welham 2, Mark Flanagan
G : Krisnan Inu 3, Tui Lolohea 3
Catalans Dragons (8) 14
T : Sam Kasiano, Brayden Wilame
G : Sam Tomkins 3
There is sill plenty to play for and we can get back on track with a win against Warrington in a couple of weeks, however this is a worrying sign.
Cynics might say the players were worried enough that they might get the coach to be sacked before turning on the style for a month before clocking off again... however we are willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Almost half of the home sides players helped themselves to four points with ex-Dragon Krisnan Inu adding more pain from the tee.
Salford Red Devils (16) 40
T : Josh Johnson, Derrell Olpherts, Tui Lolohea, Niall Evalds, Kris Welham 2, Mark Flanagan
G : Krisnan Inu 3, Tui Lolohea 3
Catalans Dragons (8) 14
T : Sam Kasiano, Brayden Wilame
G : Sam Tomkins 3
There is sill plenty to play for and we can get back on track with a win against Warrington in a couple of weeks, however this is a worrying sign.
Cynics might say the players were worried enough that they might get the coach to be sacked before turning on the style for a month before clocking off again... however we are willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Tomkins masterclass sees off Giants
Catalans Dragons 32 (22)
T: Broughton 2, Tomkins 3, Williame
G: Tomkins 4
Huddersfield Giants 28 (12)
T: I Senior 2, Gaskell, McIntosh, Jacob Wardle
G: Jacob Wardle 4
The damage was done in the first half as Sam Tomkins put on a virtuoso performance in the first half of the Super League clash at the Gasworks Ground in Huddersfield.
The home side's right-side defence was leakier than the UK Embassy in Washington as Tomkins prodded, probed and slid through for a hat-trick and had a hand in an another for the in-form Jodie Broughton.
Broughton and his centre partner Brayden Williame also got in on the act after the break until the inevitable fightback from the Giants thanks to a combination of the Dragons putting the cue in the rack and Kenny Edwards talking himself into a late yellow card - an expletive-ridden rant which earned him a one-match suspension - but the gap was too great and the Dragons closed out a rare away win.
Tomkins was playing in a dinner jacket in that first period. Nobody could get near him in probably his best performance in a Dragons shirt. Credit also to a depleted pack who still more than held their own and laid the platform from which the England star wove his magic.
It wasn't perfect, but it was plenty good enough and leaves the Dragons well in the hunt for those play-offs.
Wobbles over? Safe to say that there'll be tougher opposition than the Giants who remain just two points above the drop zone, but an away win is always a rare treat for long-suffering fans on UK shores. We'll take it.
T: Broughton 2, Tomkins 3, Williame
G: Tomkins 4
Huddersfield Giants 28 (12)
T: I Senior 2, Gaskell, McIntosh, Jacob Wardle
G: Jacob Wardle 4
The damage was done in the first half as Sam Tomkins put on a virtuoso performance in the first half of the Super League clash at the Gasworks Ground in Huddersfield.
The home side's right-side defence was leakier than the UK Embassy in Washington as Tomkins prodded, probed and slid through for a hat-trick and had a hand in an another for the in-form Jodie Broughton.
Broughton and his centre partner Brayden Williame also got in on the act after the break until the inevitable fightback from the Giants thanks to a combination of the Dragons putting the cue in the rack and Kenny Edwards talking himself into a late yellow card - an expletive-ridden rant which earned him a one-match suspension - but the gap was too great and the Dragons closed out a rare away win.
Tomkins was playing in a dinner jacket in that first period. Nobody could get near him in probably his best performance in a Dragons shirt. Credit also to a depleted pack who still more than held their own and laid the platform from which the England star wove his magic.
It wasn't perfect, but it was plenty good enough and leaves the Dragons well in the hunt for those play-offs.
Wobbles over? Safe to say that there'll be tougher opposition than the Giants who remain just two points above the drop zone, but an away win is always a rare treat for long-suffering fans on UK shores. We'll take it.
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Dragons end losing run
Catalans Dragons (20) 44
T : Jodie Broughton 3, Matt Whitley, Samisoni Langi, Kenny Edwards, Tony Gigot 2
G : Sam Tomkins 6
Wakefield Trinity (6) 10
T : Reece Lyne, Bill Tupou
G : Danny Brough
Jodie Broughton was the hero of the hour, potentially saving the job of a coach who has told him that he has no job come the end of the season.
The wonders of modern sport eh?
Broughton bagged a hat-trick with two of them steading the nerves of the Dragons before the interval.
They were able to go on and run away with the game in the second half.
It was welcome relief for a club under pressure after a potentially season ending run of consecutive defeats.
There will be those who point to returning players aiding the cause, and of course that is a factor. Although something has definitely been said behind the scenes. Players who were bang out of form suddenly sprung to life and put in a shift.
It was fantastic to watch and the weekend always feels better after a win.
So for now we will leave the Gigot contract, coaching situation and under performing star signings to one side and just enjoy what we have.
Enjoy the week Dragons fans.
Monday 8 July 2019
2019/2020 French league fixtures are out
Catalans fixtures for 2019/2020.
The champions have their provisional list of matches out for next season. As with last season we will look to cover the matches on this website.
16/17 November : Magic Weekend : Carcassonne v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
23/24 November : Lézignan v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
30 November /1er December : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Avignon
7/8 December : Palau v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
14/15 December : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Carcassonne
21/22 December : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Limoux
4/5 January : Albi v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
11/12 January : Coupe de France
25/26 January : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Toulouse
1er/2 February : Villeneuve v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
8/9 February : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v St Gaudens
15/16 February : Coupe de France
22/23 February : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Lézignan
7/8 March : Avignon v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
14/15 March : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Palau
21/22 March : Coupe de France
28/29 March : Carcassonne v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
4/5 April : Coupe de France
11/12 April : Limoux v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
18/19 April : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Albi
25/26 April : Toulouse v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
2/3 May : Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Villeneuve
9/10 May : St Gaudens v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan
23/24 May : Coupe de France Final
30/31 May Play-offs
6/4 June : Semi Finals
13/14 June : Grand Final
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Dragons Superfan with Betfred
Thanks to a reader of the site who tipped us off about this brilliant article about Dracy (I can't mention there is a real human inside the costume still, my kids are still young enough to believe!).
There are loads of interesting stories surrounding people who have a connection with the club and we would welcome any contributions to the site via the form on the right hand side of this page.
There are loads of interesting stories surrounding people who have a connection with the club and we would welcome any contributions to the site via the form on the right hand side of this page.
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Domestic side win the league
St Estève XIII Catalan (4) 32
T : Ben Pomeroy, Paul Seguier, Arthur Mourgue, Ugo Perez, Alexis Meresta-Doucet
G : Robin Brochon 6
Carcassonne (22) 24
T : Vincent Albert, Luc Franco, Alexis Escamilla
G : Alexis Alberola 4
Despite leaving the club (for a 2nd time) to return home to Australia, Ben Pomeroy got the Catalans up and running in this pulsating final.
He played his part along with a number of other first team peripheral figures in this win that secured the first domestic title since 2005.
After the farce of player ineligibility last year this will be a relief for those in the corridors of power at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.
Well done to all connected.
T : Ben Pomeroy, Paul Seguier, Arthur Mourgue, Ugo Perez, Alexis Meresta-Doucet
G : Robin Brochon 6
Carcassonne (22) 24
T : Vincent Albert, Luc Franco, Alexis Escamilla
G : Alexis Alberola 4
Despite leaving the club (for a 2nd time) to return home to Australia, Ben Pomeroy got the Catalans up and running in this pulsating final.
He played his part along with a number of other first team peripheral figures in this win that secured the first domestic title since 2005.
After the farce of player ineligibility last year this will be a relief for those in the corridors of power at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.
Well done to all connected.
More woe for Dragons as Leeds pile on the pain
Leeds Rhinos (18) 31
T : Adam Cuthbertson, Tom Briscoe, Brad Singleton, Konrad Hurrell, Jack Walker
G : Liam Sutcliffe 5
DG : Richie Myler
Catalans Dragons (6) 12
T : Arthur Romano, Sam Tomkins
G : Sam Tomkins 2
DG :
T : Adam Cuthbertson, Tom Briscoe, Brad Singleton, Konrad Hurrell, Jack Walker
G : Liam Sutcliffe 5
DG : Richie Myler
Catalans Dragons (6) 12
T : Arthur Romano, Sam Tomkins
G : Sam Tomkins 2
DG :
Nothing much to say here anymore is there?
Week after week we get worse and worse and getting beaten convincingly at relegation threatened Leeds shows that there is so much work to be done.
I listened to the coach's post match press conference where he worryingly claimed that we were the better side for much of the match...
Thomas Bosc called it much better by telling the local paper L'Independant that it didn't matter how it happened this weeken, we had to find a way to beat Wakefield.
And what Thomas says goes...
Domestic side make Grand Final
St Estève XIII Catalan (20) 38
T : Romano 2, Brochon 2, Pomeroy, Franco 2
G : Guasch 5
Lézignan (12) 18
T : Tribillac, Bousquet, Miloudi
G : Cardace 3
T : Romano 2, Brochon 2, Pomeroy, Franco 2
G : Guasch 5
Lézignan (12) 18
T : Tribillac, Bousquet, Miloudi
G : Cardace 3
In a period where good news has been hard to find, the French league side made the grand final by beating long time foes Lezignan.
Yay!!
Monday 1 July 2019
Fans speak and want McNamara to stay
Our (albeit unscientific) Twitter poll has revealed a split fanbase within the Dragons.
52% of those who voted want Steve McNamara to remain at the Stade GB helm which might be narrow but is still a majority.
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