Good on them we say
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Monday 23 March 2020
Dragons kit sponsor changes direction
O'Neills sportswear has changed tack today by announcing they are moving to manufacture scrubs for the medical profession during the current covid-19 outbreak.
Wednesday 18 March 2020
Friday 13 March 2020
Leeds refuse to travel after player show symptoms.
Catalans Dragons vs Leeds Rhinos will now not take place after a Leeds player showed signs of symptoms.
We are just grateful that a sensible thing is happening and wish all a speedy recovery.
We are just grateful that a sensible thing is happening and wish all a speedy recovery.
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Dragons furious at being asked to play Leeds
With the entire world in the grips of the Coronavirus outbreak, Catalans and Leeds will be played behind closed doors this weekend.
Bernard Guasch has been scathing (again) of the RFL with Leeds Rhinos not escaping his ire.
Despite offering to have the fixture switched to Headingley or delay it whilst compensating Leed's travel costs all alternatives have been rejected, pretty bizarre when you consider that no TV deal means there is no reason not to move.
Dragons felt they couldn't pick from their season ticket holders to accommodate a reduced capacity so agreed to playing behind closed doors.
The irony that most of the Leeds fans will have already booked their long weekend away and will still be travelling isn't lost on me.
Did anyone say revenge for Dragons signing Folau?
Bernard Guasch has been scathing (again) of the RFL with Leeds Rhinos not escaping his ire.
Despite offering to have the fixture switched to Headingley or delay it whilst compensating Leed's travel costs all alternatives have been rejected, pretty bizarre when you consider that no TV deal means there is no reason not to move.
Dragons felt they couldn't pick from their season ticket holders to accommodate a reduced capacity so agreed to playing behind closed doors.
The irony that most of the Leeds fans will have already booked their long weekend away and will still be travelling isn't lost on me.
Did anyone say revenge for Dragons signing Folau?
Juniors repeat the feat in Avignon
Following on from the reserves win in Avignon came the juniors win over the same side.
Avignon (14) 14
3 tries & 1 goal
St Estève XIII Catalan (30) 38
T : Ribas, Baby, Munuera, Goffin, Estève, Noguer, Llensa
G : Baby 5
Close to all of the points came in a frantic first half.
Avignon (14) 14
3 tries & 1 goal
St Estève XIII Catalan (30) 38
T : Ribas, Baby, Munuera, Goffin, Estève, Noguer, Llensa
G : Baby 5
Close to all of the points came in a frantic first half.
Domestic league win for Catalans
Avignon (0) 10
T : C. Rey, De Monte
G : Arnaud
St Estève XIII Catalan (14) 24
T : Laguerre 2, Brochon 2, Albert
G : Guasch 2
Catalans won what we are now calling the Tony Gigot derby with an efficient away performance at Avignon over the weekend.
Having built a commanding lead before the interval Lucas Albert was among the scorers in the second half to cement the win.
Our recent form has seen us jump from 5th to 2nd in the table.
T : C. Rey, De Monte
G : Arnaud
St Estève XIII Catalan (14) 24
T : Laguerre 2, Brochon 2, Albert
G : Guasch 2
Catalans won what we are now calling the Tony Gigot derby with an efficient away performance at Avignon over the weekend.
Having built a commanding lead before the interval Lucas Albert was among the scorers in the second half to cement the win.
Our recent form has seen us jump from 5th to 2nd in the table.
Dragons beat last years grand finalists
Dragons Catalans (18) 30
T : Micky McIlorum, Matt Whitley (2), Fouad Yaha, Lewis Tierney
G : James Maloney (5)
Salford Red Devils (0) 14
T : Niall Evalds, Ken Sio (2)
G : Tui Lolohea
Despite a brief hairy spell just after the interval, Dragons did enough to beat Salford.
Steve McNamara was particularly unhappy with the way his side let the visitors back in with some individual errors.
However the impressive Matt Whitley responded to his Knights call up with two tries along with Fouad Yaha who continues his march up the the top 10 of Dragons touchdown scorers.
This was a decent win which if backed up this weekend against the Rhinos will see people starting to talk about us.
T : Micky McIlorum, Matt Whitley (2), Fouad Yaha, Lewis Tierney
G : James Maloney (5)
Salford Red Devils (0) 14
T : Niall Evalds, Ken Sio (2)
G : Tui Lolohea
Despite a brief hairy spell just after the interval, Dragons did enough to beat Salford.
Steve McNamara was particularly unhappy with the way his side let the visitors back in with some individual errors.
However the impressive Matt Whitley responded to his Knights call up with two tries along with Fouad Yaha who continues his march up the the top 10 of Dragons touchdown scorers.
This was a decent win which if backed up this weekend against the Rhinos will see people starting to talk about us.
Wednesday 4 March 2020
Comeback win massive for Catalans
Hull FC (16) 29
T : Mahe Fonua 2, Carlos Tuimavave, Jamie Shaul, Manu Ma’u
G : Marc Sneyd 4
DG : Marc Sneyd
Catalans Dragons (10) 34
T : Benjamin Jullien 2, Fouad Yaha, Josh Drinkwater, Samisoni Langi, James Maloney
G : James Maloney 5
DG :
James Maloney started to repay the faith Dragons showed in signing him and the influence seen so strongly in last seasons State of Origin with a last minute winning try for Catalans at Hull FC.
For 60 minutes it was the standard Dragons away performance with slack defending and a deficit of spirit.
However Sam Tomkins started to get some joy on the home sides right edge and smashed through it on a number of occasions to get us back in the game.
A drop goal looked to have been enough to win it for Hull before Maloney rode a number of tackles in getting over the line for the winner.
Key performance in the game came from Fouad Yaha who despite a spell in union and missing plenty of games through injury has moved into the top 10 try scorers in club history.
He is on the same number of touchdowns as the great Thomas Bosc, although of course there was a lot more to his game than getting over the line to dab down.
This is still a great achievement for Yaha and he is a beast of a player when fit. Let's hope he can keep it going throughout the season and that Lewis Tierney and Tom Davies have some competition.
Elsewhere, his recent dominant performances have seen SamKins back in the England fold. There is Knights recognition for Davies and Matt Whitley.
T : Mahe Fonua 2, Carlos Tuimavave, Jamie Shaul, Manu Ma’u
G : Marc Sneyd 4
DG : Marc Sneyd
Catalans Dragons (10) 34
T : Benjamin Jullien 2, Fouad Yaha, Josh Drinkwater, Samisoni Langi, James Maloney
G : James Maloney 5
DG :
For 60 minutes it was the standard Dragons away performance with slack defending and a deficit of spirit.
However Sam Tomkins started to get some joy on the home sides right edge and smashed through it on a number of occasions to get us back in the game.
A drop goal looked to have been enough to win it for Hull before Maloney rode a number of tackles in getting over the line for the winner.
Key performance in the game came from Fouad Yaha who despite a spell in union and missing plenty of games through injury has moved into the top 10 try scorers in club history.
He is on the same number of touchdowns as the great Thomas Bosc, although of course there was a lot more to his game than getting over the line to dab down.
This is still a great achievement for Yaha and he is a beast of a player when fit. Let's hope he can keep it going throughout the season and that Lewis Tierney and Tom Davies have some competition.
Elsewhere, his recent dominant performances have seen SamKins back in the England fold. There is Knights recognition for Davies and Matt Whitley.
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