4 new deals at the Dragons

There have been new contracts agreed with a number of key Dragons players in recent weeks. 

This is brilliant news and highlights the need to keep this squad together over the coming years. 

Skipper Ben Garcia was the first to sign, with a long term deal that effectively sees the best years of his career being at the Stade Gilbert Brutus. 

Hot property and England international Tom Davies has a similar extension to hopefully ward off suitors of his from the NRL. 

He is in brilliant form and getting the best run of try scoring of his career. 

Sam Tomkins just gets one more year and we hope he will keep up his current level of performance for 2021 and 2022.

Finally Josh Drinkwater adds 2 years to his contract in a real comeback after a tough stint at Hull KR. 

JD famously came from building site to Perpignan before starring in our 2018 cup win. However future terms couldn't be agreed and he went to Hull KR before returning in 2020. 

He has been exceptional all season. 

• Ben Garcia - 3 years
• Tom Davies - 3 years
• Sam Tomkins - 1 year
• Josh Drinkwater - 2 years

Thanks to all for their efforts to date for the club and long may their current success continue. 

Leeds 18-26 Catalans & Catalans 27-18 Leeds

9th July

 Leeds Rhinos (18) 18

T : Rhyse Martin, Bodene Thompson, Liam Sutcliffe

G : Rhyse Martin 3

Catalans Dragons (8) 26

T : Arthur Mourgue, Matt Whitley, Mike McMeeken, Fouad Yaha

G : James Maloney 2, Arthur Mourgue 3

The Dragons kept Leeds scoreless after the break to get the first win of this test series double header against the Rhinos. 

16th July

Dragons Catalans (2) 27

T : Sam Kasiano, Arthur Mourgue, Matt Whitley, Tom Davies

G : Arthur Mourgue 5

DG : Sam Tomkins 

Leeds Rhinos (18) 18

T : Tom Briscoe 2, Kruise Leeming

G : Luke Gale 3

The 90's big beat act Propellerheads would be looking to get a re-release for their big hit with Shirley Bassey to describe this one. 

And it was all just a littlbe bit of history repeating itself with the Dracs down and almost out at half time before getting back over Leeds in the home straight. 

Top of the league and grinding out results. This isn't how its supposed to be is it?

Huddersfield 12-50 Catalans Dragons

Huddersfield Giants (0) 12

T : Ashton Golding, Jake Wardle

G : Oliver Russell 2

Catalans Dragons (20) 50

T : Benjamin Jullien, Mike McMeeken, Samisoni Langi, Benjamin Garcia, Arthur Mourgue, Sam Tomkins, James Maloney, Tom Davies

G : James Maloney 9

This bizarre season of Superleague continued with the Dragons pounding Hudderfield Giants at the John Smiths Stadium. 

The run now stands at 7 wins in a row before our encounter with improving Leeds Rhinos. 

With a 20-0 lead at the break it would have taken one of those impolosions we have become used to seeing in previous seasons to lose this one, but the Dracs added to their advantage and kept their hosts at arms length. 

8 tries and 8 different scorers shows that maybe we are beginning to ease our reliance on Tom Davies for the four pointers and that can only be a good thing.