Dragons add Dudson

 Welshman Gil Dudson has signed a 2 year contract with the Dragons arriving from Salford. 

We would like to welcome him and wish him well. 

Seasons Greetings and Joyeaux Noel

 We would like to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Oh and don't forget the big derby game with Palau on the clubs Youtube this weekend...

Ex dracs battle it out in Elite 1 over the weekend...

 Treize Mondial have secured the picture that all of us wanted from this weekends Elite 1 action. 

Lezignan met Carcassonne and we saw Sam Moa tackle Mike Simon. Both barely out of the Catalans Dragons set up but keen to put a marker down in the French league. 

Brilliant picture!

You can read the article about the match on Treize Mondial here. 

Lezignan 20-16 Carcassonne was the final score. 

One in, one deal extended and a postponement...

 Catalans have had a busy couple of days with lots going on at the club. 

First off, as we have known for months now, Mike McMeeken has signed for us from Castleford Tigers. You can read the confirmaiton of that deal by clicking here. 

We definitely welcome the addition of a forward, we just hoped he would be in addition to the likes of Remy Casty and Jason Baitieri as opposed to instead of. 

Regardless he is a good addition. 

Despite some of the recent frustration locally at the number of English players Steve McNamara has been signing, the news that Matt Whitley has extended his deal in Perpignan will be positive news. 

He has probably, along with Sam Tomkins, been the best English signing we've had since Elliot Whitehead, which is some accoldade. Read about his new deal here.  

Meanwhile. If you were planning to settle down and watch live coverage of our weekend Elite 1 match with Albi tomorrow, don't bother as its off. 

Covid is digging its claws in our enjoyment of rugby league one more time in 2020. 

Let's hope for better in 2021. 

Will we be playing in NRL North next year?

 Click here for the latest from Sky.

2021 Catalans kits released

 

St Esteve 50-14 St Gaudens

 The reserves side finally got going in the domestic league putting a half century on St Gaudens over the weekend. 

St Estève XIII Catalan (28) 50

T : Le Cam, Laguerre 2, Rougé 3, Flovie, Franco, Ribas

G : Brochon 7

St Gaudens (4) 14

T : Delage, Wall 2

G : Dumas

Nice to see our favourite player Romain Franco back on the try trail !!! :) 

The match was live on the internet and you can watch the highlights here. 

2020 Season review video

 

You can get to previous seasons highlights by clicking here. 

Catalan Media review the 2020 season

Our friends at Catalan Media have penned an excellent review of the 2020 campaign for the Catalans Dragons and we would advise all of our readers to click this link and enjoy the article as we did. 

Despite some high profile moments which didn't go down too well this side of Le Manche, there is plenty to be proud of from our clubs efforts this season. 

Young talents sign extensions with the Dragons

In amongst all of the doom and gloom surrounding the departures on and off the pitch at Stade Gilbert Brutus there has been a couple of pieces of positive news. 

Two of the younger players who have served their apprenticeships either in the domestic league with us or on loan to other Elite 1 clubs have extended their deals with the club. 

This raises hope that despite the only inbounds currently being large British forwards, there is going to be more opportunity for home grown players. 

Paul Seguier has been with the club since 2015 and has started to push for a place in the match day 17. We hope this progress carries on and that his time with the club extends beyond the end of next season which is where he has signed on to. 

Arthur Romano fitted the Dragons player profile for young Frenchmen. He seemed to burst on the scene before losing his place and then not getting back in the side. 

The coach is looking to give him more game time in 2021 and is trying to get him ready for that by playing him in the domestic league over the winter. 

We would like to congratulate both players on their deals and look forward to their contributions in the coming campaigns.