2021 Catalans Dragons season

2021 Catalans Dragons Season
2021 Catalans Dragons Season
Super League XXVI Rank	4
Play-off result	TBA
Challenge Cup	Quarter-final (lost 6-16 to Warrington)
2021 record	Wins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 2
Points scored	For: 137; against: 86
Team information
Chairman	Bernard Guasch
Head Coach	Steve McNamara
Captain	Benjamin Garcia;
Stadium	Stade Gilbert Brutus; Perpignan, France
Top scorers
Tries	Fouad Yaha (5)
Goals	James Maloney (21) +1 Drop Goal
Points	Maloney (47)

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2021 season. During the season, they will compete in the Super League XXVI and the 2021 Challenge Cup.

Pre Season[edit]

Date and Time	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
6 March, 15:00	French Elite 1^[a]	A	Stade Aimé Giral	W	50–18	Davies (2), Séguier, S.Tomkins, McMeeken, Brochon, Dezaria, Franco, Le Cam	Maloney (4), Mourgue (3)	—^[b]	—.
13 March, 15:00	Toulouse Olympique	H	Stade Gilbert Brutus	W	40–28	Drinkwater, Yaya (3), Whitley, Bousquet, Goudemand	Maloney (6)	—^[b]	—.

^ This team was made up of French players from across the Elite 1 Championship
^ ^a ^b Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Super League[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled/Expunged

All fixtures are subject to change

Date and Time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
27 March, 18:15	1	Hull KR	N	Emerald Headingley	W	29–28^[a]	Yaha (2), Whitley, Laguerre, Garcia	Maloney (4), Maloney DG	—.^[b]	Sky Sports	report
3 April, 14:30	2	Huddersfield Giants	N	Totally Wicked Stadium		20-10	Whitley, Garcia, McMeeken	Maloney (2), Tomkins	report
17 April, 16:45	3	Salford Red Devils	H	Stade Gilbert Brutus		42-6	Garcia, Langi, Drinkwater, Yaha (3), Davies	Maloney (7)

^ After golden-point extra time
^ Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	PCT	Qualification^[a]
1	Catalans Dragons (L)	23	19	0	4	688	398	172.9	38	82.61	Semi-final
2	St. Helens (C)	21	16	0	5	548	229	239.3	32	76.19	Semi-final
3	Warrington Wolves	21	15	1	5	588	354	166.1	31	73.81	Elimination Semi-finals
4	Wigan Warriors	25	15	0	10	387	385	100.5	30	60.00
5	Leeds Rhinos	24	13	0	11	556	440	126.4	26	54.17
6	Hull Kingston Rovers	20	10	0	10	497	458	108.5	20	50.00
7	Castleford Tigers	23	11	0	12	437	552	79.2	22	47.83
8	Hull FC	21	8	1	12	409	476	85.9	17	40.48
9	Huddersfield Giants	24	9	0	15	460	516	89.1	18	37.50
10	Wakefield Trinity	24	9	0	15	482	548	88.0	18	37.50
11	Salford Red Devils	22	7	0	15	402	584	68.8	14	31.82
12	Leigh Centurions (R)	22	2	0	20	356	870	40.9	4	9.09	Relegated to the Championship

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) win percentage; 2) points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

Player statistics[edit]

#	Player	Position	Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
1	Arthur Mourgue	Fullback	0	0	0	0
2	Tom Davies	Wing	0	0	0	0
3	Samisoni Langi	Centre	0	0	0	0
4	Dean Whare	Centre	0	0	0	0
5	Fouad Yaha	Wing	2	0	0	8
6	James Maloney	Stand-off	0	7	1	15
7	Josh Drinkwater	Scrum-half	0	0	0	0
8	Gil Dudson	Prop	0	0	0	0
9	Michael McIlorum	Hooker	0	0	0	0
10	Julian Bousquet	Prop	0	0	0	0
11	Matt Whitley	Second-row	2	0	0	8
12	Mike McMeeken	Second-row	1	0	0	4
13	Benjamin Garcia	Centre	2	0	0	8
14	Alrix Da Costa	Prop	0	0	0	0
15	Benjamin Julien	Prop	0	0	0	0
16	Paul Séguier	Prop	0	0	0	0
17	Mickael Goudemand	Second-row	0	0	0	0
18	Lambert Belmas	Second-row	0	0	0	0
19	Arthur Romano	Centre	0	0	0	0
20	Mathieu Laguerre	Centre	0	0	0	0
21	Correntin Le Cam	Second-row	0	0	0	0
22	Joel Tomkins	Second-row	0	0	0	0
23	Mathieu Cozza	Prop	0	0	0	0
24	Jason Baitieri	Loose forward	0	0	0	0
28	Sam Kasiano	Prop	0	0	0	0
29	Sam Tomkins	Fullback	0	1	0	2
30	Jordan Dezaria	Second-row	0	0	0	0

As of 3 May 2021

Challenge Cup[edit]

2021 transfers[edit]

Gains[edit]

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Gil Dudson	Salford Red Devils	2 Years	March 2020^[1]
Mike McMeeken	Castleford Tigers	3 Years	June 2020^[2]
Dean Whare	Penrith Panthers	2 Years	February 2021^[3]

Losses[edit]

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Antoni Maria	FC Lézignan	1 Year	July 2020^[4]
Sam Moa	FC Lézignan	1 Year	November 2020^[5]
Mickaël Simon	AS Carcassonne		November 2020^[6]
David Mead	Brisbane Broncos	2 Years	November 2020^[7]
Remi Casty	Released	N/A	November 2020^[8]
Lucas Albert	AS Carcassonne	1 Year	November 2020^[9]
Gavin Marguerite	Villeneuve Leopards	1 Year	December 2020
Lewis Tierney	Leigh Centurions	2 Years	December 2020^[10]

2021 squad[edit]

2021 Catalans Dragons Squad
First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Arthur Mourgue – FB, SH, SO 2 Tom Davies – WG 3 Samisoni Langi – CE, SO 4 Dean Whare – CE 5 Fouad Yaha – WG 6 James Maloney – SH, SO 7 Josh Drinkwater – SH, SO 8 Gil Dudson – PR 9 Michael McIlorum – HK 10 Julian Bousquet – PR 11 Matt Whitley – SR 12 Mike McMeeken – SR 13 Benjamin Garcia (c) – SR		14 Alrix Da Costa – HK 15 Benjamin Julien – SR, PR 16 Paul Séguier – PR 17 Mickael Goudemand – SR, LF 18 Lambert Belmas – PR 19 Arthur Romano – CE, WG 20 Mathieu Laguerre 21 Corentin Le Cam 22 Joel Tomkins – SR 23 Mathieu Cozza 24 Jason Baitieri – LF 28 Sam Kasiano – PR 29 Sam Tomkins – FB, SH						Head coach Steve McNamara Assistant coach Thomas Bosc Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 3 March 2021 Source(s): 2021 Squad Numbers

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ Bramwell, Tom (10 March 2020). "Gil Dudson to join Catalans Dragons at the end of the season". Manchester Evening News.
^ "McMeeken leaves Castleford for Catalans". BBC Sport. June 2020.
^ "Catalans Confirm Signing Of Dean Whare". loverugbyleague. February 2021.
^ "Maria to leave Catalans at end of season". BBC Sport.
^ "Catalans prop Moa not offered new deal". BBC Sport.
^ "Catalans prop Simon set to retire". BBC Sport.
^ "NRL star Albert Kelly makes desperate move to keep career alive". NewsComAu. 23 November 2020.
^ "Remi Casty: Catalans Dragons captain released after 14 seasons with club". BBC Sport. 30 November 2020.
^ "Dragons Catalans › News › 2020 › Nov. › Lucas Albert leaves the club". Les Dragons Catalans.
^ "Lewis Tierney: Leigh sign ex-Wigan back from Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport.

External links[edit]

Catalans Dragons official site (in French) — under construction: (in Catalan and English)
Catalans Dragons at Superleague.co.uk
Sang-Et-Or
The World of Rugby League
League Unlimited
Catalans Dragons stats at rugbyleagueproject.com

[1] This team was made up of French players from across the Elite 1 Championship

['covid_19'-2] Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

[3] After golden-point extra time

['covid_19'-4] Played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

[5] Teams must have played at least 70% of scheduled fixtures to qualify for the play-offs.

[6] Bramwell, Tom (10 March 2020). "Gil Dudson to join Catalans Dragons at the end of the season". Manchester Evening News.

[7] "McMeeken leaves Castleford for Catalans". BBC Sport. June 2020.

[8] "Catalans Confirm Signing Of Dean Whare". loverugbyleague. February 2021.

[9] "Maria to leave Catalans at end of season". BBC Sport.

[10] "Catalans prop Moa not offered new deal". BBC Sport.

[11] "Catalans prop Simon set to retire". BBC Sport.

[12] "NRL star Albert Kelly makes desperate move to keep career alive". NewsComAu. 23 November 2020.

[13] "Remi Casty: Catalans Dragons captain released after 14 seasons with club". BBC Sport. 30 November 2020.

[14] "Dragons Catalans › News › 2020 › Nov. › Lucas Albert leaves the club". Les Dragons Catalans.

[15] "Lewis Tierney: Leigh sign ex-Wigan back from Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport.

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v t e Catalans Dragons
Established 2001 in Perpignan, France
The Club	History (XIII Catalan AS Saint Estève) Records and Statistics Honours Seasons International representative players Players Coaches
Home grounds	Stade Aimé Giral (2006–07) Stade Gilbert Brutus (2007–)
League	French Championship Super League
Honours	2005 French Champions 2-time Lord Derby Cup Champions (2003/04 and 2004/5) 2007 Challenge Cup Runners-up
Seasons	2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Culture	Second French team in Super League PSG Toulouse First Non-British Challenge Cup Winners 2007 2019 Hosted first-ever Super League game in Spain
Affiliation	Rugby Football League (2006)