2009 Catalans Dragons season

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2009 season. This is their 4th season in the Super League.

2009 Catalans Dragons season
Super League XIV Rank8th
Play-off resultQualifying Semi Final
Challenge Cup5th Round
2009 recordWins: 16; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 722; against: 789
Team information
ChairmanBernard Guasch
Head CoachKevin Walters
Captain
StadiumStade Gilbert Brutus
Avg. attendance8,965
High attendance18,150 vs. Warrington Wolves
Top scorers
TriesOlivier Elima (19)
GoalsThomas Bosc (85)
PointsThomas Bosc (196)
← 2008 List of seasons 2010 →

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 27 21 0 6 805 453 +352 42 Play-offs
2   St Helens 27 19 0 8 733 466 +267 38
3   Huddersfield Giants 27 18 0 9 690 416 +274 36
4   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 17 1 9 650 516 +134 35
5   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 16 0 11 685 609 +76 32
6   Wigan Warriors 27 15 0 12 659 551 +108 30
7   Castleford Tigers 27 14 0 13 645 702 −57 28
8   Catalans Dragons 27 13 0 14 613 660 −47 26
9   Bradford Bulls 27 12 1 14 653 668 −15 25
10   Warrington Wolves 27 12 0 15 649 705 −56 24
11   Harlequins 27 11 0 16 591 691 −100 22
12   Hull F.C. 27 10 0 17 502 623 −121 20
13   Salford City Reds 27 7 0 20 456 754 −298 14
14   Celtic Crusaders 27 3 0 24 357 874 −517 6
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Milestones

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Fixtures and results

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LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2009 Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Report
14 February 2009 Super League XIV 1  Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 8-30 Pelo Bosc 2/2 7,520 Report
21 February 2009 Super League XIV 2  Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 40-20 Greenshields (2), Baile, Elima, Mounis, Pelo, Stacul Bosc 6/7 7,947 Report
27 February 2009 Super League XIV 3  Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 12-28 Elima, Mogg Bosc 2/2 12,482 Report
7 March 2009 Super League XIV 4  Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 22-24 Stacul (2), Fakir, Greenshields Bosc 3/4 8,150 Report
15 March 2009 Super League XIV 5  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue L 10-30 Baile, Pelo Bosc 1/2 4,807 Report
21 March 2009 Super League XIV 6  Bradford Bulls H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 24-30 Baile, Bird, Duport, Elima Bosc 4/4 7,620 Report
27 March 2009 Super League XIV 7  Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 14-42 Bell, Bosc, Duport Bosc 1/3 13,425 Report
9 April 2009 Super League XIV 8  Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop W 28-24 Guisset (2), Elima, Greenshields, McGuire Bosc 4/5 2,540 Report
13 April 2009 Super League XIV 9  Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 40-24 Greenshields (2), Ryles (2), Bird, Mounis, Pelo Bosc 6/7 9,490 Report
18 April 2009 Super League XIV 10  Salford City Reds H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 38-6 Baile (2), Pelo (2), Bell, K.Bentley, Casty, Guisset Bosc 1/4, Bird 2/4 8,327 Report
26 April 2009 Super League XIV 11  Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 10-44 Greenshields, Pelo Mounis 1/2 8,115 Report
3 May 2009 Magic Weekend 12  Leeds Rhinos N Murrayfield Stadium L 16-36 K.Bentley, Elima, McGuire Mounis 2/3 30,122 Report
16 May 2009 Super League XIV 13  St Helens R.F.C. H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 28-32 Bell (2), Bosc (2), Mogg Bosc 4/5 9,065 Report
23 May 2009 Super League XIV 14  Celtic Crusaders A Brewery Field W 30-18 Bell, Bird, Elima, Mogg, Perry, Stacul Bosc 3/6 2,927 Report
6 June 2009 Super League XIV 15  Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 32-30 Elima (2), Baile, Bell, Stacul Bosc 6/7 7,913 Report
20 June 2009 Super League XIV 17  Warrington Wolves N Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys L 12-24 Croker, Stacul Bosc 2/3 18,150 Report
27 June 2009 Super League XIV 18  Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road W 22-20 Baile, Carlaw, Greenshields, Pelo Bosc 3/4 5,508 Report
4 July 2009 Super League XIV 19  Hull Kingston Rovers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 23-12 Baile (3), Croker Bosc 3/4, Bosc 1 DG 9,073 Report
10 July 2009 Super League XIV 20  Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium L 22-24 Bell, Bird, Elima, Pelo Bosc 3/4 11,543 Report
19 July 2009 Super League XIV 21  Harlequins RL H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 38-16 Pelo (2), Baile, Bell, Bosc, Elima, McGuire Bosc 5/7 8,324 Report
26 July 2009 Super League XIV 22  Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 12-36 Greenshields, Pelo Bosc 2/2 5,823 Report
1 August 2009 Super League XIV 23  Celtic Crusaders H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 34-0 Bell, K.Bentley, Bird, Croker, Greenshields, McGuire, Pelo Bosc 3/7 6,874 Report
7 August 2009 Super League XIV 16  Salford City Reds A The Willows W 18-16 Carlaw, Elima, Mogg, McGuire Bosc 0/3, Mounis 1/1 3,475 Report
15 August 2009 Super League XIV 24  Hull F.C. N Stade de la Méditerranée W 18-6 Elima (3) Mounis 2/2, Bird 1/1 9,800 Report
23 August 2009 Super League XIV 25  Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 18-42 Gossard, Martins, Raguin Mounis 3/3 7,919 Report
5 September 2009 Super League XIV 26  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 20-34 McGuire (2), Raguin (2) Bosc 1/3, McGuire 1/1 8,755 Report
11 September 2009 Super League XIV 27  St Helens R.F.C. A Knowsley Road W 24-12 Elima, Greenshields, McGuire, Pelo Bosc 4/4 8,268 Report

Super League Play-offs

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Report
19 September 2009 Super League XIV EPO  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue W 25-16 Pelo (2), Duport, Elima Bosc 4/4, Bosc 1 DG 4,008 Report
25 September 2009 Super League XIV PSF  Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium W 16-6 Elima, Greenshields, Pelo Bosc 2/3 4,263 Report
2 October 2009 Super League XIV QSF  Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 20-27 Duport (3), Mogg Bosc 2/4 13,409 Report

Player appearances

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  • Super League only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand-off SH=Scrum half PR=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 24 25 26 27 EPO PSF QSF
1 Clint Greenshields FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB   FB FB FB FB FB FB FB   FB   FB FB FB FB FB
2 Cyril Stacul W W W W W                 W W W       W     W W W W        
3 Steven Bell C C   C C C C C C C C C C W W W W W W C W W                
4 Adam Mogg C C C C C     x x x x SH SO C SH SO SO SO         SO SH SH SO SO SO SO SO
5 Dimitri Pelo W W W W W W W W W W W W W       W W W W W W W W FB W W W W W
6 Thomas Bosc SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SH SH SH     SH SH FB SH SH SH SH SH SH SH FB     SH SH SH SH SH
7 Shane Perry SH SH SH SH SH SH SH       SH     B B B B B B B B                  
8 David Ferriol B B P P P B   B B B P B B B B B P P P P P   B B L B B B B B
9 Casey McGuire H   H H H H H H H H H H H   H H H H H H H H SH H H H H H H H
10 Jérôme Guisset P P P P B B B P P P P P P P P P P P P   P P P P P P P P P P
11 Sébastien Raguin                                               C C C C C C C
12 Jason Croker B SR SR SR     SR SR SR           C C C C C     C C     B        
13 Grégory Mounis L L L L SR SR L B B SR SO L B L L   B B B B L B B B SR B        
14 Dane Carlaw SR P         B B L L L SR P P P P L     L B SR SR B       B B B
15 Jean-Philippe Baile x H C B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C   C C C C C
16 Olivier Elima B B SR B P B P SR SR SR SR SR   SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR   B SR SR SR SR SR SR SR
17 Cyrille Gossard x B B x SR SR B L x B x B x SR SR SR SR SR SR SR C SR SR SR C SR SR SR SR SR
18 Vincent Duport x x B x x W W W W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x W x W W W W
19 Julien Touxagas x x B x x x x x x x B x SR B B B x x x x x x x x B x B B B B
20 Kane Bentley x x x x x x x B B B B B B H               B H   B x x x x x
21 Florian Quintilla x x x x x x x x x x SR x x x x x x [a]
22 Jamal Fakir SR SR   SR L P         B B SR     L x x B B B L L L            
23 Jason Ryles P         P P P P P           B B L L P SR P P P P P P P P P
24 Rémi Casty B B B B B B B x B B B P B B B   B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
25 Frédéric Vaccari x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
26 Greg Bird [b] B B L SR SO SO SO   SO L SO SO       SO SO SO SO   SO SO L L L L L
27 Sébastien Martins [c] B x x x B x x B x B x x x
28 Andrew Bentley x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

  = Injured

  = Suspended

Challenge Cup

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LEGEND
  Win
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  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
5 April 2009 Cup 4th  Bradford Bulls H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 40-38 Bosc (2), Elima (2), Baile, Ferriol, Gossard Bosc 6/7 6,450 BBC Two Report
10 May 2009 Cup 5th  St Helens R.F.C. A Knowsley Road L 8-42 Gossard Bosc 2/2 7,176 BBC Two Report

Player appearances

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  • Challenge Cup games only
FB=Fullback C=Centre W=Winger SO=Stand Off SH=Scrum half P=Prop H=Hooker SR=Second Row L=Loose forward B=Bench
No Player 4 5
1 Clint Greenshields FB FB
2 Cyril Stacul    
3 Steven Bell C C
4 Adam Mogg SO SO
5 Dimitri Pelo W W
6 Thomas Bosc SH SH
7 Shane Perry x  
8 David Ferriol B B
9 Casey McGuire H B
10 Jérôme Guisset P P
11 Sébastien Raguin    
12 Jason Croker SR  
13 Grégory Mounis x L
14 Dane Carlaw B B
15 Jean-Philippe Baile C C
16 Olivier Elima SR SR
17 Cyrille Gossard B SR
18 Vincent Duport W W
19 Julien Touxagas x x
20 Kane Bentley B H
21 Florian Quintilla x x
22 Jamal Fakir   B
23 Jason Ryles P  
24 Rémi Casty x P
25 Frédéric Vaccari x x
26 Greg Bird L  
27 Andrew Bentley x x

Squad statistics

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  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 2 October 2009.
No Player Position Age Previous club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Clint Greenshields Fullback 27  St George Illawarra Dragons 29 12 0 0 48
2 Cyril Stacul Wing 24  Catalans Dragons Academy 13 6 0 0 24
3 Steven Bell Centre 33  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 23 9 0 0 36
4 Adam Mogg Centre 32  Canberra Raiders 22 5 0 0 20
5 Dimitri Pelo Wing 24 Unattached 29 17 0 0 68
6 Thomas Bosc Stand off 26  Catalans Dragons Academy 28 6 85 2 196
7 Shane Perry Scrum half 32  Brisbane Broncos 16 1 0 0 4
8 David Ferriol Prop 30  Limoux Grizzlies 30 1 0 0 4
9 Casey McGuire Hooker 29  Brisbane Broncos 30 8 1 0 34
10 Jérôme Guisset Prop 31  Wigan Warriors 31 3 0 0 12
11 Sébastien Raguin Second row 30  Toulouse Olympique 7 3 0 0 12
12 Jason Croker Second row 36  Canberra Raiders 16 3 0 0 12
13 Grégory Mounis Loose forward 24  Catalans Dragons Academy 26 2 9 0 26
14 Dane Carlaw Loose forward 29  Brisbane Broncos 23 2 0 0 8
15 Jean-Philippe Baile Centre 22 Rugby Union 30 12 0 0 48
16 Olivier Elima Second row 26  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 19 0 0 76
17 Cyrille Gossard Second row 27  Catalans Dragons Academy 27 3 0 0 12
18 Vincent Duport Wing 21  Catalans Dragons Aacdemy 16 6 0 0 24
19 Julien Touxagas Second row 25  Catalans Dragons Academy 11 0 0 0 0
20 Kane Bentley Hooker 22  Catalans Dragons Academy 12 3 0 0 12
21 Florian Quintilla Second row 20  Catalans Dragons Academy 1 0 0 0 0
22 Jamal Fakir Prop 27  Villeneuve Leopards 16 1 0 0 4
23 Jason Ryles Prop 30  St George Illawarra Dragons 22 2 0 0 8
24 Rémi Casty Prop 24  Catalans Dragons Academy 29 1 0 0 4
25 Frédéric Vaccari Wing 21  Toulouse Olympique 0 0 0 0 0
26 Greg Bird Loose forward 25  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 23 5 3 0 26
27 Sébastien Martins Second row 24  Pia Donkeys 4 1 0 0 4
28 Andrew Bentley Second row 24  Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Name Position Signed from Date
  Steven Bell Centre  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles June 2008[1]
  Jason Ryles Prop  St George Illawarra Dragons June 2008[2]
  Shane Perry Scrum half  Brisbane Broncos July 2008[3]
  Frédéric Vaccari Wing  Toulouse Olympique July 2008[4]
  Greg Bird Loose forward  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks March 2009[5]
  Sébastien Martins Second row  Pia Donkeys July 2009[6]
Name Position Club Signed Date
  John Wilson Centre Retirement September 2007
  Alex Chan Prop Retirement September 2008[7]
  Justin Murphy Wing Retirement September 2008[8]
  Younes Khattabi Wing  RC Carpentras XIII October 2008
  Aaron Gorrell Hooker  Brisbane Broncos November 2008[9]
  Mathieu Griffi Prop  Toulouse Olympique November 2008[10]
  Florian Quintilla Second row  Toulouse Olympique (Loan) July 2009[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Bell to hang up boots in Rocky". The Morning Bulletin. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Dragons snap up Ryles for 2009 and stress their French accent". The Guardian. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "2009 NRL Player movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Frederic Vaccari joins Catalans Dragons". League Unlimited. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Catalans sign controversial Bird". The Independent. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Catalans re-sign Martins". Love Rugby League. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Chan eyes play-off win to delay his farewell". The Guardian. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Justin MURPHY is in PLANETE XIII in November!". FFR XIII. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Gorrell to fight for Broncos jersey". Brisbane Times. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Mathieu GRIFFI at the Toulouse Olympique". Toulouse Olympique. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Catalans re-sign Martins". Love Rugby League. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2020.