2013 Catalans Dragons season

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2013 season. This is their 8th season in the Super League.

2013 Catalans Dragons season
Super League XVIII Rankn/a
Play-off resultn/a
Challenge Cupn/a
2013 recordWins: 5; draws: 1; losses: 2
Points scoredFor: 210; against: 155
Team information
ChairmanChristopher Levy
Head CoachLaurent Frayssinous
Captain
StadiumStade Gilbert Brutus
Top scorers
TriesDamien Blanch (6)
GoalsThomas Bosc (28)
PointsThomas Bosc (62)
← 2012 List of seasons 2014 →

Table

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Super League XVIII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Huddersfield Giants (L) 27 21 0 6 851 507 +344 42 Play-offs
2   Warrington Wolves 27 20 1 6 836 461 +375 41
3   Leeds Rhinos 27 18 1 8 712 507 +205 37
4   Wigan Warriors (C) 27 17 1 9 816 460 +356 35
5   St. Helens 27 15 1 11 678 536 +142 31
6   Hull F.C. 27 13 2 12 652 563 +89 28
7   Catalans Dragons 27 13 2 12 619 604 +15 28
8   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 13 0 14 642 760 −118 26
9   Bradford Bulls 27 10 2 15 640 658 −18 22
10   Widnes Vikings 27 10 2 15 695 841 −146 22
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 660 749 −89 21
12   Castleford Tigers 27 9 2 16 702 881 −179 20
13   London Broncos 27 5 2 20 487 946 −459 12
14   Salford City Reds 27 6 1 20 436 953 −517 11[a]
Source: superleague.co.uk and BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference. Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford[1]

Milestones

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Fixtures and results

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LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2013 Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
3 February 2013 Super League XVIII 1  Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 32-24 Menzies (2), Baitieri, Fakir, Taia, Webb Bosc 4/6 7,864 - Report
9 February 2013 Super League XVIII 2  Salford City Reds H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 40-6 Duport (2), Casty, Elima, Henderson, Menzies, Millard Bosc 6/7 6,872 Sky Sports Report
15 February 2013 Super League XVIII 3  Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 16-24 Blanch (2), Taia Bosc 2/3 10,015 Sky Sports Report
24 February 2013 Super League XVIII 4  Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road D 17-17 Anderson, Blanch, Duport Bosc 2/3, Bosc 1 DG 5,205 - Report
2 March 2013 Super League XVIII 5  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 29-22 Blanch (2), Baitieri, Mounis, Pala Bosc 4/6, Bosc 1 DG 7,191 Sky Sports Report
8 March 2013 Super League XVIII 6  Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 0-38 - - 12,149 - Report
16 March 2013 Super League XVIII 7  Widnes Vikings H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 46-14 Anderson, Barthau, Blanch, Bosc, Elima, Menzies, Pala, Taia Bosc 7/8 7,357 Sky Sports Report
23 March 2013 Super League XVIII 8  Bradford Bulls H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 30-10 Anderson, Bousquet, Escaré, Millard, Pryce, Taia Bosc 3/6 6,813 Sky Sports Report
28 March 2013 Super League XVIII 9  London Broncos A Molesey Road W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV Report
1 April 2013 Super League XVIII 10  Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV Report

Super League Play-offs

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
14 September 2013 Super League XVII QSF  Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 EPO
1 Brent Webb FB FB FB           x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
2 Damien Blanch W W W W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
3 Leon Pryce SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
4 Zeb Taia SR SR SR SR     SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
6 Thomas Bosc SH SH SH SH SH SH FB SH x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
7 Scott Dureau                 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
8 Olivier Elima B B B B SR SR B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
9 Ian Henderson H H H H H H H H x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
10 Rémi Casty P P P P P P P P x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
11 Steve Menzies C C C C C C C C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
12 Louis Anderson SR SR SR SR     SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
13 Grégory Mounis B B   B B B B   x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
14 William Barthau x x x x x x SH x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
15 Antoni Maria x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
16 Éloi Pélissier B B B B B B B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
17 Kevin Larroyer x x B x SR SR x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
18 Daryl Millard W W W FB FB FB C C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
19 Mathias Pala x x x W W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
20 Mickaël Simon x x B B B P P P x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
21 Julian Bousquet P P         B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
22 Jamal Fakir B B P P P B   B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
23 Lopini Paea                 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
24 Jason Baitieri L L L L L L L L x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
25 Vincent Duport C C C C C C     x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
26 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
27 Jean-Philippe Baile x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
28 Morgan Escaré x x x x x x x FB x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
n/a Damien Cardace 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
n/a Elliott Whitehead 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
n/a Benjamin Garcia 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
n/a Thibaut Margalet 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
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
15 April 2013 Cup 4th  Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W/D/L Score Try Scorers Goal Scorers Att TV 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 QF
1 Brent Webb x x x
2 Damien Blanch x x x
3 Leon Pryce x x x
4 Zeb Taia x x x
6 Thomas Bosc x x x
7 Scott Dureau x x x
8 Olivier Elima x x x
9 Ian Henderson x x x
10 Rémi Casty x x x
11 Steve Menzies x x x
12 Louis Anderson x x x
13 Grégory Mounis x x x
14 William Barthau x x x
15 Antoni Maria x x x
16 Éloi Pélissier x x x
17 Kevin Larroyer x x x
18 Daryl Millard x x x
19 Mathias Pala x x x
20 Mickaël Simon x x x
21 Julian Bousquet x x x
22 Jamal Fakir x x x
23 Lopini Paea x x x
24 Jason Baitieri x x x
25 Vincent Duport x x x
26 Frédéric Vaccari x x x
27 Jean-Philippe Baile x x x
28 Morgan Escaré x x x
n/a Damien Cardace x x x
n/a Elliott Whitehead x x x
n/a Benjamin Garcia x x x
n/a Thibaut Margalet x x x

  = Injured

  = Suspended

Squad statistics

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  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 23 March 2013.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Brent Webb Fullback 32  Leeds Rhinos 3 1 0 0 4
2 Damien Blanch Wing 30  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 6 0 0 24
3 Leon Pryce Stand Off 31  St Helens R.F.C. 8 1 0 0 4
4 Zeb Taia Second Row 28  Newcastle Knights 6 4 0 0 16
6 Thomas Bosc Stand Off 30  Catalans Dragons Academy 8 1 28 2 62
7 Scott Dureau Scrum half 27  Newcastle Knights 0 0 0 0 0
8 Olivier Elima Second Row 30  Bradford Bulls 8 2 0 0 8
9 Ian Henderson Hooker 30  New Zealand Warriors 8 1 0 0 4
10 Rémi Casty Prop 28  Catalans Dragons Academy 8 1 0 0 4
11 Steve Menzies Second Row 39  Bradford Bulls 8 4 0 0 16
12 Louis Anderson Second Row 28  Warrington Wolves 6 3 0 0 12
13 Grégory Mounis Loose forward 28  Catalans Dragons Academy 6 1 0 0 4
14 William Barthau Stand Off 23  Catalans Dragons Academy 1 1 0 0 4
15 Antoni Maria Prop 26  Toulouse Olympique 1 0 0 0 0
16 Éloi Pélissier Hooker 22  Catalans Dragons Academy 8 0 0 0 0
17 Kevin Larroyer Second Row 24  Toulouse Olympique 3 0 0 0 0
18 Daryl Millard Centre 28  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 2 0 0 8
19 Mathias Pala Centre 24  Catalans Dragons Academy 5 2 0 0 8
20 Mickaël Simon Prop 26  Limoux Grizzlies 6 0 0 0 0
21 Julian Bousquet Prop 22  Lézignan Sangliers 4 1 0 0 4
22 Jamal Fakir Prop 31  Villeneuve Leopards 7 1 0 0 4
23 Lopini Paea Prop 29  Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0
24 Jason Baitieri Loose forward 24  Sydney Roosters 8 2 0 0 8
25 Vincent Duport Wing 25  Toulouse Olympique 6 3 0 0 12
26 Frédéric Vaccari Wing 25  Toulouse Olympique 0 0 0 0 0
27 Jean-Philippe Baile Centre 26 Rugby Union 1 0 0 0 0
28 Morgan Escaré Fullback 21  Catalans Dragons Academy 1 1 0 0 4
n/a Damien Cardace Wing 20  Lézignan Sangliers 0 0 0 0 0
n/a David Guasch Fullback 23  Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0
n/a Elliott Whitehead Second Row 24  Bradford Bulls 0 0 0 0 0
n/a Benjamin Garcia Loose forward 20  Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0
n/a Thibaut Margalet Prop 20  Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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Name Position Signed from Date
  Zeb Taia Second Row  Newcastle Knights May 2012[2]
  Brent Webb Fullback  Leeds Rhinos September 2012[3]
  Olivier Elima Second Row  Bradford Bulls September 2012[4]
  Elliott Whitehead Second Row  Bradford Bulls June 2013[5]
Name Position Club Signed Date
  Setaimata Sa Centre London Irish (Rugby Union) May 2012[6]
  Clint Greenshields Fullback  North Queensland Cowboys September 2012[7]
  Sébastien Raguin Second Row Released September 2012[8]
  David Ferriol Prop Retirement September 2012[9]
  Cyril Stacul Wing  Pia Donkeys September 2012[10]
  Ben Fisher Hooker Retirement October 2012[11]
  Cyrille Gossard Second Row Retirement October 2012[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Salford City Reds deducted two points for fielding 14 players". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Catalan sign Taia". Daily Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Brent Webb leaves Leeds Rhinos for Catalan Dragons". BBC Sport. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Olivier Elima confirms Catalan switch from Bradford Bulls". Telegraph & Argus. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Super League: Catalan Dragons sign Bradford Bulls forward Elliott Whitehead". Sky Sports. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Setaimata Sa quits Dragons for London Irish". Love Rugby League. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ "North Queensland Cowboys sign former St George-Illawarra Dragons fullback Clint Greenshields". News Australia. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Super League 2013: Club-by-club season preview". BBC Sport. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Ferriol to hang up boots". Sky Sports. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Super League 2013: Club-by-club season preview". BBC Sport. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Ben Fisher ends playing days to join London Broncos as assistant coach". Sky Sports. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Cyrille Gossard takes Catalan Dragons reserve team coach role". BBC Sport. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.