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Rugby league team season
2020 Catalans Dragons season
Super League Rank4
Challenge CupQuarter-final
(lost to Salford Red Devils 18-22)
2020 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 376; against: 259
Team information
CEOBernard Guasch
Head CoachSteve McNamara
Captain
StadiumStade Gilbert Brutus
Perpignan, France
Avg. attendance6,674
Agg. attendance40,044
High attendance8,886
Low attendance5,000
Top scorers
TriesTom Davies (12)
GoalsJames Maloney (56)
PointsJames Maloney (120)
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This article details the Catalans Dragons's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

Fixtures and results

  Win   Loss

  • All fixtures are subject to change

Challenge Cup

Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals TV Report
22 August 2020, 14:30 6 Castleford Tigers N John Smiths Stadium W 36-24 Mead (3), Yaha, Garcia, Whitley Maloney (6) BBC One
18 September 2020, 18:00 QF Salford Red Devils N Totally Wicked Stadium L 18–22 Yaha, Maloney, Whitley Maloney (3) BBC One

Regular season

Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
1 February, 17:00 1 Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12–32 S. Tomkins, Yaha Maloney (2) 8,254 — Report
C–C 2 Wakefield Trinity
15 February, 17:00 3 Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 38–16 Tomkins (3), Folau, Langi, Yaha Maloney (6) 8,886 — Report
2 August 2020, 16:15 4 St. Helens A Emerald Headingley L 6–34 Maloney Maloney 0 Sky Sports Report
1 March, 15:00 5 Hull F.C. A KCOM Stadium W 34–29 Jullien (2), Yaha, Drinkwater, Langi, Maloney Maloney (5) 12,003 — Report
7 March, 17:00 6 Salford Red Devils H Stade Gilbert Brutus 30–12 McIlorum, Whitley (2), Yaha, Tierney Maloney (5) 7,904 —
C–C 7 Leeds Rhinos
8 August 2020, 16:15 8 Castleford Tigers N Emerald Headingley W 40–14 Davies (2), Da Costa, Folau, Garcia, J.Tomkins, Baitieri Maloney (6) 0 Sky Sports
8 August 2020, 16:15 9 Wakefield Trinity N Totally Wicked Stadium 58–0 Whitley (3), Langi (2), Davies (3), Bousquet, Yaha Maloney (7), S Tomkins (2)
C–C 10 Wigan Warriors
12 September 2020, 17:00 12 Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12–28 Yaha, Bousquet Maloney (2) 5,000 Sky Sports
25 September 2020, 17:00 13 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 16–36 Davies, Langi, Yaha Maloney (2) 0
30 September 2020, 18:00 14 Leeds Rhinos A Emerald Headingley W 34–6 Davies (3), Yaha (2), Mourgue Maloney (5) 0 Sky Sports
4 October 2020, 18:00 15 Wakefield Trinity H Stade Gilbert Brutus 40–8 Whitley, Folau, Mead (2), Kasiano, S.Tomkins, Bousquet Maloney (6) 5,000
9 October 2020, 18:00 16 Hull KR H 34–4 J.Tomkins (3), Garcia, Davies (2), Folau, Maloney (5)
C–C 17 Warrington Wolves
C–C 18 St Helens

Play-offs

Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals TV Report
13 November 2020, 19:45 Eliminator play-off Leeds Rhinos A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 26–14 Davies, Folau, Langi, Mead Maloney (5) Sky Sports
20 November 2020, 19:45 Semi Final st Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium Sky Sports

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (L) 17 13 0 4 408 278 146.8 26 76.47 Semi-finals
2 St Helens (C) 17 12 0 5 469 195 240.5 24 70.59
3 Warrington Wolves 17 12 0 5 365 204 178.9 24 70.59 Elimination semi-finals
4 Catalans Dragons 13 8 0 5 376 259 145.2 16 61.54
5 Leeds Rhinos 17 10 0 7 369 390 94.6 20 58.82
6 Hull F.C. 17 9 0 8 405 436 92.9 18 52.94
7 Huddersfield Giants 18 7 0 11 318 367 86.6 14 38.89
8 Castleford Tigers 16 6 0 10 328 379 86.5 12 37.50
9 Salford Red Devils 18 8 0 10 354 469 75.5 16 44.44
10 Wakefield Trinity 19 5 0 14 324 503 64.4 10 26.32
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 17 3 0 14 290 526 55.1 6 17.65
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ French Covid restrictions allow spectators to attend Catalans home games with the total crowd limited to 5,000.
  2. After golden-point extra time
  3. ^ Match cancelled after Super League meeting on 3 November rescheduled the play-offs and ended the regular season early.
  4. Match postponed on original date, Due to St Helens' involvement in the WCC
  5. ^ Until further notice, all games will resume Behind closed doors, at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  6. ^ Match played behind closed doors
  7. Wakefield were scheduled to play St Helens, but due to Salford's game being postponed, they will now play Catalans.
  8. Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).

Discipline

Red Cards

Rank Player Red Cards
1


Yellow Cards

Rank Player Yellow Cards
1 France Benjamin Garcia 1
Australia James Maloney
England Sam Tomkins

Player statistics

# Player Position Tries Goals DG Points
1 David Mead Fullback 3 0 0 12
2 Lewis Tierney Wing 1 0 0 4
3 Samisoni Langi Centre 7 0 0 28
5 Fouad Yaha Wing 9 0 0 36
6 James Maloney Stand-off 2 56 0 120
7 Josh Drinkwater Stand-off 1 0 0 4
8 Rémi Casty Prop 0 0 0 0
9 Michael McIlorum Hooker 1 0 0 4
10 Sam Moa Prop 0 0 0 0
11 Matt Whitley Second-row 6 0 0 24
12 Joel Tomkins Second-row 4 0 0 16
13 Benjamin Garcia Centre 2 0 0 8
14 Julian Bousquet Prop 3 0 0 12
15 Mickael Simon Prop 0 0 0 0
16 Tom Davies Wing 12 0 0 48
17 Benjamin Julien Second-row 2 0 0 8
18 Alrix Da Costa Hooker 1 0 0 4
19 Mickael Goudemand Second-row 0 0 0 0
20 Lucas Albert Scrum-half 0 0 0 0
21 Paul Séguier Prop 1 0 0 4
22 Arthur Romano Centre 0 0 0 0
23 Antoni Maria Prop 0 0 0 0
24 Jason Baitieri Loose forward 1 0 0 4
25 Arthur Mourgue Scrum-half 1 0 0 4
26 Israel Folau Centre 5 0 0 20
27 Gavin Marguerite Centre 0 0 0 0
28 Sam Kasiano Prop 2 0 0 8
29 Sam Tomkins Fullback 5 0 0 20
30 Jordan Dezaria Second-row 0 0 0 0

  • As of 1 November 2020

2020 squad

2020 Catalans Dragons Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 7 November 2019
Source(s): 2020 Squad Numbers


2020 transfers

Gains

Player Club Contract Date
England Tom Davies Wigan Warriors 2 Years September 2019
Australia Josh Drinkwater Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years October 2019
Australia James Maloney Penrith Panthers 2 Years November 2019
England Joel Tomkins Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years November 2019
France Jordan Dezaria Toulouse Olympique 2 Years December 2019
France Gavin Marguerite Toulouse Olympique 2 Years December 2019

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
Australia Greg Bird Retirement N/A October 2019
England Jodie Broughton Halifax 1 Year November 2019
France Tony Gigot Released N/A November 2019
England Matty Smith Released N/A November 2019
Australia Kenny Edwards Huddersfield Giants 2 Years November 2019

Notes

References

  1. "Super League play-offs brought forward". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020.
  2. "2020 Betfred Super League Competition Update". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. "Super League: Huddersfield v Castleford, and Warrington v Salford cancelled". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Huddersfield season officially over". www.giantsrl.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "Salford Red Devils: Super League club deducted three wins over financial breach". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "Tom Davies: Catalans Dragons sign winger from Wigan Warriors". 7 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Josh Drinkwater: Catalans re-sign former London Broncos, Leigh & Hull KR half-back". 31 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Dragons Catalans › News › 2019 › July › James Maloney will be a Dragon". Les Dragons Catalans.
  9. "Joel Tomkins: Catalans sign ex-Hull KR and Wigan second-row on two-year deal". 20 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Dragons Catalans › News › 2019 › Dec. › Catalans sign Jordan Dezaria and Gavin Marguerite". Les Dragons Catalans.
  11. "Greg Bird: Catalans Dragons and former Australia forward to retire at the end of 2019". 7 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Halifax sign winger Jodie Broughton". www.rugby-league.com.
  13. "Matty Smith leaves Catalans Dragons by mutual agreement". 5 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  1. Salford forfeited a game against Warrington. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 24–0 victory for Warrington and converse loss for Salford with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.
  2. Huddersfield were placed on standby to take the place of any of the four teams in the elimination finals should one be unable to fulfil their fixture.
  3. Salford deducted three wins by the Rugby Football League for failing to meet the terms of a financial commitment agreed in 2013.

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