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2009 Catalans Dragons season

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

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
  Draw
  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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In

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Name Position Signed from Date
Australia Steven Bell Centre Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles June 2008[1]
Australia Jason Ryles Prop St George Illawarra Dragons June 2008[2]
Australia Shane Perry Scrum half Brisbane Broncos July 2008[3]
France Frédéric Vaccari Wing Toulouse Olympique July 2008[4]
Australia Greg Bird Loose forward Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks March 2009[5]
France Sébastien Martins Second row Pia Donkeys July 2009[6]

Out

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Name Position Club Signed Date
Australia John Wilson Centre Retirement September 2007
New Zealand Alex Chan Prop Retirement September 2008[7]
Australia Justin Murphy Wing Retirement September 2008[8]
Morocco Younes Khattabi Wing RC Carpentras XIII October 2008
Australia Aaron Gorrell Hooker Brisbane Broncos November 2008[9]
France Mathieu Griffi Prop Toulouse Olympique November 2008[10]
France 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.