This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2009 season. This is their 4th season in the Super League.
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Milestones
Round 1: Steven Bell, Shane Perry and Jason Ryles made their debuts for the Dragons. Round 1: Rémi Casty made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 2: Thomas Bosc reached 500 points for the Dragons. Round 2: Thomas Bosc kicked his 200th goal for the Dragons. Round 4: Greg Bird made his debut for the Dragons. Round 4: Jason Croker made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 6: David Ferriol made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 6: Greg Bird scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 7: Casey McGuire made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 7: Steven Bell scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 9: Jason Ryles scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 10: Greg Bird kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons. Round 11: Dimitri Pelo made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 11: Grégory Mounis kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons. Round 14: Jérôme Guisset made his 100th appearance for the Dragons. Round 14: Julien Touxagas made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 14: Shane Perry scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 14: Thomas Bosc reached 600 points for the Dragons. Round 18: Dimitri Pelo scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons. Round 19: Jean-Philippe Baile scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons. Round 20: Cyrille Gossard made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 21: Grégory Mounis made his 100th appearance for the Dragons. Round 24: Sébastien Raguin made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. Round 24: Olivier Elima scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons. Round 26: Casey McGuire kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons. Round 27: Olivier Elima scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons. PSF: Dane Carlaw made his 50th appearance for the Dragons. QSF: Adam Mogg scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons. QSF: Vincent Duport scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons.
Fixtures and results LEGEND
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2009 Super League DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport14 February 2009 Super League XIV 1 Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 8-30 Pelo Bosc 2/2 7,520 Report21 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 Report27 February 2009 Super League XIV 3 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 12-28 Elima, Mogg Bosc 2/2 12,482 Report7 March 2009 Super League XIV 4 Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 22-24 Stacul (2), Fakir, Greenshields Bosc 3/4 8,150 Report15 March 2009 Super League XIV 5 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue L 10-30 Baile, Pelo Bosc 1/2 4,807 Report21 March 2009 Super League XIV 6 Bradford Bulls H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 24-30 Baile, Bird, Duport, Elima Bosc 4/4 7,620 Report27 March 2009 Super League XIV 7 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 14-42 Bell, Bosc, Duport Bosc 1/3 13,425 Report9 April 2009 Super League XIV 8 Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop W 28-24 Guisset (2), Elima, Greenshields, McGuire Bosc 4/5 2,540 Report13 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 Report18 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 Report26 April 2009 Super League XIV 11 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 10-44 Greenshields, Pelo Mounis 1/2 8,115 Report3 May 2009 Magic Weekend 12 Leeds Rhinos N Murrayfield Stadium L 16-36 K.Bentley, Elima, McGuire Mounis 2/3 30,122 Report16 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 Report23 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 Report6 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 Report20 June 2009 Super League XIV 17 Warrington Wolves N Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys L 12-24 Croker, Stacul Bosc 2/3 18,150 Report27 June 2009 Super League XIV 18 Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road W 22-20 Baile, Carlaw, Greenshields, Pelo Bosc 3/4 5,508 Report4 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 Report10 July 2009 Super League XIV 20 Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium L 22-24 Bell, Bird, Elima, Pelo Bosc 3/4 11,543 Report19 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 Report26 July 2009 Super League XIV 22 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 12-36 Greenshields, Pelo Bosc 2/2 5,823 Report1 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 Report7 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 Report15 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 Report23 August 2009 Super League XIV 25 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 18-42 Gossard, Martins, Raguin Mounis 3/3 7,919 Report5 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 Report11 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
DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport19 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 Report25 September 2009 Super League XIV PSF Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium W 16-6 Elima, Greenshields, Pelo Bosc 2/3 4,263 Report2 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 Super League only FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-offSH=Scrum halfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 24 25 26 27 EPO PSF QSF1 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 SH7 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 B20 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 –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 P24 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 L SR SO SO SO SO L SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO L L L L L 27 Sébastien Martins – 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
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Challenge Cup LEGEND
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DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport5 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 Report10 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 Challenge Cup games only FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum halfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer4 5 1 Clint Greenshields FB FB2 Cyril Stacul 3 Steven Bell C C4 Adam Mogg SO SO5 Dimitri Pelo W W6 Thomas Bosc SH SH7 Shane Perry x 8 David Ferriol B B9 Casey McGuire H B 10 Jérôme Guisset P P11 Sébastien Raguin 12 Jason Croker SR 13 Grégory Mounis x L14 Dane Carlaw B B15 Jean-Philippe Baile C C 16 Olivier Elima SR SR 17 Cyrille Gossard B SR 18 Vincent Duport W W19 Julien Touxagas x x20 Kane Bentley B H 21 Florian Quintilla x x 22 Jamal Fakir B 23 Jason Ryles P 24 Rémi Casty x P25 Frédéric Vaccari x x 26 Greg Bird L 27 Andrew Bentley x x
Squad statistics
Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 2 October 2009.
NoPlayerPositionAgePrevious clubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints1Clint Greenshields Fullback27 St George Illawarra Dragons291200482Cyril Stacul Wing24 Catalans Dragons Academy13600243Steven Bell Centre33 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles23900364Adam Mogg Centre32 Canberra Raiders22500205Dimitri Pelo Wing24 Unattached291700686Thomas Bosc Stand off26 Catalans Dragons Academy2868521967Shane Perry Scrum half32 Brisbane Broncos1610048David Ferriol Prop30 Limoux Grizzlies3010049Casey McGuire Hooker29 Brisbane Broncos308103410Jérôme Guisset Prop31 Wigan Warriors313001211Sébastien Raguin Second row30 Toulouse Olympique73001212Jason Croker Second row36 Canberra Raiders163001213Grégory Mounis Loose forward24 Catalans Dragons Academy262902614Dane Carlaw Loose forward29 Brisbane Broncos23200815Jean-Philippe Baile Centre22 Rugby Union3012004816Olivier Elima Second row26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats3019007617Cyrille Gossard Second row27 Catalans Dragons Academy273001218Vincent Duport Wing21 Catalans Dragons Academy166002419Julien Touxagas Second row25 Catalans Dragons Academy11000020Kane Bentley Hooker22 Catalans Dragons Academy123001221Florian Quintilla Second row20 Catalans Dragons Academy1000022Jamal Fakir Prop27 Villeneuve Leopards16100423Jason Ryles Prop30 St George Illawarra Dragons22200824Rémi Casty Prop24 Catalans Dragons Academy29100425Frédéric Vaccari Wing21 Toulouse Olympique0000026Greg Bird Loose forward25 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks235302627Sébastien Martins Second row24 Pia Donkeys4100428Andrew Bentley Second row24 Catalans Dragons Academy00000
Transfers
In NamePositionSigned fromDate Steven Bell Centre Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles June 2008 Jason Ryles Prop St George Illawarra Dragons June 2008 Shane Perry Scrum half Brisbane Broncos July 2008 Frédéric Vaccari Wing Toulouse Olympique July 2008 Greg Bird Loose forward Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks March 2009 Sébastien Martins Second row Pia Donkeys July 2009
Out
NamePositionClub SignedDate John Wilson Centre Retirement September 2007 Alex Chan Prop Retirement September 2008 Justin Murphy Wing Retirement September 2008 Younes Khattabi Wing RC Carpentras XIII October 2008 Aaron Gorrell Hooker Brisbane Broncos November 2008 Mathieu Griffi Prop Toulouse Olympique November 2008 Florian Quintilla Second row Toulouse Olympique (Loan) July 2009
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