This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2006 season. This is their 1st season in the Super League. Catalans won their first Super League match 38-30 at home against Wigan Warriors in front of 11,000 people.
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Milestones
Round 1: Laurent Frayssinous, Justin Murphy, Teddy Sadaoui, John Wilson, Mark Hughes, Sean Rudder, Stacey Jones, Chris Beattie, Julien Rinaldi, Adel Fellous, Jérôme Guisset, Jamal Fakir, Ian Hindmarsh, Grégory Mounis, Renaud Guigue, Pascal Jampy and Alex Chan made their debut for the Dragons. Round 1: Justin Murphy, Jamal Fakir, Laurent Frayssinous, Renaud Guigue, Ian Hindmarsh and Mark Hughes scored their 1st try for the Dragons. Round 1: Laurent Frayssinous kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons. Round 2: Bruno Verges and Julien Touxagas made their debut for the Dragons. Round 3: Thomas Bosc made his debut for the Dragons. Round 3: Chris Beattie, Thomas Bosc and John Wilson scored their 1st try for the Dragons. Round 4: Grégory Mounis scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 5: Michael Dobson and Lionel Teixido made their debut for the Dragons. Round 5: Michael Dobson scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 6: David Berthezène made his debut for the Dragons. Round 6: Adel Fellous and Lionel Teixido scored their 1st try for the Dragons. Round 6: Michael Dobson kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons. Round 7: Alex Chan scored his 1st try for the Dragons. CCR4: Frédéric Zitter and Rémi Casty made their debut for the Dragons. CCR4: Rémi Casty, Frédéric Zitter, Sean Rudder and Bruno Verges scored their 1st try for the Dragons. Round 8: Jérôme Guisset scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 8: Bruno Verges scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons. Round 8: Michael Dobson kicked his 1st drop goal for the Dragons. Round 9: Julien Rinaldi kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons. Round 10: Aurélien Cologni and Sébastien Martins made their debut for the Dragons. Round 10: Aurélien Cologni scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 14: John Wilson scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons. CCR5: Michael Dobson reached 100 points for the Dragons. Round 15: Stacey Jones scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 16: Julien Rinaldi scored his 1st try for the Dragons. Round 17: Younes Khattabi made his debut for the Dragons. Round 17: Stacey Jones kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons. Round 20: Justin Murphy scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons. Round 22: Mathieu Griffi made his debut for the Dragons. Round 25: Cyrille Gossard made his debut for the Dragons. Round 25: Justin Murphy scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons. Round 25: Thomas Bosc kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons.
Fixtures and results LEGEND
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2006 Super League DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport11 February 2006 Super League XI 1 Wigan Warriors H Stade Aimé Giral W 38-30 Murphy (2), Fakir, Frayssinous, Guigue, Hindmarsh, Hughes Frayssinous 5/7 11,000 Report17 February 2006 Super League XI 2 Salford City Reds A The Willows L 0-16 - - 4,660 Report 26 February 2006 Super League XI 3 Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road L 28-34 Beattie, Bosc, Fakir, Guigue, Wilson Frayssinous 4/5 5,825 Report4 March 2006 Super League XI 4 Bradford Bulls H Stade Aimé Giral L 18-50 Mounis (2), Murphy Frayssinous 3/3 9,373 Report11 March 2006 Super League XI 5 Leeds Rhinos H Stade Aimé Giral L 10-58 Dobson, Murphy Frayssinous 1/1, Bosc 0/1 5,783 Report18 March 2006 Super League XI 6 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 28-26 Murphy (2), Bosc, Fellous, Teixido Dobson 4/5 9,631 Report25 March 2006 Super League XI 7 Salford City Reds H Stade Aimé Giral L 22-28 Hughes (2), Chan, Wilson Dobson 3/4 6,547 Report 8 April 2006 Super League XI 8 Castleford Tigers H Stade Albert Domec W 51-14 Verges (3), Guisset (2), Hughes (2), Bosc, Murphy Dobson 7/9, Dobson 1 DG 6,109 Report14 April 2006 Super League XI 9 Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop L 14-36 Hughes, Murphy, Rudder Dobson 0/1, Rinaldi 1/2 3,472 Report17 April 2006 Super League XI 10 St Helens R.F.C. H Stade Aimé Giral L 20-34 Cologni, Dobson, Wilson Dobson 4/4 8,294 Report22 April 2006 Super League XI 11 Hull F.C. H Stade Aimé Giral L 28-34 Dobson, Fakir, Mounis, Murphy, Rudder Dobson 4/5 6,877 Report28 April 2006 Super League XI 12 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 6-54 Rudder Dobson 1/1 10,522 Report6 May 2006 Super League XI 13 Warrington Wolves H Stade Aimé Giral L 16-44 Murphy (2), Fakir Dobson 2/3 5,877 Report14 May 2006 Super League XI 14 Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road W 40-18 Wilson (3), Cologni, Dobson, Hindmarsh, Murphy Dobson 6/7 6,024 Report27 May 2006 Super League XI 15 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Stade Aimé Giral W 28-20 Frayssinous (2), Fakir, Fellous, Jones Frayssinous 4/5 6,825 Report11 June 2006 Super League XI 16 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 34-42 Murphy (2), Chan, Guigue, Rinaldi, Wilson Frayssinous 5/6 14,017 Report18 June 2006 Super League XI 17 Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium L 18-24 Beattie, Verges, Wilson Jones 2/2, Frayssinous 1/1 11,250 Report24 June 2006 Super League XI 18 Harlequins RL H Stade Aimé Giral W 38-18 Murphy (2), Cologni, Hughes, Mounis, Verges Jones 7/7 4,197 Report1 July 2006 Super League XI 19 Hull F.C. H Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié L 16-24 Hindmarsh, Jones, Murphy Jones 2/3 4,479 Report7 July 2006 Super League XI 20 St Helens R.F.C. A Knowsley Road L 26-52 Murphy (3), Rudder (2) Frayssinous 3/5 8,058 Report14 July 2006 Super League XI 21 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 16-30 Chan, Mounis, Verges Jones 2/3 10,388 Report22 July 2006 Super League XI 22 Salford City Reds H Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié W 26-6 Murphy (2), Beattie, Jones, Rudder Jones 3/5 5,070 Report 4 August 2006 Super League XI 23 Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium L 4-40 Bosc Jones 0/1 12,647 Report13 August 2006 Super League XI 24 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue L 14-34 Hughes, Jones Jones 3/3 3,324 Report19 August 2006 Super League XI 25 St Helens R.F.C. H Stade Saint-Michel W 26-22 Murphy (2), Jones, Mounis, Teixido Jones 2/4, Bosc 1/1 4,551 Report3 September 2006 Super League XI 26 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 12-26 Bosc, Jones Frayssinous 2/2 10,300 Report9 September 2006 Super League XI 27 Huddersfield Giants H Stade Aimé Giral L 12-20 Murphy, Rinaldi Frayssinous 2/2 6,463 Report15 September 2006 Super League XI 28 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 12-60 Bosc, Murphy Frayssinous 2/2 13,391 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 281 Renaud Guigue B B C B B FB FB x x x FB FB FB FB FB FB C FB FB FB FB 2 Justin Murphy W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W3 John Wilson C C C C C C C C L C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C SO 4 Mark Hughes W C FB C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C x5 Bruno Verges W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W6 Laurent Frayssinous FB FB SH SH FB FB FB SO SO SO B B FB SO SO SO7 Stacey Jones SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH8 Chris Beattie P P P P P B B P P P P P B B x P P P P P P P P P P P P B9 David Berthezène x x x x x B B B B H H H B x B B x B B B H B x B B H10 Jérôme Guisset SR SR SR SR SR P P P P B SR L P P P L SR P P SR SR SR SR P P SR11 Pascal Jampy B B SR B B SR L L B B B x12 Ian Hindmarsh L L L L SR SR SR SR L SR L SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR13 Grégory Mounis B B B B L L L L SR B B B B B B L L H L L L L L L L L14 Thomas Bosc x x B FB B FB FB FB FB x x x x x x x x x x x W x FB FB FB FB15 Aurélien Cologni x x x x x x x x x L x x x B x x x H H L x x x x x x x x16 Sean Rudder SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SR B L C SO SO SO SO SO SO 17 Frédéric Zitter x x x x x x x x x W x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x18 Teddy Sadaoui C x x x C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x SO C C C C19 Alex Chan B B B P P P P B B B B B B B B B B P P P P B P B B20 Adel Fellous P P P B B B B B B P P P P P P P P P B B B B B B x B x P21 Julien Touxagas x B B B x x x x C x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x B x B22 Jamal Fakir SR SR SR SR B SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR B B B B SR SR SR B23 Sébastien Martins x x x x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x24 Rémi Casty x x x x x x x x B x x x x x B B B B B x B x x x x x x x25 Julien Rinaldi H H H H H H H H H B B H H H H H B B B x B H H x27 Lionel Teixido x x x x B B B x x B x x x x x x x x x x x H H H H x x x28 Michael Dobson x x x x SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH x x x x x x x x x x x x x x29 Younes Khattabi x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x SO x C x x x x x x x x C30 Mathieu Griffi x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B B B B B B P31 Cyrille Gossard x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B x x x
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Challenge Cup LEGEND
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DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport1 April 2006 Cup 4th Thornhill Trojans H Stade Jean-Laffon W 66-0 Casty (2), Hughes (2), Zitter (2), Beattie, Fakir, Mounis, Rudder, Teixido, Verges Dobson 5/7, Frayssinous 4/5 1,000 - Report21 May 2006 Cup 5th Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium W 34-16 Verges (2), Dobson, Frayssinous, Hughes, Murphy Dobson 5/6 3,014 - Report3 June 2006 Cup QF St Helens R.F.C. A Knowsley Road L 10-56 Jones, Murphy Frayssinous 1/2 8,319 - Report
Player appearances Challenge Cup games only FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum halfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer4 5 QF1 Renaud Guigue FB FB FB2 Justin Murphy x W W3 John Wilson C C C4 Mark Hughes C C C5 Bruno Verges W W W6 Laurent Frayssinous B SO SO7 Stacey Jones SH8 Chris Beattie P x B9 David Berthezène x B B10 Jérôme Guisset SR P P11 Pascal Jampy L SR12 Ian Hindmarsh x SR L13 Grégory Mounis L 14 Thomas Bosc x x x15 Aurélien Cologni x x x16 Sean Rudder SO B B17 Frédéric Zitter W x x18 Teddy Sadaoui x x x19 Alex Chan x B B20 Adel Fellous P P P21 Julien Touxagas B x x22 Jamal Fakir SR SR SR23 Sébastien Martins x x x24 Rémi Casty B B x25 Julien Rinaldi H H H27 Lionel Teixido B x x28 Michael Dobson SH SH x
Squad statistics
Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 15 September 2006.
NoPlayerPositionAgePrevious clubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints1Renaud Guigue Fullback27 Catalans Dragons Academy21300122Justin Murphy Wing27 Widnes Vikings3028001123John Wilson Centre28 Wests Tigers28800324Mark Hughes Centre29 Newcastle Knights261100445Bruno Verges Wing30 Catalans Dragons Academy28900366Laurent Frayssinous Stand off29 Villeneuve Leopards194370907Stacey Jones Scrum half30 New Zealand Warriors177210708Chris Beattie Prop30 Cronulla Sharks29400169David Berthezène Hooker25 Catalans Dragons Academy20000010Jérôme Guisset Prop28 Wigan Warriors29200811Pascal Jampy Second row33 Paris St-Germain13000012Ian Hindmarsh Second row29 Canberra Raiders273001213Grégory Mounis Loose forward21 Catalans Dragons Academy277002814Thomas Bosc Stand off23 Catalans Dragons Academy126102615Aurélien Cologni Loose forward28 Catalans Dragons Academy53001216Sean Rudder Stand off27 Castleford Tigers267002817Frédéric Zitter Wing26 Barrow Raiders2200818Teddy Sadaoui Centre23 Catalans Dragons Academy7000019Alex Chan Prop31 Melbourne Storm273001220Adel Fellous Prop28 Catalans Dragons Academy29200821Julien Touxagas Second row22 Catalans Dragons Academy8000022Jamal Fakir Prop24 Villeneuve Leopards306002423Sébastien Martins Prop21 Pia Donkeys1000024Rémi Casty Prop21 Catalans Dragons Academy9200825Julien Rinaldi Hooker27 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats252101027Lionel Teixido Hooker27 Catalans Dragons Academy93001228Michael Dobson Scrum half20 Canberra Raiders (Loan)12541110329Younes Khattabi Wing22 Catalans Dragons Academy3000030Mathieu Griffi Prop23 Catalans Dragons Academy7000031Cyrille Gossard Second row24 Catalans Dragons Academy10000
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