2007 Catalans Dragons season
This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2007 season. This is their 2nd season in the Super League.
| 2007 Catalans Dragons season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League XII Rank | 10th | |||
| Play-off result | Did not qualify | |||
| Challenge Cup | Runners Up | |||
| 2007 record | Wins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 17 | |||
| Points scored | For: 735; against: 788 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Bernard Guasch | |||
| Head Coach | Michael Potter | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Stade Gilbert Brutus | |||
| Avg. attendance | 7,706 | |||
| High attendance | 9,300 vs. Harlequins RL | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Thomas Bosc, Adam Mogg & Clint Greenshields (13) | |||
| Goals | Thomas Bosc (68) | |||
| Points | Thomas Bosc (189) | |||
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 783 | 422 | +361 | 38 | Semifinal | |
| 2 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 747 | 487 | +260 | 37 | ||
| 3 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 778 | 560 | +218 | 33[lower-alpha 1] | Elimination semifinal | |
| 4 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 573 | 553 | +20 | 30 | ||
| 5 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 638 | 543 | +95 | 27 | ||
| 6 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 621 | 527 | +94 | 27[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| 7 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 693 | 736 | −43 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 596 | 714 | −118 | 23 | ||
| 9 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 495 | 636 | −141 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 570 | 685 | −115 | 21 | ||
| 11 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 491 | 723 | −232 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 475 | 874 | −399 | 13 | Relegation to National League One |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.
- Wigan deducted 4 points for salary cap breaches.
Milestones
- Round 1: Clint Greenshields, Adam Mogg, Vincent Duport, Dimitri Pelo, Casey McGuire, Aaron Gorrell, Sébastien Raguin, Jason Croker and David Ferriol made their debuts for the Dragons.
- Round 1: Vincent Duport and Adam Mogg scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 1: Aaron Gorrell kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons.
- Round 3: Casey McGuire and Dimitri Pelo scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 5: Jason Croker scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 6: Clint Greenshields scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 6: Stacey Jones kicked his 1st drop-goal for the Dragons.
- Round 7: Luke Quigley made his debut for the Dragons.
- Round 7: David Ferriol scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 7: Jason Croker kicked his 1st drop-goal for the Dragons.
- CCR4: Andrew Bentley and Kane Bentley made their debut for the Dragons.
- CCR4: Cyrille Gossard, Andrew Bentley and Younes Khattabi scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 8: Kane Bentley scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 8: Thomas Bosc reached 100 points for the Dragons.
- Round 10: Julien Touxagas scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 11: Olivier Charles made his debut for the Dragons.
- Round 11: Olivier Charles scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 14: Justin Murphy scored his 2nd hat-trick for the Dragons.
- CCQF: Thomas Bosc and Jérôme Guisset kicked their 1st drop-goal for the Dragons.
- Round 18: Jérôme Guisset made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 19: Sébastien Raguin scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 19: Thomas Bosc reached 200 points for the Dragons.
- Round 20: Alex Chan made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 21: Luke Quigley scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- CCSF: Stacey Jones reached 100 points for the Dragons.
- Round 23: John Wilson made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 26: Cyril Stacul made his debut for the Dragons.
- Round 26: Grégory Mounis made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 27: Cyril Stacul scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
Fixtures and results
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
2007 Super League
Player appearances
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Justin Murphy | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| 3 | John Wilson | SH | SH | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||
| 4 | Adam Mogg | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | SO | SO | SO | x | SO |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Casey McGuire | SO | SO | SH | SH | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | B | B | B | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | |||||
| 7 | Stacey Jones | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | ||||
| 8 | David Ferriol | B | B | B | B | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | x | |||
| 9 | David Berthezène | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | P | P | B | P | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | B | |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | C | C | C | C | C | |||||||||||
| 12 | Jason Croker | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SO | SR | ||||||
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | B | SR | B | ||||||
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | x | x | SO | SO | B | W | W | W | W | W | SO | SO | SO | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | B | B | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||
| 16 | Lionel Teixido | B | B | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | ||
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | B | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | |||
| 18 | Vincent Duport | C | C | C | x | C | C | x | C | C | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | W | x | x | C | C | x | |||
| 19 | Alex Chan | P | SR | P | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | P |
| 20 | Adel Fellous | B | P | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | x | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Julien Touxagas | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | L | L | L | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | x | x | B | B | B | x | B | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | B | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Aaron Gorrell | H | H | H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Rémi Casty | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | B | B | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | P | P |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | B | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | x |
| 26 | Luke Quigley | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | ||||
| 27 | Andrew Bentley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | B | B | L | L | L | |||||||
| 28 | Kane Bentley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | H | B | B | x | x | x | |||||||||||
| 29 | Olivier Charles | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 30 | Cyril Stacul | 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 | W | W |
= Injured
= Suspended
Challenge Cup

Catalans Dragons fans at Wembley ahead of the 2007 Challenge Cup Final
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March 2007 | Cup | 4th | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 70-12 | Gossard (2), Mogg (2), A.Bentley, Bosc, Casty, Chan, Duport, Fellous, Ferriol, Khattabi | Bosc 11/12 | 1,545 | - | Report | |
| 13 May 2007 | Cup | 5th | A | Recreation Ground | W | 24-14 | K.Bentley, Bosc, Duport, Touxagas | Bosc 4/4 | 3,008 | - | Report | |
| 10 June 2007 | Cup | QF | A | KC Stadium | W | 26-23 | Mogg (2), Greenshields, Wilson | Bosc 4/5, Bosc 1 DG, Guisset 1 DG | 7,441 | - | Report | |
| 29 July 2007 | Cup | SF | N | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 37-24 | Duport (2), Croker, McGuire, Mogg, Wilson | Jones 6/7, Jones 1 DG | 10,218 | BBC Sport | Report | |
| 25 August 2007 | Cup | Final | N | Wembley Stadium | L | 8-30 | Khattabi, Murphy | Jones 0/2 | 84,241 | BBC Sport | Report |
| positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clint Greenshields | Fullback | 1. Paul Wellens |
| 2. Justin Murphy | Winger | 2. Ade Gardner |
| 3. John Wilson | Centre | 3. Matt Gidley |
| 11. Sébastien Raguin | Centre | 4. Willie Talau |
| 25. Younes Khattabi | Winger | 5. Francis Meli |
| 4. Adam Mogg | Stand off | 6. Leon Pryce |
| 7. Stacey Jones (c) | Scrum half | 7. Sean Long |
| 10. Jérôme Guisset | Prop | 8. Nick Fozzard |
| 26. Luke Quigley | Hooker | 9. Kieron Cunningham (c) |
| 19. Alex Chan | Prop | 10. Jason Cayless |
| 12. Jason Croker | 2nd Row | 11. Lee Gilmour |
| 17. Cyrille Gossard | 2nd Row | 15. Mike Bennett |
| 13. Grégory Mounis | Loose forward | 12. Jon Wilkin |
| 8. David Ferriol | Interchange | 14. James Roby |
| 18. Vincent Duport | Interchange | 17. James Graham |
| 24. Rémi Casty | Interchange | 22. Paul Clough |
| 27. Andrew Bentley | Interchange | 23. Maurie Fa'asavalu |
| Mick Potter | Coach | Daniel Anderson |
Player appearances
- 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 | SF | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | x | FB | FB | FB | FB |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | W | W | W | ||
| 3 | John Wilson | SO | C | C | C | C |
| 4 | Adam Mogg | C | C | C | C | SO |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | W | ||||
| 6 | Casey McGuire | x | B | x | SO | |
| 7 | Stacey Jones | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH |
| 8 | David Ferriol | P | B | B | B | B |
| 9 | David Berthezène | x | x | x | x | x |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | L | P | P | P | P |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | x | SR | C | ||
| 12 | Jason Croker | x | SR | SR | ||
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | x | L | L | L | |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | FB | SO | SO | ||
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | x | B | P | B | x |
| 16 | Lionel Teixido | H | B | B | x | x |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | SR | SR | SR | B | SR |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | C | W | x | W | B |
| 19 | Alex Chan | B | P | L | P | P |
| 20 | Adel Fellous | B | x | x | ||
| 21 | Julien Touxagas | B | SR | SR | B | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | |||||
| 23 | Aaron Gorrell | |||||
| 24 | Rémi Casty | P | x | x | x | B |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | W | x | W | W | W |
| 26 | Luke Quigley | x | H | H | H | |
| 27 | Andrew Bentley | SR | B | |||
| 28 | Kane Bentley | B | H | B | B | |
Squad statistics
- Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 15 September 2007.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | Fullback | 25 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | Wing | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 3 | John Wilson | Centre | 29 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 4 | Adam Mogg | Centre | 30 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | Wing | 22 | Unattached | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Casey McGuire | Stand off | 27 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 7 | Stacey Jones | Scrum half | 31 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 80 | |
| 8 | David Ferriol | Prop | 28 | Limoux Grizzlies | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | David Berthezène | Hooker | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | Prop | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | Second row | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Jason Croker | Second row | 34 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | Loose forward | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | Stand off | 24 | 22 | 13 | 68 | 1 | 189 | |
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | Prop | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Lionel Teixido | Hooker | 28 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | Second row | 25 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | Wing | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 19 | Alex Chan | Prop | 32 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 20 | Adel Fellous | Prop | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 21 | Julien Touxagas | Second row | 23 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | Prop | 25 | Villeneuve Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Aaron Gorrell | Hooker | 26 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | Prop | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | Wing | 23 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 26 | Luke Quigley | Hooker | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 27 | Andrew Bentley | Second row | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 28 | Kane Bentley | Hooker | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 29 | Olivier Charles | Wing | 28 | Villeneuve Leopards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 30 | Cyril Stacul | Wing | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Transfers
In
| Name | Position | Signed from | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Greenshields | Fullback | June 2006[1] | ||
| Casey McGuire | Stand off | June 2006[2] | ||
| Adam Mogg | Centre | July 2006[3] | ||
| David Ferriol | Prop | Limoux Grizzlies | October 2006[4] | |
| Dimitri Pelo | Wing | Unattached | October 2006 | |
| Jason Croker | Second row | August 2006[5] | ||
| Aaron Gorrell | Hooker | October 2006[6] | ||
| Sébastien Raguin | Second row | October 2006[7] | ||
| Luke Quigley | Hooker | March 2007[8] |
Out
| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Hindmarsh | Second row | August 2006[9] | ||
| Chris Beattie | Prop | September 2006[10] | ||
| Julien Rinaldi | Hooker | September 2006[11] | ||
| Pascal Jampy | Second row | Retired | September 2006[12] | |
| Renaud Guigue | Fullback | Released | September 2006[13] | |
| Bruno Verges | Wing | Released | September 2006[14] | |
| Frédéric Zitter | Wing | Released | September 2006 | |
| Laurent Frayssinous | Stand off | Retired | September 2006[15] | |
| Teddy Sadaoui | Centre | AS Carcassonne | November 2006 | |
| Sean Rudder | Stand off | Retired | November 2006 | |
| Mark Hughes | Centre | Retired | November 2006 | |
| Aurélien Cologni | Loose forward | November 2006 | ||
| Sébastien Martins | Second row | November 2006 | ||
| David Berthezène | Hooker | March 2007 | ||
| Olivier Charles | Wing | Released | June 2007 |
References
- "Dragons make Greenshields signing". BBC Sport. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Dragons snap up versatile Bronco". BBC Sport. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Dragons say Mogg deal is still on". BBC Sport. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Catalans sign French prop Ferriol". BBC Sport. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Catalans sign Raiders star Croker". BBC Sport. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Gorrell clinches Catalans switch". BBC Sport. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Super League XII - ins and outs". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Dragons sign up hooker Quigley". BBC Sport. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "Catalans release Aussie Hindmarsh". BBC Sport. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Ex-Dragon Beattie joins Roosters". BBC Sport. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Rinaldi leaves Catalans for Quins". BBC Sport. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Team-by-team guide". The Guardian. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Super League XII - ins and outs". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Super League XII - ins and outs". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "McFadden set for role at Catalans". BBC Sport. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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