# 2013 Catalans Dragons season

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2013 season. This is their 8th season in the Super League.

## Table

Super League XVIII :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Huddersfield Giants (L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 851 | 507 | +344 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 836 | 461 | +375 | 41 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 712 | 507 | +205 | 37 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors (C) | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 816 | 460 | +356 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | St. Helens | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 678 | 536 | +142 | 31 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 652 | 563 | +89 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 619 | 604 | +15 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 642 | 760 | −118 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 640 | 658 | −18 | 22 | |
| 10 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 695 | 841 | −146 | 22 | |
| 11 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 660 | 749 | −89 | 21 | |
| 12 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 702 | 881 | −179 | 20 | |
| 13 | London Broncos | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 487 | 946 | −459 | 12 | |
| 14 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 436 | 953 | −517 | 11 | |
* ↑ Salford deducted 2 points on 14 June 2013 for fielding 14 players during home game against Castleford

## Milestones

* Round 1: Brent Webb and Zeb Taia made their debuts for the Dragons.
* Round 1: Brent Webb and Zeb Taia scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 1: Steve Menzies scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons.
* Round 3: Thomas Bosc reached 900 points for the Dragons.
* Round 5: Steve Menzies made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 5: Mathias Pala scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 7: William Barthau scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 8: Morgan Escaré made his debut for the Dragons.
* Round 8: Thomas Bosc and Jamal Fakir made their 150th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 8: Éloi Pélissier made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 8: Julian Bousquet and Morgan Escaré scored their 1st try for the Dragons.

## Fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2013 Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 3 February 2013 | Super League XVIII | 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | W | 32-24 | Menzies (2), Baitieri, Fakir, Taia, Webb | Bosc 4/6 | 7,864 | - | Report |
| 9 February 2013 | Super League XVIII | 2 | Salford City Reds | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 40-6 | Duport (2), Casty, Elima, Henderson, Menzies, Millard | Bosc 6/7 | 6,872 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 15 February 2013 | Super League XVIII | 3 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 16-24 | Blanch (2), Taia | Bosc 2/3 | 10,015 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 24 February 2013 | Super League XVIII | 4 | Castleford Tigers | A | Wheldon Road | D | 17-17 | Anderson, Blanch, Duport | Bosc 2/3, Bosc 1 DG | 5,205 | - | Report |
| 2 March 2013 | Super League XVIII | 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 29-22 | Blanch (2), Baitieri, Mounis, Pala | Bosc 4/6, Bosc 1 DG | 7,191 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 8 March 2013 | Super League XVIII | 6 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 0-38 | - | - | 12,149 | - | Report |
| 16 March 2013 | Super League XVIII | 7 | Widnes Vikings | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 46-14 | Anderson, Barthau, Blanch, Bosc, Elima, Menzies, Pala, Taia | Bosc 7/8 | 7,357 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 23 March 2013 | Super League XVIII | 8 | Bradford Bulls | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 30-10 | Anderson, Bousquet, Escaré, Millard, Pryce, Taia | Bosc 3/6 | 6,813 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 28 March 2013 | Super League XVIII | 9 | London Broncos | A | Molesey Road | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Att | TV | Report |
| 1 April 2013 | Super League XVIII | 10 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Att | TV | Report |
Super League Play-offs
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 14 September 2013 | Super League XVII | QSF | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Att | TV | Report |

## 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 | EPO |
| 1 | Brent Webb | FB | FB | FB | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 2 | Damien Blanch | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 3 | Leon Pryce | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 4 | Zeb Taia | SR | SR | SR | SR | | | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | FB | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 7 | Scott Dureau | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 8 | Olivier Elima | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 10 | Rémi Casty | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 11 | Steve Menzies | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 12 | Louis Anderson | SR | SR | SR | SR | | | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | B | B | | B | B | B | B | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 14 | William Barthau | x | x | x | x | x | x | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 15 | Antoni Maria | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 16 | Éloi Pélissier | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 17 | Kevin Larroyer | x | x | B | x | SR | SR | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Daryl Millard | W | W | W | FB | FB | FB | C | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 19 | Mathias Pala | x | x | x | W | W | W | W | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Mickaël Simon | x | x | B | B | B | P | P | P | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 21 | Julian Bousquet | P | P | | | | | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | B | B | P | P | P | B | | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 23 | Lopini Paea | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 24 | Jason Baitieri | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Vincent Duport | C | C | C | C | C | C | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 28 | Morgan Escaré | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| n/a | Damien Cardace | 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 |
| n/a | Elliott Whitehead | 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 |
| n/a | Benjamin Garcia | 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 |
| n/a | Thibaut Margalet | 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

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 15 April 2013 | Cup | 4th | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | W/D/L | Score | Try Scorers | Goal Scorers | Att | TV | Report |

## 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 |
| 1 | Brent Webb | x | x | x |
| 2 | Damien Blanch | x | x | x |
| 3 | Leon Pryce | x | x | x |
| 4 | Zeb Taia | x | x | x |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | x | x | x |
| 7 | Scott Dureau | x | x | x |
| 8 | Olivier Elima | x | x | x |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | x | x | x |
| 10 | Rémi Casty | x | x | x |
| 11 | Steve Menzies | x | x | x |
| 12 | Louis Anderson | x | x | x |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | x | x | x |
| 14 | William Barthau | x | x | x |
| 15 | Antoni Maria | x | x | x |
| 16 | Éloi Pélissier | x | x | x |
| 17 | Kevin Larroyer | x | x | x |
| 18 | Daryl Millard | x | x | x |
| 19 | Mathias Pala | x | x | x |
| 20 | Mickaël Simon | x | x | x |
| 21 | Julian Bousquet | x | x | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | x | x | x |
| 23 | Lopini Paea | x | x | x |
| 24 | Jason Baitieri | x | x | x |
| 25 | Vincent Duport | x | x | x |
| 26 | Frédéric Vaccari | x | x | x |
| 27 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x | x |
| 28 | Morgan Escaré | x | x | x |
| n/a | Damien Cardace | x | x | x |
| n/a | Elliott Whitehead | x | x | x |
| n/a | Benjamin Garcia | x | x | x |
| n/a | Thibaut Margalet | x | x | x |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Squad statistics

* Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 23 March 2013.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Brent Webb | Fullback | 32 | Leeds Rhinos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Damien Blanch | Wing | 30 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Leon Pryce | Stand Off | 31 | St Helens R.F.C. | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Zeb Taia | Second Row | 28 | Newcastle Knights | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | Stand Off | 30 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 8 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 62 |
| 7 | Scott Dureau | Scrum half | 27 | Newcastle Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Olivier Elima | Second Row | 30 | Bradford Bulls | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | Hooker | 30 | New Zealand Warriors | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Rémi Casty | Prop | 28 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Steve Menzies | Second Row | 39 | Bradford Bulls | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Louis Anderson | Second Row | 28 | Warrington Wolves | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | Loose forward | 28 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | William Barthau | Stand Off | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Antoni Maria | Prop | 26 | Toulouse Olympique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Éloi Pélissier | Hooker | 22 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Larroyer | Second Row | 24 | Toulouse Olympique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Daryl Millard | Centre | 28 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | Mathias Pala | Centre | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 20 | Mickaël Simon | Prop | 26 | Limoux Grizzlies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Julian Bousquet | Prop | 22 | Lézignan Sangliers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | Prop | 31 | Villeneuve Leopards | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Lopini Paea | Prop | 29 | Sydney Roosters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jason Baitieri | Loose forward | 24 | Sydney Roosters | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Vincent Duport | Wing | 25 | Toulouse Olympique | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 26 | Frédéric Vaccari | Wing | 25 | Toulouse Olympique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jean-Philippe Baile | Centre | 26 | Rugby Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Morgan Escaré | Fullback | 21 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| n/a | Damien Cardace | Wing | 20 | Lézignan Sangliers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| n/a | David Guasch | Fullback | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| n/a | Elliott Whitehead | Second Row | 24 | Bradford Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| n/a | Benjamin Garcia | Loose forward | 20 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| n/a | Thibaut Margalet | Prop | 20 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
| Zeb Taia | Second Row | Newcastle Knights | May 2012 |
| Brent Webb | Fullback | Leeds Rhinos | September 2012 |
| Olivier Elima | Second Row | Bradford Bulls | September 2012 |
| Elliott Whitehead | Second Row | Bradford Bulls | June 2013 |

### Out

| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
| Setaimata Sa | Centre | London Irish (Rugby Union) | May 2012 |
| Clint Greenshields | Fullback | North Queensland Cowboys | September 2012 |
| Sébastien Raguin | Second Row | Released | September 2012 |
| David Ferriol | Prop | Retirement | September 2012 |
| Cyril Stacul | Wing | Pia Donkeys | September 2012 |
| Ben Fisher | Hooker | Retirement | October 2012 |
| Cyrille Gossard | Second Row | Retirement | October 2012 |