# 2008 Catalans Dragons season

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2008 season. This is their 3rd season in the Super League.

## Table

Super League XIII :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St. Helens (L) | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 | Semi-final |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 694 | 625 | +69 | 34 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 648 | 698 | −50 | 29 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 5 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 705 | 625 | +80 | 28 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 690 | 713 | −23 | 28 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 564 | 713 | −149 | 23 | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 574 | 760 | −186 | 22 | |
| 9 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 569 | 763 | −194 | 22 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | −43 | 21 | |
| 11 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 538 | 699 | −161 | 17 | |
| 12 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 593 | 869 | −276 | 15 | |

## Milestones

* Round 1: Dane Carlaw and Jean-Philippe Baile made their debuts for the Dragons.
* Round 2: Aaron Gorrell scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 5: Justin Murphy made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 7: Dane Carlaw scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 9: Thomas Bosc kicked his 100th goal for the Dragons.
* Round 10: Thomas Bosc reached 300 points for the Dragons.
* CCR4: Olivier Elima and Florian Quintilla made their debuts for the Dragons.
* Round 14: Thomas Bosc made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 17: Clint Greenshields scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons.
* Round 17: Clint Greenshields scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons.
* Round 17: Olivier Elima scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 18: Clint Greenshields made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 18: Thomas Bosc reached 400 points for the Dragons.
* Round 20: Adam Mogg made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 25: Jamal Fakir made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
* Round 26: Jean-Philippe Baile scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 26: Thomas Bosc scored his 25th try for the Dragons.
* EPO: Justin Murphy scored his 1st four-try haul and his 3rd hat-trick for the Dragons.
* EPO: Justin Murphy scored his 50th try and reached 200 points for the Dragons.
* ESF: John Wilson scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons.

## Fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2008 Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 9 February 2008 | Super League XIII | 1 | Castleford Tigers | A | Wheldon Road | W | 21-14 | Bosc, Croker, Mounis | Bosc 4/4, Bosc 1 DG | 7,060 | Report |
| 16 February 2008 | Super League XIII | 2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 20-24 | Gorrell, Greenshields, Wilson | Bosc 4/5 | 8,350 | Report |
| 22 February 2008 | Super League XIII | 3 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 6-34 | Pelo | Bosc 1/1 | 14,083 | Report |
| 2 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 4 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 18-38 | Greenshields, Murphy, Raguin | Bosc 3/3 | 9,060 | Report |
| 8 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 5 | Bradford Bulls | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 18-20 | Bosc, Chan, Greenshields | Bosc 3/3 | 7,485 | Report |
| 15 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 6 | St Helens R.F.C. | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 24-10 | Pelo (2), Casty, Chan | Bosc 4/5 | 7,828 | Report |
| 21 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 7 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | W | 24-22 | Carlaw, Gorrell, Mounis, Pelo | Bosc 4/4 | 3,854 | Report |
| 24 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 28-20 | Carlaw, Chan, Ferriol, Greenshields, Stacul | Bosc 4/5 | 8,120 | Report |
| 29 March 2008 | Super League XIII | 9 | Hull F.C. | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | D | 28-28 | Bosc, Duport, Mounis, Pelo | Bosc 6/6 | 8,450 | Report |
| 4 April 2008 | Super League XIII | 10 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | W | 20-16 | Bosc, Fakir, Ferriol | Bosc 4/5 | 4,071 | Report |
| 11 April 2008 | Super League XIII | 11 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | W | 26-24 | Carlaw, Greenshields, Guisset, Murphy | Bosc 5/6 | 13,044 | Report |
| 26 April 2008 | Super League XIII | 12 | Castleford Tigers | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 38-30 | Gorrell, Greenshields, Guisset, Mounis, Murphy, Pelo, Raguin | Bosc 5/8 | 8,745 | Report |
| 4 May 2008 | Magic Weekend | 13 | Harlequins RL | N | Millennium Stadium | W | 18-16 | Croker, Murphy, Touxagas | Bosc 3/3 | 15,000 | Report |
| 17 May 2008 | Super League XIII | 14 | St Helens R.F.C. | A | Knowsley Road | L | 10-28 | Greenshields, Mogg | Bosc 1/2 | 8,550 | Report |
| 24 May 2008 | Super League XIII | 15 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 48-0 | Greenshields (2), Casty, Fakir, Mounis, Murphy, Pelo, Wilson | Bosc 8/9 | 7,785 | Report |
| 8 June 2008 | Super League XIII | 16 | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 24-16 | McGuire, Murphy, Raguin, Wilson | Bosc 4/6 | 8,346 | Report |
| 14 June 2008 | Super League XIII | 17 | Wigan Warriors | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 45-38 | Greenshields (3), Elima, Mogg, Raguin, Wilson | Bosc 8/8, Mogg 1 DG | 9,125 | Report |
| 21 June 2008 | Super League XIII | 18 | Warrington Wolves | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 52-14 | Murphy (2), Bosc, Elima, Khattabi, McGuire, Mogg, Raguin, Wilson | Bosc 8/10 | 9,040 | Report |
| 1 July 2008 | Super League XIII | 19 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | W | 30-14 | Khattabi (2), McGuire (2), Raguin | Bosc 5/7 | 5,479 | Report |
| 6 July 2008 | Super League XIII | 20 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | W | 30-18 | Elima, Fakir, Greenshields, Mounis, Murphy | Bosc 5/5 | 11,006 | Report |
| 12 July 2008 | Super League XIII | 21 | Harlequins RL | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 32-26 | Greenshields (2), Chan, Elima, McGuire | Bosc 6/6 | 6,225 | Report |
| 19 July 2008 | Super League XIII | 22 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 24-37 | Elima (2), Raguin, Stacul | Bosc 4/4 | 9,880 | Report |
| 1 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 16-30 | Duport, Khattabi, Mounis | Bosc 2/3 | 8,074 | Report |
| 9 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 24 | Wigan Warriors | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | D | 16-16 | Gorrell, Greenshields, Wilson | Bosc 2/4 | 9,535 | Report |
| 16 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 25 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | W | 22-20 | Mogg (2), Gorrell, Murphy | Bosc 3/5 | 12,127 | Report |
| 23 August 2008 | Super League XIII | 26 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 32-38 | Baile, Bosc, Elima, Gorrell, Raguin, Touxagas | Bosc 4/6 | 8,320 | Report |
| 7 September 2008 | Super League XIII | 27 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | L | 24-34 | Pelo (2), McGuire, Mogg | Gorrell 4/5 | 2,447 | Report |
Super League Play-offs
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 13 September 2008 | Super League XIII | EPO | Warrington Wolves | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 46-8 | Murphy (4), Bosc, Greenshields, McGuire, Mounis, Pelo | Bosc 5/9 | 8,442 | Report |
| 20 September 2008 | Super League XIII | ESF | Wigan Warriors | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 26-50 | Pelo (2), Elima, Murphy, Wilson | Bosc 3/5 | 9,985 | 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 | ESF |
| 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 | FB | FB |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | | | | W | W | | | | | W | W | W | W | | W | W | | W | W | W | W | | | | W | W | x | W | W |
| 3 | John Wilson | C | C | C | C | C | C | SO | C | SO | | | | | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | C | C | x | C | C | C |
| 4 | Adam Mogg | | C | C | SO | SO | SO | x | SO | | SO | SO | C | C | C | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | | C | SO | 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 | W | W |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | SO | SO | SO | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SO | SO | SO | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SO | SO | SH | SH | SH | x | SH | SH |
| 7 | Casey McGuire | SH | SH | SH | | | | | | | | B | SH | SH | SH | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | SH | SH | | | | SH | H | H |
| 8 | David Ferriol | P | P | P | | | B | P | P | | B | B | x | B | P | | | | | B | B | | | | B | B | x | x | x | x |
| 9 | Aaron Gorrell | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | | | | | | | | H | H | H | H | H | H | | |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | B | P | P | P | P | P | | | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | P | | | | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | B | B |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | B | B | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | C | C | C | C | SR | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 12 | Jason Croker | SR | | | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | | SR | SR | SR | | | | SR | SR | SR |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | B | B | B | L | B | L | L | L | B | B | B | SR | L | L | SR | SR | SR | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | SR | SR | |
| 14 | Dane Carlaw | L | SR | SR | | | | B | B | L | L | L | L | SR | B | L | L | L | SR | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | SR | L | L | L |
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | x | B | B | 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 |
| 16 | Olivier Elima | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | SR | SR | x | B | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | x | x | B | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | x | x | B |
| 19 | Alex Chan | P | L | SR | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | B | x | B | P | P |
| 20 | Kane 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 |
| 21 | Andrew Bentley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | x | x | B | B | B | B | P | SR | SR | | | | SR | SR | x | B | B | SR |
| 23 | Cyril Stacul | W | W | W | C | C | C | C | W | W | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | W | x | x |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | | x | B | B | B |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | W | x | x | x | B | W | W | x | C | C | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | x | C | x | x | x |
| 26 | Jean-Philippe Baile | C | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | x | B | B |
| 27 | Florian Quintilla | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | x | x | x | B | x | x | x |
| 28 | Julien Touxagas | x | x | x | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | B | | | | | | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | L | B | x | x |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 20 April 2008 | Cup | 4th | Featherstone Rovers | A | Post Office Road | W | 22-12 | Duport (2), Mogg, Murphy | Bosc 3/5 | 890 | - | Report |
| 11 May 2008 | Cup | 5th | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-46 | Greenshields, Pelo, Touxagas | Bosc 2/3 | 5,057 | - | 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 |
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | x | FB |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | W | W |
| 3 | John Wilson | | |
| 4 | Adam Mogg | SO | C |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | FB | W |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | SH | SO |
| 7 | Casey McGuire | x | SH |
| 8 | David Ferriol | P | B |
| 9 | Aaron Gorrell | x | H |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | P | P |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | C | C |
| 12 | Jason Croker | x | SR |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | H | SR |
| 14 | Dane Carlaw | SR | L |
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | x | x |
| 16 | Olivier Elima | L | x |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | x | x |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | C | x |
| 19 | Alex Chan | x | P |
| 20 | Kane Bentley | B | x |
| 21 | Andrew Bentley | B | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | x | B |
| 23 | Cyril Stacul | W | x |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | B | B |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | x | x |
| 26 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x |
| 27 | Florian Quintilla | B | x |
| 28 | Julien Touxagas | SR | B |

## Squad statistics

* Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 20 September 2008.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | Fullback | 26 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | Wing | 29 | Widnes Vikings | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 3 | John Wilson | Centre | 30 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Adam Mogg | Centre | 31 | Canberra Raiders | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | Wing | 23 | Unattached | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | Stand off | 25 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 30 | 7 | 123 | 1 | 275 |
| 7 | Casey McGuire | Stand off | 28 | Brisbane Broncos | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | David Ferriol | Prop | 29 | Limoux Grizzlies | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Aaron Gorrell | Hooker | 27 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | Prop | 30 | Wigan Warriors | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | Second row | 29 | Toulouse Olympique | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Jason Croker | Second row | 35 | Canberra Raiders | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | Loose forward | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | Dane Carlaw | Loose forward | 28 | Brisbane Broncos | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | Prop | 25 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Olivier Elima | Second row | 25 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | Second row | 26 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | Wing | 20 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Alex Chan | Prop | 33 | Melbourne Storm | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | Kane Bentley | Hooker | 21 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Andrew Bentley | Second row | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | Prop | 26 | Villeneuve Leopards | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | Cyril Stacul | Wing | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | Prop | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | Wing | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 26 | Jean-Philippe Baile | Centre | 21 | Rugby Union | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Florian Quintilla | Second row | 19 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Julien Touxagas | Second row | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

## Transfers
### In

| Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
| Dane Carlaw | Second row | Brisbane Broncos | July 2007 |
| Jean-Philippe Baile | Centre | Rugby Union | September 2007 |
| Olivier Elima | Second row | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | September 2007 |

### Out

| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
| Stacey Jones | Scum Half | Retired | September 2007 |
| Adel Fellous | Prop | Toulouse Olympique | October 2007 |
| Lionel Teixido | Hooker | Released | October 2007 |
| Luke Quigley | Hooker | Released | October 2007 |
| Sébastien Martins | Second row | Pia Donkeys | November 2007 |