# 2009 Catalans Dragons season

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2009 season. This is their 4th season in the Super League.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 453 | +352 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | St Helens | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 733 | 466 | +267 | 38 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | +274 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 650 | 516 | +134 | 35 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 685 | 609 | +76 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 659 | 551 | +108 | 30 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 645 | 702 | −57 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 613 | 660 | −47 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 653 | 668 | −15 | 25 | |
| 10 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 649 | 705 | −56 | 24 | |
| 11 | Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 591 | 691 | −100 | 22 | |
| 12 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 502 | 623 | −121 | 20 | |
| 13 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 754 | −298 | 14 | |
| 14 | Celtic Crusaders | 27 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 357 | 874 | −517 | 6 | |

## 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 :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2009 Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 14 February 2009 | Super League XIV | 1 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 8-30 | Pelo | Bosc 2/2 | 7,520 | Report |
| 21 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 | Report |
| 27 February 2009 | Super League XIV | 3 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 12-28 | Elima, Mogg | Bosc 2/2 | 12,482 | Report |
| 7 March 2009 | Super League XIV | 4 | Castleford Tigers | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 22-24 | Stacul (2), Fakir, Greenshields | Bosc 3/4 | 8,150 | Report |
| 15 March 2009 | Super League XIV | 5 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | L | 10-30 | Baile, Pelo | Bosc 1/2 | 4,807 | Report |
| 21 March 2009 | Super League XIV | 6 | Bradford Bulls | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 24-30 | Baile, Bird, Duport, Elima | Bosc 4/4 | 7,620 | Report |
| 27 March 2009 | Super League XIV | 7 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 14-42 | Bell, Bosc, Duport | Bosc 1/3 | 13,425 | Report |
| 9 April 2009 | Super League XIV | 8 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | W | 28-24 | Guisset (2), Elima, Greenshields, McGuire | Bosc 4/5 | 2,540 | Report |
| 13 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 | Report |
| 18 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 | Report |
| 26 April 2009 | Super League XIV | 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 10-44 | Greenshields, Pelo | Mounis 1/2 | 8,115 | Report |
| 3 May 2009 | Magic Weekend | 12 | Leeds Rhinos | N | Murrayfield Stadium | L | 16-36 | K.Bentley, Elima, McGuire | Mounis 2/3 | 30,122 | Report |
| 16 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 | Report |
| 23 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 | Report |
| 6 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 | Report |
| 20 June 2009 | Super League XIV | 17 | Warrington Wolves | N | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | L | 12-24 | Croker, Stacul | Bosc 2/3 | 18,150 | Report |
| 27 June 2009 | Super League XIV | 18 | Castleford Tigers | A | Wheldon Road | W | 22-20 | Baile, Carlaw, Greenshields, Pelo | Bosc 3/4 | 5,508 | Report |
| 4 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 | Report |
| 10 July 2009 | Super League XIV | 20 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | L | 22-24 | Bell, Bird, Elima, Pelo | Bosc 3/4 | 11,543 | Report |
| 19 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 | Report |
| 26 July 2009 | Super League XIV | 22 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 12-36 | Greenshields, Pelo | Bosc 2/2 | 5,823 | Report |
| 1 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 | Report |
| 7 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 | Report |
| 15 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 | Report |
| 23 August 2009 | Super League XIV | 25 | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 18-42 | Gossard, Martins, Raguin | Mounis 3/3 | 7,919 | Report |
| 5 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 | Report |
| 11 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
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 19 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 | Report |
| 25 September 2009 | Super League XIV | PSF | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | W | 16-6 | Elima, Greenshields, Pelo | Bosc 2/3 | 4,263 | Report |
| 2 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=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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | EPO | PSF | QSF |
| 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 | 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 | SH |
| 7 | 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 | B |
| 20 | 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 | P |
| 24 | 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 |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 5 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 | Report |
| 10 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=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 | FB | FB |
| 2 | Cyril Stacul | | |
| 3 | Steven Bell | C | C |
| 4 | Adam Mogg | SO | SO |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | W | W |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | SH | SH |
| 7 | Shane Perry | x | |
| 8 | David Ferriol | B | B |
| 9 | Casey McGuire | H | B |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | P | P |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | | |
| 12 | Jason Croker | SR | |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | x | L |
| 14 | Dane Carlaw | B | B |
| 15 | Jean-Philippe Baile | C | C |
| 16 | Olivier Elima | SR | SR |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | B | SR |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | W | W |
| 19 | Julien Touxagas | x | x |
| 20 | Kane Bentley | B | H |
| 21 | Florian Quintilla | x | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | | B |
| 23 | Jason Ryles | P | |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | x | P |
| 25 | 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.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | Fullback | 27 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2 | Cyril Stacul | Wing | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Steven Bell | Centre | 33 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Adam Mogg | Centre | 32 | Canberra Raiders | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | Wing | 24 | Unattached | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | Stand off | 26 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 28 | 6 | 85 | 2 | 196 |
| 7 | Shane Perry | Scrum half | 32 | Brisbane Broncos | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | David Ferriol | Prop | 30 | Limoux Grizzlies | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Casey McGuire | Hooker | 29 | Brisbane Broncos | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | Prop | 31 | Wigan Warriors | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | Second row | 30 | Toulouse Olympique | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Jason Croker | Second row | 36 | Canberra Raiders | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | Loose forward | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Dane Carlaw | Loose forward | 29 | Brisbane Broncos | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Jean-Philippe Baile | Centre | 22 | Rugby Union | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 16 | Olivier Elima | Second row | 26 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | Second row | 27 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | Wing | 21 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 19 | Julien Touxagas | Second row | 25 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kane Bentley | Hooker | 22 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | Florian Quintilla | Second row | 20 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | Prop | 27 | Villeneuve Leopards | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Jason Ryles | Prop | 30 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | Prop | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Frédéric Vaccari | Wing | 21 | Toulouse Olympique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Greg Bird | Loose forward | 25 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| 27 | Sébastien Martins | Second row | 24 | Pia Donkeys | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Andrew Bentley | Second row | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
| 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

| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
| 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 |