# 2015 Catalans Dragons season

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2015 season. This is the Dragons 10th season in the Super League after they entered through the franchise system, becoming the first successful team.

## Pre season friendlies

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
Catalan score is first.
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att |
| 17/1/15 | Pre Season | London | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 32-16 | Tonga, Escare (2), Pélissier, Pala, Pomeroy | Bosc 4/6 | - |
| 24/1/15 | Pre Season | Chevaliers Cathares | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 58-24 | Pomeroy, Oldfield, Whitehead, Escare (2), Carney (2), Garcia, Cardace, Casty | Bosc 9/10 | - |

## Table
### Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 758 | 477 | +281 | 33 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 | St Helens | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 598 | 436 | +162 | 32 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 413 | +176 | 31 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 538 | 394 | +144 | 28 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 547 | 505 | +42 | 26 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 552 | 456 | +96 | 24 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 452 | 484 | −32 | 22 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 561 | 574 | −13 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 9 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 518 | 565 | −47 | 19 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 534 | 646 | −112 | 18 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | Salford City Reds | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 447 | 617 | −170 | 17 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 402 | 929 | −527 | 6 | The Qualifiers |

### Super 8s

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leeds Rhinos (L, C) | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 944 | 650 | +294 | 41 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 798 | 530 | +268 | 41 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 750 | 534 | +216 | 38 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | St Helens | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 766 | 624 | +142 | 38 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 731 | 746 | −15 | 32 | |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 714 | 636 | +78 | 30 | |
| 7 | Catalans Dragons | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 739 | 770 | −31 | 28 | |
| 8 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 620 | 716 | −96 | 24 | |

## 2015 fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2015 Super League Fixtures
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 6/2/15 | Super League XX | 1 | St. Helens | A | Langtree Park | L | 7-18 | Pélissier | Bosc 1/1, Bosc 1 DG | 12,008 | Sky Sports |
| 14/2/15 | Super League XX | 2 | Castleford | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 13-12 | Escare, Whitehead | Dureau 2/4, Dureau 1 DG | 6,584 | Sky Sports |
| 28/2/15 | Super League XX | 3 | Warrington | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 38-18 | Tonga, Oldfield (2), Duport, Taia (2) | Dureau 7/7 | 8,946 | Sky Sports |
| 7/3/15 | Super League XX | 4 | Salford | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | D | 40-40 | Taia, Duport, Pomeroy (2), Oldfield, Whitehead, Henderson | Dureau 6/8 | 7,800 | Sky Sports |
| 15/3/15 | Super League XX | 5 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 20-50 | Tonga, Oldfield, Casty, Pélissier | Dureau 2/4 | 6,723 | - |
| 20/3/15 | Super League XX | 6 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 22-33 | Duport, Bosc, Escare, Taia | Bosc 3/4 | 11,994 | - |
| 28/3/15 | Super League XX | 7 | Leeds | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 22-38 | Whitehead (2), Pélissier, Cardace | Dureau 3/4 | 8,876 | Sky Sports |
| 2/4/15 | Super League XX | 8 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | W | 40-4 | Garcia, Tonga, Pomeroy, Whitehead, Cardace (3) | Dureau 6/7 | 3,015 | - |
| 6/4/15 | Super League XX | 9 | Widnes | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 32-16 | Tonga (2), Pélissier (2), Pala, Cardace | Bosc 3/4, Dureau 1/2 | 7,000 | Sky Sports |
| 12/4/15 | Super League XX | 10 | Wigan | A | DW Stadium | L | 0-34 | - | - | 12,162 | - |
| 19/4/15 | Super League XX | 11 | Huddersfield | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 14-38 | Dureau, Bousquet | Dureau 3/3 | 4,404 | - |
| 25/4/15 | Super League XX | 12 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 32-24 | Baitieri, Springer, Oldfield, Pélissier, Garcia, Whitehead | Bosc 4/6 | Attendance | Sky Sports |
| 3/5/15 | Super League XX | 13 | Castleford | A | The Jungle | L | 28-36 | Yaha, Garcia (3), Taia | Dureau 4/5 | 5,704 | - |
| 9/5/15 | Super League XX | 14 | St. Helens | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 33-26 | Garcia (2), Taia (2), Escare | Dureau 6/6, Dureau 1 DG | 8,886 | Sky Sports |
| 23/5/15 | Super League XX | 15 | Wigan | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 58-16 | Yaha (2), Gigot (3), Taia (3), Oldfield, Escare | Dureau 9/10 | 10,423 | Sky Sports |
| 31/5/15 | Magic Weekend | 16 | Huddersfield | N | St James' Park | D | 22-22 | Pélissier, Carney (2), Taia | Dureau 3/4 | 26,970 | Sky Sports |
| 5/6/15 | Super League XX | 17 | Warrington | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 18-26 | Gigot, Pélissier, Whitehead | Dureau 3/3 | 8,611 | Sky Sports |
| 13/6/15 | Super League XX | 18 | Hull F.C. | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 20-14 | Bosc, Gigot, Mounis | Dureau 4/4 | N/A | Sky Sports |
| 20/6/15 | Super League XX | 19 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 32-12 | Pomeroy, Inu, Pélissier, Escare, Anderson | Dureau 6/6 | 7,843 | Sky Sports |
| 5/7/15 | Super League XX | 20 | Salford | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 14-18 | Casty, Anderson | Dureau 3/3 | 5,078 | - |
| 12/7/15 | Super League XX | 21 | Widnes | A | Halton Stadium | L | 22-29 | Anderson, Whitehead (2), Escare | Dureau 3/4 | 4,822 | - |
| 18/7/15 | Super League XX | 22 | Huddersfield | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 12-14 | Inu, Escare | Dureau 2/2 | 9,761 | Sky Sports |
| 26/7/15 | Super League XX | 23 | Leeds | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 22-36 | Gigot (2), Escare, Dureau | Dureau 3/4 | 15,534 | - |
2015 Super 8's
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV |
| 8/8/15 | Super League XX | S1 | St. Helens | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 26-16 | Gigot, Anderson, Escare | Dureau 7/7 | 7,392 | - |
| 14/8/15 | Super League XX | S2 | Huddersfield | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 12-24 | Tonga, Carney | Inu 2/2 | 4,251 | Sky Sports |
| 22/8/15 | Super League XX | S3 | Castleford | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 44-26 | Gigot (3), Taia, Lima, Carney, Escare (2) | Inu 0/2, Bosc 6/6 | 7,473 | Sky Sports |
| 5/9/15 | Super League XX | S4 | Wigan | A | DW Stadium | L | 16-42 | Inu, Dureau, Sigismeau | Dureau 2/3 | 8,101 | - |
| 12/9/15 | Super League XX | S5 | Leeds | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 46-16 | Bosc (2), Inu (2), Carney, Sigismeau, Lima, Whitehead | Bosc 1/1, Dureau 5/6, Lima 1/1 | 8,851 | Sky Sports |
| 19/9/15 | Super League XX | S6 | Warrington | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 6-48 | Robin | Dureau 1/1 | 7,862 | - |
| 27/9/15 | Super League XX | S7 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | W | 28-24 | Garcia, Henderson, Inu, Whitehead, Bosc | Dureau 4/5 | 10,832 | - |

## 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 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
| 1 | Morgan Escare | 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 | Vincent Duport | W | W | W | W | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ben Pomeroy | C | C | C | C | C | | C | C | C | | | | | | | | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | | C | | | | |
| 4 | Willie Tonga | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | C | C | C | C | | C | C | C | C | | | | | | | W | W | W | | | | | |
| 5 | Michael Oldfield | W | W | W | W | W | W | | | | | W | W | W | | W | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Todd Carney | | | SO | SO | | SO | | | | | | SO | | SO | SO | SO | | | | | | | SO | | SO | SO | SO | SO | | |
| 7 | Scott Dureau | | SH | SH | SH | SH | | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | | SH | SH | SH | SH |
| 8 | Olivier Elima | B | B | | B | P | P | B | B | | B | P | P | | P | P | P | P | | B | B | | | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | SH | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | | H | H | H | H | H | H | B | | H | H | H |
| 10 | Rémi Casty | P | | | | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Zeb Taia | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | C | SR | SR | SR | C | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | | | | | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | |
| 12 | Louis Anderson | L | P | P | P | B | B | SR | | B | SR | SR | | P | B | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | B | B | | | SR |
| 13 | Gregory Mounis | B | L | L | L | L | | | B | B | B | | | | B | B | B | | B | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | SO | SO | x | x | SO | SH | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SH | SO | | | | | SO | SO | | | | | SO | B | SH | W | W | SO | SO |
| 15 | Jeff Lima | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | | | P | B | | | | | | | | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | |
| 16 | Éloi Pélissier | H | B | | | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | | B | B | B | B | H | | | B | B | B | | H | H | B | | |
| 17 | Elliott Whitehead | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | C | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR |
| 18 | Benjamin Garcia | B | B | B | B | | | B | P | P | B | B | B | B | C | | | | B | B | C | B | B | B | B | B | B | | B | SR | C |
| 19 | Mathias Pala | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | W | | C | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 20 | Damien Cardace | x | x | x | x | x | C | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | W | | | | W | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Julian Bousquet | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P |
| 22 | Gadwin Springer | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 23 | Antoni Maria | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | B | | | | | B | | | B | B | B |
| 24 | Jason Baitieri | x | B | B | B | | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| 25 | Joan Guasch | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B |
| 26 | Stanislas Robin | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | FB | x | x | FB | x | x | B | x | x | SO | x | x | SO | | | | | x | x | B | x | W | B |
| 27 | Fouad Yaha | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 28 | Tony Gigot | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | C | C | FB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 29 | Thibault Margalet | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | | B | x | x | x | B | x | x | x |
| 30 | Krisnan Inu | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | C | C | C | W |
| 31 | Jordan Sigismeau | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | W | | x | x | W | W | W | W | W |
| 32 | Lucas Albert | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | SO | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 33 | Ugo Perez | 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 | B | B |
= Injured
= Suspended

## Challenge Cup

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV |
| 17/5/15 | Cup | 6th | Featherstone Rovers | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 37-34 | Tonga, Bosc (2), Maria, Yaha, Escare | Bosc 4/4, Bousquet 1/1, Cardace 1/1, Robin 1 DG | 9,000 | - |
| 25/6/15 | Cup | QF | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | L | 26-32 | Inu (2), Taia, Henderson, Whitehead | Dureau 3/4 | 6,073 | Sky Sports |

## 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 | 6 | QF |
| 1 | Morgan Escare | FB | FB |
| 2 | Vincent Duport | | |
| 3 | Ben Pomeroy | | C |
| 4 | Willie Tonga | C | |
| 5 | Michael Oldfield | W | |
| 6 | Todd Carney | | |
| 7 | Scott Dureau | | SH |
| 8 | Olivier Elima | | |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | | H |
| 10 | Rémi Casty | P | P |
| 11 | Zeb Taia | | SR |
| 12 | Louis Anderson | SR | B |
| 13 | Gregory Mounis | L | B |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | SO | |
| 15 | Jeff Lima | P | |
| 16 | Éloi Pélissier | H | B |
| 17 | Elliott Whitehead | SR | SR |
| 18 | Benjamin Garcia | x | B |
| 19 | Mathias Pala | x | x |
| 20 | Damien Cardace | B | |
| 21 | Julian Bousquet | B | P |
| 22 | Gadwin Springer | B | |
| 23 | Antoni Maria | B | x |
| 24 | Jason Baitieri | | L |
| 25 | Joan Guasch | x | x |
| 26 | Stanislas Robin | SH | SO |
| 27 | Fouad Yaha | W | W |
| 28 | Tony Gigot | C | C |
| 30 | Krisnan Inu | x | W |

## 2015 squad statistics

* Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 27 September 2015.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Morgan Escare | Fullback | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2 | Vincent Duport | Winger | N/A | Toulouse Olympique | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Ben Pomeroy | Centre | N/A | Cronulla Sharks | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Willie Tonga | Centre | N/A | Parramatta Eels | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | Michael Oldfield | Wing | N/A | Sydney Roosters | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Todd Carney | Stand off | N/A | Cronulla Sharks | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Scott Dureau | Scrum half | N/A | Newcastle Knights | 27 | 3 | 98 | 2 | 210 |
| 8 | Olivier Elima | Prop | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | Hooker | N/A | New Zealand Warriors | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Rémi Casty | Prop | N/A | Sydney Roosters | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Zeb Taia | Second row | N/A | Newcastle Knights | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 12 | Louis Anderson | Second row | N/A | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Gregory Mounis | Loose forward | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | Scrum half | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 21 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 73 |
| 15 | Jeff Lima | Second row | N/A | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Éloi Pélissier | Hooker | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 17 | Elliott Whitehead | Second row | N/A | Bradford Bulls | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 18 | Benjamin Garcia | Loose forward | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 19 | Mathias Pala | Centre | N/A | Balmain Tigers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Damien Cardace | Wing | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 21 | Julian Bousquet | Prop | N/A | Lézignan Sangliers | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Gadwin Springer | Prop | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Antoni Maria | Second row | N/A | Toulouse Olympique | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Jason Baitieri | Loose forward | N/A | Sydney Roosters | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Joan Guasch | Hooker | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stanislas Robin | Fullback | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | Fouad Yaha | Winger | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 28 | Tony Gigot | Centre | N/A | London Broncos | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 29 | Thibault Margalet | Prop | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Krisnan Inu | Centre | N/A | Stade Français (RU) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 31 | Jordan Sigismeau | Wing | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 32 | Lucas Albert | Scrum half | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ugo Perez | Wing | N/A | Catalans Dragons Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Injured = Suspended

## 2015 transfers in/out

In
| Name | Moved From | Contract Length | Date announced |
| Willie Tonga | Parramatta Eels | 2 Years | July 2014 |
| Todd Carney | Cronulla Sharks | 3 Years | September 2014 |
| Rémi Casty | Sydney Roosters | 4 Years | September 2014 |
Out
| Name | Moved To | Contract Length | Date announced |
| Leon Pryce | Hull F.C. | 2 Years | July 2014 |
| Michael Simon | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 2 Years | July 2014 |
| William Barthau | London Broncos | 2 Years | August 2014 |
| Kevin Larroyer | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 Year Loan | August 2014 |
| Brent Webb | Retired | N/A | August 2014 |
| Lopini Paea | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 Year | August 2014 |
| Jamal Fakir | Lézignan Sangliers | 2 Years | September 2014 |
| Jean-Philippe Baile | Bradford Bulls | 1 Year | September 2014 |
| Sam Williams | Canberra Raiders | 2 Years | September 2014 |
| Daryl Millard | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1 Year | January 2015 |
| Frédéric Vaccari | Palau Broncos | | |