# 2006 Catalans Dragons season

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2006 season. This is their 1st season in the Super League. Catalans won their first Super League match 38-30 at home against Wigan Warriors in front of 11,000 people.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Helens (L, C) | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 939 | 430 | +509 | 48 | Semi-final |
| 2 | Hull F.C. | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 720 | 578 | +142 | 40 | Semi-final |
| 3 | Leeds Rhinos | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 869 | 543 | +326 | 38 | Elimination play-offs |
| 4 | Bradford Bulls | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 802 | 568 | +234 | 32 | Elimination play-offs |
| 5 | Salford City Reds | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 600 | 539 | +61 | 26 | Elimination play-offs |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 743 | 721 | +22 | 26 | Elimination play-offs |
| 7 | Harlequins | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 556 | 823 | −267 | 23 | |
| 8 | Wigan Warriors | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 644 | 715 | −71 | 22 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 609 | 753 | −144 | 22 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 591 | 717 | −126 | 20 | |
| 11 | Castleford Tigers (R) | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 575 | 968 | −393 | 19 | Relegation to National League One |
| 12 | Catalans Dragons (X) | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 601 | 894 | −293 | 16 | |
* ↑ Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.
* ↑ Wigan deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches in 2005.

## Milestones

* Round 1: Laurent Frayssinous, Justin Murphy, Teddy Sadaoui, John Wilson, Mark Hughes, Sean Rudder, Stacey Jones, Chris Beattie, Julien Rinaldi, Adel Fellous, Jérôme Guisset, Jamal Fakir, Ian Hindmarsh, Grégory Mounis, Renaud Guigue, Pascal Jampy and Alex Chan made their debut for the Dragons.
* Round 1: Justin Murphy, Jamal Fakir, Laurent Frayssinous, Renaud Guigue, Ian Hindmarsh and Mark Hughes scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 1: Laurent Frayssinous kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons.
* Round 2: Bruno Verges and Julien Touxagas made their debut for the Dragons.
* Round 3: Thomas Bosc made his debut for the Dragons.
* Round 3: Chris Beattie, Thomas Bosc and John Wilson scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 4: Grégory Mounis scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 5: Michael Dobson and Lionel Teixido made their debut for the Dragons.
* Round 5: Michael Dobson scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 6: David Berthezène made his debut for the Dragons.
* Round 6: Adel Fellous and Lionel Teixido scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 6: Michael Dobson kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons.
* Round 7: Alex Chan scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* CCR4: Frédéric Zitter and Rémi Casty made their debut for the Dragons.
* CCR4: Rémi Casty, Frédéric Zitter, Sean Rudder and Bruno Verges scored their 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 8: Jérôme Guisset scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 8: Bruno Verges scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons.
* Round 8: Michael Dobson kicked his 1st drop goal for the Dragons.
* Round 9: Julien Rinaldi kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons.
* Round 10: Aurélien Cologni and Sébastien Martins made their debut for the Dragons.
* Round 10: Aurélien Cologni scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 14: John Wilson scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons.
* CCR5: Michael Dobson reached 100 points for the Dragons.
* Round 15: Stacey Jones scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 16: Julien Rinaldi scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
* Round 17: Younes Khattabi made his debut for the Dragons.
* Round 17: Stacey Jones kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons.
* Round 20: Justin Murphy scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons.
* Round 22: Mathieu Griffi made his debut for the Dragons.
* Round 25: Cyrille Gossard made his debut for the Dragons.
* Round 25: Justin Murphy scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons.
* Round 25: Thomas Bosc kicked his 1st goal for the Dragons.

## Fixtures and results

LEGEND :
* Win
* Draw
* Loss
2006 Super League
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 11 February 2006 | Super League XI | 1 | Wigan Warriors | H | Stade Aimé Giral | W | 38-30 | Murphy (2), Fakir, Frayssinous, Guigue, Hindmarsh, Hughes | Frayssinous 5/7 | 11,000 | Report |
| 17 February 2006 | Super League XI | 2 | Salford City Reds | A | The Willows | L | 0-16 | - | - | 4,660 | Report Archived 2019-01-02 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 February 2006 | Super League XI | 3 | Castleford Tigers | A | Wheldon Road | L | 28-34 | Beattie, Bosc, Fakir, Guigue, Wilson | Frayssinous 4/5 | 5,825 | Report |
| 4 March 2006 | Super League XI | 4 | Bradford Bulls | H | Stade Aimé Giral | L | 18-50 | Mounis (2), Murphy | Frayssinous 3/3 | 9,373 | Report |
| 11 March 2006 | Super League XI | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Stade Aimé Giral | L | 10-58 | Dobson, Murphy | Frayssinous 1/1, Bosc 0/1 | 5,783 | Report |
| 18 March 2006 | Super League XI | 6 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 28-26 | Murphy (2), Bosc, Fellous, Teixido | Dobson 4/5 | 9,631 | Report |
| 25 March 2006 | Super League XI | 7 | Salford City Reds | H | Stade Aimé Giral | L | 22-28 | Hughes (2), Chan, Wilson | Dobson 3/4 | 6,547 | Report Archived 2019-01-02 at the Wayback Machine |
| 8 April 2006 | Super League XI | 8 | Castleford Tigers | H | Stade Albert Domec | W | 51-14 | Verges (3), Guisset (2), Hughes (2), Bosc, Murphy | Dobson 7/9, Dobson 1 DG | 6,109 | Report |
| 14 April 2006 | Super League XI | 9 | Harlequins RL | A | Twickenham Stoop | L | 14-36 | Hughes, Murphy, Rudder | Dobson 0/1, Rinaldi 1/2 | 3,472 | Report |
| 17 April 2006 | Super League XI | 10 | St Helens R.F.C. | H | Stade Aimé Giral | L | 20-34 | Cologni, Dobson, Wilson | Dobson 4/4 | 8,294 | Report |
| 22 April 2006 | Super League XI | 11 | Hull F.C. | H | Stade Aimé Giral | L | 28-34 | Dobson, Fakir, Mounis, Murphy, Rudder | Dobson 4/5 | 6,877 | Report |
| 28 April 2006 | Super League XI | 12 | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 6-54 | Rudder | Dobson 1/1 | 10,522 | Report |
| 6 May 2006 | Super League XI | 13 | Warrington Wolves | H | Stade Aimé Giral | L | 16-44 | Murphy (2), Fakir | Dobson 2/3 | 5,877 | Report |
| 14 May 2006 | Super League XI | 14 | Castleford Tigers | A | Wheldon Road | W | 40-18 | Wilson (3), Cologni, Dobson, Hindmarsh, Murphy | Dobson 6/7 | 6,024 | Report |
| 27 May 2006 | Super League XI | 15 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Stade Aimé Giral | W | 28-20 | Frayssinous (2), Fakir, Fellous, Jones | Frayssinous 4/5 | 6,825 | Report |
| 11 June 2006 | Super League XI | 16 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 34-42 | Murphy (2), Chan, Guigue, Rinaldi, Wilson | Frayssinous 5/6 | 14,017 | Report |
| 18 June 2006 | Super League XI | 17 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | L | 18-24 | Beattie, Verges, Wilson | Jones 2/2, Frayssinous 1/1 | 11,250 | Report |
| 24 June 2006 | Super League XI | 18 | Harlequins RL | H | Stade Aimé Giral | W | 38-18 | Murphy (2), Cologni, Hughes, Mounis, Verges | Jones 7/7 | 4,197 | Report |
| 1 July 2006 | Super League XI | 19 | Hull F.C. | H | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié | L | 16-24 | Hindmarsh, Jones, Murphy | Jones 2/3 | 4,479 | Report |
| 7 July 2006 | Super League XI | 20 | St Helens R.F.C. | A | Knowsley Road | L | 26-52 | Murphy (3), Rudder (2) | Frayssinous 3/5 | 8,058 | Report |
| 14 July 2006 | Super League XI | 21 | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-30 | Chan, Mounis, Verges | Jones 2/3 | 10,388 | Report |
| 22 July 2006 | Super League XI | 22 | Salford City Reds | H | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié | W | 26-6 | Murphy (2), Beattie, Jones, Rudder | Jones 3/5 | 5,070 | Report Archived 2019-01-13 at the Wayback Machine |
| 4 August 2006 | Super League XI | 23 | Wigan Warriors | A | JJB Stadium | L | 4-40 | Bosc | Jones 0/1 | 12,647 | Report |
| 13 August 2006 | Super League XI | 24 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | L | 14-34 | Hughes, Jones | Jones 3/3 | 3,324 | Report |
| 19 August 2006 | Super League XI | 25 | St Helens R.F.C. | H | Stade Saint-Michel | W | 26-22 | Murphy (2), Jones, Mounis, Teixido | Jones 2/4, Bosc 1/1 | 4,551 | Report |
| 3 September 2006 | Super League XI | 26 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 12-26 | Bosc, Jones | Frayssinous 2/2 | 10,300 | Report |
| 9 September 2006 | Super League XI | 27 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Stade Aimé Giral | L | 12-20 | Murphy, Rinaldi | Frayssinous 2/2 | 6,463 | Report |
| 15 September 2006 | Super League XI | 28 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | L | 12-60 | Bosc, Murphy | Frayssinous 2/2 | 13,391 | 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 | 28 |
| 1 | Renaud Guigue | B | B | C | B | | | | B | FB | FB | x | x | x | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | C | FB | FB | FB | FB | | | | |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| 3 | John Wilson | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | L | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | SO | | | |
| 4 | Mark Hughes | W | C | FB | C | | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | | C | | | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | x |
| 5 | Bruno Verges | | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | | W | W | W | W | W |
| 6 | Laurent Frayssinous | FB | FB | SH | SH | FB | | | | | | | FB | FB | SO | SO | SO | B | B | | FB | | | | | | SO | SO | SO |
| 7 | Stacey Jones | SH | SH | | | | | | | | | | | | | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH |
| 8 | Chris Beattie | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | x | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B |
| 9 | David Berthezène | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | H | H | H | B | x | B | B | x | B | B | B | H | | | B | x | B | B | H |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | P | P | P | P | B | SR | L | P | P | P | | L | SR | P | P | SR | SR | SR | SR | P | | P | SR |
| 11 | Pascal Jampy | B | | | | | | | | B | SR | B | B | SR | L | L | | | | B | B | | | | | | | B | x |
| 12 | Ian Hindmarsh | L | L | L | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | | | L | SR | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | B | B | B | B | L | L | L | L | SR | B | B | B | | B | | B | B | L | L | H | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | x | x | B | FB | B | FB | FB | FB | | | FB | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | FB | FB | FB | FB |
| 15 | Aurélien Cologni | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | L | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | H | H | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 16 | Sean Rudder | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SR | B | L | C | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | | | | | |
| 17 | Frédéric Zitter | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Teddy Sadaoui | C | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | C | C | C | C |
| 19 | Alex Chan | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | B | | | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | | B | P | P | P | P | B | P | B | B |
| 20 | Adel Fellous | P | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | x | P |
| 21 | Julien Touxagas | x | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | C | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | B |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | SR | B |
| 23 | Sébastien Martins | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 25 | Julien Rinaldi | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | | B | B | H | H | H | H | H | | | | B | B | B | x | B | H | H | x |
| 27 | Lionel Teixido | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | H | H | H | H | x | x | x |
| 28 | Michael Dobson | x | x | x | x | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 29 | Younes Khattabi | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SO | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | C |
| 30 | Mathieu Griffi | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | P |
| 31 | Cyrille Gossard | 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 | 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 |
| 1 April 2006 | Cup | 4th | Thornhill Trojans | H | Stade Jean-Laffon | W | 66-0 | Casty (2), Hughes (2), Zitter (2), Beattie, Fakir, Mounis, Rudder, Teixido, Verges | Dobson 5/7, Frayssinous 4/5 | 1,000 | - | Report |
| 21 May 2006 | Cup | 5th | Widnes Vikings | A | Halton Stadium | W | 34-16 | Verges (2), Dobson, Frayssinous, Hughes, Murphy | Dobson 5/6 | 3,014 | - | Report |
| 3 June 2006 | Cup | QF | St Helens R.F.C. | A | Knowsley Road | L | 10-56 | Jones, Murphy | Frayssinous 1/2 | 8,319 | - | 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 | Renaud Guigue | FB | FB | FB |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | x | W | W |
| 3 | John Wilson | C | C | C |
| 4 | Mark Hughes | C | C | C |
| 5 | Bruno Verges | W | W | W |
| 6 | Laurent Frayssinous | B | SO | SO |
| 7 | Stacey Jones | | | SH |
| 8 | Chris Beattie | P | x | B |
| 9 | David Berthezène | x | B | B |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | SR | P | P |
| 11 | Pascal Jampy | | L | SR |
| 12 | Ian Hindmarsh | x | SR | L |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | L | | |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | x | x | x |
| 15 | Aurélien Cologni | x | x | x |
| 16 | Sean Rudder | SO | B | B |
| 17 | Frédéric Zitter | W | x | x |
| 18 | Teddy Sadaoui | x | x | x |
| 19 | Alex Chan | x | B | B |
| 20 | Adel Fellous | P | P | P |
| 21 | Julien Touxagas | B | x | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | SR | SR | SR |
| 23 | Sébastien Martins | x | x | x |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | B | B | x |
| 25 | Julien Rinaldi | H | H | H |
| 27 | Lionel Teixido | B | x | x |
| 28 | Michael Dobson | SH | SH | x |

## Squad statistics

* Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 15 September 2006.
| No | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 | Renaud Guigue | Fullback | 27 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | Wing | 27 | Widnes Vikings | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 3 | John Wilson | Centre | 28 | Wests Tigers | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 4 | Mark Hughes | Centre | 29 | Newcastle Knights | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 5 | Bruno Verges | Wing | 30 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Laurent Frayssinous | Stand off | 29 | Villeneuve Leopards | 19 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 90 |
| 7 | Stacey Jones | Scrum half | 30 | New Zealand Warriors | 17 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 70 |
| 8 | Chris Beattie | Prop | 30 | Cronulla Sharks | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | David Berthezène | Hooker | 25 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | Prop | 28 | Wigan Warriors | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Pascal Jampy | Second row | 33 | Paris St-Germain | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ian Hindmarsh | Second row | 29 | Canberra Raiders | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | Loose forward | 21 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Thomas Bosc | Stand off | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Aurélien Cologni | Loose forward | 28 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Sean Rudder | Stand off | 27 | Castleford Tigers | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | Frédéric Zitter | Wing | 26 | Barrow Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Teddy Sadaoui | Centre | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Alex Chan | Prop | 31 | Melbourne Storm | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | Adel Fellous | Prop | 28 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 21 | Julien Touxagas | Second row | 22 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | Prop | 24 | Villeneuve Leopards | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 23 | Sébastien Martins | Prop | 21 | Pia Donkeys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | Prop | 21 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 25 | Julien Rinaldi | Hooker | 27 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | Lionel Teixido | Hooker | 27 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 28 | Michael Dobson | Scrum half | 20 | Canberra Raiders (Loan) | 12 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 103 |
| 29 | Younes Khattabi | Wing | 22 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mathieu Griffi | Prop | 23 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Cyrille Gossard | Second row | 24 | Catalans Dragons Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
| Stacey Jones | Scrum half | New Zealand Warriors | November 2005 |
| John Wilson | Centre | Wests Tigers | November 2005 |
| Mark Hughes | Centre | Newcastle Knights | November 2005 |
| Jérôme Guisset | Prop | Wigan Warriors | November 2005 |
| Ian Hindmarsh | Second row | Canberra Raiders | November 2005 |
| Alex Chan | Prop | Melbourne Storm | November 2005 |
| Michael Dobson | Scrum half | Canberra Raiders (Loan) | March 2006 |

### Out

| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date |
| Matt Bickerstaff | Second row | St George Illawarra Dragons | November 2005 |
| Steve Hall | Wing | Retirement | November 2005 |
| Romain Gagliazzo | Prop | AS Carcassonne | November 2005 |
| Sébastien Martins | Second row | Hull Kingston Rovers (Loan) | May 2006 |