2008 Catalans Dragons season

Rugby league team season
Avg. attendance8,487High attendance9,985 vs. Wigan WarriorsTop scorersTriesClint Greenshields (18)GoalsThomas Bosc (123)PointsThomas Bosc (275)
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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 Team
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 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
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
5 Bradford Bulls 27 14 0 13 705 625 +80 28
6 Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 690 713 −23 28
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
Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

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
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  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 Aacdemy 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
Australia Dane Carlaw Second row Brisbane Broncos July 2007[1]
France Jean-Philippe Baile Centre Rugby Union September 2007
France Olivier Elima Second row Wakefield Trinity Wildcats September 2007[2]

Out

Name Position Club Signed Date
New Zealand Stacey Jones Scum Half Retired September 2007[3]
France Adel Fellous Prop Toulouse Olympique October 2007[4]
France Lionel Teixido Hooker Released October 2007
Australia Luke Quigley Hooker Released October 2007
France Sébastien Martins Second row Pia Donkeys November 2007[5]

References

  1. ^ "Broncos' Carlaw signs with French club". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Elima to leave Bradford". Sky Sports. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "NZ league great Stacey Jones to retire". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Hull sign emergency recruit". Sky Sports. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Hull KR French Connection". Hull KR. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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