2020 Catalans Dragons season

2020 Catalans Dragons season
Super League Rank4
Challenge CupQuarter-final
(lost to Salford Red Devils 18-22)
2020 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 376; against: 259
Team information
CEOBernard Guasch
Head CoachSteve McNamara
Captain
StadiumStade Gilbert Brutus
Perpignan, France
Avg. attendance6,674
Agg. attendance40,044
High attendance8,886
Low attendance5,000[a]
Top scorers
TriesTom Davies (12)
GoalsJames Maloney (56)
PointsJames Maloney (120)
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This article details the Catalans Dragons's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

Fixtures and results

  Win   Loss

  • All fixtures are subject to change

Challenge Cup

Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals TV Report
22 August 2020, 14:30 6 Castleford Tigers N John Smiths Stadium W 36-24 Mead (3), Yaha, Garcia, Whitley Maloney (6) BBC One
18 September 2020, 18:00 QF Salford Red Devils N Totally Wicked Stadium L 18–22[b] Yaha, Maloney, Whitley Maloney (3) BBC One

Regular season

Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
1 February, 17:00 1 Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12–32 S. Tomkins, Yaha Maloney (2) 8,254 — Report
C–C[c] 2 Wakefield Trinity
15 February, 17:00 3 Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 38–16 Tomkins (3), Folau, Langi, Yaha Maloney (6) 8,886 — Report
2 August 2020, 16:15[d] 4 St. Helens A Emerald Headingley[e] L 6–34 Maloney Maloney 0[f] Sky Sports Report
1 March, 15:00 5 Hull F.C. A KCOM Stadium W 34–29 Jullien (2), Yaha, Drinkwater, Langi, Maloney Maloney (5) 12,003 — Report
7 March, 17:00 6 Salford Red Devils H Stade Gilbert Brutus 30–12 McIlorum, Whitley (2), Yaha, Tierney Maloney (5) 7,904 —
C–C[c] 7 Leeds Rhinos
8 August 2020, 16:15 8 Castleford Tigers N Emerald Headingley[e] W 40–14 Davies (2), Da Costa, Folau, Garcia, J.Tomkins, Baitieri Maloney (6) 0[f] Sky Sports
8 August 2020, 16:15 9 Wakefield Trinity[g] N Totally Wicked Stadium[e] 58–0 Whitley (3), Langi (2), Davies (3), Bousquet, Yaha Maloney (7), S Tomkins (2)
C–C[c] 10 Wigan Warriors
12 September 2020, 17:00 12 Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12–28 Yaha, Bousquet Maloney (2) 5,000[a] Sky Sports
25 September 2020, 17:00 13 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 16–36 Davies, Langi, Yaha Maloney (2) 0[f]
30 September 2020, 18:00 14 Leeds Rhinos A Emerald Headingley W 34–6 Davies (3), Yaha (2), Mourgue Maloney (5) 0[f] Sky Sports
4 October 2020, 18:00 15 Wakefield Trinity H Stade Gilbert Brutus 40–8 Whitley, Folau, Mead (2), Kasiano, S.Tomkins, Bousquet Maloney (6) 5,000 [a]
9 October 2020, 18:00 16 Hull KR H 34–4 J.Tomkins (3), Garcia, Davies (2), Folau, Maloney (5)
C–C[c] 17 Warrington Wolves
C–C[c] 18 St Helens

Play-offs

Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals TV Report
13 November 2020, 19:45 Eliminator play-off Leeds Rhinos A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 26–14 Davies, Folau, Langi, Mead Maloney (5) Sky Sports
20 November 2020, 19:45 Semi Final st Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium Sky Sports

League standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[h]
1 Wigan Warriors (L) 17 13 0 4 408 278 146.8 26 76.47 Semi-finals
2 St Helens (C) 17 12 0 5 469 195 240.5 24 70.59
3 Warrington Wolves[A] 17 12 0 5 365 204 178.9 24 70.59 Elimination semi-finals
4 Catalans Dragons 13 8 0 5 376 259 145.2 16 61.54
5 Leeds Rhinos 17 10 0 7 369 390 94.6 20 58.82
6 Hull F.C. 17 9 0 8 405 436 92.9 18 52.94
7 Huddersfield Giants[B] 18 7 0 11 318 367 86.6 14 38.89
8 Castleford Tigers 16 6 0 10 328 379 86.5 12 37.50
9 Salford Red Devils[C] 18 8 0 10 354 469 75.5 16 44.44
10 Wakefield Trinity 19 5 0 14 324 503 64.4 10 26.32
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 17 3 0 14 290 526 55.1 6 17.65
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c French Covid restrictions allow spectators to attend Catalans home games with the total crowd limited to 5,000.
  2. ^ After golden-point extra time
  3. ^ a b c d e Match cancelled after Super League meeting on 3 November rescheduled the play-offs and ended the regular season early.[1]
  4. ^ Match postponed on original date, Due to St Helens' involvement in the WCC
  5. ^ a b c Until further notice, all games will resume Behind closed doors, at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  6. ^ a b c d Match played behind closed doors
  7. ^ Wakefield were scheduled to play St Helens, but due to Salford's game being postponed, they will now play Catalans.
  8. ^ Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).[2]

Discipline

Player statistics

  • As of 1 November 2020

2020 squad

2020 Catalans Dragons Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 7 November 2019
Source(s): 2020 Squad Numbers


2020 transfers

Gains

Player Club Contract Date
England Tom Davies Wigan Warriors 2 Years September 2019[6]
Australia Josh Drinkwater Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years October 2019[7]
Australia James Maloney Penrith Panthers 2 Years November 2019[8]
England Joel Tomkins Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years November 2019[9]
France Jordan Dezaria Toulouse Olympique 2 Years December 2019[10]
France Gavin Marguerite Toulouse Olympique 2 Years December 2019

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
Australia Greg Bird Retirement N/A October 2019[11]
England Jodie Broughton Halifax 1 Year November 2019[12]
France Tony Gigot Released N/A November 2019
England Matty Smith Released N/A November 2019[13]
Australia Kenny Edwards Huddersfield Giants 2 Years November 2019

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Super League play-offs brought forward". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Betfred Super League Competition Update". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Super League: Huddersfield v Castleford, and Warrington v Salford cancelled". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Huddersfield season officially over". www.giantsrl.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Salford Red Devils: Super League club deducted three wins over financial breach". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Tom Davies: Catalans Dragons sign winger from Wigan Warriors". 7 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Josh Drinkwater: Catalans re-sign former London Broncos, Leigh & Hull KR half-back". 31 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Dragons Catalans › News › 2019 › July › James Maloney will be a Dragon". Les Dragons Catalans.
  9. ^ "Joel Tomkins: Catalans sign ex-Hull KR and Wigan second-row on two-year deal". 20 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Dragons Catalans › News › 2019 › Dec. › Catalans sign Jordan Dezaria and Gavin Marguerite". Les Dragons Catalans.
  11. ^ "Greg Bird: Catalans Dragons and former Australia forward to retire at the end of 2019". 7 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Halifax sign winger Jodie Broughton". www.rugby-league.com.
  13. ^ "Matty Smith leaves Catalans Dragons by mutual agreement". 5 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  1. ^ Salford forfeited a game against Warrington. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 24–0 victory for Warrington and converse loss for Salford with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.[3]
  2. ^ Huddersfield were placed on standby to take the place of any of the four teams in the elimination finals should one be unable to fulfil their fixture.[4]
  3. ^ Salford deducted three wins by the Rugby Football League for failing to meet the terms of a financial commitment agreed in 2013.[5]