2020 Catalans Dragons season

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2020 Catalans Dragons season
Super League Rank4
Challenge Cup Quarter-final
(lost to Salford Red Devils 18-22)
2020 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 376; against: 259
Team information
CEO Bernard Guasch
Head Coach Steve McNamara
Captain
Stadium Stade Gilbert Brutus
Perpignan, France
Avg. attendance6,674
Agg. attendance40,044
High attendance8,886
Low attendance5,000 [lower-alpha 1]
Top scorers
Tries Tom Davies (12)
Goals James Maloney (56)
Points James Maloney (120)
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This article details the Catalans Dragons's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

Contents

Fixtures and results

  Win  Loss

Challenge Cup

Date and TimeRndVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsTVReport
22 August 2020, 14:306 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers N John Smiths Stadium W36-24Mead (3), Yaha, Garcia, WhitleyMaloney (6)BBC One
18 September 2020, 18:00QF Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils N Totally Wicked Stadium L18–22 [lower-alpha 2] Yaha, Maloney, WhitleyMaloney (3)BBC One

Regular season

Date and TimeRndVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
1 February, 17:001 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus L12–32 S. Tomkins, Yaha Maloney (2)8,254— Report
C–C [lower-alpha 3] 2 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity
15 February, 17:003 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W38–16 Tomkins (3), Folau, Langi, Yaha Maloney (6)8,886— Report
2 August 2020, 16:15 [lower-alpha 4] 4 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens A Emerald Headingley [lower-alpha 5] L6–34MaloneyMaloney0 [lower-alpha 6] Sky Sports Report
1 March, 15:005 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. A KCOM Stadium W34–29 Jullien (2), Yaha, Drinkwater, Langi, Maloney Maloney (5)12,003— Report
7 March, 17:006 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H Stade Gilbert Brutus 30–12 McIlorum, Whitley (2), Yaha, Tierney Maloney (5)7,904—
C–C [lower-alpha 3] 7 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
8 August 2020, 16:158 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers N Emerald Headingley [lower-alpha 5] W40–14 Davies (2), Da Costa, Folau, Garcia, J.Tomkins, Baitieri Maloney (6)0 [lower-alpha 6] Sky Sports
8 August 2020, 16:159 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity [lower-alpha 7] N Totally Wicked Stadium [lower-alpha 5] 58–0 Whitley (3), Langi (2), Davies (3), Bousquet, Yaha Maloney (7), S Tomkins (2)
C–C [lower-alpha 3] 10 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors
12 September 2020, 17:0012 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus L12–28 Yaha, Bousquet Maloney (2)5,000 [lower-alpha 1] Sky Sports
25 September 2020, 17:0013 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 16–36 Davies, Langi, Yaha Maloney (2)0 [lower-alpha 6]
30 September 2020, 18:0014 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Emerald Headingley W34–6 Davies (3), Yaha (2), Mourgue Maloney (5)0 [lower-alpha 6] Sky Sports
4 October 2020, 18:0015 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H Stade Gilbert Brutus 40–8 Whitley, Folau, Mead (2), Kasiano, S.Tomkins, Bousquet Maloney (6)5,000 [lower-alpha 1]
9 October 2020, 18:0016 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H34–4 J.Tomkins (3), Garcia, Davies (2), Folau, Maloney (5)
C–C [lower-alpha 3] 17 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves
C–C [lower-alpha 3] 18 Saintscolours.svg St Helens

Play-offs

Date and TimeRndVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsTVReport
13 November 2020, 19:45Eliminator play-off Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Halliwell Jones Stadium W26–14Davies, Folau, Langi, MeadMaloney (5)Sky Sports
20 November 2020, 19:45Semi Final Saintscolours.svg st Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium Sky Sports

League standings

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPPPtsPCTQualification [lower-alpha 8]
1 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (L)171304408278146.82676.47Semi-finals
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (C)171205469195240.52470.59
3 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves [upper-alpha 1] 171205365204178.92470.59Elimination semi-finals
4 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 13805376259145.21661.54
5 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 17100736939094.62058.82
6 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 1790840543692.91852.94
7 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants [upper-alpha 2] 18701131836786.61438.89
8 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 16601032837986.51237.50
9 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils [upper-alpha 3] 18801035446975.51644.44
10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 18501332450364.41027.78
11 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 17301429052655.1617.65
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 3 Until further notice, all games will resume Behind closed doors, at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  6. 1 2 3 4 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

2020 squad

2020 Catalans Dragons Squad
First team squadCoaching 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

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of England.svg Tom Davies Wigan Warriors 2 YearsSeptember 2019 [6]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Drinkwater Hull Kingston Rovers 2 YearsOctober 2019 [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Maloney Penrith Panthers 2 YearsNovember 2019 [8]
Flag of England.svg Joel Tomkins Hull Kingston Rovers 2 YearsNovember 2019 [9]
Flag of France.svg Jordan Dezaria Toulouse Olympique 2 YearsDecember 2019 [10]
Flag of France.svg Gavin Marguerite Toulouse Olympique 2 YearsDecember 2019

Losses

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Bird Retirement N/AOctober 2019 [11]
Flag of England.svg Jodie Broughton Halifax 1 YearNovember 2019 [12]
Flag of France.svg Tony Gigot ReleasedN/ANovember 2019
Flag of England.svg Matty Smith ReleasedN/ANovember 2019 [13]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Edwards Huddersfield Giants 2 YearsNovember 2019

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    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]
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