2022 Catalans Dragons season

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Catalans Dragons 2022 season
Super League XXVII Rank4
Challenge Cup QF
2022 recordWins: 17; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 535; against: 465
Team information
Chairman Bernard Guasch
Head Coach Steve McNamara
Captain
Stadium Stade Gilbert Brutus
Avg. attendance8,068
Agg. attendance104,894
High attendance10,260
Low attendance6,487
Top scorers
Tries Fouad Yaha (20)
Goals Sam Tomkins (46)
PointsSam Tomkins (105)
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Home colours
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The 2022 season was Catalans Dragons's 15th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. During the season they competed in the Super League XXVII and the 2022 Challenge Cup.

Contents


Results

Pre-season friendlies

W WinL Loss

DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Pre-season results
29 January ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon W26–105,000

Super League

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (C, L)272106674374+30042Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 271908818483+33538
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 271719613497+11635Advance to Elimination Finals
4 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2716011539513+2632
5 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2714112577528+4929
6 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 2714013700602+9828
7 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 27130145446207626
8 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 271201549860811024
9 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 271101650867516722
10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 271001749764815120
11 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 2790185686649618
12 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique (R)27502242174532410Relegated to the Championship
Source:
(C) Champions; (L)
League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Super League results

W WinD DrawL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Super League results
10 February1 Saintscolours.svg St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L8–2813,178 RLP
19 February2 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H Stade Gilbert Brutus W24–227,623 RLP
24 February3 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Headingley W10–410,655 RLP
4 March4 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W24–189,295 RLP
12 March5 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus W28–07,481 RLP
18 March6 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H Stade Gilbert Brutus W27–146,782 RLP
1 April7 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium L12–283,845 RLP
14 April8 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique H Stade Gilbert Brutus W18–108,922 RLP
18 April9 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium W36–103,221 RLP
24 April10 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC A MKM Stadium L8–149,101 RLP
29 April11 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W44–126,487 RLP
14 May12 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H Stade Gilbert Brutus W40–89,307 RLP
22 May13 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR A Hull College Community Stadium W20–87,199 RLP
3 June14 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus L14–227,240 RLP
11 June15 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC H Stade Gilbert Brutus W36–88,847 RLP
26 June16 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle L16–176,510 RLP
2 July17 Saintscolours.svg St Helens H Stade Gilbert Brutus W20–1810,260 RLP
10 July18 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves N St James' Park L10–3625,333 RLP
17 July19 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L6–322,607 RLP
23 July20 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus W13–126,845 RLP
30 July21 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus L32–368,165 RLP
7 August22 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Be Well Support Stadium W20–163,227 RLP
12 August23 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle L8–186,147 RLP
20 August24 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H Stade Gilbert Brutus L14–467,133 RLP
25 August25 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon W24–149,168 RLP
29 August26 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus W32–189,802 RLP
3 September27 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L4–4813,275 RLP

Play-offs

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Play-off results
18 SeptemberEliminators Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus L10–209,514 RLP
Team bracket
EliminatorsSemi-finals Grand Final
2 Wigan Warriors 8
4 Catalans Dragons 10 5 Leeds Rhinos 20
5 Leeds Rhinos 20 5 Leeds Rhinos 12
1 St Helens 24
1 St Helens 19
3 Huddersfield Giants 0 6 Salford Red Devils 12
6 Salford Red Devils 28
Source:Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup

W WinL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Challenge Cup results
26 March6 Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W27–143,624 RLP
9 AprilQuarter-final Saintscolours.svg St Helens H Stade Gilbert Brutus L20–368,624 RLP

Players

Squad

2022 Catalans Dragons Squad
First team squadCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


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

Updated: 15 December 2021
Source(s): 2022 Squad Numbers

Transfers

Gains

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Pearce Newcastle Knights 2 YearsNovember 2021 [1]
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Dylan Napa Canterbury Bulldogs November 2021 [2]
Flag of Samoa.svg Tyrone May Penrith Panthers 1 YearDecember 2021

Losses

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Maloney FC Lézignan 1 YearAugust 2021 [3]
Flag of England.svg Joel Tomkins RetiredN/ANovember 2021 [4]

Notes

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