2008 Catalans Dragons season explained

Year:2008
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League:Super League
League Rank:3rd
League Wins:17
League Draws:2
League Losses:10
Points For:804
Points Against:741
Playoff Result:Elimination Semi Final
Cup:Challenge Cup
Cup Result:5th Round
Cup Wins:1
Cup Losses:1
Ceo Title:Chairman
Coach Title:Head Coach
Avg Attendance:8,487
Top Tries:Clint Greenshields (18)
Top Goals:Thomas Bosc (123)
Top Points:Thomas Bosc (275)
List:yes
List Link:List of Catalans Dragons seasons

This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2008 season. This is their 3rd season in the Super League.

Milestones

Fixtures and results

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2008 Super League

DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport
 9 February 20081 A W 21-14 Bosc 4/4, Bosc 1 DG 7,060 Report
 16 February 20082 H L 20-24 Bosc 4/5 8,350 Report
 22 February 20083 A L 6-34 Bosc 1/1 14,083 Report
 2 March 20084 A L 18-38 Bosc 3/3 9,060 Report
 8 March 20085 H L 18-20 Bosc 3/3 7,485 Report
 15 March 20086 H W 24-10 Bosc 4/5 7,828 Report
 21 March 20087 A W 24-22 Bosc 4/4 3,854 Report
 24 March 20088 H W 28-20 Bosc 4/5 8,120 Report
 29 March 20089 H D 28-28 Bosc 6/6 8,450 Report
 4 April 200810 A W 20-16 Bosc 4/5 4,071 Report
 11 April 200811 A W 26-24 Bosc 5/6 13,044 Report
 26 April 200812 H W 38-30 Bosc 5/8 8,745 Report
 4 May 200813 N W 18-16 Bosc 3/3 15,000 Report
 17 May 200814 A L 10-28 Bosc 1/2 8,550 Report
 24 May 200815 H W 48-0 Bosc 8/9 7,785 Report
 8 June 200816 A W 24-16 Bosc 4/6 8,346 Report
 14 June 200817 H W 45-38 Bosc 8/8, Mogg 1 DG 9,125 Report
 21 June 200818 H W 52-14 Bosc 8/10 9,040 Report
 1 July 200819 A W 30-14 Bosc 5/7 5,479 Report
 6 July 200820 A W 30-18 Bosc 5/5 11,006 Report
 12 July 200821 H W 32-26 Bosc 6/6 6,225 Report
 19 July 200822 H L 24-37 Bosc 4/4 9,880 Report
 1 August 200823 A L 16-30 Bosc 2/3 8,074 Report
 9 August 200824 H D 16-16 Bosc 2/4 9,535 Report
 16 August 200825 A W 22-20 Bosc 3/5 12,127 Report
 23 August 200826 H L 32-38 Bosc 4/6 8,320 Report
 7 September 200827 A L 24-34 Gorrell 4/5 2,447 Report

Super League Play-offs

DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport
 13 September 2008EPO H W 46-8 Bosc 5/9 8,442 Report
 20 September 2008ESF H L 26-50 Bosc 3/5 9,985 Report

Player appearances

FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-offSH=Scrum halfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench
NoPlayer1234567 8 9101112131415161718192021222324252627EPOESF
1FB 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
2W W W W W W W W W W W W W W x W W
3C C C C C C SO C SO C C C C C C C C C W C C x C C C
4C 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
5W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6SO 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
7SH SH SH B SH SH SH H H H H H H H SH SH SH H H
8P P P B P P B B x B P B B B B x x x x
9H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
10B P P P P P P P P P P B P P P B B B B P P P B B
11B 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
12SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR
13B 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
14L 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
15x 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
16x 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
17SR 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
18x 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
19P 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
20x 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
21x 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
22x 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
23W 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
24B 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
25W 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
26C 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
27x 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
28x x x B x B B B B B x B B B B B B B B B L B x x

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Challenge Cup

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DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport
 20 April 20084th A W 22-12 Bosc 3/5 890 - Report
 11 May 20085th A L 16-46 Bosc 2/3 5,057 - Report

Player appearances

FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum halfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench
NoPlayer4 5
1x FB
2W W
3
4SO C
5FB W
6SH SO
7x SH
8P B
9x H
10P P
11C C
12x SR
13H SR
14SR L
15x x
16L x
17x x
18C x
19x P
20B x
21B x
22x B
23W x
24B B
25x x
26x x
27B x
28SR B

Squad statistics

width=3%Nowidth=47%Playerwidth=15%Positionwidth=1%Agewidth=17%Previous ClubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints
1Clint GreenshieldsFullbackwidth=10%26St George Illawarra Dragonsalign=centre30align=centre18align=centre0align=centre0align=centre72
2Justin MurphyWingwidth=10%29Widnes Vikingsalign=centre18align=centre16align=centre0align=centre0align=centre64
3John WilsonCentrewidth=10%30Wests Tigersalign=centre24align=centre7align=centre0align=centre0align=centre28
4Adam MoggCentrewidth=10%31Canberra Raidersalign=centre27align=centre7align=centre0align=centre1align=centre29
5Dimitri PeloWingwidth=10%23Unattachedalign=centre25align=centre13align=centre0align=centre0align=centre52
6Thomas BoscStand offwidth=10%25Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre30align=centre7align=centre123align=centre1align=centre275
7Casey McGuireStand offwidth=10%28Brisbane Broncosalign=centre20align=centre7align=centre0align=centre0align=centre28
8David FerriolPropwidth=10%29Limoux Grizzliesalign=centre16align=centre2align=centre0align=centre0align=centre8
9Aaron GorrellHookerwidth=10%27St George Illawarra Dragonsalign=centre21align=centre6align=centre4align=centre0align=centre32
10Jérôme GuissetPropwidth=10%30Wigan Warriorsalign=centre26align=centre2align=centre0align=centre0align=centre8
11Sébastien RaguinSecond rowwidth=10%29Toulouse Olympiquealign=centre31align=centre8align=centre0align=centre0align=centre32
12Jason CrokerSecond rowwidth=10%35Canberra Raidersalign=centre23align=centre2align=centre0align=centre0align=centre8
13Grégory MounisLoose forwardwidth=10%23Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre29align=centre8align=centre0align=centre0align=centre32
14Dane CarlawLoose forwardwidth=10%28Brisbane Broncosalign=centre28align=centre3align=centre0align=centre0align=centre12
15Mathieu GriffiPropwidth=10%25Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre3align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0
16Olivier ElimaSecond rowwidth=10%25Wakefield Trinity Wildcatsalign=centre16align=centre8align=centre0align=centre0align=centre32
17Cyrille GossardSecond rowwidth=10%26Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre4align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0
18Vincent DuportWingwidth=10%20Catalans Dragons Aacdemyalign=centre15align=centre4align=centre0align=centre0align=centre16
19Alex ChanPropwidth=10%33Melbourne Stormalign=centre28align=centre4align=centre0align=centre0align=centre16
20Kane BentleyHookerwidth=10%21Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre1align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0
21Andrew BentleySecond rowwidth=10%23Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre5align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0
22Jamal FakirPropwidth=10%26Villeneuve Leopardsalign=centre21align=centre3align=centre0align=centre0align=centre12
23Cyril StaculWingwidth=10%23Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre14align=centre2align=centre0align=centre0align=centre8
24Rémi CastyPropwidth=10%23Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre28align=centre2align=centre0align=centre0align=centre8
25Younes KhattabiWingwidth=10%24Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre14align=centre4align=centre0align=centre0align=centre16
26Jean-Philippe BaileCentrewidth=10%21Rugby Unionalign=centre6align=centre1align=centre0align=centre0align=centre4
27Florian QuintillaSecond rowwidth=10%19Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre5align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0align=centre0
28Julien TouxagasSecond rowwidth=10%24Catalans Dragons Academyalign=centre19align=centre3align=centre0align=centre0align=centre12

Transfers

In

width=5%width=30%Namewidth=30%Positionwidth=20%Signed fromwidth=25%Date
Dane CarlawSecond rowBrisbane BroncosJuly 2007[1]
Jean-Philippe BaileCentreRugby UnionSeptember 2007
Olivier ElimaSecond rowWakefield Trinity WildcatsSeptember 2007[2]

Out

width=5%width=30%Namewidth=30%Positionwidth=20%Club Signedwidth=25%Date
Stacey JonesScum HalfRetiredSeptember 2007[3]
Adel FellousPropToulouse OlympiqueOctober 2007[4]
Lionel TeixidoHookerReleasedOctober 2007
Luke QuigleyHookerReleasedOctober 2007
Sébastien MartinsSecond rowPia DonkeysNovember 2007[5]

Notes and References

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

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