2020 Catalans Dragons season explained

Year:	2020
Team Colour:	red; border: solid yellow 2px
Font Colour:	white;
League:	Super League
League Link:	Super League
League Rank:	4
League Wins:	8
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	5
Points For:	376
Points Against:	259
Cup:	Challenge Cup
Cup Result:	Quarter-final (lost to Salford Red Devils 18-22)
Cup Wins:	1
Cup Losses:	1
Ceo:	Bernard Guasch
Coach Title:	Head Coach
Coach:	Steve McNamara
Captain:	Rémi Casty
Stadium:	Stade Gilbert Brutus Perpignan, France
Avg Attendance:	6,674
Agg Attendance:	40,044
High Attendance:	8,886
Low Attendance:	5,000
Top Tries:	Tom Davies (12)
Top Goals:	James Maloney (56)
Top Points:	James Maloney (120)
Prev Season:	2019
Next Season:	2021
List:	yes
List Link:	List of Catalans Dragons seasons

This article details the Catalans Dragons's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

Fixtures and results

• 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		N		W	36-24	Mead (3), Yaha, Garcia, Whitley	Maloney (6)	BBC One
	18 September 2020, 18:00	QF		N		L	18–22	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		H		L	12–32		Maloney (2)	8,254		Report
	C–C	2
	15 February, 17:00	3		H		W	38–16		Maloney (6)	8,886		Report
	2 August 2020, 16:15	4		A		L	6–34	Maloney	Maloney	0	Sky Sports	Report
	1 March, 15:00	5		A		W	34–29		Maloney (5)	12,003		Report
	7 March, 17:00	6		H			30–12		Maloney (5)	7,904
	C–C	7
	8 August 2020, 16:15	8		N		W	40–14		Maloney (6)	0	Sky Sports
	8 August 2020, 16:15	9		N			58–0		Maloney (7), S Tomkins (2)
	C–C	10	Wigan Warriors
	12 September 2020, 17:00	12	Wigan Warriors	H		L	12–28		Maloney (2)	5,000	Sky Sports
	25 September 2020, 17:00	13	Warrington Wolves	A			16–36		Maloney (2)	0
	30 September 2020, 18:00	14	Leeds Rhinos	A		W	34–6		Maloney (5)	0	Sky Sports
	4 October 2020, 18:00	15	Wakefield Trinity	H			40–8		Maloney (6)	5,000
	9 October 2020, 18:00	16	Hull KR	H			34–4	J.Tomkins (3), Garcia, Davies (2), Folau,	Maloney (5)
	C–C	17	Warrington Wolves
	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		A		W	26–14	Davies, Folau, Langi, Mead	Maloney (5)	Sky Sports
	20 November 2020, 19:45	Semi Final		A						Sky Sports

Discipline

Red Cards

Yellow Cards

Rank	Player	Yellow Cards
1	Benjamin Garcia	Rowspan=3	1
	James Maloney
	Sam Tomkins

Player statistics

	Player	Position	Tries	Goals	DG	Points
1			3	0	0	12
2			1	0	0	4
3			7	0	0	28
5			9	0	0	36
6			2	56	0	120
7			1	0	0	4
8			0	0	0	0
9			1	0	0	4
10			0	0	0	0
11			6	0	0	24
12			4	0	0	16
13			2	0	0	8
14			3	0	0	12
15			0	0	0	0
16			12	0	0	48
17			2	0	0	8
18			1	0	0	4
19			0	0	0	0
20			0	0	0	0
21			1	0	0	4
22			0	0	0	0
23			0	0	0	0
24			1	0	0	4
25			1	0	0	4
26			5	0	0	20
27			0	0	0	0
28			2	0	0	8
29			5	0	0	20
30			0	0	0	0

• As of 1 November 2020

2020 transfers

Gains

Player	Club	Contract	Date
		2 Years	September 2019^[1]
		2 Years	October 2019^[2]
		2 Years	November 2019^[3]
		2 Years	November 2019^[4]
		2 Years	December 2019^[5]
		2 Years	December 2019

Losses

Player	Club	Contract	Date
		N/A	October 2019^[6]
		1 Year	November 2019^[7]
	Released	N/A	November 2019
	Released	N/A	November 2019^[8]
		2 Years	November 2019

External links

• Catalans Dragons official site — under construction:
• Catalans Dragons at Superleague.co.uk
• Sang-Et-Or
• The World of Rugby League
• League Unlimited
• Catalans Dragons stats at rugbyleagueproject.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom Davies: Catalans Dragons sign winger from Wigan Warriors. 7 November 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
2. Web site: Josh Drinkwater: Catalans re-sign former London Broncos, Leigh & Hull KR half-back. 31 October 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
3. Web site: Dragons Catalans › News › 2019 › July › James Maloney will be a Dragon. Les Dragons Catalans.
4. Web site: Joel Tomkins: Catalans sign ex-Hull KR and Wigan second-row on two-year deal. 20 October 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
5. Web site: Dragons Catalans › News › 2019 › Dec. › Catalans sign Jordan Dezaria and Gavin Marguerite. Les Dragons Catalans.
6. Web site: Greg Bird: Catalans Dragons and former Australia forward to retire at the end of 2019. 7 June 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
7. Web site: Halifax sign winger Jodie Broughton. www.rugby-league.com.
8. Web site: Matty Smith leaves Catalans Dragons by mutual agreement. 5 December 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.